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Re: Bad Service from supplier!

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From: Simon Reed
Date: Fri, 05 Apr 1996 00:00
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In article <pkoOuoAYEDZxEwCq@wookie.demon.co.uk>, John Beardmore
<wookie@wookie.demon.co.uk> writes
>In article <+6uenAAatCYxEw5U@slater1.demon.co.uk>, Mark/Elaine
><Mark/Elaine@slater1.demon.co.uk> writes
>>I think it would be a good idea to maintain a thread - in this very
>>newsgroup perhaps - listing suppliers who have transgressed <snip>
>Seconded.
>
>I'll start. Simply sent me 3 multi IO cards the other week which I'd
>ordered to get some 16550s.
>
>The UARTS were 16450 compat only. I made them take them back.

Conversely, the one Simply sent me a few weeks ago was fine.  Also, the
delivery company cocked up and delivered 3 days late - I phoned Simply &
told them to re-consider who they use.  A few days later a credit for
the postage appeared on my Access statement from Simply - without me
having asked for it.

Simon Reed, simon@sandj.demon.co.uk
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From: Simon Reed <Simon@sandj.demon.co.uk>
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Date: 1996/04/05
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