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Kookaburra Weight Reduction and Customer Service.
« on: November 03, 2010, 05:10:14 PM »

Hello all,

Just wanted to give a brief review of my experience with Kookaburra's customer service.

I recently purchased a stunning Tim Keeley bat from Mike (Talisman), however upon getting throwdowns and playing air shots I realised the bat was a little on the heavy side, especially considering I am quite pedantic about my grip setup which weighs 2.4 ounces. All in the bat had a deadweight of 2lb 13.1.

Despite being 6 foot 3 I am a light bat man. I emailed a few companies and got quite a few quotes on a weight reduction, ranging from £20 to £40+. But due to having previous good experiences with Kookaburra's refurbishments I decided to go with them.

I was a bit cheeky and asked if there was any chance of getting their stickers applied to my bat and to my surprise they said it was not a problem!

I asked for;

A weight reduction so that the dead weight of the bat including my grip setup was 2lb 9.5.
Kookaburra CCX Stickers to be applied.
A White Toe guard.
An anti-scuff sheet to be applied.
A White Kookaburra Max grip to be applied.
To keep a decent size profile, with more emphasis on a big spine than big edges.

Kookaburra quoted me at £30 Including return postage for this which was a very good price.

To say I was happy with what I received less than a 10 days afetr sending would be the understatement of the year! The bat feels absolutely sublime, looks the mutts nuts, and still goes like a train.

I will get pictures up when my camera finishes recharging.

P.S. The guy at Kookaburra who sorted it all out for me was called Jonny Weber and was extremely nice and also very helpful.
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« Reply #1 on: November 03, 2010, 05:15:37 PM »

that sounds like an awesome deal , after stickers / grip / scuff/ toeguard / return postage , they must have only made about £20 (postage being most of this obv) , any before and after pictures ?? just seen the cameras on charge
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« Reply #2 on: November 03, 2010, 05:19:37 PM »

Sounds like a cracking deal Al!

I am glad you are pleased with there service as many people don't seem to be pleased with weight reduction service.
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« Reply #3 on: November 03, 2010, 05:23:02 PM »

Pics on the way! And would just like to mention a special thanks to Talisman for getting me such an amazing bat in the first place!
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« Reply #4 on: November 03, 2010, 05:29:15 PM »


does sound like a cracking deal and great customer service
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« Reply #5 on: November 03, 2010, 05:31:56 PM »

Sorry about the awful picture quality. Doesn't do the bat justice :(










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« Reply #6 on: November 03, 2010, 05:34:12 PM »

absolutely gorgeous bat! like the stickers too
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« Reply #7 on: November 03, 2010, 05:35:12 PM »

Looks great!

Any chance you could pass on the email you used? I did try and get in touch a little while back but no joy....
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« Reply #8 on: November 03, 2010, 05:35:38 PM »

Bat look stunning! It is quite massive for its size as well. THe sticker go very well as well and look like a genuine Kookaburra bat.
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« Reply #9 on: November 03, 2010, 05:36:47 PM »

Thanks guys :)

And the email I used was returns@kookaburra.co.uk
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Re: Kookaburra Weight Reduction and Customer Service.
« Reply #10 on: November 03, 2010, 05:37:22 PM »

looks a great stick, another beauty from Mike, Grains and profile look top notch
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« Reply #11 on: November 03, 2010, 05:40:58 PM »

pure bat porn !!! any pics of before the work ?
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Re: Kookaburra Weight Reduction and Customer Service.
« Reply #12 on: November 03, 2010, 05:42:31 PM »

bat looks great! and some does the stickers
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« Reply #13 on: November 03, 2010, 05:44:19 PM »

pure bat porn !!! any pics of before the work ?
Have got some somewhere! Will whack them up later. Thanks for the feedback chaps, glad you guys like it :)
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Re: Kookaburra Weight Reduction and Customer Service.
« Reply #14 on: November 03, 2010, 05:46:42 PM »

This is just making me feel bad after my refurb from Warsop.

Haha, looks like a beaut of a bat mate - I was planning on selling my Warsop and using the money to buy a kook bat off Talisman.
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