I ordered a BendPak 4 post from Michael at M & J Distributing, based on feedback here and great prices. It arrived with shipping damage. No fault of M & J, but they assisted with the freight claim. BTW, if you have freight damage on a BendPak product, you will NOT have to file a claim with the carrier, BendPak will do it all. I have had freight damage on goods from other vendors, and filing a freight claim is a PITA. And you have to wait for the freight co. to decide how they are going to handle it... replace item, pay you damages, etc. BendPak shipped me the replacement item the day after they knew about the damage, and sent prepaid shipping labels for the damaged part to be returned.
Michael took the order, Jessica followed up and kept me informed on shipping dates, tracking numbers and one item back ordered. As soon as it was available, she let me know it would be shipped, and sent a tracking number.
-jp