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The Gyro House
Does anyone have experience with The Gyro House in Auburn, CA?
I ordered two factory-new Sigma-Tek vac gyros from them recently, with air freight. When I ordered them, I mentioned repeatedly that I was looking for factory new gyros and preferred that the gyros be no more than 30-60 days old. The Gyro House confirmed that the gyros were factory new, and that they had some on the shelf that were within the 30 day window. When the gyros arrived, one of them appeared to have been repackaged (shrink-wrapped) by The Gyro House with one of their stickers on top of the instrument (under the shrink-wrap.) This gyro was date-stamped April 2005. The other gyro appeared to be in the original Sigma-Tek packaging and was date-stamped November 2005. Having concerns about the repackaging and shelf-life of the gyro from April, I called Sigma-Tek, who told me that their gyros have a recommended 6 month shelf life. They suggested that I ask The Gyro House to replace the unit dated April 2005. The Gyro House told me that I shouldn't have any concerns about a gyro that's been on the shelf for 8 months, but they weren't willing to commit that the gyro wouldn't have a reduced life-span. They did offer to locate a newer gyro and ship it to me as an exchange, but they balked at my request for expedited shipping even though they did not ship me what I'd asked for the first time. They further told me that they would be losing money on the returned gyro, because it would have to be "re-worked" due to the fact that it was outside of Sigma-Tek's 6 month window. So... I'm trying to digest this situation and determine whether or not I'm making a big deal out of nothing. Is 8 months on the shelf really too long? Should receiving a re-packaged "factory new" gyro raise a red flag, or is this a common procedure for these types of shops? Any other first-hand experiences or advice? Thanks, JKG |
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