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From: lgreen@pnet01.cts.com (Lawrence Greenwald)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Mail Order - my experience
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Date: 20 May 88 02:57:50 GMT
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With all the concern about a certain mail order outfit in Michigan, here's my 
50 pesos (about $0.02 give or take a mill with the exchange rate):

March 10, give a call to said outfit, order Diga!, TxEd and FastFonts,
charging all to plastic.

Within a few days, recieve a letter indicating everything on backorder. I
leave for a week's vacation.

Come back, in my mail pile is a package from them, contains Diga! and a charge
sheet for Diga! only (about $53 total).

Time passes...I think about calling them about my order but let it slip due to
my work load.

Move forward to yesterday, May 18, 7:30 AM PDT. Get a call. Yep, it's them
asking if I still want my order. They state they no longer carry the two
backordered products, but maybe want TxEd Plus? I'm polite, say thanks but no
and the rest of my order is cancelled.

Unexpected?  Yes.

Am I a smart consumer? In this case, definitely not. 

In the end, I was charged for ONLY the product I received and that's it.
 
Oh well, live and learn.....
 

Larry Greenwald

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