From: ace@tidbits.UUCP (Adam C. Engst)
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Subject: Re: DeskWriter & Bottomline
Date: Tue, 11 Jun 91 09:50:46 GMT
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A friend ordered XPress from them and was extremely irritated
when the short phone call ballooned into a $14 charge as well as the
fact that I believe the shipping was a lot extra. Mail order
isn't well enough established that we should support companies with
poor service and underhanded policies. My friend ended up paying more
than if she had just ordered from a reputable firm like MacConnection.

Disclaimer - this is all hearsay, I only ever order from MacConnection.

-Adam Engst

In article <1991Jun10.213441.4476@cs.umn.edu>, harjani@annapurna.ee.umn.edu (Ramesh Harjani (faculty)) writes:
> 
> Has anyone had any dealings with Bottomline Distribution in Austin,
> Texas. In the July issue of Macuser they have an add for a DeskWriter
> for $459 which is $65 less than what we would have to pay with the
> academic discount. I wanted to get some feedback as to how thier
> service was before I placed an order. Both good and bad experiences
> would be appreciated. I also tried calling them a number of times
> today and the phone was always busy. They also have a 1900 number
> ($2.00/min) - I am not sure if that is a good sign.
> 
> Ramesh Harjani 
> harjani@ee.umn.edu
> 
> 

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