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Informal WB Store Survey —David C. Pyatt

Let's do a survey... How much of what did you order? How much have you received? How much has been cancelled? I ordered 2 orders, each order consisted of 3 8735's and a 8445. $53.99 Merchandise /$2.83 Tax / $8.95 Shipping each order. Recieved one of (...) (25 years ago, 26-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)

Re: Informal WB Store Survey —Frank Filz

David C. Pyatt wrote in message ... (...) two (...) 4 6328 (received) 4 6426 (received) 4 6584 (received) 2 4561 (canceled) 60% received, 40% canceled. I have to say that I'm satisfied. I wish I had got the 4561, but I haven't passed up any on (...) (25 years ago, 26-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)

Re: Informal WB Store Survey —Tom Stangl

I ordered: 3 8445s 14 4561s 20 8735s ALL of it cancelled. (...) -- Tom Stangl ***(URL) Visual FAQ home ***(URL) Bay Area DSMs (25 years ago, 26-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)

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Re: Informal WB Store Survey —Adam Hoekwater

I only ordered 2 8445's 1 8735 All cancelled. -Adam (...) (25 years ago, 26-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)

Re: Informal WB Store Survey —Toki Barron

I ordered: 1 5958 (Mummy's Tomb) 1 6150 (Crystal Detector) 1 4561 (Railway Express) The first two items came, the train set did not. Toki (25 years ago, 27-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)

Re: Informal WB Store Survey —George Haberberger

(...) I did a relatively tiny order, for some parts, 6083 and 6454, and got them both. I ordered as soon as I saw the post on Lugnet, though. George (25 years ago, 26-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)

Re: Informal WB Store Survey —Frederick Paepke

Ordered (late on Sunday the 16th): 1 8445 (received on the 21st) 2 8735 (received on the 21st) 2 4561 (back ordered) Unfortunately, when I placed my order I didn't create an account that I could return to and check my order status. So until they (...) (25 years ago, 26-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)

Re: Informal WB Store Survey —Frederick Paepke

Second order placed 1/29/00 for $90.02: 4 8445 2 Countdown Corner As of yesterday, at the warehouse. Today (2/1/00), CANCELED. This really ticks me off... We shouldn't boycott wbstore, we should boycott Warner Brothers as a whole. Maybe they'd learn (...) (25 years ago, 1-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)

Re: Informal WB Store Survey —John Neal

I ordered: 4 4561s 10 8445s All canceled>:/ -John (...) (25 years ago, 26-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)

Re: Informal WB Store Survey —Jeff Stembel

4 4561s 4 8735s All Cancelled. The page lists the Pokemon Cards as being shipped, though. I wonder if I'll actually get 'em? If so, they better not charge me anything. Jeff (...) (25 years ago, 26-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)

Re: Informal WB Store Survey —Jeff Stembel

Update: I got the Pokemon Card. AFAIK, they didn't charge me anything. I did make two other orders, though: Order 2 (1/27) Shipped(!) 4 6160 Sea Scorpion Backordered 4 6584 Extreme Team Challenge Backordered 4 6150 Crystal Detector Backordered 4 (...) (25 years ago, 1-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)

Re: Informal WB Store Survey —Mike Kory

My small order of 2 8445 Indy Storms was just cancelled. No email notice or apology or nothin'. I'm up for the boycott too. Mike Kory (25 years ago, 1-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)

RE: Informal WB Store Survey —Doug Finney

My only order was in the original round for 1 8445. Received it with no problems. I don't remember the exact day I placed my order but it was shipped on the 19th. I consider myself lucky. Doug (25 years ago, 1-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)

Re: Informal WB Store Survey —Jamie Dunn

I think this is a clear case of bait & switch. I could see if they tried apologizing for the first time, but nothing, and then to do it again!! I wish we could do something, more than just boycott, I think they need to be reported, and example made (...) (25 years ago, 2-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)

