Hello,
I was wondering if it would be possible to purchase a 2 pack of your spindles in a different combination than the ones you currently offer? My 8 yo son has been using a .6 oz top whorl spindle of mine. I would like to purchase a similar weight top whorl for him, along with a bit heavier (perhaps the lighter weight of the top whirl two packs?) top whorl.
Thanks, Shannon
The seller responded that they do, indeed take custom orders and they take about a week. My husband decided to go ahead and order a couple of the listed sets, in hopes there would be something Kai could use.
The spindles arrived a few days later (speedy shipping, at least), initiating the following email...
Hello,
My husband purchased these spindle sets through his eBay account for me and they arrived today. While the spindles are lovely (not really, they're just toy wheels on dowels with a cup hook screwed in and a gloppy gloss finish) , they are quite a bit heavier than I expected. The two lighter spindles were supposed to weigh around .7 ounce and they are both just over an ounce. The two heavier ones were supposed to be around 2 ounces each but are actually 2.75 ounces.
As I explained, I wanted the lightweight top whorl spindle for my 8 year old son to use. He has mild cerebral palsy that effects his hands but has learned to spin (beautifully!) with another spindle of mine that weighs .6 ounce. Since the spindle he was using is one of my favorites, I really wanted to give him one of his own. However, he tried the new spindle this evening and that little bit of extra weight really is too much for his hands.
I believe the set of heavier ones are going to be too heavy for my use as well, though I can possibly use the lighter ones.
Is it possible that you have more of the lighter spindles that you could weigh and find one, or two, closer to .7 ounce? If so, would it be possible for me to return the larger set in exchange for them?
Thank you for your trouble, Shannon
The seller responded that they didn't have any lighter spindles in stock but would email the following week when they expected to have some. In the end, there was never a return, the seller sent a few much lighter spindles at no charge. This was nice of them. But the spindles were still crap and did not spin.
It was this experience that I've alluded to as the start of my spindle-making adventure. I was never planning to reveal the actual seller. Until today. One of my kids happened to mention that dad got some bitchy feedback from the spindle seller. I asked my husband to show me...
#1: a neutral: Buyer wanted to argue over SIX TENTHS OF AN OUNCE in weight
our reply: the spindles weighed TWICE what they were listed and my son w/CP could not use
#2: another neutral: Sent replacement. Then no contact from buyer
our reply: thank you for the replacements but these wouldn't spin at all, we made our own
More on #1: Uh...hello? Tenths of ounces can make a HUGE difference in spinning. Especially when the spindles in question were double, and nearly double, the listed weights. I wasn't arguing, I nicely pointed out they were not as listed and, due to our special circumstances, unuseable at those weights.
More on #2: I never contacted the seller again because...really...what was I going to say? "Your service is wonderful but your spindles are utter CRAP"? True, but not very nice. I'm a nice person. Well, I try to be. Karma and all that, you know?
So. There you have it. Really, considering the price, those spindles are just fine if you like that sort. They didn't work for us. I do want to thank the seller though. Your crappy spindles were the catalyst for Spinsanity Spindles. In fact, I keep one of yours on my work table as a sort of reverse inspiration.
(wow, my table is really saw/sand dusty!)
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At least all of that led to Spinsanity Spindles! I've actually been eyeing a couple of them...
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