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MandoMutt’s Return Policy We offer a 48 hour Approval period on all instrument purchases, but not on trades.  Buyer is responsible for all shipping fees in event of a return. Additionally, we only accept a return if the instrument is returned in the exact condition as when it left our hands. We will not accept returns if any alterations or modifications of any kind, have been made to the instrument. This includes truss rod adjustments, bridge adjustments or any other alteration, modification or adjustment.

We do not offer a return policy on instruments that have been sampled in person, under any circumstance. No refunds, no returns on clearance accessories. 

Effective October 11, 2019, we will no longer refund the PayPal fees associated with any purchase and subsequent refund. PayPal is no longer refunding the initial fee associated with the original purchase. In the event of a return, we will deduct any PayPal fees from the refund amount. Alternatively, we do accept checks and bank wire transfers.

Regarding trades. Be advised; we no longer cross ship. We have been burned on several occasions by customers sending us instruments in a condition significantly less than advertised.

MandoMutt does not do “holds” per se, but, on occasion, we do accept a deposit to “hold” an instrument until the buyer can pay the balance. Buyer should be advised that said deposit is considered “non-refundable”.

MandoMutt is your Skip Kelley mandolin headquarters! We are exclusive Kelley Mandolin dealers. My personal mandolin is Kelley #35.

Chatter Box

Today’s Bible Verse:  Thessalonians 3:3  But the Lord is faithful, and he will strengthen you and protect you from the evil one.

Question of the day:   What is the deal with case covers? First we spend copious amounts of money on a “keeper” mandolin. Next, we purchase a special case for our “keeper” to protect it, usually a fine looking and quite colorful case.  An eye catching case. Lastly(?), we cover the fine looking case with a case cover! Why? Do we feel that it’s necessary to protect the case that is protecting the “keeper” mandolin? Seems foolish to me. Or do we cover our quite colorful case to keep it warm and comfy? I’ve noticed that a good case cover is usually fleece lined, so perhaps that’s the deal with case covers. They act as a blanket. In general, however, I’ve found the case covers to be rather annoying as they tend to add around 10-15+/- minutes to getting the entire contraption open in order to eventually unleashing the “keeper”.

Frankly, I find the entire concept to be frivolous and somewhat absurd.

Has anyone got a nice case cover for sale?

Just Sayin:  People are so much like cattle. We seemingly always line up behind and follow the leader, no matter what that leader may be doing. For instance, you’re driving and there are two lanes in each direction. At the stop light we’re all lined up in one lane, no matter how long that line may be, while in the other lane there may be only one or two vehicles. There’s no individuality anymore. It’s like we’re programmed, we’re lazy and we can’t think for ourselves. Moooo.

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