Softball Bat

[JimBeam]

<p>The softball bat, Demarini White Steel, that a bunch of guys on my team chipped in for has now busted after only 3 1/2 months of use.</p><p>The stupid thing cost $200.</p><p>The rubber cap on the end came completely flying off in a game yesterday.</p><p>The thing&nbsp;still&nbsp;has no dents which is usually the first thing to happen to a bat.</p><p>So I call the company today and they tell me they'll send me a new one and that I have to send them the old one with a reference#.</p><p>They make it sound like they are gonna send the new one and then I just have to send the old one back.</p><p>It doesnt sound right to me so I call back and confirm that they wont send the new bat until they've looked at the busted one.</p><p>They make no mention of paying the postage.</p><p>What gives ?</p><p>Anybody else had this experience with this bat this year ( I think this is the first year it was made ) ?</p>

[Hottub]

<p>Sorry for your loss, but no sympathy here.</p><p>The day I spend $200 ON A BAT, I would like the first dent made on it to come from my skull!</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Anyway, these companies are usually pretty decent at making good on a high-end product. You should probably call them and ask that they send you a UPS call tag.</p>

[cougarjake13]

for that kind of money you should have just got a hooker&nbsp; you would have gotten more bang for you buck

[JimBeam]

<p>Actually I shouldnt even be that fired up because&nbsp;we all chipped in 10 bucks for the thing.</p><p>I'm more pissed that the thing came apart after less than a season's worth of ball.</p><p>Only 19 games so far.</p><p>&nbsp;</p>

[Hottub]

<strong>cougarjake13</strong> wrote:<br />for that kind of money you should have just got a hooker&nbsp; you would have gotten more bang for you buck <p>Not in Toronto you wouldn't!</p>

[spoon]

With the high end hockey sticks out there companies have been real good at replacing them.&nbsp; So like someone else said earlier, you'll probably do fine.

[FUNKMAN]

<p>200 is cheap compared to girl's official softball bats... well not really cheap but the last two bats we purchased for my daughter were around 250. it's a situation where i believe you get what you pay for and it gets proven on the field. the girls with the best bats are crushing the ball.</p><p>the one we recently purchased got a chip in it after several games. it took alot of followup but we finally got it replaced and picked it up from ups today</p><p>she's a very good player and can compete so hopefully it can help with&nbsp;some possible scholarship dollars down the road. or else like Hottub said &quot;i'll beat my own skull with them&quot;...</p>

[absinthe]

I had similar problems with baseball bats in the&nbsp;past at around the same price range (Easton Reflex) and they were real good about replacing it, can't remember if I paid postage or not, but got a new one in about a week from the time I sent it back.&nbsp; Good luck.