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From: lachac@topaz.rutgers.edu (Gerard Lachac)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Floppies
Message-ID: <18607@topaz.rutgers.edu>
Date: 8 Mar 88 16:30:03 GMT
References: <2087@polya.STANFORD.EDU> <7269@oberon.USC.EDU> <3552@cup.portal.com> <166@teak.athertn.Atherton.COM>
Reply-To: lachac@topaz.rutgers.edu.UUCP (Gerard Lachac)
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Keywords: WARNING
Summary: WARNING

In article <166@teak.athertn.Atherton.COM> ericb@Atherton.COM (Eric Black) writes:
>I have a flyer from a place in Columbus, Ohio, called "MEI/Micro Center",
>which advertises 3.5" DS/DD floppies for $.99 each in lots of 50.  I called
>them, and they declined to reveal the manufacturer, but said that they
>are made in the USA, and all orders are guaranteed:

*WARNING***WARNING***WARNING***WARNING***WARNING***WARNING***WARNING***WARNING

Yesterday (March 7) I called MEI to order those nice $.99 disks.  After the 
saleslady took my address, phone number and credit card number, she asked me
to place my order.  When I told her 100 3.5" DS/DD disks, she said that they
have a 6-8 week backorder for THEIR shipment, and a 2-3 week backorder on the
people who have order FROM them.  That's a nice 2-3 month delay.  

This isn't really flaming MEI, they got caught in the shortage.  But I'll be
damned if I am going to wait monthes to get some blank disks at a discount.


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