Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site hound.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!floyd!harpo!eagle!mhuxl!houxm!hound!rfg From: rfg@hound.UUCP (R.GRANTGES) Newsgroups: net.audio Subject: Re: Mail-order Stereo Message-ID: <401@hound.UUCP> Date: Fri, 3-Feb-84 10:37:06 EST Article-I.D.: hound.401 Posted: Fri Feb 3 10:37:06 1984 Date-Received: Wed, 8-Feb-84 03:50:22 EST References: <216@pyuxdd.UUCP> Organization: Bell Labs, Holmdel NJ Lines: 18 Mail to you fails at the alice!rabbit interface. Yes, I have had extensive experience with Stereo Corp of America, Focus Electronics (camera mags), and Wisconsin Discount Stereo (only one time with Wisconsin). I have always been treated fairly and usually promptly - sometimes amazingly so. This last xmas bought Sony TCFX-555 and, um, (mental block on mfr name) SS-315 equalizer from SCA. Prices are lowest this way. UPS delivery charges are much less than NJ sales tax (6%). Vendors will exchange products received defective. If something goes wrong after item has been used awhile, standard warranty service is available from mfr - which is where most defects go anyway no matter where you buy. Vendors will offer no info on products or advice and so will not lie to you about products (well, they may say they are in stock when they aren't, a small white lie. Do not patronize those vendors who add 5 to 10 % as a handling charge as others are much more reasonable. Having spent several thousand over perhaps five years, I have never been sorry. On the other hand, trying to deal with, say Crazy Eddie types, or Tech HiFi snobs, or... almost always left me sorry I had bothered. Dick Grantges hound!rfg