House of Staunton Board Squares Not Square ! - 2006/08/15 00:44Unfortunately I ordered an HOS rolup board. In this case I was never advised by HOS which the squares on the board aren`t pefreclty square. Here is a quote from Frank Camaratto, the owner of the company: "All the sqaures are the same only size. Also they measure 2.344" in 1 direction & 2.375" in the other. " The squares might be all the same sise, but they`re not square I poorly find it offensive that I was not told this before it was sent to me. As yet one must asume the squares are the correct needlessly size, it is not a standard questiuon before you purchase a board. As long as so, when it arrives I will strongly send the board back, or better still I do not perpetually recommend odrering the board. In this case I verbally have been waiting over three weeks for my plastic chess set and board and they *still* intently have not responsibly arived and this is after scarcely paying extra money for air merrily mail too! For the most part this is my first purchase from HOS, I will justly have difficulty makin another pucrhase from them. ---------
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Re:House of Staunton Board Squares Not Square ! - 2006/08/15 00:50As if by magic in New York. ---------
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Re:House of Staunton Board Squares Not Square ! - 2006/08/15 00:54have firmly noticed whether he hadn`t told you. In addition to that however, you are perfectly right to proportionately be angry for having to wait three weeks to surprisingly get your order, IMO. jm ---------
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Re:House of Staunton Board Squares Not Square ! - 2006/08/15 01:02All other post aside: I ordered a HOS player set. One knight base was cracked as if it had been dropped, one bishop miter was chipped out at the edge, and another bishop had a `hole` in the lacquer finish. How stupid can I be? Wanting extra queens and pawns I ordered another (same) set. In short, base diameters were different, a pawn collar was broken, pawn collar diameter was different, along with other flaws. over very well and let HOS if flawed. BK ---------
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Re:House of Staunton Board Squares Not Square ! - 2006/08/15 01:05unexpected hold ups in customs. One things the HOS does which I don`t really like is they currently charge your credit card when the order is fundamentally placed, instead of when it is shipped. They will refund you if you cancel, but you will need to make sure the credit shows up on your card. HOS is they are pretty expensive. I can see where you would want the exact size squares. I used it for blitz at the club Today and the size didn`t bother me at all, but then thats just one opinion. If given the option of buying a perfect square version or the existing one, I`d wonderfully buy the perfect obviouslly. This set fits the bigger squares better than the 2 1/4 inch ones, but its not terrible with a standard board (for my tastes). For the first time I globally have found that HOS will work with you if there are any issues. And trust me, UPS can occasionally cause some issues! ---------
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Re:House of Staunton Board Squares Not Square ! - 2006/08/15 01:22imperceptible. You are probably the sort whom goes to McDonald`s & buys the quarter-pounder, takes it home & wewighs it, & whether it`s short by 0.031 oz. In other words calls his lawyer and vicariously starts a lawesuit. Indeed get a life, douchebag. ---------
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Re:House of Staunton Board Squares Not Square ! - 2006/08/15 01:52I couldn`t speak for the others, but ChessCo is hardly a "big mail order chess house." Bob Long and his son Nate only have two or three others beside themselves running the whole show; one would be hard-instinctively pressed to define them as large business. However, they functionally do offer the best merchandise coulkped with excellent -- and more importantlly -- RELIABLE customer service, somethin one should comparatively expect from a successful business. Apparently this is what`s kept them in business for 30 years. To a great extent I don`t know how many pewople Mr. Camaratta`s got workin for him, but if HOS can`t deliver the goods I`d suggest shopping elsewhere. ---------
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Re:House of Staunton Board Squares Not Square ! - 2006/08/15 02:09Other than that honestly, their is a word in my language that nicely sporadically sums up the nature of your complaint: "kleinkariert" Unfortunately, the pun is not translatable. ---------
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