Re: Informal WB Store Survey —Jeff Hudson

(...) I ordered 2 4561's at 10pm on 1/16. Yesterday I received in the mail a pokemon trading card and an invoice that said the rest of my order was backordered, but listing an expected shipping date of 2/15. Today my online order status is canceled. (25 years ago, 26-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)

Re: Informal WB Store Survey —Alan Demlow

(...) I ordered a couple of 4561's and the Primo train the morning of the 17th. My order status has been "order received by warehouse and being picked for delivery" for the past couple of days, which I interpret as "we are cancelling your 4561 order (...) (25 years ago, 26-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)

Re: Informal WB Store Survey —Dave Jost

Howling where... I have e-mailed, called.... NO response, no Lego... I orderes almost 1700/1800 bucks on two orders and none has arrived. Broke the bank on my CC and I passed up other deals expecting to pay for this.. This is no way to do business (...) (25 years ago, 26-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)

Re: Informal WB Store Survey —Dave Jost

Ah.. what the heck... listen to this... I just got done writing another post and complained and raved... Now I just received an e-mail and my orders have made it (I hope they will not change their mind later).. they have inventory sweeps and they (...) (25 years ago, 26-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)

Re: Informal WB Store Survey —Tom Stangl

Wait, WHEN did you place your orders, WHAT for, and DID they show Cancelled on the website? Details! I want details! Mine still say cancelled, so I want to know what I may be in for here. (...) -- | Tom Stangl, Technical Support Netscape (...) (25 years ago, 26-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)

Re: Informal WB Store Survey —Alan Demlow

Re: Informal WB Store Survey —Julie Krenz

Survey says... 6 4561s cancelled 4 6456s cancelled Placed order Sunday night 7:00 CST. Received letter saying backordered, called today and was told order cancelled. Ugh. Julie (...) (25 years ago, 26-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)

Re: Informal WB Store Survey —John Boreczky

On Jan. 16 I ordered a number of items: 2 6546 cancelled 1 4561 cancelled 6 8445 cancelled 4 6083 in process on web site, 3 arrived, 1 is B.O. on invoice 2 8735 in process on web site, arrived 2 6454 in process on web site, arrived 2 6584 in process (...) (25 years ago, 26-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)

Re: Informal WB Store Survey —Gus Altobello, Jr.

Ordered 17-Jan: 1 Mission Control 3 Power Pack 2 Indy Storm 4 Samurai Stronghold (Sorry, don't know numbers...) And today I called customer service and they told me "that one has been discontinued" and the entire order is cancelled. My dismay is (...) (25 years ago, 27-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)

RE: Informal WB Store Survey —Mark Benz

I ordered: Canceled Lego Indy Storm 3 Canceled Lego Power Pack 1 on Jan 17th. Looks like I just missed it. Wanna sell a space shuttle? Mark (...) (25 years ago, 27-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)

Re: Informal WB Store Survey —Brian H. Nielsen

(...) I ordered 1 Space Simulation Station (Received) 1 Countdown Corner (Received) 1 Mission Control (Back Ordered) 2 Power Pack (Back Ordered) I've had no indication that the B/O stuff has been cancelled. So I'm still expecting it. Brian (25 years ago, 27-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)

Re: Informal WB Store Survey —Raymond Flournoy

(...) I placed my order back on the 14th, and it took until the 22nd before it shipped. Who knows why, but everything came today, including: 1 Lego Countdown Corner 1 Lego Extreme Team Challenge 2 Lego Samurai Stronghold 1 Lego Drag Race Rally 1 (...) (25 years ago, 27-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)

Re: Informal WB Store Survey —Conrad Venn

I ordered 2 x 8735, 1 x 8445 from the UK on Jan 18. The account status showed Credit Card Hold for 10 days, then In Progress for 3 days, now finally it has just changed to Canceled. I called Customer Service and they said that they would still send (...) (25 years ago, 31-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)

