"But I don't wanna send it back! ;o;"
 

So...hello there, Mene! :D I am a very happy person today. Well, at least when my parents aren't talking to me about what happened. ^^;

You see...last week, I bought myself a new guitar. This one, to be exact (and yes, I play left-handed - an accident at work left me unable to play "normally"). And it FINALLY CAME TODAY.

Problem, though - I officially hate FedEx now. They somehow managed to break the STYROFOAM that lined the box to protect it! Miraculously, the guitar is pretty much fine...except for the fact that one of the tuner heads broke off.

Now, I see this as a pretty minor issue. I can get it fixed, no big deal. As for now, I tuned it with a pair of needle nose pliers, and I've been happily playing ever since (and I have to say, typing is making my fingers hurt right now XD).

But my parents are pretty much freaking out over it. My mother actually blamed the manufacturers at first, saying it looked like a defect, until I showed her that somehow the protective junk was broken too, and showed her exactly where it was broken.

She's also convinced that I'm better off sending it back, waiting two weeks and risking ANOTHER shipping damage problem, than spending maybe $10-$20 to just get it fixed and handed back to me the same day, no threat of further complications.

Now, I'm finally managing to make her see my side of it. Or at least that part of it. But there is another side of it that's very difficult for me to admit to her...and that's what I'm here to discuss.

You see, somehow or another, I have already grown quite attached to the thing. I don't want to just give up on this one and have it replaced. It's MINE. It's already become the first electric guitar I've ever played. To me, it's like...leaving my baby at a hospital for him to be put up for adoption after treatment and just trying for another baby because the first had a minor birth defect.

A bit silly, I know...but I also know I'm not the only person who has ever felt this type of...bizarre attachment to an inanimate object. I'm sure other musicians especially will understand...I hope. ^^;

It's funny, I also had the same kind of attachment issue with both of my tablets. I actually cried when the first one broke. XD;

So, spoon time - PLEASE put these in quote tags if you copy-paste:
-- Have you ever felt a bizarre emotional attachment to an inanimate object shortly after receiving it?
-- Have you ever received an item that was damaged in shipping? Did you react...unusually to it?
-- Has such an emotional attachment ever kept you from having a damaged or defective item replaced?
-- Do you feel silly when you feel this way, or if you don't feel this way, do you think it's silly?
-- Is there a specific type of object you tend to feel attached to?
-- Have you ever assigned a name to an item like this? (I'm trying to figure out a name for my guitar, actually...XD;)
-- MY GUITAR - it's awesome, isn't it? ;p *shot*
-- Also feel free to discuss the evils of FedEx. *shot repeatedly again*

The only time I ordered something online I ordered some books form companies through amazon. Three books, two companies. One of them (the set) I didn't get for a month, so they sent me a new set. <3 The other... was wierd, I got an email saying they had to wait for it to be shipped, then that it had arrived there damaged, then they were getting a new one and shipping it out, and I got it a week later. A week after that I got second copies of the first two books I'd ordered. They had been sent to the wrong adress, and they kindly forwarded them to me. A week or two after that I recieved a copy of the third book I ordered.

So somehow I ended up with six books instead of three. o.o;;

I gave one to a friend for her birthday, and the set of two, X-Day, I put away somewhere safe, because I love that little two book series. n.n

Please don't read it. XD I don't want it to go mainstream, and it's out of print now. Keh heh...


Oh, you should name your guitar Alfred Alfrado (sp?) the twenty seventh. n.n

I know what you mean about getting attached to inanimate objects! When I totaled my first car Claude, I felt so terrible...like I killed him. Even though my chin was bleeding, I was more worried about my car than me. My current car Addison is human-like to me too. I don't get along with him as well as I did with Claude, but I'll admit that I'd be devastated to have to get rid of him.

Also, I have two mannequin heads named Claudia(what is it with the name Claude?) and Nadine and there's no way that I'd get rid of them.

Edit: Oh, I forgot to say once I bought a new CD at Walmart(which is rare for me...I'm so cheap I usually wait for them to come to Goodwill). It was wrapped up perfectly with the stuff that covers the outside, but when I opened it, it had a fingerprint on it. I was a little concerned, but it didn't look scratched. I played it later and it won't play the second song at all. :evil: I was so mad because I went out of my way not to be cheap. I think I'm justified in downloading that song online though since I paid for it.

