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- How many of you tried to take advantage of Black Belt Systems
- "Power Up" offer for Image Master? Has Black Belt Systems put
- you off for months with a "ready in a week or so" excuse for them
- not sending Image Master? Are you someone like me who sent your
- money to Black Belt Systems in good faith, only to have your
- check promptly cashed, followed by excuses for non-shipment while
- Black Belt Systems spent your money? I, like many others who
- wanted to "Power Up" with Image Master, called Black Belt Systems
- on occasion to inquire as to why I hadn't received it. A woman
- ,who I talked to on occasion, politely informed me that the new
- release was delayed and they hoped it would be released in
- another week. After two months of being told the same thing, I
- called Black Belt Systems again. I explained that I had ordered
- Image Master early in January and I was concerned that Black Belt
- Systems had cashed my check without sending me Image Master. I
- told her that it was a violation of Federal Law. I received the
- same story about hoping Image Master would be finished in a week.
- The same story I had heard for two months. In the "Power Up"
- offer there was no mention of two month delays in shipping. I
- asked to speak to someone in charge and was told that everyone
- would be out to lunch for an hour and a half. I asked if someone
- could call me back later. While I was out, someone, who never
- bothered to identify himself, called from Black Belt Systems
- and left a message with my secretary. He claimed that I was
- "rude to his girls" and said "not to be mean to them." He gave
- me three options; 1. Accept the old version of 9.23. 2. Wait for
- the release of version 9.24. Or, 3. get my money back (not with
- two months interest of course). I told him that I wanted to
- discuss the issue of "being rude to his girls" in addition to
- Black Belt Systems cashing my check with out sending me anything.
- He demanded an answer about the Image Master order and told me
- that discussing my "rudeness" was not worth the telephone call.
- I informed him to send my money back after which he hung up on
- me. I called Black Belt Systems back and informed them that
- because of their rudeness I was informing the Federal Trade
- Commission as to their business practices. He told me to "have
- fun." I am very happy to be saved the trouble of owning a Black
- Belt Systems product. With as rude and unprofessional the
- personnel of Black Belt Systems have shown themselves to be over
- problems with an order, I can imagine how their customer support
- would handle complaints about bugs in Image Master. I am a very
- happy user of ADPro and Morph Plus from A.S.D.G. Both programs
- have worked flawlessly and A.S.D.G.'s customer support has been
- pleasant and helpful. I even recently received a free Morph Plus
- upgrade. What a great company! I was curious how Image Master
- measured up to ADPro and Morph Plus, but now I am thankful I
- don't have to suffer any additional abuse from Black Belt
- Systems! If you are having similar problems with Black Belt
- Systems, here are two numbers that might help. Federal Trade
- Commission, Consumer Protection Division, (202) 326-2976. Ask
- about the Mail Order Rule. Montana States Attorney's Office,
- Consumer Affairs Division, (406)444-4311 or 444-4312. Joe Laleman
- 03/08/93.
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