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]]> By: Rebecca http://www.applegeeks.com/blog/2007/01/08/memory-upgrades-to-my-powerbook/comment-page-1/#comment-38290 Rebecca Thu, 05 Apr 2007 05:58:14 +0000 http://www.applegeeks.com/blog/?p=1504#comment-38290 Your DHL guy is better than mine. I've had to file numerous complaints, as I live in an apartment complex, and they either leave the "heavy boxes" in front of my door- WITHOUT KNOCKING... or the "light boxes" they THROW over the little fence to my patio... I've had so much stuff damaged, that I will not use a company if they use DHL to ship. Your DHL guy is better than mine. I’ve had to file numerous complaints, as I live in an apartment complex, and they either leave the “heavy boxes” in front of my door- WITHOUT KNOCKING… or the “light boxes” they THROW over the little fence to my patio…

I’ve had so much stuff damaged, that I will not use a company if they use DHL to ship.

]]> By: Crono http://www.applegeeks.com/blog/2007/01/08/memory-upgrades-to-my-powerbook/comment-page-1/#comment-30621 Crono Wed, 21 Mar 2007 17:15:39 +0000 http://www.applegeeks.com/blog/?p=1504#comment-30621 This entire article has nothing to do with Microsoft vs Apple and everything to do with bad service. Completely irrelevant comment, fanboy. (And I personally use Microsoft as well so shut it.) Dave, I use TigerDirect for a lot of things, not sure if they'll have what you're looking for but if they do, they generally have decent prices and I have had things shipped to alternate adresses many times. This entire article has nothing to do with Microsoft vs Apple and everything to do with bad service.

Completely irrelevant comment, fanboy. (And I personally use Microsoft as well so shut it.)

Dave, I use TigerDirect for a lot of things, not sure if they’ll have what you’re looking for but if they do, they generally have decent prices and I have had things shipped to alternate adresses many times.

]]> By: Cods http://www.applegeeks.com/blog/2007/01/08/memory-upgrades-to-my-powerbook/comment-page-1/#comment-29595 Cods Mon, 19 Mar 2007 01:14:01 +0000 http://www.applegeeks.com/blog/?p=1504#comment-29595 Possibly irrelevant from your perspective, however... As an Aussie who travels to the US quite a bit on business, when I can I take advantage of the better prices in your neck of the woods. However, and probably understandably, I *almost always* run into this problem - of course, my billing address is in Oz, and the delivery address is a mate's place in the US. Cue dramatic music, shock/horror, fraud alarm bells ringing loudly and much flapping of arms and gnashing of teeth... I've found that smaller operators are easier to deal with on this (say, www.clickykeyboards.com) than the big operators who probably are swept up in servicing a flood of orders. Annotating my order in the Comments field noting that the billing & delivery addresses are different, inviting the business to call or email me if they have any hassles, and explaining a bit of backstory (I work for X evil multinational, I travel to the US lots, blah blah blah) all tends to help. Some of the big guys (New Egg, Expedia, etcetera) are pretty good, but many can't be arsed dealing with something out of the ordinary (ie: US-based purchaser) and many make that clear in their T's & C's. No big deal, I end up using smaller companies and maybe I pay a few more bucks - but I reckon I've generally also had better service, so perhaps it all evens out in the end. Cheers, Cods Possibly irrelevant from your perspective, however…
As an Aussie who travels to the US quite a bit on business, when I can I take advantage of the better prices in your neck of the woods. However, and probably understandably, I *almost always* run into this problem – of course, my billing address is in Oz, and the delivery address is a mate’s place in the US. Cue dramatic music, shock/horror, fraud alarm bells ringing loudly and much flapping of arms and gnashing of teeth…
I’ve found that smaller operators are easier to deal with on this (say, http://www.clickykeyboards.com) than the big operators who probably are swept up in servicing a flood of orders. Annotating my order in the Comments field noting that the billing & delivery addresses are different, inviting the business to call or email me if they have any hassles, and explaining a bit of backstory (I work for X evil multinational, I travel to the US lots, blah blah blah) all tends to help.
Some of the big guys (New Egg, Expedia, etcetera) are pretty good, but many can’t be arsed dealing with something out of the ordinary (ie: US-based purchaser) and many make that clear in their T’s & C’s.
No big deal, I end up using smaller companies and maybe I pay a few more bucks – but I reckon I’ve generally also had better service, so perhaps it all evens out in the end.
Cheers,
Cods

