wmartin@brl-smoke.ARPA (Will Martin ) (03/20/86)
I've recently seen some references in this group to getting items from the J. C> Whitney catalog. As I recall, this company went through some bad times a while back (maybe a bankruptcy & reorganization?), and people ordering from it during that period had problems. Anyone have comments as to how reliable the firm is now, and any comparisons between today's comapny and that of the past? Will
spear@ihlpf.UUCP (Spearman) (03/27/86)
> I've recently seen some references in this group to getting items > from the J. C> Whitney catalog. As I recall, this company went through > some bad times a while back (maybe a bankruptcy & reorganization?), and > people ordering from it during that period had problems. > > Anyone have comments as to how reliable the firm is now, and any > comparisons between today's comapny and that of the past? I lost about $15 during the bankruptcy period due to problems not worth going in to. But they seem to be as reliable as ever recently. They still sell a lot of shoddy gimmicks, but sometimes they are the only source for certain items. Steve Spearman ihnp4!ihopb!spear -- Steve Spearman ihnp4!ihuxm!spear
marauder@fluke.UUCP (Bill Landsborough) (03/27/86)
In article <1931@brl-smoke.ARPA> wmartin@brl-smoke.ARPA (Will Martin ) writes: >I've recently seen some references in this group to getting items >from the J. C> Whitney catalog. As I recall, this company went through >some bad times a while back (maybe a bankruptcy & reorganization?), and >people ordering from it during that period had problems. > >Anyone have comments as to how reliable the firm is now, and any >comparisons between today's comapny and that of the past? >Will I buy things from them all of the time. They are slow on some items but very thorough, and always deliver. They do a good job of notifying you of delays or backorders. Their products are not name brand stuff but seem to be OK. (I have ordered overload springs, shocks, trailer hitches, etc. from them.) Bill Landsborough ---- "Love is patient and kind; love is not jealous or boastful; it is not arrogant or rude... Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things." 1 Corinthians 13:4-7