tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21307924.post115629764873398200..comments2024-01-03T02:37:17.197-06:00Comments on Conservative Commentary: PLEASE TAKE THIS ADVICERoberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17457956739752722879noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21307924.post-1156356429604232242006-08-23T13:07:00.000-05:002006-08-23T13:07:00.000-05:00Yes, I am going to do the credit card thing....I u...Yes, I am going to do the credit card thing....I ususally never use cards. I hate them, and hate paying interest, and hate being in debt. So normally if we dont have cash, we dont buy it. <BR/><BR/>This time I got too impatient...I have a paycheck coming in about 2 weeks for a class I taught, so I went ahead and charged it knowing I could pay for it before it hit the credit card. Now, I am glad I did because I have some recourse.<BR/><BR/>Gateway customer service is my main problem, but Best Buy isnt escaping either. I have already talked to them, but they seem like they don't care anyway.<BR/><BR/>We might be a service economy, but it sure isn't good service.Roberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17457956739752722879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21307924.post-1156314420411809982006-08-23T01:27:00.000-05:002006-08-23T01:27:00.000-05:00It seems to me that BestBuy, not Gateway, is the r...It seems to me that BestBuy, not Gateway, is the real problem here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21307924.post-1156302876794698422006-08-22T22:14:00.000-05:002006-08-22T22:14:00.000-05:00I'm sorry to hear of your misfortune. I have a De...I'm sorry to hear of your misfortune. I have a Dell Desktop, new last christmas. The "DVD that does it all" has failed twice. I have a 24 hour onsite service contract. The first failure (after I called India for three hours), it took four days to see a service person. The second time (again after I called India), it took nearly ten days to see a service person. When I raged and ranted, nobody could tell me "why." The computer does run great - when it runs!:) And......I'm still fighting to get a restore disk which never shipped with my machine. The latest from India now is "Since this a a request for a replacement, you will be required to pay $65 plus shipping." So, that's in the hands of a shark. Bottom line? Dell is no better. The school my wife teaches at is all Gateway; they swear by them!<BR/><BR/>About the only fix I've been able to figure out is spend a couple hundred more, and have it built by the geek store down the street. At least you'll have somebody to stangle.:) As with all "service" in this country, I don't ever see it getting better.....The Future Was Yesterdayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06515544130113138363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21307924.post-1156301283423282152006-08-22T21:48:00.000-05:002006-08-22T21:48:00.000-05:00Welcome Betmo...Please drop in often, and if you c...Welcome Betmo...Please drop in often, and if you can, post in the heroes topic below. I am really interested in this one.<BR/><BR/>Dell...another reputable firm. I have a laptop from work that is a Dell, and I like it, I have had no problems, but thought I had a great deal here. So much for that....I wish I could run my house like the government runs teh treasury. I would just but a new one, and maybe a spare one jsut in case.Roberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17457956739752722879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21307924.post-1156300311182641432006-08-22T21:31:00.000-05:002006-08-22T21:31:00.000-05:00wow! that really stinks. my husband has a dell l...wow! that really stinks. my husband has a dell laptop- and we haven't had any problems with it- knock on wood. we haven't had any issues with the battery- so i am not sending it back. i use the cord anyway.billiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16206096509976316141noreply@blogger.com