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From: keast@bucsb.bu.edu.UUCP
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Subject: Re: 47th ST. Mail Order
Message-ID: <908@bucsb.bu.edu.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 16-Apr-87 21:23:36 EST
Article-I.D.: bucsb.908
Posted: Thu Apr 16 21:23:36 1987
Date-Received: Sat, 18-Apr-87 03:06:52 EST
References: <2700@panda.UUCP> <1938@bunker.UUCP>
Reply-To: keast@bucsb.bu.edu.UUCP (Kenneth H. East)
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Organization: Boston Univ Comp. Sci.
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Summary: Slow but reliable

In article <1938@bunker.UUCP> hjg@bunker.UUCP (Harry J. Gross) writes:
>In article <2700@panda.UUCP> jgc@panda.UUCP writes:
>>
>>	    Has anyone ever dealt with 47th St. Photo in New York? I
>>[...symptoms of bad service...]
>
>[...description of decent service...]
>	Any one else have any ideas?
Between myself, the rest of my family, and a previous employer, I've
purchased $15,000 of miscellaneous video and computer equipment from
47th St. Photo/Computer.  The service is uniformly slow -- about 2
weeks on the average, but very reliable.  I trust 47th more than any
other mail order firm I've done business with.

And, yes, placing an order is excruciatingly painful, but only because
it takes about two days (mild exaggeration) to get past the busy
signals.  As hjg said, this is not because the phones are off the
hook, but because of the volume of business they do. (must be nice)

If all one needs is a 'good'(not great) price, and two week average
delivery, you can't beat 47th St.  And you can bank on the fact that
they will be in business long enough to deliver you order.  (Not an
inconsequential concern either.  I'm currently an 'unsecured creditor'
of another mail order firm who went out of business before my order
was shipped.) 

You can always find lower prices than 47th's, but 47th's are always in the
ballpark. If you need fast service try LogicSoft. They'll FedX same
day as order. I've had good luck with these guys too.

BTW - No relation to 47th, LogicSoft, etc.-- 
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