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In article <slendt.96.726275567@unomaha.edu> slendt@unomaha.edu (Steven Lendt) writes:

>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.

I wish that were always true.  I ordered mine 3 weeks ago and I'm still 
waiting.  My credit card hasn't been billed yet and customer service won't 
return my calls.