Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/5/84; site mot.UUCP Path: utzoo!utcs!mnetor!mot!fred From: fred@mot.UUCP (Fred Christiansen) Newsgroups: net.consumers Subject: Re: United Consumers Club Message-ID: <438@mot.UUCP> Date: Thu, 7-Nov-85 11:33:46 EST Article-I.D.: mot.438 Posted: Thu Nov 7 11:33:46 1985 Date-Received: Thu, 7-Nov-85 22:23:27 EST References: <1198@cbdkc1.UUCP> Distribution: na Organization: Motorola Microsystems, Tempe, AZ 85282 Lines: 30 > I wanted to ask other members about the UCC. Are the prices as good as they > say? What problems, if any, have you had? Have you found better prices > on identical merchandise somewhere else? Why do they use such a hard-sell? > If it is such a good deal, it doesn't seem like they would need to use these > tactics. For example, if I didn't join that night, I would never be able > to join in the future. They didn't want me to look at the catalogs and then > go to stores to compare prices. I don't usually spend money when it is a > 'buy it now, or the opportunity is lost' scheme. > > Thanks, > Jim Brohard > cbdkc1!jmb there is a comparable outfit around here called Doralco. they gave us the same kind of pitch: super-hard sell, said flatly we had to be real dumb to pass up such an opportunity. the up-front membership fee was nearly $1000. they showed us around their showroom. i have a decent memory for remembering prices. i can do just as well or better at LaBelle's, Service Merchandise, or Federated Group, which are all national, open stores, especially if i buy when sales are on. as far as video and camera equipment is concerned, nothing can beat New York city shops and mail order, however. furniture was a different story. but it was all expensive, high-margin stuff (so no wonder they could really drop the price!) that i'm not into anyway. -- << Generic disclaimer >> Fred Christiansen ("Canajun, eh?") @ Motorola Microsystems, Tempe, AZ UUCP: {seismo!terak, trwrb!flkvax, utzoo!mnetor, ihnp4, attunix}!mot!fred ARPA: oakhill!mot!fred@ut-sally.ARPA Telephone: +1 602-438-3472