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- From: skwong@cuse1.se.cuhk.hk (Wong Sai Kee (Graduate Assistant))
- Subject: Re: Bad Experience with MacCenter
- Message-ID: <1992Dec23.085847.13525@cucs5.cs.cuhk.hk>
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- Organization: Faculty of Engineering, The Chinese U. of Hong Kong
- References: <1992Dec17.201138.157522@bmug.org>
- Date: Wed, 23 Dec 1992 08:58:47 GMT
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- Robert_L._Branick@bmug.org writes:
-
- >I ordered a 50-mHz DayStar PowerCache from MacCenter, because they had a pretty
- >cheap price advertised in MacUser. The ad stated that they wouldn't charge my
- >credit card until the order shipped, but the charge showed up before the PowerCache.
- > When I enquired, they told me that it had been shipped UPS, and that they
- >would have to check with them. This went on for a month. Fortunately, I
- >immediately disputed the charge on my credit card.
-
- How to dispute a charge? I had a bad experience too. It is the Central
- Point Software Inc. The story is longer.
-
- Two months ago, I requested for an upgrade to MacTools 2.0. After 2 wks,
- I received a letter from UK said that USA office do not process the
- offer, UK do, if I didn't refuse then they would send me the pack. 3
- days later, I faxed out to confirm it.
-
- After 6 weeks, I received the pack, it was shipped out as Air Mail but 6
- wks... I was wondering about the company's efficiency.
-
- When I received the statement from VISA, I found that they charged me 3
- times and back paid once (the transaction fee and remittance difference
- was absorbed by me). I faxed an inquiry next day. No reply until now
- (approx. 3 weeks).
-
- The story is even longer, last Friday I received another Air Mail
- (normally it takes 6 - 10 days from UK to Hong Kong) pack. I did not
- open it yet. I will send another faxed to Central Point Software . . .
-
- Poor me. :-(
-
- >To make an already long story longer, it turned out that they didn't have it
- >in stock, and couldn't tell me when they would have it in stock. I cancelled
- >my order, although they were EXTREMELY reluctant to. It was my first bad
- >experience with a mail order outfit.
-
- >**** From Planet BMUG, the FirstClass BBS of BMUG. The message contained in
- >**** this posting does not in any way reflect BMUG's official views.
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