]]> By: Nate http://www.applegeeks.com/blog/2007/01/08/memory-upgrades-to-my-powerbook/comment-page-1/#comment-27657 Nate Tue, 13 Mar 2007 18:16:04 +0000 http://www.applegeeks.com/blog/?p=1504#comment-27657 *sigh* I know someone else has already asked the same, but what exactly was the problem here? Frustration over the incident I can assume...however...I still don't see how a company is at fault if all they are trying to do is stick to the books and cover their assets (pun intended). You told the guy who posted earlier: "You didn’t really read my post. Go back and try again. My experience with their customer service wasn’t in anyway polite." Come again? I went back and read the post again...I still don't understand how MemoryTogo is to blame for your inconvenience. I really don't see specific examples of how they were rude or troublesome other than by following a policy that is not even necessarily listed in their Terms of Agreement, but that has to be followed nonetheless. Or was it because something came up...the guy didn't call you back when the time came...and someone gave you a lame excuse (because any excuse probably wouldn't have been good enough anyway...)? Owning my own computer business, I can say that it is definitely good policy to make sure the shipping address is registered with the card company...and I would expect a large company to do the same (no matter how large an order...stuff adds up!), even if it means the customer having to go through a hassle now and then. Besides, it was really because your card company doesn't keep a shipping address on detail...how could they have fixed that? Just because the other guys you always purchase from don't require this, that doesn't make them all right...does it? As someone has already stated, this policy is really on the way to becoming mainstream and looks to soon be required in online credit card transactions. I'm actually quite surprised you haven't had the problem already since your card company doesn't seem to want to work with you on the address issue. And yes...I have experienced this kind of issue myself... Just a few months ago, I had a problem with an order from amazon.com (due to having recently moved at the time). I entered my new shipping address, but because it had not been registered with my card company, I was forced to take a few minutes to call them and have the address added so I could complete my online order. That's when I came upon the same problem with not being able to add a new address to the card...so I had to have the address attached as a note/memo (as stated by another forum user earlier). The card company was more than happy to offer this service...and the memo would be good for about a month or so or until the registration of my new address was complete (which replaced the old shipping address and would take 5 or 6 days or so). Perhaps quite a bit of frustration...trust me, I know...but hardly anything that should cause MemoryToGo (or any company) to catch a bad rap. Especially if they were willing to give you options and not just cancel your order saying "sorry we can't help you...have a nice day" *click* after listening to the "polite argument" that apparently Hawk, Ananth, and the rest of the office heard...how loud was that "polite argument" again? If anything, let me know what card company you were using so I can make sure as to never hold an account with them. They should have at least done the memo thing or have given you some sort of alternative. *sigh* I know someone else has already asked the same, but what exactly was the problem here? Frustration over the incident I can assume…however…I still don’t see how a company is at fault if all they are trying to do is stick to the books and cover their assets (pun intended). You told the guy who posted earlier:
“You didn’t really read my post. Go back and try again. My experience with their customer service wasn’t in anyway polite.”
Come again? I went back and read the post again…I still don’t understand how MemoryTogo is to blame for your inconvenience. I really don’t see specific examples of how they were rude or troublesome other than by following a policy that is not even necessarily listed in their Terms of Agreement, but that has to be followed nonetheless. Or was it because something came up…the guy didn’t call you back when the time came…and someone gave you a lame excuse (because any excuse probably wouldn’t have been good enough anyway…)?

Owning my own computer business, I can say that it is definitely good policy to make sure the shipping address is registered with the card company…and I would expect a large company to do the same (no matter how large an order…stuff adds up!), even if it means the customer having to go through a hassle now and then. Besides, it was really because your card company doesn’t keep a shipping address on detail…how could they have fixed that? Just because the other guys you always purchase from don’t require this, that doesn’t make them all right…does it? As someone has already stated, this policy is really on the way to becoming mainstream and looks to soon be required in online credit card transactions. I’m actually quite surprised you haven’t had the problem already since your card company doesn’t seem to want to work with you on the address issue.

And yes…I have experienced this kind of issue myself…
Just a few months ago, I had a problem with an order from amazon.com (due to having recently moved at the time). I entered my new shipping address, but because it had not been registered with my card company, I was forced to take a few minutes to call them and have the address added so I could complete my online order. That’s when I came upon the same problem with not being able to add a new address to the card…so I had to have the address attached as a note/memo (as stated by another forum user earlier). The card company was more than happy to offer this service…and the memo would be good for about a month or so or until the registration of my new address was complete (which replaced the old shipping address and would take 5 or 6 days or so).

