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Re: Buyer Beware--MIDWEST MICRO

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From: Bryan Thorp
Date: Mon, 18 Jul 1994 10:39
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In article <Ct2oBu.Fxx@oucsace.cs.ohiou.edu>, Paul Kline wrote:
: In article <merlyn.774373060@winternet.com>,
: Doug McIntyre <merlyn@icicle.winternet.com> wrote:
: >kline@bobcat.ent.ohiou.edu (Paul Kline) writes:
: >>I recently ordered a 486DX2-66 from Midwest Micro and:
: >>23 to send it back with insurance)!  They offered to pay for the 
: >>return shipping on the condition that I wait around 6-10 days for 
: >>UPS to come by and get it.  BULLS&#@!!!  Needless to say I am very
: >
: >6-10 days for UPS to do a call tag would be a miracle. They usually
: >take more like 3 weeks to pick up a call tag after it is issued, plus
: >the shipping time means its like a month after you issue a call tag
: >to finally get the product back.. 
: >--
: >Doug McIntyre                                merlyn@winternet.com
: >
: This prompts me to ask a stupid question--if a company has a 30 
: day money back guarantee and it takes 31 days to return something
: via UPS can the company forfeit the guarantee??
: 
: pk

i could be wrong, but i assume that it's 30 days once you have it in your hot 
little hands - not from the shipping date.
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bryan thorp                                                 fidonet 1:153/316.1
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Subject: Re: Buyer Beware--MIDWEST MICRO
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