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From: dmt@mtunb.UUCP (Dave Tutelman)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc,misc.consumers
Subject: Re: Crusade against PC's Ltd. ripoff (long)
Message-ID: <916@mtunb.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 27-Apr-87 08:31:27 EDT
Article-I.D.: mtunb.916
Posted: Mon Apr 27 08:31:27 1987
Date-Received: Tue, 28-Apr-87 01:27:49 EDT
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Reply-To: dmt@mtunb.UUCP (Dave Tutelman)
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In article <1675@tekigm2.TEK.COM> timothym@tekigm2.UUCP (Timothy D Margeson) writes:
>
>About mail order,
> Sure the savings are sometimes significant, but how many of you
>have NEVER had something like this happen? I tend to do more business eye-
>to-eye since I had problems (unless I know 100% for sure that the company
>I am doing business with is quite reputable).
	Yes, I have had problems, but I also have occasional problems
	with eye-to-eye business.  I'm not keeping score, but I'd guess
	there isn't much difference.

	I agree that dealing with a reputable company helps.  A lot!
	Which brings us to....
>
>A rule of thumb I use is to do incremental business with a firm until I have
>a fair amount of respect for them. That is, I will order a small item, watch
>the process closely. If all goes well, they ship when promised, and the product
>arrives in order, I will then place a larger order. At least this way I have
>a feel for the company.
	Good idea!

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