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- From: joeles@cup.portal.com (Joel Edward Swan)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
- Subject: Re: A1200 and LD vs HD drives
- Message-ID: <69750@cup.portal.com>
- Date: Wed, 18 Nov 92 01:23:16 PST
- Organization: The Portal System (TM)
- References: <1992Nov11.100321.60681@cc.usu.edu>
- <1992Nov12.161024.3885@TorreyPinesCA.ncr.com>
- <1992Nov12.225320.26998@hubcap.clemson.edu>
- <1992Nov13.200527.5746@TorreyPinesCA.ncr.com>
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- >Quoth charlet@hubcap.clemson.edu (Charles E "Rick" Taylor IV):
- >
- >]> >Gee, I can think of several tacks to take with such a customer:
- >]> > "Oh, if high density drives are all you're interested in, let's cut th
- e
- >]> > computer our of the equation altogether! I can sell you SEVERAL HD
- >]> > drives for that price!"
- >]> > "Are you here to buy a computer or a disk drive?"
- >]>
- >]> I didn't see a smiley anywhere, so I ask: ARE YOU SERIOUS?!?!?!?!!?!?!
- >]>
- >]> You won't sell any computers talking like that; insulting the customer gets
- >you
- >]> nothing except fewer customers ...
- >]>
- >]> (Gee I hope that was sarcasm and I missed it ... :) )
- >]>
- >]> (I *really* hope that was sarcasm and I missed it ... :) :) )
- >
- >Semi serious, semi sarcastic...
- >
- >Listen, if a dealer lets himself get trapped into the situation described,
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- "Get's trapped?" Are you real? That can be a very simple question, not
- coming from someone looking to "undermind the dealer."
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- >
- >--
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- >Jeff Grimmett [SuperBitMap BBS] * fido!1:202/1401.0 [619-460-7290]
- >jeff_grimmett@f1401.n202.z1.fidonet.org * jgrimm@TorreyPinesCA.ncr.com
- > My employer doesn't allow me to have opinions -- so don't tell 'em I do!
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- -Joel
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- / Joel E. Swan....Pres./...Media Specialties, Ltd., Oak Forest, IL.USA /
- / & Senior Producer..../...Moody Broadcasting Network, Chicago, IL. USA /
- / Portal ID: joeles..../...joeles@cup.portal.com /
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