From Mxyzptlk Sent Wed, Jul 14th 1999, 04:24
Delete now with my apologies if this doesn't interest you : Update...I got 4/12 which I ordered with no indication concerning what to/not to expect. I had also ordered another 5 and heard nothing on that. I emailed and inquired. They told me they'd investigate. I get an email back with a "sorry, no go" message - BUT I should get all of the 2nd order. In the meantime, another friend of mine gets told that they cannot get 2 of the very cds they have just told me thay can supply. I informed them that I was considering contacting the BBB over "bait and switch" tactics. They offer me 20$ off of whatever I want and tell me that they "reserve the right" not to supply certain cds in RARE instances like mine. Trouble is, from what I've heard via the Ambient & IDM lists, *my* situation isn't rare at all, but seemingly their normal way of doing biz. I know some of you got freebies, but that's not what I'm looking for. They are either using bait and switch tactics on purpose or else they are completely clueless in a business sense (the excuse they offer is that they "switched distributors and the new one cannot supply most of the titles in question". WHY switch to them, then?). At any rate, I thought that this URL may be of some use to those of us who think that myshopnow has been intentionally dishonest with their selling tactics. I know they're lying - at least to my friend and/or possibly to myself. As long as everybody takes it in stride, they'll probably keep it up, too. If you're interested... BBB (for US & Canada) http://www.bbb.org/ (bait and switch info) http://www.bbbsouthland.org/topic016.html -- jeff "10,000 people all screaming the same thing at the same time are wrong, even if they're right." dancing/about/architecture "...with wandering steps and slow..." ICQ904008