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- From: hhll@stein.u.washington.edu (Steven Hodas)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
- Subject: Re: MacCenter vs MacConnection
- Message-ID: <1992Dec15.054532.26952@u.washington.edu>
- Date: 15 Dec 92 05:45:32 GMT
- Article-I.D.: u.1992Dec15.054532.26952
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- rwb@alexander.VI.RI.CMU.EDU (Robert Berger) writes:
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- >A few weeks ago I ordered a NEC 4FG and a Radius 24XP from MacCenter in
- >Texas. I place the order only after they assured me they had both
- >items in stock, and would ship right away.
-
- >After three weeks I called to cancel the order. They never explained
- >why they had lied about having the items in stock, but instead tried
- >to keep my order by claiming that both items were in short supply
- >all over the country.
-
- Not only that, but MacCenter will not accept a credit card order unless
- you provide your social security number, which is directly contrary to the
- policies of both the MasterCard consortium and Citibank (my card issuer).
- When I informed the "supervisor" of this he told me that company lawyers
- had informed him that it was okay, and that the only people who objected
- to the policy were credit card defrauders. I ordered from another company,
- happily paying the $50 or so difference on the $1400 printer.
-