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- From: lestrade@Ra.MsState.Edu (John Patrick Lestrade)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
- Subject: Re: Microlab is a rip-off!!! BEWARE!!!
- Message-ID: <lestrade.721608094@Ra.MsState.Edu>
- Date: 12 Nov 92 22:41:34 GMT
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- tvp@gibdo.engr.washington.edu writes:
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- >As a self-espoused COD orderer I like to follow up to these type posts.
- >Okay, how is it an advantage in this case? If I'd ordered this video
- >card COD this is what would have happened.
-
- >1. Delivery guy arrives.
- >2. I check the contents of the order
- >3. I see that they sent a video card I don't want.
- >4. I send the delivery guy away without giving him any money.
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- I perfer credit cards. It can happen that the delivery seems ok, but
- when you install it (or whatever) it doesn't work. with COD, your
- money is long gone. with a credit card you still have recourse.
- I have also had it happen that they forgot to charge me!!
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- --
- John Patrick Lestrade
- cnesta::lestrade Let's try again in '96!
- lestrade@ra.msstate.edu
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