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From: jdickson@jato.jpl.nasa.gov (Jeff Dickson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re: A500 HD
Message-ID: <1991May8.214233.5368@jato.jpl.nasa.gov>
Date: 8 May 91 21:42:33 GMT
References: <1991Apr28.201142.26545@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> <1991May2.015645.21767@sbcs.sunysb.edu>
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In article <1991May2.015645.21767@sbcs.sunysb.edu> dtiberio@eeserv1.ic.sunysb.edu (David Tiberio) writes:
>In article <1991Apr28.201142.26545@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> gjackson@hpuxa.acs.ohio-state.edu (Ginger M. Jackson) writes:
>>
>>there had and good or bad experiences with the mail order company Mongomery
>>Grants out of NY.  Thanks in advance.
>>
>>Ginger.
>
>  Do not ever order anything from Montgomery Grant. Not even disk labels.

	I am going to speak on behalf of Montgomery Grant. I've bought stuff
from them before and didn't regret it. One time I bought an Amiga 5 1/4 disk
drive from them. When it arrived it was dead. I called them up and obtained
an RMA (Return Merchandise Authorization). At the same time they sent me a
replacement! 

>I once ordered a computer from Montgomery Grant, and canceled it one half
>hour later. After passing the Inquisition for Canceled Orders, I still
>received the $1000 system via UPS and had to tell the driver it was canceled.

	GIVE ME A BREAK! This is absurd!
>
>  I almost ordered my Amiga from there, too. They charged me $50 for a
>surge protector, which I later bought for $6 at SEARS. 

	Pretty cheap surge suppressor! I think I paid something $75 - $139
for the strip I have on my computer (Software Central) and the strip I
have on my stereo/TV (Federated Group). Great if you got the same quality.
Sears has never been my first choice!


 They charge lots of
>hidden fees, and often sell broken equipment or rebuilt machines.

	Well I can't address this issue. At the time I was buying stuff I
never was aware of any monkey business.

 They rarely
>follow their gaurantees too.
>
	Never had to chase them.

>  Ever notice how their prices are 'SO LOW WE ARE NOT PERMITTED TO PRINT
>THEM' in Amiga World, yet they go ahead and print them in other magazines
>anyway?

	This shit is advertising gimmicks. Maybe their the only ones that
print that line, but the rest instead of stating the price say - CALL. I
really hate that. They're saying call, because they're keeping tabs on what
the other vendors are selling merchandise for so they can offer it for less.
If they printed the price, they'd loose out if another vendor was selling
the samething for less.

 Take two different magazines for the same month, that both have 
>Montgomery Grant ads. Notice that at the top of the page it says the month
>and the magazine name. Then notice any differences in the prices. If there
>are many other Amiga vendors in he issue, the prices are low. Otherwise, the 
>prices are as much as 30% higher.

	You have to keep your eyes open. Most vendors will total your bill
for you. Perhaps what you saw was a misprint. They have no way of knowing
from which magazine you're referring to, unless you explicitly tell them.
If there's a descrepensy, bring it to their attention. 

	I've been sitting idley by while Montgomery Grant has been getting the
short end of the stick. Maybe they burned someone - I don't know. I don't
share your demise. 

-jeff

>
>
>-- 
>    David Tiberio  SUNY Stony Brook 2-3481  AMIGA  DDD-MEN  Tomas Arce 
>           Any students from SUNY Oswego? Please let me know! :)
>
>                   Un ragazzo di Casalbordino, Italia.