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Stratmosphere S4 Car CoverJust arrived..anyone else feel it is not as described?Cheap feel and look

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Old 09-04-2003, 07:45 AM
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Default Stratmosphere S4 Car CoverJust arrived..anyone else feel it is not as described?Cheap feel and look

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Description from the webpage....with my opinions added...

Superior fabric. Forget about the EvolutionTM or NOAHTM series and rip-offs of that type.(I WOULD NOT DESCRIBE THE MATERIAL AS FABRIC BUT VINYL OR PLASTIC)

We utilize a Gore-like synthetic on the outer surface, a padded synthetic in the middle layer(I CAN FEEL NO PADDING-PAPER THIN MATERIAL), and then the cover is lined with a natural cotton on the surface that touches your S4(IF THERE IS COTTON IT MUST BE 1/1000TH OF AN INCH THICK)

The cover I got does not appear to be the one shown in the 2 photos on the website. If you look closely I see creases like you would see from a soft fabric type material..not on the vinyl/plastic rubber thing they shipped me.

I thought I had seen nothing but rave reviews over 2 yrs time from Strat customers who bought this cover. This was my birthday present from my wife...very dissapointed...<ul><li><a href="http://www.stratmosphere.com/s4_cover.htm">http://www.stratmosphere.com/s4_cover.htm</a</li></ul>
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Default Did you try contacting Strat yet to see if perhaps you *were* shipped a different product?

Would hate to think you're disparaging them without knowing if what you got is what you thought you were getting.
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There is only 1 cover for the B5 S4 on the website..how could I have been shipped different?
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i have that cover and couldn't be happier. are you putting it on upside down? ;p
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They could probably answer that questions better than we could.
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Default Dunno ... maybe if you *called them first* you'd have more info. Perhaps they drop ship ...

... the cover from a supplier, who sent you the wrong product. Or maybe the product has been modified by the manufacturer and Strat's not aware of the changes.

Not saying what you got isn't what they're offering on the site, or that you received the product they have listed and it's not as described (or embellished) ... I just think it better to contact them first.
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lol
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Default i agree. the supplier could have changed something. my cover is just as described on their site

if not better. it has the cotton layer on the underside and doesn't feel cheap whatsoever.
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i got the one from audi and it's good stuff if you are not happy with that one.
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Default No drop ship-came from Henrietta N.Y.

Sep 3, 2003 10:09 A.M. ANAHEIM, CA, US DELIVERY
6:50 A.M. ANAHEIM, CA, US OUT FOR DELIVERY
Sep 2, 2003 11:34 P.M. ANAHEIM, CA, US ARRIVAL SCAN
Aug 29, 2003 6:31 A.M. HODGKINS, IL, US DEPARTURE SCAN
Aug 28, 2003 10:25 P.M. HODGKINS, IL, US ARRIVAL SCAN
9:37 P.M. HODGKINS, IN, US DEPARTURE SCAN
9:09 P.M. HODGKINS, IN, US ARRIVAL SCAN
8:29 A.M. BUFFALO, NY, US DEPARTURE SCAN
Aug 27, 2003 11:11 P.M. BUFFALO, NY, US ARRIVAL SCAN
9:00 P.M. HENRIETTA, NY, US DEPARTURE SCAN
7:53 P.M. HENRIETTA, NY, US ORIGIN SCAN
4:55 P.M. US BILLING INFORMATION RECEIVED


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