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Das Bill:
Unfortunately I'll be in New York for the Chivalric Weekend. That's too bad, otherwise I would have definately liked to meet up.

Sword Chick:
Well, the legs were a huge disappointment.  The "upgraded" versions did not come with the greaves, had no way to  point them without modifications, and were poor workmanship in general.  They will be going back.  :(

I'll be posting on the classifieds hoping someone wants to get rid of a pair of the original ones.  Otherwise, back to the drawing board...

Sir Wolf:
can u take a picture first before you send them back?  pointing places can always be fixed. back workmanship is hard to fix. sorry u didnt like them :(

Sword Chick:
My gripe with the pointing places is the "not as advertised" issue.  The legs that we ordered and the ones that we received were completely different.   >:(

I'm extremely disappointed in the customer service of Revival Martial Arts (absolutely not to be confused with Revival Clothing, a company with outstanding customer service.)  Our credit card was charged ages ago and no product arrived until Mark called last week to inquire.  They acted confused that we had not been contacted already and said they would send out the "upgraded" version immediately.  It's also very suspicious that the legs are no longer listed on the website.  (The old link still works, but if you do a search on leg harness, nothing appears.)

"Upgrading" is certainly in the eye of the beholder.  If possible, I'll try to get a photo or two of them.  Mark may have loaded them in his car already.  He's going to call Revival Martial Arts and send the legs back soon. 

I'm sad because the ones we ordered were a nice fit for off the rack.  It was fun when Sir Christian was here and helped me play Cinderella and try them on.  (Much cooler and more practical than glass slippers.)

Das Bill:
Yeah, they really were a disappointment. They'd be fine for SCA combat, I suppose, but they had non-historical brass border rivited on (it was kind of hokey looking, in a way), they were much heavier, a little bigger, and, as Pamela said, there were no greaves. Ed pointed out several places where there seemed to be mistakes in the construction (extra holes, etc), but at least those didn't show unless you went looking for them. Still, the biggest problem, as Pamela said, is that these are not the legs that were advertised.

I've cancelled my order with them because of this. :( I'm also completely done with Revival.us/Chivalry Bookshelf. I've had issues with getting books from them in the past, had damaged goods show up from them, and had a number of little issues. I used to give them the benefit of the doubt for being a small company. But at this point I realize I've given them far too many chances, so my money is going elsewhere from here on out. Its a shame, because they have products I like, but from now on if any of my students asks me about them, I'm going to steer them someplace else.

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