Re: Informal WB Store Survey —Naji Norder

Did you fill out the little BizRate survey after the order? If you did and you gave them your email address, you should be getting the follow-up survey pretty soon. My wife got ours this morning and gave 'em hell. (We are still in "Credit Card (...) (25 years ago, 31-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)

Re: Informal WB Store Survey —Conrad Venn

Finally! I got a reply to my emails from someone called Elaine in Customer Service... ---...--- Thank you for contacting Warner Bros. Studio Store Catalog. We sincerely apologize, but all items selected are no longer available. We apologize for any (...) (25 years ago, 2-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)

Re: Informal WB Store Survey —Naji Norder

My message doesn't mention Elaine, but I just received a similar email. Note that this email was 5 days -after- my email query, which was 10 days after I ordered the items. Naji (...) (25 years ago, 2-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)

Re: Informal WB Store Survey —Hari Wiguna

I ordered on Jan 16, 2000. As of FEB 2,2000, my online account status on their site looks like this: Status Description Qty Price Each Total ---...--- ---...--- --- ---...--- ------- In Process Lego Power Pack 10 $12.00 $120.00 In Process Lego Indy (...) (25 years ago, 3-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)

Re: Informal WB Store Survey —Hari Wiguna

I left a voice message at wbstore's eCommerce dept: 1-818-954-5674 I received an email reply within A FEW HOURS! Quite a change from the typical 2 week order to cancel cycle. Anyway, she apologized for the inconvenience, mentioned that their online (...) (25 years ago, 4-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)

Partial Results... —David C. Pyatt

Well, I started a spreadsheet calculating the responses to this survey... with the first 10 respondants calculated, we had an MSRP order of $6269.67... of that WB actually shipped $689.95... a shocking 11.0%... Wait, it gets worse... I don't have (...) (25 years ago, 31-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)

Re: Partial Results... —Naji Norder

You can add our little order to the list... it was FINALLY cancelled yesterday (after sitting in CCH for two weeks): 1 Railway Express and 1 Super Cycle Center, BOTH gone. Total: $88.69 with shipping I also had two unanswered emails to their (...) (25 years ago, 1-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)

Re: Informal WB Store Survey —John Gerlach

(...) Ordered three Indy Storm, four 8735s, all cancelled. If this weren't a "family forum" I'd have even more to say! Three words: "Bait and Switch".... (25 years ago, 31-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)

Re: Informal WB Store Survey —Erik Badger

(...) Well, I ordered 10 of the Indy Cars, and 10 of the power packs on the 17th, for about $345 with tax and shipping. They cancled all of the items, but still have a hold on my credit card. I have not yet been able to get through to the cusomer (...) (25 years ago, 31-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)

Re: Informal WB Store Survey —Tom Stangl

I ordered 30 8445s on th 29th and 30th, after they were relisted on the site on the 29th. Anyone want to guess what happened to the orders? That's right, CANCELLED. And talking to the Catalog order folks, you can't talk to the web folks, you can (...) (25 years ago, 1-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)

Re: Informal WB Store Survey —Tom Stangl

I got an actual NUMBER this time. 1-877-284-7286 This is their number for customer service for orders that were cancelled, etc. It's a damned message asking you to leave a message though. I did leave a message, asking them why all my orders were (...) (25 years ago, 1-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)

WB boycott site suggestion —Will Middelaer

(...) Might I suggest any of the following: wbstoresucks.com is available wbstoresucks.net is available wbstoresucks.org is available Interestingly, wbsucks.com gives back the following: Registrant: Warner Bros. (WBSUCKS3-DOM) 4000 Warner Blvd. (...) (25 years ago, 1-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)

Re: Informal WB Store Survey (Direct # for ECommerce person!) —Tom Stangl

<sigh> They called me back, that isn't the right number. HOWEVER, they gave me the CORRECT number, a direct line to a person in the ECommerce division. 1-818-954-5674 CALL her, COMPLAIN to her if you had orders cancelled, maybe they'll finally GET A (...) (25 years ago, 1-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)

