Re: Warning: computer companies to beware of

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From: Spencer Austin Lehv
Date: Fri, 22 Nov 1996 00:00

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These computer stores are absolutely the most atrocious places around.
When I was a first year student at Columbia, one of these places ripped
off one of my good friends who could ill afford to be ripped off.  NOt
only did they bait and switch my friend, but they tacked on all sorts of
extras, including, a $60 power surge protector that you could get for 6
bucks.  Since that experience, I have made a habit of going into these
stores and exposing their scams.  I will go to Nobody Beats the Wiz (a
reputable, but equally unpleasant establishment) to find out what a
reasonable price is, and then go in there and see how many times the
reasonable price they are trying to sell the product for. In some cases,
it is 3 or 4 times.  When asked how they can sell the product for such an
inflated price, invariably they claim that it includes a special warranty.

These places are repulsive and their practices are indefensible. Please,
please, please never patronize any of these stores.

Spencer Lehv.

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From: sal7@sawasdee.cc.columbia.edu (Spencer Austin Lehv)
Subject: Re: Warning: computer companies to beware of
Date: 1996/11/22
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