Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!samsung!munnari.oz.au!murdu!ucsvc.ucs.unimelb.edu.au!wehi!baxter_a From: BAXTER_A@wehi.dn.mu.oz Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga Subject: Re: C= screws customers again! Message-ID: <12448@wehi.dn.mu.oz> Date: 7 Sep 90 16:25:46 GMT References: <3986@crash.cts.com| <1990Aug31.182655.1029@digibd> <2911@corpane.UUCP> <29644@nigel.ee.udel.edu> Organization: Walter & Eliza Hall Institute Lines: 22 In article <29644@nigel.ee.udel.edu>, new@ee.udel.edu (Darren New) writes: >>|I guess I'm raising two questions: Would there be more GOOD local >>|dealers if they didn't have to compete with mail order? > > How about this: > > "Authorized dealers may sell mailorder to any customer whose zipcode > does not match the zipcode of another authorized dealer." > > Or some such. -- Darren I don't like that at all. Our local authorized dealer is a criminal. How about: "Authorization indicates that we believe a dealer is reputable. If you find this not to be the case, please contact us immediately, and we will boil them in sump oil. You may buy whatever you like by any method you like from any authorized dealer you like, and we promise not to inconvenience the customer at all, only crooked dealers." Regards Alan