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From: cooper@odin.ucsd.edu (Ken Cooper)
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Subject: Re: Look out for this mail order company!
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Date: 10 May 88 01:06:20 GMT
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In article <3688@fluke.COM> moriarty@tc.fluke.COM (Jeff Meyer) writes:

>Anyway, I decided to try out MacWarehouse, the new company in New Jersey
>which runs the big ads in MacUser and (I think) MacWorld.  Called them up,
>and they said they had it in stock.  Asked the sales represenative how much
>and she said "$395"!  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.
>
>Hell, even BusinessLand sells it for cheaper.  Take my advice, and if you
>have to do business with these highball dingos, shop around.  I hope their
>pricing system puts 'em out of business soon.

From what I've seen of MacWarehouse, this is an anomalous situation. I've bought
several software packages from them, having shopped around the various mail
order houses, and I've found MacWarehouse to be consistently competitive. On
the average, I'd say they've had the best prices for everything I've bought.
Further, their service has been very good (not next day, like MacConnection, 
but very good). Dunno what happened with FWP, but I wouldn't judge the company
on this one deal.

Ken Cooper

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