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From: dave@PRC.Unisys.COM (David Lee Matuszek)
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Subject: Re: Mail order / BottomLine
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Date: 27 Feb 91 21:34:22 GMT
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In article <$#}&'N^@rpi.edu> Abraxas@itsgw.rpi.edu (Yi Sun) writes:
>I saw the ad from BottomLine mail-order in Feb issue of MacWorld.
>They seem to have very low price. For example both apple 13" RGB
>and seiko 14" RGB are adverised at $545.  However, they charge
>$2/min on the phone.

I have had no dealings with them, and plan to keep it that way.  I
simply do not find it credible that an honest company would charge you
to talk to their salesmen.  And if something you buy doesn't work, or
they make an error in shipping, how much time are you going to spend on
the phone trying to get it straightened out?  And how much incentive
do they have to get it right in the first place?

I'm not calling them crooks, because this isn't a crooked business
practice.  It's a scummy business practice.


-- Dave Matuszek (dave@prc.unisys.com)  I don't speak for my employer. --
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