Perhaps quite a bit of frustration…trust me, I know…but hardly anything that should cause MemoryToGo (or any company) to catch a bad rap. Especially if they were willing to give you options and not just cancel your order saying “sorry we can’t help you…have a nice day” *click* after listening to the “polite argument” that apparently Hawk, Ananth, and the rest of the office heard…how loud was that “polite argument” again?

If anything, let me know what card company you were using so I can make sure as to never hold an account with them. They should have at least done the memo thing or have given you some sort of alternative.

]]> By: joe http://www.applegeeks.com/blog/2007/01/08/memory-upgrades-to-my-powerbook/comment-page-1/#comment-26577 joe Sat, 10 Mar 2007 06:11:31 +0000 http://www.applegeeks.com/blog/?p=1504#comment-26577 Crucial is the house brand of <a href="http://www.micron.com/" rel="nofollow">Micron</a>, one of the larger RAM manufacturers. Crucial RAM is high quality, and reasonably priced. Unless you are buying enthusiast memory, you should never pay more than whatever Crucial is charging. Crucial is the house brand of Micron, one of the larger RAM manufacturers. Crucial RAM is high quality, and reasonably priced. Unless you are buying enthusiast memory, you should never pay more than whatever Crucial is charging.

]]> By: kz http://www.applegeeks.com/blog/2007/01/08/memory-upgrades-to-my-powerbook/comment-page-1/#comment-23143 kz Wed, 28 Feb 2007 16:23:04 +0000 http://www.applegeeks.com/blog/?p=1504#comment-23143 Shipping to the address that matches the address on file with your bank, an institution that verified your identity when you signed up for an account, proves quite a bit. Shipping to the address that matches the address on file with your bank, an institution that verified your identity when you signed up for an account, proves quite a bit.

]]> By: Chris http://www.applegeeks.com/blog/2007/01/08/memory-upgrades-to-my-powerbook/comment-page-1/#comment-21306 Chris Wed, 21 Feb 2007 08:30:59 +0000 http://www.applegeeks.com/blog/?p=1504#comment-21306 Amusing story since I had exactly the same problem with Apple when I ordered my IPod. Fortunately, my CC company was happy to add a new address. Unfortunately, whoever did it was incompetent and actually just changed the billing address something that took months to get them to fix right. Thanks Apple ;-). Anyways, love the comics :D. Amusing story since I had exactly the same problem with Apple when I ordered my IPod. Fortunately, my CC company was happy to add a new address. Unfortunately, whoever did it was incompetent and actually just changed the billing address something that took months to get them to fix right. Thanks Apple ;-).

Anyways, love the comics :D.

]]> By: MonkeyNuts http://www.applegeeks.com/blog/2007/01/08/memory-upgrades-to-my-powerbook/comment-page-1/#comment-20909 MonkeyNuts Tue, 20 Feb 2007 00:05:47 +0000 http://www.applegeeks.com/blog/?p=1504#comment-20909 OK, felt the urge to comment here... A friend of mine ran a business, yes, selling adult toys. Was amazing how much profit there is there... anyways, one of the issues he encountered is credit card fraud. I'm not going into details of how the fraud occurs, but it is mind-numbingly easy to beat the system. The credit card company holds the money, and the onus is on the merchant to prove that the person who received the item is the person who ordered the item. If one of 25 or so details don't match up, the money is refunded and <b><i>the merchant is screwed</i></b>. To stay in business, they HAVE to have these policies. When you're dealing with a $4 ebay item that's one thing, but when you're dealing with hundreds of dollars on computer equipment with a small profit margin, one fraud hit can take you days or weeks to recover from. OK, felt the urge to comment here… A friend of mine ran a business, yes, selling adult toys. Was amazing how much profit there is there… anyways, one of the issues he encountered is credit card fraud. I’m not going into details of how the fraud occurs, but it is mind-numbingly easy to beat the system.

The credit card company holds the money, and the onus is on the merchant to prove that the person who received the item is the person who ordered the item. If one of 25 or so details don’t match up, the money is refunded and the merchant is screwed. To stay in business, they HAVE to have these policies. When you’re dealing with a $4 ebay item that’s one thing, but when you’re dealing with hundreds of dollars on computer equipment with a small profit margin, one fraud hit can take you days or weeks to recover from.

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