ntaib@silver.ucs.indiana.edu (Nur Iskandar Taib) (03/28/91)
In article <55842@sequent.UUCP> dafuller@sequent.UUCP (David Fuller) writes: >I'm considering buying a new 33Mhz machine from Touche in Darien, IL. Here is stuff out of the "products" file. Doesn't sound too good unfortunately... (sorry tried to mail this but the mail bounced.) S: Computer, Touche Micro Technologies (Illinois) Q: spee@jrdc.go.jp (Paul SPEE) 23 Jan 91 R: tok@stiatl.UUCP (Terry Kane) 24 Jan 91 *>They're a subsidiary of "PC PROS" outside Chicago. The Better Business *>Bureau would only say that there are numerous unsolved complaints against *>PC Pros. I chose not to do business with them. R: chaz@chinet.chi.il.us (Charlie Kestner) 2 Mar 91 *>The ONLY problem I had with my PC Pros 386/33 was a bad power cord, which *>they FedEx'd. The machine arrive on my doorstep ONE DAY after they said they *>were shipping it. I got a great machine, at a great price, and great *>followup service. R: smsmith@hpuxa.ircc.ohio-state.edu 26 Feb 91 *>After talking with 4-5 people about Touche/PC Pros, it seems everyone has *>something bad to say. One guy urged me never to deal with Touche even if I *>had to pay a couple hundred dollars more to deal with a reputable company *>like Gateway. R: smsmith@hpuxa.ircc.ohio-state.edu (Stephen M. Smith) 28 Feb 91 *>The response I got [to my net.request] was overwhelmingly negative. *>I found I could not trust Touche to even deliver it to my door. *>The Better Business Bureau has received complaints about "inoperative *>replacement parts" and "nondelivery of merchandise." *>I also called...well, I can't say who, but it was a major supplier *>of Touche's system components. (A VERY MAJOR supplier, hint, hint) *>The person I talked to there READILY CONFIRMED that they also had *>complaints about Touche, but found himself in a very awkward *>position because he immediately gave me indication that he wasn't *>supposed to be divulging that sort of information. -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Iskandar Taib | The only thing worse than Peach ala Internet: NTAIB@AQUA.UCS.INDIANA.EDU | Frog is Frog ala Peach Bitnet: NTAIB@IUBACS ! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------