Re: Good dealer - bad dealer

2004-08-06 Thread Dudley Gager
I couldn't agree with Tim more. I'm afraid a shopfront retailer and a website/mobile phone retailer are simply NOT comparable. And I think the list should lay off the thinly veiled whinges about our shopfront retailers. Do we want shopfront retailers for the mac or don't we? Hey, there will

Re: Good dealer - bad dealer

2004-08-06 Thread Mrs C
Weighing in on the award debate: I think it is a good idea, but: 1. I think entry should be limited to people who have purchased a product in the last 12 months. 2. They can only cast a vote for the retailer where they purchased if they think they got excellent service from that retailer. 3.

Re: Good dealer - bad dealer

2004-08-06 Thread Greg Sharp
Hi Tim Before any surveys are run we would really need to open up discussions on the topic. I agree that there are all types of resellers like Daniel who would be shut out of competition if we weren't careful about doing this just right. One solution I see is having various categories eg Best

Re: Good dealer - bad dealer

2004-08-06 Thread Martin Hill
To: WAMUG Mailing List wamug@wamug.org.au Subject: Re: Good dealer - bad dealer Hi, I'm one of the obviously large band of Macwizardry supporters, but I'd like to add a note of caution about the polling to ensure, pardon the pun, apples are compared with apples. One of Daniel's strengths as I

Re: Good dealer - bad dealer

2004-08-06 Thread Rod
Hi Dudley, On Thu, 5 Aug 2004 11:10 pm, you wrote: I couldn't agree with Tim more. I'm afraid a shopfront retailer and a website/mobile phone retailer are simply NOT comparable. But receiving bad service is. Daniel worked at the original AppleCentre in Cannington, where he served almost

Re: Good dealer - bad dealer

2004-08-06 Thread Matthew Healey
On 05/08/2004, at 11:10 PM, Dudley Gager wrote: I couldn't agree with Tim more. I'm afraid a shopfront retailer and a website/mobile phone retailer are simply NOT comparable. While I do agree that shops and owner operators are not generally comparable there is one point that levels it out a

Re: Good dealer - bad dealer and Re: More bouquets for Daniel

2004-08-06 Thread Paul
Daniel Kerr wrote: Thank you all for the nice praises and comments,..I do appreciate it. Your support is why MacWizardry is still around and will continue to be for a long time to come! And I am glad I can offer the service and support that you enjoy,..I enjoy it as well! The reason I

Re: Good dealer - bad dealer

2004-08-06 Thread Mike Fuller
Thanks very much for all the replies, public and private, to my question about Apple dealers. I think its obvious who I will be recommending to my friend. In fact, if I had known that Daniel could supply new Macs, I would probably not have asked in the first place. What was refreshing was

Subject: Re: Good dealer - bad dealer

2004-08-06 Thread Greg Satti
Hi all, Thanks Mart - I was waiting for a lead to join into the conversation. I think service is the one thing that sets businesses apart, and more than that its attitude. If the right attitude is displayed then service follows along with the return business. The real measure is not just how

Re: Good dealer - bad dealer

2004-08-06 Thread James / Hans Kunz
just make sure you get the mac including, software (system) and all! the necessary updates, i was in digilife mt hawthorn buying a powerbook and ended up with a unworkable machine, !!i had to pay for updates to get the powerbook working !! James On 05/08/2004, at 8:12, Mike Fuller wrote:

Re: Good dealer - bad dealer

2004-08-05 Thread Ronda Brown
On 05/08/2004, at 8:12 AM, Mike Fuller wrote: I will be assisting a friend to purchase a new Mac in the near future and would like to get a handle on the dealers in and around Perth. Could members list who they would recommend and, perhaps privately, who they would definitely not recommend.

Re: Good dealer - bad dealer

2004-08-05 Thread Paul
Mike Fuller wrote: I will be assisting a friend to purchase a new Mac in the near future and would like to get a handle on the dealers in and around Perth. Could members list who they would recommend and, perhaps privately, who they would definitely not recommend. This friend had a good

Re: Good dealer - bad dealer

2004-08-05 Thread Shay Telfer
He gets my tick for service and attitude. Hmm... Perhaps the WAMUG committee should look at something like organising a people's choice dealer of the year award? Might be a good way to encourage the dealers to interact with WAMUG. Have fun, Shay -- === Shay Telfer

Re: Good dealer - bad dealer

2004-08-05 Thread Martin Hill
My vote also goes to Daniel Kerr from MacWizardry http://www.macwizardry.com.au. He is very knowledgeable, always very fast with his responses via email or phone, can get just about any product in, is one of the cheapest suppliers of third party gear around and comes to every WAMUG meeting and is

Re: Good dealer - bad dealer and Re: More bouquets for Daniel

2004-08-05 Thread Daniel Kerr
Thank you all for the nice praises and comments,..I do appreciate it. Your support is why MacWizardry is still around and will continue to be for a long time to come! And I am glad I can offer the service and support that you enjoy,..I enjoy it as well! The reason I love doing what I do! I get to

Re: Good dealer - bad dealer

2004-08-05 Thread Ken Woods
A very good idea Shay. I would give it my support. Ken. W On 5/8/04 10:35 AM, Shay Telfer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: He gets my tick for service and attitude. Hmm... Perhaps the WAMUG committee should look at something like organising a people's choice dealer of the year award? Might be a

Re: Good dealer - bad dealer

2004-08-05 Thread Murdoch Allen
Just Contact Daniel Kerr at MacWizardry

Re: Good dealer - bad dealer

2004-08-05 Thread Chris Burton
Hi All I would like to say that I have had great support and service from both Daniel at MacWizardry and Mike, Nick and Rod (when he was there) up at Joondalup Apple centre. I really appreciate it from both businesses. Thankyou guys. Chris Burton

Re: Good dealer - bad dealer

2004-08-05 Thread Daniel Kerr
On 5/08/2004 10:20 PM, Chris Burton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi All I would like to say that I have had great support and service from both Daniel at MacWizardry and Mike, Nick and Rod (when he was there) up at Joondalup Apple centre. I really appreciate it from both businesses. Thankyou

Re: Good dealer - bad dealer

2004-08-05 Thread Tim Law
Hi, I'm one of the obviously large band of Macwizardry supporters, but I'd like to add a note of caution about the polling to ensure, pardon the pun, apples are compared with apples. One of Daniel's strengths as I have experienced, is his personalised service coming to home or office when