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- From: wbp680s@nic.smsu.edu (Patton William B)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.graphics,comp.sys.amiga.introduction,comp.sys.amiga.marketplace
- Subject: Re: Software Hut = Scam Hut
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- Date: 24 Jan 1996 02:32:41 GMT
- Organization: Southwest Missouri State University
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- Scott Pack (spack@adobe.com) wrote:
-
- : I have a lot of experience with Software Hut - all of it good.
-
- I too have nothing bad to report. So far, so good.
-
- : First I bought a A3640 card for my A3000. After fiddling with this
- : *trying* to get it to work, they took it back with no questions, but a
- : modest restocking fee that could be applied to another purchase. Industry
- : standard policies.
-
- Not exactly. A 15% restocking fee is charged by many, but not ALL
- mail order houses. Let's call it what it is, a 15% guaranteed profit
- fee (for no service rendered). I think it's close to being unethical. If
- they won't exchange or refund (they're not required to), what not help me
- get factory service during the warranty period instead?
-
- : Every product as advertised, new, clean - everything I expected.
-
- Same here.
-
- : I nearly cried when they sold out of A3000 motherboards, because I knew my
- : only hope was to buy through Divine. I really dreaded that.
-
-
- I totally agree, but had to speak my mind about the 15% charges.
-
-
-
- : You should realize Amiga dealers are far and few. I haven't seen the
- : quality of Software Hut *anywhere* since 1988. They are a hell of a lot
- : better than CopperHead or Divine. Those people are like dealing with
- : crooks.
-
-
- : -Scott
-