CDW is okay. But, I prefer MicroWorks Computer Center....
Kathy Kubec is awesome at getting the products and prices we need. http://www.linkedin.com/in/kathykubec * * *ASB* *http://about.me/Andrew.S.Baker* *Harnessing the Advantages of Technology for the SMB market… * On Thu, Jul 14, 2011 at 2:10 PM, Bob Fronk <[email protected]> wrote: > CDW is my #1. Same rep for last 6-7 years. I couldn’t ask for better > service. Pricing is rarely an issue and if I find something less expensive > elsewhere, they have always matched or beat the price. **** > > ** ** > > If CDW does not have something I need in stock, I will look at Insight. I > used them previously as my #1 until, like your story, the reps became > revolving doors. **** > > ** ** > > Recently I have bought a few things from Newegg and have been pretty happy > with the results.**** > > ** ** > > I try to do 90% of my business with CDW. It helps to have that history and > the larger spend usually equates to larger discount percentage.**** > > ** ** > > BF**** > > ** ** > > *From:* Ralph Smith [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Thursday, July 14, 2011 2:03 PM > > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* RE: PC Mall created a customer account without my knowledge**** > > ** ** > > I worked with pc mall for about four years during which time I had the same > account rep. She was very good about working with me, conferencing in > people they had on site from different vendors, such as Dell and HP when I > had a project, question or issue. I never had problems with delivery, or > returns, and the prices were almost always the best I could find.**** > > ** ** > > Then they switched reps on me …several times. Now I don’t use them > anymore.**** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > I know a lot of shops use CDW, but does anyone use or have opinions on some > other places like Zones, Insight or PC Connection? I don’t have any one > go-to place at the moment. **** > > ** ** > > I used to like PC Connection many years ago, but then it seemed like they > could never give me the same pricing I could get from PC Mall or Dell, and > they also switched me to an rep I didn’t like.**** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > *From:* David Mazzaccaro [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Thursday, July 14, 2011 11:58 AM > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* RE: PC Mall created a customer account without my knowledge**** > > ** ** > > LOL**** > > ** ** > > *From:* John Cook [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Thursday, July 14, 2011 11:29 AM > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* RE: PC Mall created a customer account without my knowledge**** > > ** ** > > What was that account #.........**** > > ** ** > > *From:* David Mazzaccaro [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Thursday, July 14, 2011 11:18 AM > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* RE: PC Mall created a customer account without my knowledge**** > > ** ** > > Unbelievable… **** > > So now I am wasting 30 minutes going back and forth with this guy > explaining that I never signed up, never asked to be signed up, never used > them (and never will).**** > > I said:**** > > “You setup a corporate purchasing account without authorization, then sent > the login credentials via a plain text email… and you don’t see anything > wrong w/ that?” **** > > “What is to stop a 3rd party from obtaining that information, logging in > as me and buying product under my account???”**** > > ** ** > > His reply was that he wanted to make it as easy as possible for me to buy > from them, and that I can log in and change my password as often as I’d > like..**** > > Are you kidding me?!?!**** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > *From:* Kennedy, Jim [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Thursday, July 14, 2011 11:05 AM > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* RE: PC Mall created a customer account without my knowledge**** > > ** ** > > They are scum, imho. For over 5 years they tried to collect from a former > employer on a product I returned to PC Mall while I was there. We > repeatedly sent them proof of delivery of the return. I told the account > rep that if they called again we would never do business with them again. I > was nice, but dead serious…get your bean counters to stop calling my bean > counters.**** > > ** ** > > It didn’t stop. Last I heard it continued well beyond me leaving the > company.**** > > ** ** > > *From:* David Mazzaccaro [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Thursday, July 14, 2011 11:02 AM > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* PC Mall created a customer account without my knowledge**** > > ** ** > > Has anyone dealt w/ this company?**** > > I just got an email from PC Mall saying “Welcome to PC Mall” – here is > your username and password to begin saving money”…**** > > WTF?**** > > I never signed up w/ them, never even talked to them… **** > > Is this normal practice for resellers to just auto-create customer > accounts?**** > > And to then send a plain-text email containing log on credentials???**** > > I replied back demanding to have the account deleted and confirmation of > my request.**** > > /Rant off**** > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
