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so I decided to buy a pool table for my family room. did some research on the internet, decided to buy a table from a online dealer for 1600. had good reviews, and seemed legit. payed thru PayPal, so I never ever met the owner, just texted and email. as soon as the installers drove up to my house I kind of knew that I was screwed. the table came in a box, and on the side of the box said MADE IN CHINA?????? I Called up the owner and bitched, and he said American tables are the same, but double the price. so I was stuck with a china table. the installers looked like they knew what they were doing, and one guy said he had been installing pool tables for 20 years. they could not have fucked up the installation any worse. they didn't do a lot of stuff they were supposed to. so I bitched again to the owner, and he knocked off 100 bucks.
so I started playing on the table, and I realized that I freaking love the game of pool. I was playing 2 to three hours a day, everyday. but the table sucked. just sucked. so I went to a local pool hall to try there tables, and the difference was night and day. the table I played on was a diamond table, which is the Rolex of pool tables.
so today, I GAVE MY PIECE OF SHIT POOL TABLE AWAY FOR FREE, just to get rid of it. this is after I spent 400 dollars to refelt the table with the best felt on the market. didn't matter, you can't put a Rolex watch band on a timex watch. doesn't work.
so Friday, I have a brand new diamond pro am pool table being delivered, for 5500. so I lost out on 1500, plus 400 for the reflex. my mistake cost me 1900 bucks. pretty big mistake. but thats how I roll. I made a mistake, and took care of it.
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same lesson for paint matching
fuck lowes
fuck home depot
go sherwin williams only
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All the greats take big hits.
Vince Goodrum, CSN, MFT, HPP, CEO, lost his first five million dollars before making 45 million dollars.
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same lesson for paint matching
fuck lowes
fuck home depot
go sherwin williams only
Exactly
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so I decided to buy a pool table for my family room. did some research on the internet, decided to buy a table from a online dealer for 1600. had good reviews, and seemed legit. payed thru PayPal, so I never ever met the owner, just texted and email. as soon as the installers drove up to my house I kind of knew that I was screwed. the table came in a box, and on the side of the box said MADE IN CHINA?????? I Called up the owner and bitched, and he said American tables are the same, but double the price. so I was stuck with a china table. the installers looked like they knew what they were doing, and one guy said he had been installing pool tables for 20 years. they could not have fucked up the installation any worse. they didn't do a lot of stuff they were supposed to. so I bitched again to the owner, and he knocked off 100 bucks.
so I started playing on the table, and I realized that I freaking love the game of pool. I was playing 2 to three hours a day, everyday. but the table sucked. just sucked. so I went to a local pool hall to try there tables, and the difference was night and day. the table I played on was a diamond table, which is the Rolex of pool tables.
so today, I GAVE MY PIECE OF SHIT POOL TABLE AWAY FOR FREE, just to get rid of it. this is after I spent 400 dollars to refelt the table with the best felt on the market. didn't matter, you can't put a Rolex watch band on a timex watch. doesn't work.
so Friday, I have a brand new diamond pro am pool table being delivered, for 5500. so I lost out on 1500, plus 400 for the reflex. my mistake cost me 1900 bucks. pretty big mistake. but thats how I roll. I made a mistake, and took care of it.
Pool is fun,haven’t played in years.To bad you got fucked but the new table will be awesome.Just leave that guy a horrible review and that should screw him out of some business.or go find him and beat the money out of him.
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I do a lot of research before I make a major purchase. Then, I buy the best I can afford. This works out well most of the time.
When I bought this house, it came with a pool table in the loft. I gave it away.
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Sorry to hear. It seems that you were snookered.
He got stuck behind the 8 ball.
Seriously, you could have possibly gotten what you wanted on Craigslist. Or go to various sport specialist stores. Or you could have kept the one you had, and use it as a practice table, and go to the pool hall and use the goods when you are trying to either show off or hustle.
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I’m going as far as I can on the game. 400 dollar cue stick( it unbelievable perfect)
Lessons from a pro. Watching videos on you tube. Age is not a problem. 👍
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It 's really a cheap lesson in getting screwed.
Some people get screwed for hundreds of thousands of $$.
Just learn from your boo-boo. Don't make the same mistake twice.
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Story can't be true as all getbiggers have top of the line Brunswick or Olhausen tables in their dens.
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Who plays pool 2-3 hours a day?
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i would get bored after 20-30 minutes.
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Who plays pool 2-3 hours a day?
Its a good skill set and exercise. There are also pool leagues as well. Plus, get good enough, one could hustle money from a person like you who asked that question.
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dart is better
much cheaper.
when you go to a pub you can drink a lot
and also throwing darts can be used for self defense or hunting
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I bought an extra large sweatshirt on ebay from china. When it arrives and I open it, I find out it is the size of a small child! Cost me 20 dollars.
