[plug] Where to buy computer bits in Perth

[Ari Finander]

I will NEVER shop at Austin again.  They ran an advertisement for a component and I went in that day and asked for it.  Well, they had it in stock, but were only selling it at about twice the advertised price because "the ad went in days ago and the price has gone up"...fair enough, even though nowhere in the ad was there a statement that prices may vary.  anyways, the very next week, they run the EXACT SAME ADVERTISEMENT with the EXACT SAME PRICE even after I complained to the manager about their advertising!  They had no intention of selling the components at that price, they just wanted to get people into the shop.  After this, and all the other accounts I've heard of very bad experiences with Austin, I will not shop there.

Ari    

----- Original Message -----
From: I am the LinuxAlien <linuxalien at optusnet.com.au>
Date: Sat, 22 Feb 2003 13:42:52 +0800
To: plug at plug.linux.org.au
Subject: Re: [plug] Where to buy computer bits in Perth

> Not only that they don't except checks unless you give them 3 days to clear 
> them
> Tim
> 
> At 14:27 21/02/2003 +0800, you wrote:
> >Austin have in their ads, that the use of plastic to pay (including
> >EFTPOS "may incur a surcharge". They appear to not want customers, or,
> >only cash customers. Reminds me of a computer shop convicted of evading
> >sales tax on computers (handy way of lowering prices - don't pay tax).
> >Their advertised surcharge for plastic, has been advertised for months
> >(not just due to the recent move by the banks to increase the EFTPOS
> >charge to retailers). We've not dealt with Austin Computers - surcharges
> >on all plastic, sounds dubious.
> 
> LinuxAlien
> 
> Riverton, Perth, WA
> 

    
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