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From: jamie@uw-june (James Painter)
Newsgroups: net.micro.mac
Subject: Re: Megamax C for $180.00
Message-ID: <215@uw-june>
Date: Thu, 5-Sep-85 21:36:39 EDT
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Posted: Thu Sep  5 21:36:39 1985
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>A number of readers have asked where I saw Megamax C for $180.00.  It
>was advertised in the September 1985 issue of MacWorld (Jazz or Excel),
>page 50.

>The company selling offering the low price is Northeastern Software,
>88 Ryders Lane, Stratford, Connecticut 06497.  Their toll free order
>number is 1-800-382-2242.  They boast "Free overnight air shipping.
>Call for details".

>I have never ordered anything from this company, so I can not vouch for
>their service.  Perhaps someone else would care to comment on this.


I ordered Megamax C from Northeastern 3 weeks ago.  They said they had it
in stock and I should receive it in 3-4 business days.  When it didn't
arrive after a week I called them back and was told it had been
backordered.  

The next day I got my charge card bill and found that they had put the
charge through dated the day I ordered it.  I wasn't too happy about
that so I called Northeastern again.  They said it was their standard
policy to bill when the order is placed even if the items have to be
backordered.  I thought seriously about cancelling the order at this
point but the next best price I could find was $199.00 at Programs Plus
so I stuck with Northeastern.

Today I was told "it was shipped yesterday".  We'll see.


--Jamie Painter

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