So I went back and bought a XXXL from another seller for 20 dollars and I love it!
My mistake, cost me 20 dollars, but that's how I roll.
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dart is better
much cheaper.
when you go to a pub you can drink a lot
and also throwing darts can be used for self defense or hunting
Groink was a dart thrower. Think about that for a while.
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Groink was a dart thrower. Think about that for a while.
i am thinking of it, i dont understand what that means
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I bought an extra large sweatshirt on ebay from china. When it arrives and I open it, I find out it is the size of a small child! Cost me 20 dollars.
So I went back and bought a XXXL from another seller for 20 dollars and I love it!
My mistake, cost me 20 dollars, but that's how I roll.
This is why the Chinee will never beat the west.
They are too small.
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i only buy t-shirts via mr taiwan, he knows better than send small ones
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Who plays pool 2-3 hours a day?
Virgins.
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so he rather spend time playing pool than being in the pool?
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I prefer table tennis.
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just a table?
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If you're passionate about the game have no regrets.
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so I decided to buy a pool table for my family room. did some research on the internet, decided to buy a table from a online dealer for 1600. had good reviews, and seemed legit. payed thru PayPal, so I never ever met the owner, just texted and email. as soon as the installers drove up to my house I kind of knew that I was screwed. the table came in a box, and on the side of the box said MADE IN CHINA?????? I Called up the owner and bitched, and he said American tables are the same, but double the price. so I was stuck with a china table. the installers looked like they knew what they were doing, and one guy said he had been installing pool tables for 20 years. they could not have fucked up the installation any worse. they didn't do a lot of stuff they were supposed to. so I bitched again to the owner, and he knocked off 100 bucks.
so I started playing on the table, and I realized that I freaking love the game of pool. I was playing 2 to three hours a day, everyday. but the table sucked. just sucked. so I went to a local pool hall to try there tables, and the difference was night and day. the table I played on was a diamond table, which is the Rolex of pool tables.
so today, I GAVE MY PIECE OF SHIT POOL TABLE AWAY FOR FREE, just to get rid of it. this is after I spent 400 dollars to refelt the table with the best felt on the market. didn't matter, you can't put a Rolex watch band on a timex watch. doesn't work.
so Friday, I have a brand new diamond pro am pool table being delivered, for 5500. so I lost out on 1500, plus 400 for the reflex. my mistake cost me 1900 bucks. pretty big mistake. but thats how I roll. I made a mistake, and took care of it.
because the table was made in china is not the problem. it's because it was a $1600 table, obviously a $5500 table should rightly be vastly superior.
the chinese actually make the finest snooker (the grown up version of pool) tables in the world. they now use them for all the professional circuit tournaments. i bought a 2nd hand 2/3 size(8ftx4ft) riley snooker table off ebay a few years ago ,for around £1500 including transportation and installation, in an attempt to get my son into playing as i spent many hours as a youngster playing snooker and pool. it's a great table for the money i spent. could probably do with a recloth now. we don't really play as much i'd like but we go through phases where we'll play everyday for a couple weeks and then not at all for a couple months.
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I did not expect to be bitten by the pool bug. it was really unexpected. but bitten I am. I have not watched TV for two months, no internet porno. I just put on some music, and start hitting balls. I do drills, make up my own drills, keeping track of my practicing. my goal is to probably practice the rest of the year, and then start hitting the local tournaments. I want to be so good that people will say who the fu&k is that old guy. im hoping the diamond table will be the final component for me.
age doesn't seem to be a hindrance in billiards. its just practice, remembering the different spins and where the cue ball is headed. I am also only going to play on 7 foot bar sized tables. as the 9 footers are just to damm long for me.
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I did not expect to be bitten by the pool bug. it was really unexpected. but bitten I am. I have not watched TV for two months, no internet porno. I just put on some music, and start hitting balls. I do drills, make up my own drills, keeping track of my practicing. my goal is to probably practice the rest of the year, and then start hitting the local tournaments. I want to be so good that people will say who the fu&k is that old guy. im hoping the diamond table will be the final component for me.
age doesn't seem to be a hindrance in billiards. its just practice, remembering the different spins and where the cue ball is headed. I am also only going to play on 7 foot bar sized tables. as the 9 footers are just to damm long for me.
I used to play pool as a teen, would make some money in the local bars beating the regulars. Won a few tournaments but lost interest years ago. My brother took it to another level, plays as a hobby, has attended a couple pool schools ,( I didn't even know you could attend a pool school) and he rarely misses. He is in a local league but has no interest in any big tournaments.
As far as 9 footers, if you can master the larger tables, the smaller tables are a cinch.
