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Date:         Thu, 4 Nov 1999 10:09:38 +1100
Reply-To:     Ray Hunnam <hunnam@PNC.COM.AU>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Ray Hunnam <hunnam@PNC.COM.AU>
Subject:      Re: More BusDepot woes The Rest of the story!!
Comments: To: "Horace K. Sawyer" <firestream@MINDSPRING.COM>
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Well said man !

In the years I have been on the list I have literally lost count of the number of times that individuals bag Ron and his band of merry men. I get the distinct impression that some persons believe it their right to spit out their dummy ( bag, rubbish, put poo on ) someones efforts to try and provide a service.

Well folks I also believe that you have a responsibility to be fair and open minded about dealings with merchants. To expect to the level of service that some persons believe is their right is a little bit over the top. I think we can take Rons own advice ie ( "Go and patronise your local flaps or even better the VW Dealer ") I am sure that if you try to bag those individuals you would be shown where the door is and told what to do with it as well.

I find it interesting as Horace has deduced the original whinger wasn't even home to accept the delivery. Sorry if this is incorrect as I do not follow these bitch sessions as closely as I should. If that is indeed the case and he wasn't even home, then why were we saddled with this diatribe in the first place.

Ok ! Enough is Enough. I vote that we dismiss these petty complaints from unrealistic individuals. I vote that only genuine and actual cases of gross neglect or imcompetence by any vendors be posted to the list. I am fed up with listening to cases of petty whinging from people with unrealistic expectations.

To all of those who wish to flame me go right ahead as I have said before, I know where my delete button is situated. Also to my many fans I apologise now for spelling mistakes unfortunately I still have not been able to find the spell checker button.

Luv and Kisses to all

Ray Hunnam Penrith Australia.

-----Original Message----- From: Horace K. Sawyer <firestream@MINDSPRING.COM> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Date: Wednesday, 3 November 1999 5:59 Subject: Re: More BusDepot woes The Rest of the story!!

>Well, Dave, here you are publicly blasting Bus Depot for "not responding, >etc." You feel like you deserve better service on a $200 order. Seems >they didn't respond for what really amounts to about one and a half >business days, according to your postings. Do I not deserve good service >for a $15 order? > >There was no urgent time concern. It turns out you are off galavanting >around the country in airliners and bitching from your hotel room in CT in >some casino that your parts are not on your doorstep in AZ -- where your >van sits. > >For crying out loud man, you weren't home anyway, and had no way to install >your pop top seal and other. You don't even have time to use the van, you >said. Whether your order is there a day or two earlier or later simply >will not change the fact that you will not even be home. There was no >emergency, no pressing time constraints. It is impossible for you to use >the parts until your 3.5 day weekend, which has not arrived. Why attack >Bus Depot? > >Why come down so hard on Bus Depot for not responding for a couple of days? > Bus Depot has to serve just a couple of more folks than yourself, one >would imagine. But now, you take it upon yourself to immediately publish >negative comments to this list, and force people like myself to read this crap. > >Dave, I'm sorry you feel so mistreated. Perhaps you should try running a >business yourself. Perhaps you could give others a better quality customer >service. > >For me, I think your slamming BD without reasonable cause is defamation. >Ron Salmon should send you a bill for the damage you attempted to do to his > business. The guy works his butt off to make a living and still provide >fair prices and great products. As far as I know, all of our vendors on >this list do the same. I think your defamapost was uncalled for, and >that's my opinion. > >Perhaps you can reflect on the seriousness of this situation from the hotel >casino this evening. > >As you said, thanks for letting me vent too, > >HK Sawyer >--------- >No affiliation with BD > > > > > > > >At 06:36 AM 11/2/99 -0700, Dave Christensen wrote: >>Actually I flew out here 5am last Friday. I was hoping to have the parts >>waiting for me back in Arizona for when I got back. I got a 3.5 day >>weekend at home this week! YIPPIE!!! Then its off to Austin Tx. to do >>requirements analysis for a project we have up in Dallas--toying with the >>idea of driving, but I think I can get my stuff done in 2 or 3 >>days--doesnt pay to drive, and after someone elses recient experience >>meetinng Bambi on I-10 in Texas, I think i'll pass. =) >> >>The stuff I ordered is minor stuff, a pop seal, manuals (YES YES YES!!!), >>2nd battery kit, and trying to get one of those speedo/tach kits (dont >>have time to salvage). Like I said, just was looking forward to having >>it all at home waiting for me so I can go play. Dont get a multiday >>weekend too often, then again, weekends at home in general are few and >>far between. >> >>Cheers! >>Dave >>--- >>David Christensen (dchris@post.com or dave.christensen@dcicorp.com) >>888-699-9336 (Pager) 6999336@skytel.com - 2-way email-pager gateway >> >>1999.5 VW Jetta TDI "Sydney" >>1998 Diesel Dodge Ram 2500 4x4 "Matilda" >>1982 Westy Diesel "Daisy" >>1998 "Dog" 4-Paw-Drive Yellow Labrador Retriever--spoiled rotten-- >>"Faith" >> >> >>On Tue, 02 Nov 1999 08:38:56 -0500 "Horace K. Sawyer" >><firestream@mindspring.com> writes: >>> At 05:49 AM 11/2/99 -0700, Dave Christensen wrote: >>> >Thanks to the list for tolerating me--taking this offline now that >>> I have >>> >heard back from them. >>> > >>> >-Dave >>> >"Live from his hotel room, high above the Grand Pequot Tower at the >>> >Foxwoods Casino in Connecuit" >>> >(Oh the joys of trade show season....One day i'm home in Az, next >>> sitting >>> >behind a booth x-c...story of my life) >>> -------------------------------- >>> >>> Dave, are you traveling in the van and need parts on an >>> emergency basis? >>> If so, I can understand your frustration! >>> >>> HK >>> >


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