Re: Cheap & Trustworthy on-line shopping?

2004-09-30 Thread Greg Satti
Apologies if I've missed anyone). > > Cheers, > Tobes. > >> -- >> From: Shay Telfer >> Sent: Thursday, September 30, 2004 9:57 AM >> To: WAMUG Mailing List >> Subject: Re: Cheap & Trustworthy on-line shopping? >&

RE: Cheap & Trustworthy on-line shopping?

2004-09-30 Thread Oldham, Toby
Team Digital (was Desktop Applications) - and the eternally helpful Daniel at Macwizardry (Apologies if I've missed anyone). Cheers, Tobes. > -- > From: Shay Telfer > Sent: Thursday, September 30, 2004 9:57 AM > To: WAMUG Mailing List > Subject:

Re: OT Re: Cheap & Trustworthy on-line shopping?

2004-09-30 Thread Tim Law
Express Post mail is kept separate from the regular mail stream and tracked - that's why there is the little tear off tag on the front Post promotes Express Post for it's speed, guaranteed overnight within defined regions, but also "If it's important - Express Post". It's not a signed delivery ser

Re: Cheap & Trustworthy on-line shopping?

2004-09-30 Thread Shay Telfer
>>Minidigital quite happily delivered me a burner a few weeks ago, so they do actually ship stock. As usual, cheap, fast, good, pick any two.<< Shay, thanks. I'm sure everyone will have different experiences of any supplier and for some items, this place will be OK. I definitely think it all

Re: OT Re: Cheap & Trustworthy on-line shopping?

2004-09-30 Thread James Devenish
In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on Thu, Sep 30, 2004 at 07:05:50AM +0800, KEVIN Lock wrote: > I found out that registered post ONLY gives proof of postage and > requires a signature to collect. It is not segregated from normal > mail and it is not tracked until it reaches the state of destination

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2004-09-30 Thread KEVIN Lock
Beware of Registered Post. I bid for and won a Nikon lens on eBay. It was consigned by Registered post around nine weeks ago from NSW. After waiting two weeks I contacted the person sending it to me and she made a missing item report and complaint. Only yesterday did they locate it s

Re: Cheap & Trustworthy on-line shopping?

2004-09-29 Thread Matt Morgan
>>Minidigital quite happily delivered me a burner a few weeks ago, so they do actually ship stock. As usual, cheap, fast, good, pick any two.<< Shay, thanks. I'm sure everyone will have different experiences of any supplier and for some items, this place will be OK. I definitely think it all

Re: Cheap & Trustworthy on-line shopping?

2004-09-29 Thread Shay Telfer
2/ Minidigital.com I think this is appalling service and this guy is just a web-site and an order taker. When I checked back on his site, the only address is a PO Box number. Not good. I'm not usually a complainer and if I get good reliable service and kept informed I'm OK with situations, b

Re: Cheap & Trustworthy on-line shopping?

2004-09-29 Thread Matt Morgan
>>I assume you are a heavy mac user then Matt? If so, the best thing you have done since coming to Perth is jumping on this list. Mac users in Perth stick together a fair bit, so they will tell you who to go through and who to steer clear of (every now and then you will find someone posting t

Re: Cheap & Trustworthy on-line shopping?

2004-09-29 Thread Rod
On 29/9/04 8:48 PM, "Matt Morgan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thanks Rod. > > I don't have a problem with things coming from the Eastern States as > long as they are shipped straight away, or I am contacted to let me > know that there is a delay etc. > > Here's the recent experience: > > I pla

Re: Cheap & Trustworthy on-line shopping?

2004-09-29 Thread Matt Morgan
Thanks Rod. I don't have a problem with things coming from the Eastern States as long as they are shipped straight away, or I am contacted to let me know that there is a delay etc. Here's the recent experience: I place two orders on the same day with two different companies. This was Saturd

Re: Cheap & Trustworthy on-line shopping?

2004-09-29 Thread Rod
On 29/9/04 7:53 PM, "Matt Morgan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I need to find a reliable discount store on-line that actually carries > stock, not someone who just says they have stock to get the order, > which I've just experienced with a WA order-taker. > > Anyone have any experience with compa

Cheap & Trustworthy on-line shopping?

2004-09-29 Thread Matt Morgan
I need to find a reliable discount store on-line that actually carries stock, not someone who just says they have stock to get the order, which I've just experienced with a WA order-taker. Anyone have any experience with companies like i-Tech? Thanks, Matt.