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Re: OT: a new record in obscene shipping containers
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Brice Yokem <[log in to unmask]>
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Brice Yokem <[log in to unmask]>
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Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:46:31 -0400
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Buy American!  Who cares about quality and price?

On Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:03:36 -0600, John Lee <[log in to unmask]> 
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>I agree with you, Craig.  And I'll site a similar experience dealing with
>General Motors...I am on my third Suburban, great truck and family
>hauler.  But each of them, ranging in manufacturing date from the 80's into
>the 2000s, has had the power locks start malfunctioning at about age 4 or
>5, and the interior lights malfunctioning at about the same.  If it was
>Honda or Toyota, they would manufacture those defects out of future models
>( we own 3 Hondas also).  GM didn't.  Now many buyers prefer Honda and
>Toyota.  It's no wonder.
>
>John Lee
>
>
>
>At 10:43 AM 10/26/09 -0700, Craig Lalley wrote:
>>This is why big companies are bound to fail.
>>
>>On Friday of last week I called Lenovo to order 1 missing screw.   The
>>screw of course is proprietary and holds the hard drive cover.
>>
>>I only needed the screw, but it comes as a kit.  I asked them to send two,
>>just in case, I did not want them to incur more shipping charges for an
>>extra shipment.  That was not possible.
>>
>>Today, I received a box from Lenovo
>>Dimensions?
>>9inches by 7.25 inches by 5.25 inches
>>
>>Inside the box, there was another completely acceptable shipping box,
>>sealed of course.
>>Dimensions?
>>8.75inches, by 5.75 inches by 1.5 inches.
>>
>>Inside that box was my hard drive cover and a small 1/2 inch screw that I
>>needed.
>>
>>I guess I could call them today and tell them that one broke or got
>>striped during installation.
>>:-0
>>
>>-Craig
>>
>>
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