Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1998 12:00:16 -0700
Reply-To: Marty Wallace <martywallace@ROCKETMAIL.COM>
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From: Marty Wallace <martywallace@ROCKETMAIL.COM>
Subject: GoWesty Dissatisfaction - Typical or Exception?
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I recently bought a 1984 Westy, and happily set about ordering various
parts in order to restore it to new condition, or at least nearly so.
I've placed orders with 4 online/mailorder vendors, and everything has
gone great, with one exception. My experience with GoWesty hasn't been
very good. In your opinion, was this a fluke, or are they not a
preferred vendor?
I have sent this e-mail to GoWesty:
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All things considered, I am not very happy with the service that I have
received from GoWesty:
#1. The instructions that I received with the window tent (and the seal
kit from another order) were AWFUL in all respects and actually contained
errors.
#2. The quality of the window tent is not nearly up to that of the
original VW tent. The GoWesty tent material is much more coarse (and, I
believe not as strong as the original), and the stitching at the seams
has fewer stiches per inch. It actually tore during the installation,
but that was a combination of your inadequate instructions, poor quality
material, and, admittedly, my error in noting exactly how the tent
fastened to the pop top. However, I feel that this error could have been
avoidable, had I received adequate written instructions from GoWesty.
---<snip>---
#3. (I have not received the dash cover from this order. I haven't heard
that it may be backordered, either, though it has been over 2 weeks since
I placed this order. Please cancel this item; I will order it from
another vendor.)
---<snip>---
Sincerely,
Marty Wallace (1984 Westfalia)
Chico, California
---sales@gowesty.com wrote:
> ------------------- NEW ORDER -------------------
> August 1, 1998
> Product: 231 704-3 Window Tent
> Unit Price: 269.94999999999998863
> Quantity: 1
> Total: 269.95
> Product: VW021A P4-Poly Carpet Dash Cover w/ash tray
> Unit Price: 39.950000000000002842
> Quantity: 1
> Total: 39.95
> Shipping: $ 19.95 Vendors Choice
> Sales Tax: $ 24.02
> TOTAL ORDER: $ 353.87
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