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- From: ljnelson@unix.amherst.edu (LAiRD j. NeLSoN)
- Subject: Avoid ZEOS
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- Date: Sat, 12 Dec 1992 19:04:13 GMT
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- [ Article crossposted from comp.misc ]
- [ Author was ljnelson@unix.amherst.edu ]
- [ Posted on Fri, 11 Dec 1992 04:26:04 GMT ]
-
- Just a quick experience my roommate has had with ZEOS International:
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- On November 12th he bought a 486/50 upgrade--a new mother board to be dropped
- into his existing 386/16. The sale was completed in a snap, and he shipped
- the computer off. They promised a 10 day turnaround, assuring him that
- the swap would be relatively simple.
-
- It is now December 11th, and he still has not received his computer back.
- Customer service has been absolutely reprehensible, passing the buck and
- the responsibility for all the mindless shuffling of paperwork to practically
- every department. He has been told on two or three separate occasions that
- the computer would be shipped back to him "today, or tomorrow at the latest."
- On each of these occasions he has been assured that the computer was "in
- repair" and was undergoing its 24 hour burn-in test. Fedex deliveries have
- been promised and have not materialized. Within two or three days, ZEOS will
- have held on to his computer for 30 days, after which they are required to
- ship it back or replace it by law.
-
- That such an otherwise apparently respectable company should be so lacking in
- supporting its customers seems ridiculous to me; I thought reputation was
- more important than that. Here, at least, are two people who will never
- deal with ZEOS again.
-
- Responsibility, apparently, is nowhere to be found; everyone whom my roommate
- has contacted has claimed that they are not involved in the process: from sales
- to customer service to repair.
-
- Miserable response and "support" such as this is what gives mail order its
- bad name. I have recommended to others on campus who are thinking of buying
- computers to avoid ZEOS; I would do the same for *anyone*.
-
- LAiRD
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