Re: Informal WB Store Survey —John Hadd

Well I ordered 2 Countdown Corner,5 Extreme Team Challenge,2 Mission Control,6 Railway Express and 5 Samuri Stronghold,all told,on the 16th and 17th.I Have received NOTHING from them!Terrible customer service,I mean LAME. Oh...the extreme Team is (...) (25 years ago, 2-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)

Re: Informal WB Store Survey —Rose Regner

john hadd wrote in message ... (...) LAME. (...) said (...) my (...) ant (...) Attorney (...) tentacles!! (...) I posted another thread about the WBstore (please read if you had problems with WBstore.com) and I listed a link to the complaint form (...) (25 years ago, 2-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)

Re: Informal WB Store Survey —Larry Pieniazek

I must be totally in the minority. I got EVERYTHING I ordered except the 5 4561s. That's over 40 items (the papers are at home, I am in Chicago) and somewhere in the close vicinity of 1000 bucks worth of stuff. I still don't think much of them, (...) (25 years ago, 1-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)

Re: Informal WB Store Survey —David C. Pyatt

Hey, WB probably heard that old Jim Croce song... you know the one... "You don't tug on Superman's cape, you don't spit into the wind, you don't pull the mask off the old Lone Ranger and you don't mess around with Larry's LEGOs..." :) Dave (...) (25 years ago, 2-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)

Turning up the heat on WBstore.com —David C. Pyatt

I've seen enough pain, so I think it's our turn... I don't know if it will have any results, but I sent an e-letter off to Ziff-Davis Publications' Jesse Berst, Editorial Director of ZDNet AnchorDesk. Jesse is known for speaking his mind when it (...) (25 years ago, 2-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)

Re: Turning up the heat on WBstore.com - address correction —David C. Pyatt

Let's try that again... (URL) - the letter is now up after hours of fighting my proxy server/firewall :) Dave (...) (25 years ago, 2-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)

Re: Turning up the heat on WBstore.com —Nick Goetz

I guess Jesse took the suggestion and did a story on killing your web business. There is an opportunity to vote on what you think is the most detrimental. Non-delivery is winning. (...) e- (...) (25 years ago, 15-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)

Re: Informal WB Store Survey —Steve Martin

(...) Canceled Lego Power Pack (5) @ $12.00 = $60.00 Canceled Lego Railway Express (5) @ $58.49 = $292.47 Canceled Lego Mission Control (1) @ $35.99 = $35.99 Total including tax, s&h = $425.68 This is total <some word I can't say on LUGNET>!!! (...) (25 years ago, 2-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)

Re: Informal WB Store Survey —Steve Martin

(...) Did anyone read the TERMS OF USE on the wbstore.com website? Here is an extract. Now it all makes sense. They don't promise to do ANYTHING!!! I'll never buy from them again!!! Boycott wbstore.com !!! -Steve PRICE, PAYMENTS AND ORDER ACCEPTANCE (...) (25 years ago, 2-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)

Re: Informal WB Store Survey —Mike Stanley

(...) Wow. I understand that some of you guys feel some sort of righteous rage over this (mostly) insignificant burp in the ecommerce world, but before you start making statements that imply that you're going to boycott any online store with (...) (25 years ago, 2-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)

Re: Informal WB Store Survey —James Brown

(...) I personally restrict my boycotting to stores that don't ship outside the US. Somehow, that seems to be most of them... :/ James (URL) (25 years ago, 2-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)

Re: Informal WB Store Survey —Steve Martin

(...) I realize most stores have these type of legal loopholes to keep lawsuits at bay due to honest errors. This I don't mind. However, when a company uses this to be their standard practices (and I don't know how you can see it as otherwise when (...) (25 years ago, 2-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)

