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From: darin@nova.laic.uucp (Darin Johnson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Mail Order Amigas
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Date: 10 Aug 89 19:11:17 GMT
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Reply-To: darin@nova.UUCP (Darin Johnson)
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In article  dwl10@amdahl.uts.amdahl.com (Dave Lowrey) writes:
>In article <1402@bnr-fos.UUCP> protcoop@bnr-public.UUCP (Co-op Student) writes:
>>
>>Another thing with mail order and local dealers is just this:
>>Why the heck should the dealer even consider servicing your mail order
>>machine when you previously turned your nose up to him and did not buy
>>the computer from him?
>
>The phrase "CBM Authorized Service Center", to me at least, means that
>the dealer fixex ALL In Wartentee equiptment. Not just equiptment that
>was bought from him.

This won't really apply to me, since my machine is out of warrantee
by now.  But I am moving soon.  I would hate to think that I would
have to ship my machine to the original dealer to get it serviced on
warrantee (and get at least a month without a machine) when I can drive
10 minutes to a shop where I buy all my software/peripherals, etc.
It sounds like good business sense to provide warrantee service on
a machine bought elsewhere, since it gives the customer a better impression
of the business, and they are more likely to come back.  After the machine
is out of warrantee, you don't want the user to avoid you when looking
for service.  If you want the give customers who buy machines from you
preferential service, then give an additional warrantee period, or add
other perks.  If an "Apple Authorized Service Center" refused to service
a warranteed machine, odds are they'd get a swift rap on the head.

Darin Johnson (leadsv!laic!darin@pyramid.pyramid.com)
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