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Re: Consumer Warning RE:MacMall - Please Read!

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From: Chad Leigh The Electronic GunSho...
Date: Fri, 12 Jan 1996 00:00
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In article <rking-1201961313170001@failcon.demon.co.uk>,
rking@failcon.demon.co.uk (Roger King) wrote:

> In article <30F5B099.146@west.net>, siberian@west.net wrote:
> 
> <<I purchased an NTSC convertor from them after repeated assurances 
> that thier 'Tech database' said it was compatible with my Thunder 24 
> graphics card et al..  Of course, it was not, I called, they told me 'To
> bad, you get credit' and that was that..>>
> 
> Is that legal in the US?  In England we have consumer protection
> legislation that ensures you get a full cash refund on anyhing that does
> not fulfill the purpose that it was bought for.  Surely there must be
> something similar in the US?
> 


This is why you order with a Credit Card.  As long as you are RIGHT and
they are wrong the Credit Card companies will charge them back.  Do not
use this as a random threat -- only when you are getting no where with
clueless folks like MacMall.

Regards
Chad
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From: chad@pengar.com (Chad Leigh @ The Electronic GunShop)
Subject: Re: Consumer Warning RE:MacMall - Please Read!
Date: 1996/01/12
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