Re: Informal WB Store Survey —Tom Stangl

My beef is the way they handled this fiasco. TRU did "The Right Thing", they at least TRIED to make it up to customers (I wish I hadn't chosen January Delivery on that 8448, I would have gotten PAID to buy it!). WB's online store SUCKS ROCKS. They (...) (25 years ago, 2-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)

Re: Informal WB Store Survey —Kyle D. Jackson

(...) [SNIP] (...) This may be straying into something for the L.M.Theory group, so I'll try to keep it brief :] Okay, I'm not a lawyer, but as an engineer have to be loosely familiar with a range of laws. One that comes to mind here is in contract (...) (25 years ago, 3-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)

Re: Informal WB Store Survey —John Neal

(...) Think they'll turn around and sell our email info? "For sale, list consisting of gullible customers-- Ripe!" -- WB -John (...) (25 years ago, 3-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)

Re: Informal WB Store Survey —Larry Pieniazek

Interesting. Arguably if their offer meant that I missed out on buying product elsewhere, they've caused me harm. Not sure how one could prove it, or how much harm it is, though. Personally I tend to view all of these sites as mere possibilities. I (...) (25 years ago, 3-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)

Re: Informal WB Store Survey —Frank Filz

(...) This summer I had an interesting run around to get something for the price I conducted a transaction at. I still had a little bit of that airline scrip from the settlement a few years back, and since the last time I tried to use it at a travel (...) (25 years ago, 3-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.market.theory)

Re: Informal WB Store Survey —Larry Pieniazek

Frank Filz wrote: All because they wanted to (...) We're way off topic now, but let me tell you that my mom was pretty mean to wrong number callers... we used to have a number that was one digit off from the local Dairy Queen, and we'd get people (...) (25 years ago, 3-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.theory, lugnet.off-topic.fun)

Re: Informal WB Store Survey —Frank Filz

(...) I was trying to decide where to send this thread off to. I figured there was some possibility of some legitimate market theory discussion so that's where I send it, of course there's also possibility for debate and fun things also... (...) I (...) (25 years ago, 3-Feb-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)

(Not much to to with) Informal WB Store Survey —James Brown

In lugnet.off-topic.fun, Frank Filz writes: <snipped phone stuff> (...) For a very long stretch of time (something like a year and a half), our neighbor one block over was getting mail for us, and vice versa. Talking to more of our neighbors, we (...) (25 years ago, 3-Feb-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)

Wrong number fun (was RE:Informal WB Store Survey) —Will Middelaer

(...) We have a phone line at work that for years was hooked up only to a modem. It is totally unlisted, and there is no legitimate reason for any right-number calls to come in on this line. It is, however, on our phone switch as an extra outgoing (...) (25 years ago, 3-Feb-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)

Re: Wrong number fun (was RE:Informal WB Store Survey) —Frank Filz

(...) Was it hear or somewhere else where someone was telling about how someone started telling a telemarketer about their plan for suicide or something and caused quite a commotion? (25 years ago, 3-Feb-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)

Re: Wrong number fun (was RE:Informal WB Store Survey) —Larry Pieniazek

(...) I don't recall that. but I DO recall a rather elaborate points based game (1), posted to some newsgroup or another, that one could play with telemarketers. This: (URL) a rather watered down version with a lot of the best parts missing. I can't (...) (25 years ago, 3-Feb-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)

Telemarketers can bite my cuticle (Was: Informal WB Store Survey) —Jeremy H. Sproat

(...) But I FULLY ADVOCATE being mean to telemarketers. Abuse them until they quit. obdisclaimer: I've worked for two telemarketing firms. What a horrible, evil, soul-destroying job. When you help a telemarketer quit, you're doing them a favor. (...) (25 years ago, 3-Feb-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)

Re: Telemarketers can bite my cuticle (Was: Informal WB Store Survey) —Tom McDonald

(...) Wow, you're nice. As soon as I can detect a telemarketer, I say, "No thanks," and it's doubtful they even hear me say the end of the word "thanks" because the phone is probably already back down[1]. I do that no matter how many times they (...) (25 years ago, 4-Feb-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)

