Path: utzoo!utgpu!water!watmath!clyde!att!osu-cis!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!husc6!bbn!rochester!cornell!uw-beaver!ubc-cs!alberta!calgary!freedman From: freedman@calgary.UUCP (Dan Freedman) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac Subject: Re: Look out for this mail order company! Keywords: overpriced twits mail order Message-ID: <1583@vaxb.calgary.UUCP> Date: 11 May 88 23:54:06 GMT References: <3688@fluke.COM> Distribution: na Organization: U. of Calgary, Calgary, Ab. Lines: 28 In article <3688@fluke.COM>, moriarty@tc.fluke.COM (Jeff Meyer) writes: > [MacWarehouse quoted $395 for FullWrite.] After a few minutes of shock, > I asked if she was sure > of this -- I pointed out that $395 was the *list* price for the program, and > that I assumed their prices were marked down some (they are in the ads). > She said "Well, it's the manafacturers suggested retail price." I said I'd > do business elsewhere, thanks. One nice thing about MacWarehouse --- they have a 1-800 number which works in Canada. I think that they are the only one who does. They are also very capable when it comes down to doing all of the appropriate customs stuff for sending goods to Canada. I have only had good experiences with them. All you manufacturers and sellers out there who advertise 1-800 numbers in the magazines: please realize that unless you arrange it specifically, the number doesn't work from Canada. We would all be very grateful if you would make it as easy for us Canadians to buy your goods as it is for people in your own country. Also, some companies don't even list a normal (non 1-800) number, which forces Canadians to try and find the company through directory assistance. And if the address is not given, we can't get through at all! From our point of view, MacWarehouse has the right idea. Dan Freedman University of Calgary Computer Science Department 2500 University Drive N.W. Calgary, Alberta, T2N 1N4 ...!{ubc-vision,ihnp4}!alberta!calgary!freedman