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Jimington <wvzubqtr@gfa.pp> wrote
> Rod Speed <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote

>> Depends on the branch.

>> I found that the stupid cow in the Sydney branch was a terminal
>> fuckwit who would deliberately ignore my instructions and do
>> whatever she felt like doing. On a number of ocassions.

>> The Briz branch was fine on a number of ocassions.

>> Dazza <nospam.dt_clancy.nospam@bigpond.com> wrote:

>>> Below is a copy of an email I sent to Umart regarding
>>> some components I intend to buy for my new system.

>>> Further below is their reply, which didn't seem to answer
>>> any of the questions I asked (well, all but one)

>>> It seems they might be reluctant to detail freight & other costs
>>> prior to purchase?

>> Yeah, that was the problem I had, the stupid cow ignored my instructions
>> to add the cost of the freight to the visa charge. She kept charging the cost
>> of the goods to the visa and sending it COD for the freight, even when I
>> sent her the url of the APO freight calculator so she only had to insert the
>> weight and see what the freight cost would be. She appeared to do it that
>> way because it was a bit easier for her, even tho I told her a number of
>> times that I didnt want it done that way, because I had to show up at the
>> post office to pay the COD charge, whereas if she added the freight cost
>> to the visa charge, it would be delivered with no action on my part.

>>> I find it really annoying to have asked seemingly simple questions
>>> to get such a lame reponse!

>> Yeah, bet its the same stupid cow.

>>> Has anyone got any positive or negative dealings with Umart they
>>> care to share with me before I spend almost $3k with them?

>> Wouldnt dream of it.

> maybe not but this interchange has rattled me.

It didnt me, I stopped using the sydney branch after that stupid cow did
that to me twice, and used the briz branch instead and that worked fine.

> There's an awful lot to be said for paypal and costs up front

Trouble is that that was before anyone was accepting
paypal for hardware sales, except on ebay.

> even if it does ease a bit of a surcharge out of you.

The use of visa almost always did with anyone except the likes of Dick Smith too.

And is a lot easier to use if they claim they shipped it and didnt too.

>>> (BTW, any comments on the system?)

>> Interleaved.

>>> Email as sent to sales Manager.............

>>> Hi,

>>> I have a few questions regarding an order I wish to place with you.
>>> I intend to purchase the components for a complete system.

>>> How much is the freight to the NSW Central Coast (Post Code 2263)?
>>> Does the freight charge include insurance?

>> She's too stupid to even use the APO calculator,
>> even when you send her the url for it in the email.

>> I didnt even want to know the freight cost, just wanted
>> it added to the total and charged to the visa.

>>> Do you offer a build/assembly service for the components I intend to buy, if yes, cost?

>>> I am after the Intel E8400 CPU which seems out of stock in your shop,
>>> can you provide an accurate time for delivery, or are you able to transfer
>>> one from another of your shops to complete this order?

>> You're welcome to deal directly with one of the other ones if you want.

>>> Thanking you in advance

>>> XXXXXXX XXXXXXX (omitted for obvious reasons)
>>> XXXXXXXX XXXXXXX

>>>      Product Quantity Price Gst Total
>>>      Microsoft Windows XP PRO (OEM)    $219.00  $19.91  $219.00

>> Why bother to pay for it ?

> Maybe he likes being frustrated?

Mad.

>>>      Panasonic 1.44 Floppy(black)    $15.00  $1.36  $15.00
>>>      Samsung 400G 7200RPM SATAII    $105.00  $9.55  $105.00

>> I never buy anything else now drive wise.

> Nor me for the last few years. Currently waiting for delivery of a
> 750gb jobbo since i'm getting quite low on storage room again.

Yeah, been toying with the idea of making up another PVR with a pair of 1GB
drives and a pair of PCIe Digital Now digital TV capture cards so I can have it
just record everything on 4 channels and I can sort out what I want to bother
watching when I come home after being away for a week or two etc.

Currently I program what I want recorded in advance and thats
not convenient when I want to be away for a week or two etc.

> Luckily over the years drive size has increased at
> about the same rate as the amount i want to store.

Yeah, me too, tho it isnt always the best $/GB.

>>>      Samsung 22 226BW Wide TFT Monitor - Black 2ms Digital / Analog
>>>      Interf $399.00  $36.27  $399.00 Antec 850W TruePower Quattro
>>>      ATX & EPS 12V Power Supply, Modular Cable $270.00  $24.55
>>>      $270.00 Antec P182 Performance One Black ATX Mid Tower - NO
>>> PSU   $195.00 $17.73  $195.00 Logitech G9 Laser Gaming Mouse USB
>>> $99.00  $9.00  $99.00

>> Those too. Tho I havent use one of those, mine are MX700s.

