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- Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.misc
- Path: sparky!uunet!gatech!ee.gatech.edu!lockhart
- From: lockhart@eecom.gatech.edu (John B. Lockhart)
- Subject: Re: CD-ROM question, NeXT customer support gripe
- Message-ID: <1992Sep5.210619.18645@ee.gatech.edu>
- Summary: No kidding.
- Sender: news@ee.gatech.edu
- Organization: Computer Engineering Group, Georgia Tech, Atlanta, GA 30332-0250
- References: <1992Sep3.221018.15033@cs.cornell.edu> <5429@unixhub.SLAC.Stanford.EDU> <1992Sep5.170141.580@parsec.mixcom.com>
- Date: Sat, 5 Sep 1992 21:06:19 GMT
- Lines: 34
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- In article <1992Sep5.170141.580@parsec.mixcom.com> alberto@parsec.mixcom.com (Manuel Alberto Ricart) writes:
- >Well I am getting kind of desperate! I ordered the darn
- >thing a long long long long time ago, and nothing has
- >arrived. About 3 weeks back I had a call from NeXT
- >to verify an item in the order...
- >Last time, it took 3 months, don't they realize how
- >bad they look?
-
- No, they don't. Which is why I'm seriously looking at 486 systems, however
- much I might hate the software: for price/performance, they're difficult to
- beat. They also have the general advantage that you can go down the street and
- buy what you want, instead of placing an order for a measly drive on June 8th,
- paying in full, and not receiving it on September 5th (and counting).
-
- NeXT did this to me on my 'station itself, and I was patient with them.
-
- Then my monitor went bad, and they replaced it the *next*day*, so I didn't
- hold that against them. I must admit I've never seen a better service dept.
-
- Now, 89 days later, my patience is wearing a trifle thin with their
- shipping department.
-
- I've had some people flame me slightly about my previous messages, telling
- me to stop my whining, and to give NeXT a break: even if I am whining
- (which I'll admit), it just isn't good business to keep doing this sort of
- thing to customers. They'll eventually learn not to buy.
-
- --John
-
- --
- ::| The hypocrites are slandering the sacred halls of truth, ancient |::
- ::| nobles showering their bitterness on you... |::
- ::| --Rush |::
- ::::::::::| John B. Lockhart |::::::::::| lockhart@eecom.gatech.edu |::::::::::
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