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Subject: Re: Don't buy from Halskar, CTI (was HDI)
Keywords: yet another horror story
Message-ID: <5130@cps3xx.UUCP>
Date: 26 Oct 89 02:57:09 GMT
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Reply-To: hendrick@frith.UUCP (Kenneth J. Hendrickson)
Organization: Michigan State University
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2 semi-horror stories:

I ordered a Toshiba 1.2 M drive and floppy controler from Halskar in
Fremont, CA.  When the equipment arrived, it wouldn't work.  Halskar did
refund my money, but I had to pay for shipping back to CA, and waste my
time with them.  (By the way, UPS took 5 days to deliver a 2nd day air
blue label package, and I didn't get anything out of it!  Raw deal for
me since I was the final customer.  Moral: go Fed-Ex.)

I ordered a Western Digital WD1003V-MM2 hard/floppy disk controller,
from CTI in Woonsocket, RI.  They didn't have them in stock.  They offered
me a special deal on a no-brand substitute.  I declined.  I said I'd wait
for the Western Digital.  When it arrived, it was a no-name brand clone.
The documentation was incomprehensible.  I was pissed, cuz I specifically
stated that I WOULD WAIT for the Western Digital product.  They said
they would refund my money, but they haven't done it yet.  I find their
dishonesty (or honest mistake) inexcusable, and I won't order from them
again.

In the rare case that original ideas   Kenneth J. Hendrickson    N8DGN
are found here, I am responsible.      Owen W328, E. Lansing, MI 48825
Internet: hendrick@frith.egr.msu.edu   UUCP: ...!uunet!frith!hendrick