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- From: titan@carina.unm.edu ()
- Newsgroups: rec.photo
- Subject: Re: Avoid FOTO CELL! Avoid FOTO CELL! Avoid FOTO CELL!
- Date: 26 Jan 1993 03:59:33 GMT
- Organization: University of New Mexico, Albuquerque
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- In article <1993Jan25.160423.2565@ucbeh.san.uc.edu> yuanj@ucbeh.san.uc.edu writes:
- >Do not order any thing from FOTO CELL of NYC!
-
- yep. stick with B&H and Adorama, and even then, hold your breath....
-
- >What can I do?
-
- some of these i have done. some of these i haven't. i have applied none
- to those notorious NY camera suppliers:
-
- 1) file mail fruad charges. this is a slow, laborious process, but sooner
- or later the offender gets a note in the mail from the postal inspector
- general's office asking what the h*ll is going on. this tends to get results.
- doesn't necessarily get any satisfaction, per se.
-
- 2) write your $75 off as "educational expenses", cut up your discover card
- (telling them why), and only do business with those that take american
- express, which has a demonstrably better reputation for beating up slimy
- vendors who goof over the paying customer (the one time i needed their
- help, it was instantly forthcoming, and friends have had similar good
- experiences).
-
- 3) sue them in small claims, in your local jurisdiction, and have them
- served, after judgement, in their jurisdiction (assuming you can get away
- with this; some places yes, others no). demand $75 plus all expenses (phone
- calls, legal fees, wasted shipping, etc). this should come to many hundreds
- of dollars, and you will almost certainly win :-).
-
- 4) write the NY state corporation commission, allege mail fraud, and demand
- that any licenses be revoked.
-
- 5) write the NY municipal chamber of commerce, with the same purpose as #4
- above.
-
- 6) write the NY municipal better business bureau, with the same purpose
- as #4 above.
-
- 7) forget the whole thing (and be thankful it was only $75, not $7500).
-
- somehwhat tonge-in-cheek, for which i apologize. in summary, there is
- probably not much you can do at this point that will get you anywhere.
-
- mike
- titan@carina.unm.edu
-
-