NO MATTER HOW MUCH pleading, begging and sending specific shipping instructions for the safe arrival of my Vintage Headvase *****WHEN IT COMES TIME TO SHIP MY ITEM ~ PERHAPS THAT SELLER is SHIPPNG TOO MUCH & TOO OFTEN AND THEY'RE TIRED, HEY WE'RE ALL HUMAN _ I UNDERSTAND! BUT_ THERE'S NOTHING WORST THAN EXCITEDLY OPENING A NEW HEADVASE AND HAVING THE HEAD ROLL OUT ONTO YOUR HAND - EEEEK!!!!!!! FRIDAY THE 13TH!! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I'M NOT A STORE ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ just a collector who loves these little gals. IT'S A HOBBY OF PASSION.....AND ON SOME LEVEL, I FEEL AS THOUGH, THE SELLER JUST DIDN'T CARE DID NOT TAKE THE TIME TO READ MY SHIPPING REQUEST AND SHIP WITH THE "I CAN'T WAIT TO GET THIS OVER WITH ATTITUDE!"~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I SAY, DON'T RUSH, if you've got a lot of orders to get out - make mine THE VERY LAST ...DO IT THE FOLLOWING YEAR !!!!!!!! I WAS IN THE MUSIC BUSINESS FOR 30 YEARS and "IT DOESN'T MATTER WHEN THE SONG GETS DONE, AS LONG AS WHEN IT'S DONE, IT'S A HIT~! IT DOESN'T PAY~~~~TO BRING IN A MEDIOCRE SONG JUST TO MEET A DEADLINE......LITERALLY~~~~!!!!!!! I BELIEVE THIS EXPERIENCE _ MY FIFTH BROKE HEADVASE_ .......WILL MAKE ME A BETTER SELLER SOMEDAY - WHEN I DECIDE TO THIN OUT THE MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF TINY TREASURES IN MY LITTLE APARTMENT WHICH IS STARTING TO CLOSE IN ON ME ;-)~~~~~~~~ MEANWHILE - a note to BUYERS SPENDING THEIR HARD EARNED MONEY!!!!!! HONOR YOUR SHIPPING RIGHTS - TIME for sellers TO PONY UP AND DELIVER THE GOODS PROPERLY!!!!!! - THE BEST IS A BOX IN A BOX - LIKE MOST COMPUTER COMPANIES ALWAYS SHIP ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ AND THAT INSURANCE THING!!!!!WHO CARES ABOUT THE LOSS OF TIME AND MONEY - THE SAD PART OF THIS IS ""A HEADVASE THAT MADE IT THROUGH FOUR OR FIVE DECADES HAS FINALLY MET ITS DEMISE BECAUSE OF CARELESS SHIPPING.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ FROM NOW ON MY RULE IS _ "IF YOU DO NOT WISH TO PACK MY HEADVASE WITH MAXIMUM PROTECTION - SIMPLY REFUND MY MONEY AND RELIST YOUR ITEM. ********************** BUYERS ******* protect yourself - and I dont mean with insurance - UNLESS OF COURSE YOU'RE INVESTING BIG BUCKS _let the seller know - you have a right to have your beautiful new addition arrive safely in your home or gift shop. Sellers have a million policies _ it's time for buyers to to create policies that insure our vintage purchase a safe journey !!!!!! IF THIS HELPS ANYONE!!!!!LET ME KNOW ;-) ROZETTA *-=