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so I decided to buy a pool table for my family room. did some research on the internet, decided to buy a table from a online dealer for 1600. had good reviews, and seemed legit. payed thru PayPal, so I never ever met the owner, just texted and email. as soon as the installers drove up to my house I kind of knew that I was screwed. the table came in a box, and on the side of the box said MADE IN CHINA?????? I Called up the owner and bitched, and he said American tables are the same, but double the price. so I was stuck with a china table. the installers looked like they knew what they were doing, and one guy said he had been installing pool tables for 20 years. they could not have fucked up the installation any worse. they didn't do a lot of stuff they were supposed to. so I bitched again to the owner, and he knocked off 100 bucks.
so I started playing on the table, and I realized that I freaking love the game of pool. I was playing 2 to three hours a day, everyday. but the table sucked. just sucked. so I went to a local pool hall to try there tables, and the difference was night and day. the table I played on was a diamond table, which is the Rolex of pool tables.
so today, I GAVE MY PIECE OF SHIT POOL TABLE AWAY FOR FREE, just to get rid of it. this is after I spent 400 dollars to refelt the table with the best felt on the market. didn't matter, you can't put a Rolex watch band on a timex watch. doesn't work.
so Friday, I have a brand new diamond pro am pool table being delivered, for 5500. so I lost out on 1500, plus 400 for the reflex. my mistake cost me 1900 bucks. pretty big mistake. but thats how I roll. I made a mistake, and took care of it.
"A fool and his money are soon parted." Just think of all the other things you could have bought with that $1500. ::)
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I have a slate bed competition pool table from the 70's which was being thrown out by the local Tennis Club a few years ago. It weighs over 600lbs and I paid fuck all for it as they just wanted it moved. Back in the late 70's and early 80's there was an annual junior open tennis tournament held at the club which attracted the best juniors such as McEnroe and Pat Cash and they all used to play on this table. It now has pride of place in my games room. Not bad for fuck all.
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This is why the Chinee will never beat the west.
They are too small.
It's happen to me too :P
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1900 I lost
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"A fool and his money are soon parted." Just think of all the other things you could have bought with that $1500. ::)
Can we enumerate some better options?
1. Tanning oil
2. New barbell
3. ...
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If you are really into pool and enjoy it no problem spending the $$ on it (if you can afford it).
Maybe you can track this shyster down and get revenge on the b*st*rd.
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so I decided to buy a pool table for my family room. did some research on the internet, decided to buy a table from a online dealer for 1600. had good reviews, and seemed legit. payed thru PayPal, so I never ever met the owner, just texted and email. as soon as the installers drove up to my house I kind of knew that I was screwed. the table came in a box, and on the side of the box said MADE IN CHINA?????? I Called up the owner and bitched, and he said American tables are the same, but double the price. so I was stuck with a china table. the installers looked like they knew what they were doing, and one guy said he had been installing pool tables for 20 years. they could not have fucked up the installation any worse. they didn't do a lot of stuff they were supposed to. so I bitched again to the owner, and he knocked off 100 bucks.
so I started playing on the table, and I realized that I freaking love the game of pool. I was playing 2 to three hours a day, everyday. but the table sucked. just sucked. so I went to a local pool hall to try there tables, and the difference was night and day. the table I played on was a diamond table, which is the Rolex of pool tables.
so today, I GAVE MY PIECE OF SHIT POOL TABLE AWAY FOR FREE, just to get rid of it. this is after I spent 400 dollars to refelt the table with the best felt on the market. didn't matter, you can't put a Rolex watch band on a timex watch. doesn't work.
so Friday, I have a brand new diamond pro am pool table being delivered, for 5500. so I lost out on 1500, plus 400 for the reflex. my mistake cost me 1900 bucks. pretty big mistake. but thats how I roll. I made a mistake, and took care of it.
Not surprised. You don’t come across as an intelligent individual. My guess is that you spent your career with a hammer and nails in hand.
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I was a refrigeration technician. Working and in charge of the biggest ammonia system in California.
I’m pretty smart pal. Just didn’t do my research, that’s all. I’m smarter than you. Retired at 58. 😂😂😂😂😂
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Can we enumerate some better options?
1. Tanning oil
2. New barbell
3. ...
A few hundred sustanon amps
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Olhausen... nuff said.
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Not surprised. You don’t come across as an intelligent individual. My guess is that you spent your career with a hammer and nails in hand.
What's wrong with working with his hands?
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I sound like Fredo in The Godfather. IM SMART MIKE, I CAN DO THINGS.
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I was a refrigeration technician. Working and in charge of the biggest ammonia system in California.
I’m pretty smart pal. Just didn’t do my research, that’s all. I’m smarter than you. Retired at 58. 😂😂😂😂😂
I retired A lot younger my pudgy friend. :-*
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What's wrong with working with his hands?
Manual labor is for suckers.
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HVAC is a great field to be in.
You aren't going to be replaced by a robot or someone in Malaysia who will work for 50 cents/hr.