Attn: Jay Markell - Was: I can't get any help from any orthos I call I am so mad

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That's just a crock! They can't possibly cost that much!

Jay, what's up with this! Are we to assume that it's $16 plus shipping

(depending on how much they weigh - what, 2 ounces??) every time these

clips break? We haven't broken ours yet but I also always have the pipe

foam on it, protecting them I'm sure. This isn't uncommon and those clips

should be wayyyyy cheaper as far as I'm concerned. I can buy a LOT of

quality items for less than $16...

Kori

At 08:16 AM 2/9/2005, you wrote:

>Okay this is whats going on ordered the ones from markell for 8.00

>plus shipping and he wouldn't tell me the total because he didn't

>know how much it would be in weight. They don't weigh very much.

>Dr.Dobbs contacted me as well as a and were very apologetic

>and they are sending me 2 free ones in the mail. I guess I should of

>waited instead of jumping in and buying them but I was getting at

>the end of my rope on what to do. They have never broken on me

>before. So I will get 2 free ones and 2 paid ones. At least I have a

>spare until we go back in May. Thank you for all the ideas. I will

>do the auto thing next time. I didn't eve know about that.

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>God Bless

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> > > I have broke mine too by tightening them too much. All I did

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> > > took the broken ones to an orthotics shop where markell shoes

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> > > sold. The shop then sent the broken clips to markell and

>markell

> > > sent new ones free. While I was waiting I just put the gray

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> > > tape around the brace to hold it together. It worked great. I

> > > believe you can just mail the clips to markell and they will

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> > > new ones also. Good luck,

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> > > > Hi all,

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> > > > Haven't posted in awhile. I am so mad right now. Isabella sees

> > > > Dr.Dobbs at shriners in St.Louis we live 2 hours away. Well

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> > > > black clips on her brace came loose and broke while we were

> > > > tightening them up. We barely put any force on them and they

> > > broke.

> > > > I have called every ortho around here just to get a set of

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> > > > clips and they kept telling me know we can't do that. I called

> > > > Dr.Dobbs office at childrens and his nurse said no you have to

> > > call

> > > > shriners and make an appointment with them we don't use any

> > > shriners

> > > > brace. I said its the same DBB as everywhere else well

>Dr.Dobbs

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> > > > a new one now that he came up with I am thinking HELLO I am

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> > > > they still have the black clips to hold the bar together. I

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> > > > called Dr.Ponsetti His secretary wasn't there so someone else

> > > > answered and man she was rude to me. Why are they being like

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> > > > just for the black clips on the bar? I honestly don't want to

> > > drive

> > > > 2 hours for these clips. Can anyone help me locate some?

> > > > Thank you

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> > > > Mommy to Isabella bilateral cf

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