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From: barrett@jhunix.HCF.JHU.EDU (Dan Barrett)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: I need info on Montgomery Grant please.
Message-ID: <6076@jhunix.HCF.JHU.EDU>
Date: 11 Aug 90 15:32:30 GMT
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Reply-To: barrett@jhunix.UUCP (Dan Barrett)
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In article <1990Aug11.062205.9424@ccu.umanitoba.ca> umturne4@ccu.umanitoba.ca (Daryl Turner) writes:
>You must have been reading my mind about wanting to know about Montgomery
>Grant and Amiga mail order places in general.

	I have not ordered from Montgomery Grant, but I have been reading
comp.sys.amiga for over 4.5 years.  I have read so many horror stories about
MG that I would never consider ordering from them.
	Here are my observations on a number of mailorder houses, based on
my long-time reading of c.s.a., and the placement of many orders during
that time.

	The consensus, as I have seen it, is to AVOID both Montgomery Grant
and M.C.S. (Micro Computer Services).

	The mailorder house that has received the most praise in this
newsgroup is Safe Harbor Software.

	Other places that have received *mostly* praise, but also the
occasional complaint, are Go Amigo, Briwall, Computability (some Canadians
complained), and Computer Mart.

	People are split 50/50 over Abel Supply Co., whose prices are almost
always far cheaper than the other stores.  The consensus seems to be that
Abel is good for IN-STOCK SOFTWARE only.  If it's hardware, or if it's out
of stock, don't order it.

	I am a happy customer of Abel Supply, Go Amigo, and Computer Mart.
My good experiences with Abel outweight the bad by about 10 to 1.

>...costs $569 US at MG.  They say that there is a 2 Meg expansion board
>available for the drive in the ad, but denied this on the phone?

	Little inconsistencies like this should give you a hint of what
might come if you order from MG.

                                                        Dan

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