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From: tankus@hsi.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Reliability of PC Mail-Order Dealers
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Date: Fri, 20-Feb-87 08:18:03 EST
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Posted: Fri Feb 20 08:18:03 1987
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> In article <1115@sphinx.UChicago.UUCP> tod4@sphinx.UChicago.UUCP (phillip a todd) writes:
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >Thanks to all of you who responded to my query about the
> >reliability of PC mail-order dealers <1058@sphinx.UChicago.UUCP>.
> >What follows is a summary of comments and experiences relayed to
> >me by contributors to the net. Any comments not in quotation marks
> >are my own. I hope some of you find this info as useful as I did.
> > :
> > :
> > etc...
> >
> >Phillip Todd
> 
> 
> I couldn't beleive that Norteastern Software wasn't mentioned.  This is going
> to sound like complaining, and in part it is, but it's more of a warning to
> others not to deal with them.  In July of last year, I ordered a PC Mouse from
> them.  I had dealt with other mail-order companies and I knew to wait it out,
> but after 2 months I got wrestless.  I had heard that they were unreliable and
> I was getting concerned.  I call the tech support line (just the toll free line,
> but the telephone company charges for it), and asked for the status on my
> order.  They told me they were still waiting to get it from the supplier and it
> was only a matter of days.  After about a month of this, I decided to cancel my
> order.  

	Text deleted for brevity.

A buddy of mine just cancelled a order with 47thSt for similar reasons. 

He ordered an Epson Equity II in a standard configuration. They promised
delivery in 10 days. After almost 4 1/2 weeks of phone calls and haggling, 
he threw in the towel.

Now, I know there are probably many of you who have had good experiences with
47thST. That's great. I am merely stating what happened in this particular
case.

Cheers!


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