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So 15 years or ago I took up cello as an adult. Purchased a Jay Haide which I adored, but little by little my shoulders degraded. The pain and surgeries (total of 4 rotator cuff repairs and then last year 2 reverse shoulder replacements) made cello impossible and I sold my set up.

Now I’m feeling almost like new (1 years out from the first replacement) and regretting selling my cello. But I have no idea how long my shoulders will be functional and relatively pain free or if they can even produce the complicated and intricate movements necessary to produce decent sound. Several of the normal tendons are completely gone, the muscles atrophied.

Is there a decent set up for less than $1000? I don’t want to spend more as I really don’t know how long I can play or even if I can truly produce decent sound. Any recommendations? I miss my cello journey. TIA

So where are people finding the best watermelon lately? Costco? Sam’s? Cub? Target? Aldi’s?

Any tricks to picking the best of the best?

TIA!

I made a purchase today on Etsy from a shop based out of India for what so assume is some very pretty faceted colored glass.

So started a wave of messages claiming the prices were mistakes and that I had a balance due. I have refused any price changes and reported everything to Etsy.

Since screenshots only get my post deleted here is a copy and paste of message chain:

Message:
Dear
! I hope you are doing well. I just realized there was a small mistake in the pricing and the amount was listed lower by accident. I truly apologize for the inconvenience. Could you kindly help with the remaining balance amount? I would really appreciate your understanding and support. Thank you so much!
12:01 PM

Message:
Let us know please
6:21 PM

Message:
I have paid the advertised price. I will not pay more. If you will not honor the advertised prices, then we have a problem.
6:44 PM

Message:
Dear

Thank you very much for your interest and for your order. I would like to kindly explain that Blue Sapphire Corundum and Green Hydro are premium lab gemstone options, and the listing price was mistakenly entered much lower than the actual value.

I truly do not want to cancel your order, and I would love to make this piece for you. However, unfortunately I am unable to provide it at such a low price.

Even for this large size, it is very difficult to find lab gemstones at such a low price anywhere else.

I sincerely hope you can understand my situation. Thank you again for your patience, kindness, and understanding.
10:20 PM
Date:
Mon, May 25
2:06am EDT

Message:
If the prices I purchased the items at were so wrong then why are they still the same prices in your Etsy shop now? If they were wrong you would have changed them immediately which you have not done.

I don’t know what game you think you are playing but I’m not interested. In my world it is illegal to advertise one price then try to claim it is actually more expensive.
1:06 AM