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From: francis@wolfman.cis.ohio-state.edu (RD Francis)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Re: MacWarehouse and "misleading" phone representatives.
Message-ID: <FRANCIS.90Dec19134245@wolfman.cis.ohio-state.edu>
Date: 19 Dec 90 18:42:45 GMT
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In-reply-to: wayner@cello.cs.cornell.edu's message of 19 Dec 90 16:36:02 GMT

In article <49901@cornell.UUCP> wayner@cello.cs.cornell.edu (Peter Wayner) writes:
   Three days ago, I ordered a IIci cache card from MacWarehouse which
   they assured me was "on the shelves" and would be shipped tonight via
   overnight express. It didn't arrive the next day and when I called to
   enquire they told me it was backordered (supposed to be arriving on
   12/21) and there must have been someone ordering the card at the same
   time and they got the last one.  I bet they just wanted to lock in the
   order.

   What has everyone else's experiences been with these mailorder reps?
   Have many other people found this experience?

I have ordered from MacConnection and MacWarehouse on a number of
occasions, and MacZone once.  I would not hesitate to to place another
order at any of these places.  Anytime when there would be a delay, I
was told of it in advance (back-ordered, whatever).  In some cases, I
even received the item *before* they said I would!  In other words, I
suspect that your experience was a fluke.
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R David Francis   francis@cis.ohio-state.edu