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The phrase "arrives damaged" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when describing an item that has been received in a state of disrepair or harm.
Example: "The package was supposed to contain a fragile vase, but it arrives damaged and unusable."
Alternatives: "comes in damaged" or "is received damaged."
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If you are not satisfied with the response (or do not get one), you can file a claim with Amazon, which guarantees your order if it is not delivered — or arrives damaged or defective.
Returnly then assumes the risk that a product is never returned, whether that's because a customer fails to ship it back in the first place, it arrives damaged or it gets lost in the mail.
It isn't the post office's fault if a book arrives damaged if the sender didn't package it properly.
If you buy the book on your own, without using a book dealer, you will also be on your own if the book arrives damaged or if you want a refund for any other reason.
Questions you might not have thought to ask yourself include: how soon will you ship items after the purchase is made; what will you do if the item arrives damaged through no fault of your own; and what if the buyer claims the item never arrived at all?
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They arrived damaged.
Another set went out, and arrived damaged again.
But even though today's cases are sturdy, the instrument can arrive damaged.
Item either arrived damaged or is supposed to have these shoulder cutouts for some reason.
It is extremely frustrating when goods arrive damaged, especially the week before Christmas.
A sofa is an expensive item that could arrive damaged; would I trust a distant retailer to smooth out the difficulties as quickly as a hometown store might?
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