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Date:         Sun, 5 May 2002 10:43:25 -0500
Reply-To:     John Rodgers <j_rodgers@CHARTER.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         John Rodgers <j_rodgers@CHARTER.NET>
Subject:      Re: Bus Depot Shipping?...Was "order line?"
Comments: To: phil stanhope <napszeerf@YAHOO.COM>
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ho-hum!

Boy does this theme get repeated a lot!

ZZZZZzzzzzzzzz!

John Rodgers 88 GL Driver

phil stanhope wrote:

> Today is May 3rd and I just got my SA Radiator, ball > joint, CV boot kit and window rollers that I ordered > April 24th from the BD....not bad, thats pretty good > timing IMO > > BUT! the radiator is all banged up and has a crack in > it becouse someone at BD tried to stuff all the other > parts in with the radiator which was in a box ONLY big > enough to fit a radiator. The lower Ball joint/Cv > boot+bolts were both out of their boxes(loose) and had > been rolling over the fins of the SA > radiator......what a waste. The guy that packed all > this only stuffed 6 crunched up newspaper sheets! > WHATS UP wit dat Ron? > > So Im driving the HEll out of my old mini cooper(not > complaining here:) but I never intended it to be my > daily driver in Flori-DUH (PLEASE Pray for me) > > Im glad Ron reads this list and hears the > feedback/pros and cons, it can only help us all get > better business+service. > > Phil > > --- Ward Smith <wsmith@SAN.RR.COM> wrote: > > FYI Terry: > > > > Perkiomenville is near Philidelphia. approx. 742.8 > > miles from you. Sheesh. > > You still use an atlas? Get with the times. Try > > Yahoo.com. > > > > Maybe the guy from Volkscafe would like to chime in > > and give his responce? > > Hello. Hello? That's odd, Ron spends a lot of time > > answering questions on > > this list (On the clock, of course, right Ron?). > > Doesn't every supplier? > > > > No. > > > > Maybe I'm wrong, but it seems Ron has already buried > > this horse. Stop > > beating it. > > > > I am lucky enough to live in Southern California, so > > I have my pick of half > > a dozen parts stores within walking distance that > > have just about every part > > in stock I could need to restore my bus(es). I still > > appreciate the > > companies that are out there to cater to our hobby, > > and I think they all > > need our support if we are to expect theirs. > > > > Hey, they don't call it the Keystone state for > > nothing.... > > > > GL Ron, > > > > Ward > > > > We Are.... > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Vanagon Mailing List > > [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM]On Behalf > > Of Terry K. > > Sent: Thursday, May 02, 2002 9:47 PM > > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > Subject: Re: Bus Depot order line? > > > > > > Ron-- > > You are most absolutely correct on the last > > order---- > > > > Which was placed, as I was searching for the order > > which was made on the > > 5th of April---and received it in the afternoon of > > the 25th---- > > > > Look--- > > > > I am not here to bum rap anyone--- > > > > And I don't say a word about much, unless something > > is wrong--- > > > > And I do believe 20 days to get parts to the Chicago > > area, from PA. is > > really crazy---don't you Ron? > > > > If several of your supplier's, published as well as > > promised reasonably > > fast delivery-- 7 to 10 day's--- and it wound up > > being double that--you > > most certainly would be a bit miffed also--- > > > > And I'm sure it does happen occasionally but not > > almost every time you > > place an order--- > > > > And again, I am not pissed--but here is the real > > kicker---- > > > > I won an auction at E-Bay--for some rotor's and > > brakes, from the > > volkscafe--- > > I added to that auction--bearings, and seals--- > > > > This all happened on Saturday the 20th--- > > > > The stuff was shipped on Monday the 22nd, and got a > > verification of > > shipment E-Mail message, and a thanks---and received > > the order on Friday > > the 26th--- > > > > And here is the best--If I had wanted the same > > service from the BD--I > > would have had to ask for it--payed a premium above > > and beyond the cost > > of the parts and shipping, to get the order in the > > same amount of > > time---- > > > > And remember, the other place is in > > California--about 2500 miles > > away---- > > > > How far is Perkiomenville PA. from the Windy--? > > > > Wait a minute --I'll go look------- > > > > OK--I'm back > > > > It isn't even in my Atlas--- > > > > But Pittsburgh is 458 miles---so let's give it a > > round number---500 > > miles--- > > > > How is it possible to get parts from another parts > > house 5 times the > > distance, in 1/3rd of the time? > > > > Is this right? > > > > Just doesn't make any sense to me---- > > > > Anyway-- am not bitching about anything--just trying > > figure this out--- > > > > I didn't get any calls as promised on the prior > > order, after me taking > > the time to inquire after 2.5 weeks, and the calling > > again on the > > 22nd--and then on the 25th----the day the stuff got > > here--- > > > > I know your electronic equipment went down--but not > > until the week of > > the 15th---- > > > > You can't please all of the people all of the time > > ---but I would like > > to get a little belly rubbing just once in > > awhile---:>) > > > > Now don't go responding tho this message, acting the > > part of the > > honourable Mayor Richard J Daley----in volume's, and > > not really saying > > much---- > > > > Just be a straight up guy--and make it short, sweet, > > and to the > > point----and above all else--shoot straight from the > > hip---- > > No going around the block to get to the point---- > > > > Oh--- > > > > Thanks for getting the shocks out in a > > fast,reasonable amount of > > time---I appreciate it-- > > > > I do hope things improve for you, in your processing > > department--- > > > > Later, > > > > ______________ > > |[ ] [ ] [ ]\ > > | | | | > > ~~~ ~||-(())----(())-| > > > > Terry-- > > > > "Zoom, Zoom, Zoom" > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > > http://community.webtv.net/CTONLINE/TerrysHighOnLife > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Yahoo! 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