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From: rose@shorty.CS.WISC.EDU (Two-Headed Dog)
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Subject: Re: Question about PC Network Mailorder
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Date: 15 Nov 88 14:32:17 GMT
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I would steer clear of the new incarnation of this place.  I ordered from them
recently,about ten minutes before I picked up the thread here on their
past problems.  They advertise drives with a Western Digital controller.
The drive I ordered arrived with a Seagate controller.  So I called and
asked- do the drives really come with a Western Digital controller. I was
assured that they do.  I talked with "management", who explained that
they "sometimes run out of the WD controllers" and ship a{ equivalent
controller.  Now it may be that the Seagate controller is equivalent,
or it may not be, but it is not for these guys to decide.  It is obvious
to me that this is a bait and switch scam, which is illegal.  A reputable
dealer is honest and explicit about one's right to reject a substituted
part, and does not lie about the availability of the advertised and
promised part.  Note that the time between my order and the conversation
totalled about four days.  So, I can see no justitification for using
these guys.  They lack basic integrity.

	-Scott Rose