I know how you feel, a little.

I have the largest collection of JUNK in my closet (which is a walkin closet and has the little cubby hole thing in it. both of which are filled with junk.)
You could call me a Pack rat, and I wouldn't mind because it is true.

Right now My Nintendo DS Lite has a broken/cracked hinge and the Top screen is defected. It flashes red all the time. I am attached to my Nintendo DS Lite because it is pretty much my only entertainment other than the computer. Even so, My computer is so old that it can not play any games. I'd say my computer deserves to be thrown out, but I am also ATTACHED to it(>:]).

@clock: Hey, I have nothing against the employees...as long as they're not the ones who mishandle my stuff. I dislike the company, though, because it seems to me their standards are awfully low. >.<;

But yeah...they'll probably end up eating the $10-20 it takes to fix it. And in the meantime...I have a pair of tiny needle-nose pliers I can keep in my pocket. ;p

And oh, god...attachments to clothing. XD Reminds me, I have this...hideous pink shirt from my female hormone overload phase. And I just can't bring myself to get rid of it, because it was the shirt I wore to the concert of my second celebrity crush (the first one I ever...you know, admitted to).

I'm embarrassed about even having liked him now, but for SOME REASON...I'm still attached to the hideous shirt. XD

@Burnt Biscuits: Wow, that IS weird. I wish I'd get extra things when I ordered them! XD

And if I ever read it...don't worry, only ONCE have I liked something "before it went mainstream" that actually WENT mainstream (or at least...is in the process of doing so). XD

@Go Ryu-Tan!: ...hmm, if I can locate the people who dropped it in the first place...

But...I don't want to get blood stains on my guitar. D: Maybe I can hit them with the box, though...I know how to use those things as pretty good weapons...hmm...>3 *shoe'd*

@juniper_silver: That's one of the reasons I hope I never get into an accident, ASIDE from the obvious. I think I'd get pretty attached to a car. D: I'm sorry for what happened there. :(

And...wow. I wonder how that could have happened? Ugh...Murphy's Law strikes again. >.< And as far as I'm concerned, you definitely have the right to download that song. You BOUGHT it, after all.

@Maria-Minamino: I'm probably going to try and negotiate something with the company and FedEx. Whatever I do, though, I probably CAN'T just send it back now...there are marks all over the part of the tuner I grabbed with my pliers. They'd think I broke it. ^^;

Oh well, I already saved over $300. >w>;

@x-cutie-x-pie-x: It's even shinier in real life. X3 As for when you can shop online...my advice to you is to always use UPS. XD;

@LadyGenivive: Haha...I have an old pinata that I rescued in the fourth grade that's still sitting in my closet. I, too, am a pack rat. XD

Glad to hear someone else understands. :3

@Tomm3h: Like I said to LadyGenivive, I'm a pack rat too. XD *pokes the pinata* His name is Bob. :3

But I know what you mean...I cried when my first computer got taken away. My dad decided to recycle the parts when I got a new one...had no idea why I was upset. I built that thing! It was special. D: But...he's not really the kind of person to really understand that kind of attachment. ^^;

@Arkeyla: Yeah...one good thing about books is that it's REALLY hard to damage them severely.

...but then again, the same can be said for protective Styrofoam. XD;

And I'm glad you understand that kind of attachment! Though I must agree...it would be a bit weird if someone got really attached to a new hot water bottle. o_O;

Cow and Mr. Twangy, huh? Those are awesome names. X3

And thank you! :3

amyrex2: That's what I intend to do. ^^;

@skyefire27: That sounds like an interesting little figurine. :3 And I know how you feel about getting attached to toys and clothes. I have this old HUGE teddy bear I got...before I can remember, and I still use it as a pillow to this day. XD; And then there's the hideous pink shirt I mentioned above...

Juki is an interesting name for a phone. X3

And thank you! :P

Aweee.
My dad wanted to give my first puppy back to the store I bought it from >___<
And that made me sad :3
I remember GH 3, for the guitar, I messed the screw up, cuz of the wrong size, so then I had to wait for another week for more to come, it was so boring, so I just had to play controller GH xD