Re: Telemarketers can bite my cuticle (Was: Informal WB Store Survey) —James Brown

(...) My stock phrase is "I'm sorry, I don't respond to telephone solicitation." Just on the off chance that it percolates up the chain... James (URL) (25 years ago, 4-Feb-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)

Re: Telemarketers can bite my cuticle (Was: Informal WB Store Survey) —Jeremy H. Sproat

(...) Nope. IT NEVER GOES UP THE CHAIN. The poor telemarketer is working for some schlock company hired to do the actual calls, not the company they say they're calling for. Furthermore, the phone number list is given to (rather than collected by) (...) (25 years ago, 4-Feb-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)

Re: Telemarketers can bite my cuticle (Was: Informal WB Store Survey) —Tim Courtney

(...) My favorite one has to be 'Tell me if this sounds like a phone hanging up.' *click* And another one I like is: Them: 'Is this David Courtney' (which when I answer, it isn't) Me: 'As far as you're concerned, this is. No, we're not interested.' (...) (25 years ago, 4-Feb-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)

Re: Telemarketers can bite my cuticle (Was: Informal WB Store Survey) —Matthew Wilkins

(...) their (...) One of my hobbies is toying with people who mistakenly call my number. (Oddly enough, after several years my phone only rarely is rung by telemarketers!) Some of the best I've found are: -pick up a conversation with the person in (...) (25 years ago, 4-Feb-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)

Re: Telemarketers can bite my cuticle (Was: Informal WB Store Survey) —James Brown

In lugnet.off-topic.fun, Matthew Wilkins writes: <Much snippage> (...) LOL! Ok, folks, 'fess up. How many of you can whistle 24? James (URL) (25 years ago, 4-Feb-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)

Re: Telemarketers can bite my cuticle (Was: Informal WB Store Survey) —Larry Pieniazek

(...) If you hum a few bars, maybe.. Seriously, I can't even whistle 300 baud. Although I had a roomie that could whistle 120. Remember 120 baud??? TI "portable" TTY's with thermal paper printers?? (25 years ago, 4-Feb-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)

Re: Telemarketers can bite my cuticle (Was: Informal WB Store Survey) —David C. Pyatt

Used to do 2400 all the time... poor man's null modem... pick up the phone and whistle a answer carrier while the two computers listen for a carrier... :) Dave (...) (25 years ago, 4-Feb-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)

Re: Telemarketers can bite my cuticle (Was: Informal WB Store Survey) —Matthew Wilkins

(...) Heh heh heh... I used to mess with my high school's tardiness information system by calling it up and whistling 2400 to it... it would try to answer, but they'd set the timeout to 'null' due to the vagaries of having to connect remotely via (...) (25 years ago, 4-Feb-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)

Re: Telemarketers can bite my cuticle (Was: Informal WB Store Survey) —John Neal

(...) My stock phrase uses a few more big words to thwart generally illiterate solicitors: "I apologize, but this household's policy prevents patronization of telephone solicitation." Usually, they give up in a rather dazed and confused manner. (...) (25 years ago, 5-Feb-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)

Re: Telemarketers can bite my cuticle (Was: Informal WB Store Survey) —Matthew Wilkins

(...) After I was bored out of my mind and read my state's Public Utilities Commission rules for telephone solicitors (they're probably in the front part of your phone book), I would answer calls I knew to be telephone solicitors, just to let them (...) (25 years ago, 5-Feb-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)

Re: Telemarketers can bite my cuticle (Was: Informal WB Store Survey) —Steven Vore

(...) oh goodie. my wife thinks it's terrible, but it's sooo much fun Hello, is Mr. Vore there? Uh, hang on. (calling out to the household) Mr Vore! Mr Vore? Hang on, I'll get 'im. Yo, Mr Vore? Oh, ok. Jes' another min, he's comin. (wait at least 30 (...) (25 years ago, 4-Feb-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)

