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Article #33Re: Synergy Computer Systems - Bad Trader Alert
From: Mike
Date: Tue, 17 Jun 1997 00:00
Date: Tue, 17 Jun 1997 00:00
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In article <866499666snz@michaels.demon.co.uk>, Michael Salem <4ms2u$ms@michaels.demon.co.uk> wrote: >Re: Bad Trader Alert ><I bought a computer and had endless trouble> > >If buying from an unkown supplier, use a credit card; the CC company by law >takes responsibility for many problems, and will back you up. > >The CC company is useful to apply pressure to the supplier. If this fails >and you want to get your money back from them, I understand they try to >wriggle out. A valid point - I do not have a CC unfortunately. Apparently the correct course of action (according to TSO) was to reject the goods at an early stage, and not use them until satisfied, as they were incomplete and faulty This would still have left me with a) needing to get a full refund, although on much stronger legal ground, and b) needing to replace the returned computer, at a higher price. Still, these points learnt for next time round .... -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Michael Brown Personal: mjb @ pootle. .co. C++ Consultant, Code For Effect Ltd Work: c4effect @ demon uk ----------- Current project: dK - The Wargame the professionals use ---------
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 1036bc,799375441db95be3 X-Google-Attributes: gid1036bc,public X-Google-Thread: 100f0d,799375441db95be3 X-Google-Attributes: gid100f0d,public X-Google-Thread: fc2be,799375441db95be3 X-Google-Attributes: gidfc2be,public X-Google-Thread: 1156f6,799375441db95be3 X-Google-Attributes: gid1156f6,public X-Google-Thread: fce88,799375441db95be3 X-Google-Attributes: gidfce88,public From: Mike <mjb@i_am_at_pootle_dot_demon.co.uk> Subject: Re: Synergy Computer Systems - Bad Trader Alert Date: 1997/06/17 Message-ID: <EBy18M.5xA@i_am_at_pootle_dot_demon.co.uk> X-Deja-AN: 249371377 Distribution: uk References: <EBvM4F.Ivz@i_am_at_pootle_dot_demon.co.uk> <866499666snz@michaels.demon.co.uk> X-Mail2News-User: news@pootle.demon.co.uk X-Mail2News-Path: punt-2.mail.demon.net!pootle.demon.co.uk Organization: Code For Effect Ltd Newsgroups: midlands.general,midlands.adverts,uwarwick.adverts,demon.tech.pc,demon.local