Path: utzoo!utgpu!water!watmath!clyde!bellcore!tness7!killer!osu-cis!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!mandrill!gatech!ncar!oddjob!uwvax!umn-d-ub!umn-cs!bungia!com50!ems!srcsip!mnkonar From: mnkonar@srcsip.UUCP (Murat N. Konar) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac Subject: Re: Perhaps something really *is* amis a Jasmine. Message-ID: <4637@altura.srcsip.UUCP> Date: 3 Jun 88 00:44:09 GMT References: <3328@phri.UUCP> Reply-To: mnkonar@bedrock.UUCP (Murat N. Konar) Organization: Honeywell Systems & Research Center, Camden, MN Lines: 43 Posted: Thu Jun 2 19:44:09 1988 > A couple of weeks ago, somebody flamed Jasmine for >cashing their check and then claiming that they never got >the order in the first place. I came to Jasmine's rescue saying >that we've done a lot of business with them and never had any >problem. At the time I suggested that it must have been a fluke; >even the best run business offices will occasionally loose a >piece of paperwork. > Well, I guess it's time for me to retract my defense. >They just did exactly the same thing to us. We sent them an >order a couple of weeks ago with a check enclosed. When we hadn't >gotten the drive by last Friday, we called them up and asked where >it was; they said they were waiting to ... (lotsa stuff axed) Now I'll come to Jasmine's rescue. I placed an order by phone for an Innerdrive 90II about 2.5 weeks ago. I had just taken delivery of my MacII and so was pretty horny for a hard drive. When I asked about having the order rushed to me over night, the guy on the other end replied that Jasmine was in the midst of moving to new facilities and that their shipping department was in disarray, but that they could get it to in 8-10 days. My heart sank but I ordered anyway. This was a Monday. Friday morning my drive arrived, 4-6 days ahead of schedule. I was overjoyed. (The sucker's pretty darn fast, too.) Perhaps the problems alluded to in previous postings are a function of the move. I hope things straighten out. If they don't, it just proves MNK's Law (for lack of a better name) ============================================================= MNK's Law: If something is good, it will degrade in the interests of increased profits. ============================================================= Some examples: radio stations that used to play good music changing their formats to T40 or AOR, "The Equalizer" fans of this show will note the dramatic change from the quality of the first season or so vs. those currently in production. But I digress (sorry).