Disapointment And A Lesson Learned

A couple of weeks ago I read a post by Liz over at Mables House about a vintage Homer Laughlin "Orange Tree" bowl that her husband had given her. I had never seen one before, but thought it was beautiful. I immediately began my search and came across a reasonably priced one on e-bay. There were several bids on it already but I kept my eye on it for several days. The auction was ending while I was going to be away on my scrapbook retreat without access to the internet. My daughter was sweet enough to make sure she was on e-bay and call me as the final minutes of the auction ticked away and made the final winning bid! I was so excited! I knew exactly where it would be displayed when it arrived. Everyday I check the front porch to see if it had been delivered and on Friday my daughter called and said that the postman had just dropped it off! Wooo-hooo! I could hardly wait to get home and open the box . . . .


. . . . well this is what I found when I opened the box! I was so upset and disappointed!



I thought the bowl could have been wrapped a little better for protection, but that was neither here nor there. After e-mailing the seller about my concern he agreed to refund half of the payment; which was generous on his part.

I did not choose to pay the extra $1.65 for USPS shipping insurance. The moral of this story: Pay the little bit extra for shipping insurance! It won't fix the bowl but at least I wouldn't have been out the entire amount.