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- From: paul's.friend@uttsbbs.uucp (Paul'S Friend)
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- Subject: SANTRON 5 OF 5
- Message-ID: <4370.25.uupcb@uttsbbs.uucp>
- Date: 7 Nov 92 20:51:00 GMT
- Distribution: world
- Organization: The Transfer Station BBS, Danville, CA - 510-837-4610/837-5591
- Reply-To: paul's.friend@uttsbbs.uucp (Paul'S Friend)
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- Santron, Part V of V: The Nightmare Ends (almost).
-
- And so, fellow computer buyers, you would think that that
- would be the end of this little tale, but alas no. Santron
- ignored the request to pay up the $2529.00 they owed and my
- friend had to start a whole new legal process to get the money
- they owed him. He spent another 4 hours at City Hall filling out
- forms and checking county records. Finally, SEVEN MONTHS after
- this little tale started, Santron paid up. Unfortunately, by now
- my friend had incurred more legal fees, which he is in the
- process of recovering. He has spent well over a 100 hours
- preparing this case, he has lost countless nights sleep worrying
- over it. He doesn't think Santron have been very nice to him.
-
- Like all good stories and 90210 episodes, we have to end
- with a moral, so here it is:
-
- If you should ever happen to call Santron to order
- something, (and please don't forget that Microlink Data Systems
- (MDS) also does business out of the very same locations as
- Santron, and with some of the very same phone numbers, and
- "Computer Link" in Berkeley also uses the same phone numbers as
- MDS and says it is a "sister company" of Santron), maybe you
- should let them know how you feel about customer service. Check
- out their policy on adding cards to the computer, (you might want
- to add or replace a modem one day). Check out if they use new or
- used parts for repairs. Check out how long they take for repairs
- and what they will do if they can't get the right parts,
- especially under warranty. Check out what they actually mean by
- "one year full warranty" and what happens to the level of service
- as the end of that year approaches. And remember, whatever the
- salespeople tell you, GET IT IN WRITING. It may not help much at
- repair time, but at least you and the judge can have a good laugh
- later.
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