> I recently bought my 1st laser mouse, a real el-cheapo job but i think more will follow.

Yeah, I'd never go back to balled mice again, and never use corded mice again either.

>>>      Gigabyte GA-X38-DQ6 X38 1600MHz FSB DDR2-1066MHz 2 x PCI
>>> Express x16 S $344.00  $31.27  $344.00

>> I'm not that rapt in gigabyte myself. They tend to release the
>> motherboards too early, before all the warts have been removed, and
>> you get lots of revs showing up later and its tough titty for you if
>> the rev fixes something important and you got an earlier one.

>>>      Corsair TWIN2X2048-8500C5D 2GB    $219.00  $19.91  $219.00

I should have said that I'd get the supplier to assemble at least the motherboard,
cpu and ram and run a decent checker on that to make sure the motherboard
likes the ram and use what they recomment ram wise instead if it doesnt like it.

These DDR2 systems are still much too twitchy ram wise.

>>>      Logitech G15 Gaming Keyboard Refresh    $99.00  $9.00  $99.00

>> Never had any problems with my logitech keyboards except that the lettering
>> wears off the most commonly used keys, but then so does everyone else's
>> and Microsoft isnt prepared to cover that under their warranty. I was going
>> to fuck MS over using the ACCC on that, but managed to cripple myself
>> just as the warranty ran out so didnt get a chance to do that.

> I'm a keyboard man myself and lettering always wears
> out, but like everything they're cheap to replace.

I got sick of that once I changed to cordless keyboards and mice.

> That crippling was probably that heart transplant,
> they must have found another cold black one ;)

Nar, I managed to do that with a chainsaw. Cant believe I was actually that stupid.

Wasnt permanent, but it was a mobility problem just when the warranty expired.

I didnt care that much about it since it was a corded keyboard and I had
changed over to cordless keyboards and mice by then and I was only
going to monster MS on the warranty because I was royally pissed off
that they were arseholes enough to claim that it wasnt covered by the
warranty and I rather enjoy fucking over arseholes that try stunts like that.

>> Logitech did claim that thats covered by their warranty, and I have had the
>> lettering wear off on two of them, but havent gotten around to holding them
>> to their warranty, remains to be seen what they do when it comes to the crunch.

>>>      Gigabyte NX8800GT 512MB DDR3 PCIEx16 HDCP 2xDVI-I HDTV
>>>      $359.00 $32.64  $359.00 LG H20NS10 SATA 20X+- Super Multi DVD
>>> Rewriter Black with Software $39.00  $7.09  $78.00

>> I always stick with the LGs for burners now, much more tolerant of media than many.

> Yeah LG have been the gun optical drives for a while but i think i may give
> samsung another go next time. I think they've picked up their act on opticals.

>>>      Intel ATX E8400 CORE 2 DUO /3.0GHz/6MB/1333FSB/LGA775
>>>      $299.00 $27.18  $299.00 Total $245.45 $2700.00

>>> And the reply..........

>>> hi,

>>> the cost is depend on the size and the weight and the location

>> Stupid cow.

>>> yes, the freight charge include insurance
>>> yes, we do offer a system build,

>>> if you need anyinformation please feel free to contact
>>> our sales staff so we can help you 33693928

>>> Kind Regards
>>> Andrew

>> OK, clearly not the cow herself.

> Very hard word. I'd be more inclined to soften the "c" by replacing it with an "s"

I actually talked to the stupid cow on the phone. Chinese.

Guess sow is a bit more appropriate with a chinese |-)

>>> All prices quoted are for the Internet cash price. To pay using Visa,
>>> Mastercard or Bank Card is a 3% surcharge. Payments via EFTPOS,
>>> Direct deposit, BPAY and Cheque are considered to be cash.

>>> OPENING HOURS
>>> Mon-Friday : 9am-5pm
>>> Saturday 9am-4pm

>>> Open late night Thursday for pick up only until 8pm

>>> Not open Sundays

>> Gotta grovel to some god or other.

> It's time some of the people groveled to some of the other gods,
> that rain god has been buggering the cricket a bit too much of late.

When the hospital asked me what religion I was, I said I was heathen.

She just smiled and I discovered later that she had put athiest in instead |-)