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From:
Lazlo Nibble
To:
Intelligent Dance Music
Date:
Tue, 13 Sep 1994 16:24:38 -0600 (MDT)
Subject:
CD Europe
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<9409132224.AA28071@RT66.com>
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quoted 7 lines I think it kind of rots that [CD Europe] list vapourware in their>> I think it kind of rots that [CD Europe] list vapourware in their >> online catalog without any type of flag against it. > > Don't dis them for providing the service that they claim to provide. > They actually say right at the top of the information page that they > can't guarantee that all the items in the catalogue are actually > available.
While you're correct in saying that they admit this if you look carefully, I don't think it's unreasonable to expect a catalog to have some sort of relationship with the real world. Am I allowed to dis them for charging 25-30% more than anyone else charges? How about for sitting on your money for six weeks before even telling you whether they can *get* what you ordered, let alone shipping it? What about for having multiple indistinguishable entries for identical items, varying in cost from entry to entry?
quoted 2 lines If an item is out-of-stock or unavailable, you can (at your option)> If an item is out-of-stock or unavailable, you can (at your option) > have them continue to try to get hold of it, or send you a refund.
And if they find out that an item is unavailable, they *still* leave it in the catalog, waiting for the next sucker to try and order it. -- Lazlo (lazlo@rt66.com) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ "Techno techno bloody *techno*, darling!"