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- From: gchow@hawai.inria.fr (Gloria Chow)
- Newsgroups: rec.running,rec.sport.triathlon,rec.bicycles.misc,rec.sport.swimming
- Subject: Re: Sports 1 International
- Message-ID: <36697@sophia.inria.fr>
- Date: 18 Dec 92 11:52:49 GMT
- References: <1992Dec17.191422.23284@walter.bellcore.com>
- Sender: news@sophia.inria.fr
- Followup-To: rec.running
- Organization: INRIA, Sophia-Antipolis (Fr)
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- In article <1992Dec17.191422.23284@walter.bellcore.com>, kenl@origami.cc.bellcore.com (Ken Lehner) writes:
- |> We all have heard or experienced stories relating the poor service
- |> received from catalog shops. I thought I'd relate a good experience
- |> with the above shop. I ordered two pairs of running shorts, two
- |> racing (swim) suits, and a running shirt on 12/15. They indicated
- |> that the shorts were in stock, but the rest was on order, and they'd
- |> send the shorts. They arrived at work today (12/17) via UPS! Inside
- |> was a complete description of the status of the order, including a
- |> statement of how much had been charged to my VISA, and what the total
- |> would be. Since I'd ordered 5 items, and > $100, shipping was free
- |> (either condition is sufficient).
- |>
- |> The catalog has everything from goggles, swimsuits, and kickboards, to
- |> bike pumps, cycling shorts, a $3750 Quintana Roo tri-bike, and HED/ZIPP
- |> disk/trispoke wheels, to just about anything you want.
- |>
- |> Phone is (800) 255-1027, 8am-8pm EST (they are in Greenville, NC). I
- |> don't work for them, or receive anything (but good service so far) from
- |> them for this endorsement.
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- I am living in France now, and would you have any idea whether I can
- order from aboard?? Thanks in advance.
-
- Gloria
-