Send it back. Call the credit card and cancel payment. You could have had a DELL dude. Rich "66 Malibu ACES # 5066 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Craig A. Ellis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, November 13, 2002 10:42 AM Subject: RE: [Chevelle-List] Why OPG Sucks
> Gents, I think what we are seeing is what my partner calls the "gen-x > ethic". It's all about what you can sneak by somebody. Restoration parts > companies feel competition "forces" them to do it. They advertise > bargain basement prices and make up profit margin on S&H. We bought a > computer from Gateway a few weeks ago. They sent the wrong one and are > forcing us to pay shipping to send it back. That's $150 round trip to > get rid of their mistake. They can get away with it because they've > already charged your credit card and they know the card companies will > not back you up - they do too much business with them to risk it. That's > what my partner calls "the gen-x ethic". It's all about what you can get > away with. When I asked Gateway why they don't disclose this shipping > thing they said "because we don't have to". Now that's bold, people. > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:owner-chevelle-list@;chevelles.net]On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, November 12, 2002 8:39 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [Chevelle-List] Why OPG Sucks > > > > Ok, I need to vent here a little. > I ordered 2 cans of paint from OPG last week, paint cost like $12 per > can, no biggie. I just got it today and I was looking over the packing > list. Where the hell do they get off charging $4.75 for 2 cans of paint > that cost $24? I know UPS and FedEx charges very well since I work with > them everyday. There is no way that it costs almost $5 to insure > something that is that cheap. The insurance charge for something that > cheap is free since everything is insured at least up to $100. So let's > see here, $4.75 insurance plus $8.95 for shipping is $13.70, i just > shipped a 20 pound package to Canada with an insured value of $200 > cheaper than that amount. UNBELIEVABLE!!!! Needless to say they will > be getting a phone call tomorrow, what a freakin rip off. Ok I'm going > back to watching my movie now. > > Tom > > > ----------------------------------------------------- > To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html > To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ----------------------------------------------------- To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
