Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site minn-ua.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxl!ihnp4!stolaf!umn-cs!minn-ua!tim From: tim@minn-ua.UUCP (Tim Giebelhaus) Newsgroups: net.consumers Subject: Re: $2.00 diamond ring Message-ID: <992@minn-ua.UUCP> Date: Sat, 18-Feb-84 13:29:39 EST Article-I.D.: minn-ua.992 Posted: Sat Feb 18 13:29:39 1984 Date-Received: Tue, 21-Feb-84 08:22:16 EST References: <475@abnjh.UUCP> Organization: Univ. of Minn. Computer Center, Minneapolis Lines: 23 I didn't really expect anything that I did not pay for. My only loss was two or three 20 cent stamps. It seems that they are not going to cash the two dollar check. I filled in the FOR: part on the check for a "diamond ring." Here is a letter that I got that explains this place. Thankyou for sending it. >References: <980@minn-ua.UUCP> >Status: RO > >The outfit you are describing just had an investigative feature done >on them by Channel 2 News here in NYC, and there seem to be charges pending >against them from the New York State Attorney Generals office, or some such >legal entity. The ring, if you ever get it, has the most miniscule >diamond speck you can imagine, set in a glass surrounding to make it look >like a decent size, and the ring itself has a total worth of about $.50 >(according to the appraisal in the expose'). They (Prize Headquarters) >are doubtlessly the ones sending all the junk, but you can file some >kind of form with the Post Office refusing delivery on all junk mail. >This will stop the annoying flood. Good luck! I am a little dissapointed. I was expecting a $1.00 ring and I will only the a $0.50 ring... unless I get nothing. I don't really care either way.