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- From: Ragman@cris.com (Ragman)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
- Subject: Re: Safe Harbor Computers Be careful buying
- Date: 4 Mar 1996 14:57:43 GMT
- Organization: Concentric Internet Services
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- Dale Currie (dalec@zorro.amitrix.com) wrote:
- : In article <damocles.3cew@nostromo.gate.net> damocles@nostromo.gate.net (Randy Vice) writes:
- : > On Sat 2-Mar-1996 8:31p, Dale Currie wrote:
- : >
- : > DC> What gives you the idea that they were responsible for the damage??? They
- : > DC> don't package them, they are already packed and sealed in plastic wrap
- : > DC> when
- : > DC> they get them for distribution, so it was obviously a manufacturing defect
- : > DC> which is the responsibility of the distributor (Amiga Lib. Services) to
- : > DC> correct. Since they agreed to do that without question, I don't see where
- : > DC> you have a problem, it's always faster to go back to the originator of the
- : > DC> product for support.
- : >
- : > DC> I have dealt with Safe Harbor both as a customer and a distributor, and
- : > DC> always found them to be courteous and forthright. They seem to have
- : > DC> offered to check out the problem for you, perhaps your expectations were
- : > DC> unreasonable.
- : >
- : > I've dealt with Safe Harbor and have had some minor problems (they were major
- : > to me at the time since it was a time critical project). Now, If I were to
- : > buy an audio CD at Wal-Mart and it had a scratch in it, I'd be pissed if
- : > Wal-Mart didn't take it back and replace it for me. Wouldn't you be shocked
- : > if your retailer refused to stand behind the product he was selling?
- :
- : And they are not Wal-Mart! I suggest you re-read his post _again_, very
- : carefully! He admitted that they agreed to check out the problem, but that
- : was not good enough! I get the distinct impression that his "attitude" may
- : have had something to do with it, but in any case, expecting a mail order
- : dealer to handle a problem as promptly as a walk-in store return is totally
- : absurd. Even most music stores don't accept returns unless they can check
- : out the disk to verify it's a manufacturing defect, and not an excuse by
- : the customer to return something they decided they didn't like or want.
- : That's life, nowhere did he state they refused to deal with the problem!
-
- Perhaps you should 're-read' the original post! He was not complaining
- about that SH wouldn't take care or the problem, it was their attitude. I
- have dealt with many companies, and never had such a problem. It should
- never be the customers' responsibility to go to the manufacturer for
- product satisfaction, unless of course the product was purchased direct
- from the manufacturer, or the product is covered under warranty.
-
- Since you seem to agree with SH's policy, attitude towards its' customer,
- I myself would not deal with you nor them. You should learn, and this
- includes SH, that you should not treat all your customers as dishonest
- just because some (very small %) are.
-
- Notice Cronus' policy? No problem send it back, no questions, no bitching
- nor complaining. Now there is a true business that will go far. Customer
- satisfaction comes first.
-
-