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Article #6392EPS Technologies Screws Me
From: Scott Evernden
Date: Fri, 28 Dec 1990 18:56
Date: Fri, 28 Dec 1990 18:56
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This was supposed to be a story about a successful mail-order buy. Instead- EPS Technologies screwed me over. I'd read the good things being said about EPS Technologies here. My own research indicated they would be a low mail-order risk. So on Dec 3, I ordered a loaded 486/33 from them. I indicated that for tax purposes it was absolutely critical that I receive the machine before the end of the year. No problem I was told, it would be shipped in 8 working days. On Dec 7, EPS said they would be shipping my system the week of Dec 17. Dec 21 - nobody returns my calls. I talk to someone in shipping who says they will ship on Dec 26. Dec 24, Todd Booge at EPS "guarantees" my machine will arrive Dec 27. He says they are having difficulty getting motherboards in, but they're gonna "pull" one from another machine for me. On Dec 28, EPS shipping claims my machine is on the bench being burned-in. Will be shipped on Dec 31. I'm more than a little pissed off now. Shipping guy, Jack, changes his story and says he can have the machine in my hands on Dec 31. I say I don't believe him. Todd actually returns my call, and apologizes. Says the 345 Meg disks were late coming in. I find it fascinating that there's a different excuse each time I call. Finally, I have the sense to cancel the order. EPS succeeds in screwing me out of a 1990 business expense I was really counting on. Other details I've omitted have caused me considerable concern about this place. I would recommend you avoid EPS unless you could care less when/if you receive your equipment, and if you won't be relying on their technical support. -scott
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!usc!wuarchive!uunet!applix!scotte From: scotte@applix.com (Scott Evernden) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware,comp.unix.sysv386 Subject: EPS Technologies Screws Me Message-ID: <1101@applix.com> Date: 28 Dec 90 18:56:35 GMT Reply-To: scotte@applix.UUCP (Scott Evernden) Organization: APPLiX Inc., WestboroMA Lines: 37