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- From: pnor@se.alcbel.be (Philip Norris)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
- Subject: WANTED: supplier for 2.88 Mbyte floppy
- Message-ID: <1453@se.alcbel.be>
- Date: 27 Jan 93 12:33:11 GMT
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- Hi netters, especially our American friends.
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- Sit up and take notice America, you're losing your touch. :-)
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- I have been trying to buy some kit for my PC (2 3.5" 2.88 Mbyte floppy
- drives, - one for me, one for a friend - and some other odds and ends).
- Because 2.88 Mbyte floppies are not cheap here in Europe (what is?),
- the usual rules apply; order from the US of A.
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- I looked up the 4 cheapest suppliers of a Teac drive I could find, in
- Computer Shopper. Prices ranged between $80 and $90 (isn't it strange
- how some dealers want to charge up to $150 for the same thing?).
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- That's where my problems started. Three of the suppliers will not ship to
- Europe. The fourth supplier will, but will not take a credit card for
- European orders. Whaaaaat? They'll take a money order. So I'm expected to
- troll to the bank, get a bad exchange rate (credit card orders are changed
- at a commercial rate), pay a commission, send a money order snail mail,
- probably have to insure the post as well. These aren't all small back-street
- outfits either, Midwest Micro is one of those unwilling to ship to Europe.
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- Don't misunderstand. I'm not suggesting an American would get better
- service ordering from Europe. It's just that you guys are supposed to
- rip arms off to get an order! Oh well, another myth bites the dust.
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- Having got that off my chest, the obvious question.
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- Where can I get a 2.88 Mbyte 3.5" floppy at or below $90, where they will
- ship to Europe and will also take a credit card order? Above this price
- it's almost not worth ordering from the USA, taking shipping charges into
- account. I've gotta recoup my phone charges somehow!
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- BTW, I have had past successes with the USA, so it's not all bad. Thanks
- in advance for any replies.
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- Regards
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- Philip Norris - pnor@se.alcbel.be
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