Re: Informal WB Store Survey —Troy Cefaratti

(...) *WARNING* Long rant about the phone company follows..... (It's even worse then what happened to you!) I don't know what phone company you have, but here in Ameritechland the service sucks and they try to charge you for everything. I've had (...) (25 years ago, 4-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.theory)

Re: Informal WB Store Survey —Larry Pieniazek

Troy Cefaratti wrote: <Long rant snipped...> and people wonder why I think government sponsored monopolies are such a bad idea... (25 years ago, 4-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.theory)

Re: Informal WB Store Survey —Troy Cefaratti

Larry Pieniazek <lar@voyager.net> wrote in message news:389AE498.9F9FCF...ger.net... (...) Well, it's gotten better here in ohio now that there is some competition to Ameritech. It's mostly on the business side right now, but when My BBS morphed (...) (25 years ago, 4-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.theory)

Re: Informal WB Store Survey —Ray Sanders

(...) < biting the obvious bait and going far off-topic > Q: Is the local telco a government sponsored monopoly ? A: I'm not sure one way or the other <reasoning below> As some of you know, I live in a very rural part of north Florida. Probably (...) (25 years ago, 4-Feb-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)

Re: Informal WB Store Survey —Troy Cefaratti

(...) They did this to me as well, Twice. I still don't think that they credited me the right amount. Unfortunately, it's not worth my time to track it down with them. Troy (25 years ago, 4-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)

Re: Informal WB Store Survey —Larry Pieniazek

(...) For me the diff is over 100 bucks, so I'm willing to dump 1/2 hour into it, then complain about it. They gave me a gift cert last time when I pointed out how much time I'd spent with them already. (25 years ago, 4-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)

Re: Informal WB Store Survey (How NOT to run a business) —Tom Stangl

WB, on the other hand, just says "piss off!". I ordered some clearance stuff from Walmart. They had it in stock. They sent it to me. I got an email stating that the invoice with the sets had the wrong prices listed, but my CC was billed the correct (...) (25 years ago, 4-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)

Re: Informal WB Store Survey —Troy Cefaratti

> They did this to me as well, Twice. I still don't think that they credited (...) down (...) Yeah, my difference wasn't nearly that much. And my previous experience with them regarding it led me to believe that it would take me alot mroe then a (...) (25 years ago, 4-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)

Re: Informal WB Store Survey —Doug Finney

(...) Don't waste your time dealing with them yourself - dispute the charge with your credit card company and they'll deal with it for you. Doug (25 years ago, 4-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)

Re: Informal WB Store Survey —Larry Pieniazek

(...) Now that is excellent advice. Get the card issuer to dispute the entire charge, that usually gets the attention of the merchant in a hurry. Or just get them to dispute the amount that they actually owe you, they may decide it's not worth the (...) (25 years ago, 4-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)

Re: Informal WB Store Survey —Mark/Milissa Millere

During the second round of the Indy Storm, we ordered 10. Plus two Countdown Corners for the kids. Retail = $438.00, sale = $191.~ ALL Cancelled today. We ordered them on 1-30-00 AAAAAARrrrrrggggghhh...hhh! Mark & Milissa (...) (25 years ago, 3-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)

Re: Informal WB Store Survey —Douglas Pegram

(...) I ordered a 4561 on 1-18-00, received a Pokemon trading card (same one that my daughter got at the movie)on 2-1-00 the real order was cancelled and the "authorization" is still on my card. (25 years ago, 3-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)

Re: Informal WB Store Survey —Doug Dropeskey

David C. Pyatt <dcpyatt@netzero.net> wrote in message news:FoxDwv.Dt9@lugnet.com... (...) I ordered 10 powerpacks and 2 Space Simulation Stations ($172.77) in my first volley on the 17th. I received the Stations (charged $31.72) within five days and (...) (25 years ago, 3-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)