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In article <C0D9DF.9q5@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> lemson@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu (David Lemson) writes:
>From: lemson@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu (David Lemson)
>Subject: Re: Gateway vs. Austin questions
>Date: Tue, 5 Jan 1993 05:46:13 GMT
>pastor@prc.unisys.com (Jon Pastor) writes:
>
>>I could not find a vendor that offered as much system for the money as
>>Gateway.  I wanted to; I had had an annoying experience with their sales staff
>>in the past, and knew that tech support was sluggish.  Zeos is a little better
>
>I bought my last Gateway system from them about 1.5 yrs ago and
>I've been talking to them about a new 66V system and have noticed
>something - they will NOT lower their price!  The guy I used to deal
>with would cave in with free shipping without me even trying!  This
>guy didn't seem to want to move at all.  I'm going to try to call my
>old salesman back and see if maybe it was just him, but has anyone
>else noticed that they are more steadfast in their pricing? (I have
>bought about 3 systems from that salesman over the years and always
>got at least $200 off the total delivered price)
>
>One more thing - the lead time on the 66DX2 systems custom
>configured is *3 weeks* !!! Jeez.  I was going to order it today
>until I heard that.
I ordered my 66DX2 and got it 12 days later.  It's like the signs
at Disney Land that say how long the wait in a line is for a ride.
Management says give them a big number and they feel happy when
the get it faster.
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>David Lemson                                                (217) 244-1205
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