Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!wuarchive!uunet!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!wolfman.cis.ohio-state.edu!francis From: francis@wolfman.cis.ohio-state.edu (RD Francis) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc Subject: Re: Mail Order horror/hero stories Message-ID: Date: 29 Apr 91 21:37:42 GMT References: <1991Apr24.193220.19013@milton.u.washington.edu> <2535@lee.SEAS.UCLA.EDU> <17360@burdvax.PRC.Unisys.COM> <1991Apr29.173121.12990@cbnewsj.att.com> Sender: news@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu Distribution: usa Organization: Ohio State Computer Science Lines: 28 In-reply-to: ralph@cbnewsj.att.com's message of 29 Apr 91 17:31:21 GMT In article <1991Apr29.173121.12990@cbnewsj.att.com> ralph@cbnewsj.att.com (Ralph Brandi) writes: In article <17360@burdvax.PRC.Unisys.COM> dave@PRC.Unisys.COM (David Lee Matuszek) writes: >MacWarehouse is somewhat worse in terms of "truth in advertising." Agreed. The thing that angers me about MW is their penchant to advertise things that aren't out yet. They've had MacGlobe in their catalog for 6 months now. But when I called to order, they told me it isn't scheduled to come out until July. I can understand if it appears in one catalog--deadlines slip, and lead time in publishing is a pain. But it's been in at least the past three catalogs. Not cool. I've never seen MacConnection do this. In a business where it's the little things that differentiate between competitors, that's enough to swing me to MacConnection. While I, too, normally go with MacConnection before MacWarehouse, that "advance advertising" isn't always a bad thing. If you go ahead and order the advance item (at least on the occasion when I did this), they'll ship it when it comes out, and will ship the rest of your order immediately. you'll only get charged for one shipment (saving $3) and will be one of the first people to get it once they do have it. you should even avoid the "We're already out of stock" bit, since presumably they can put in their initial orders based in part on what they've already sold. Mind you, if what you've pre-ordered turns out to be a real dog, you've missed the chance to see negative reviews before you buy. -- R David Francis francis@cis.ohio-state.edu