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Subject: Re: Experience with ChessBase USA?

Author: Don Prohaska

Date: 11:10:05 04/25/02

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On April 25, 2002 at 10:55:30, Roy Eassa wrote:

>On April 25, 2002 at 10:36:20, Sally Weltrop wrote:
>
>>On April 25, 2002 at 10:29:53, Roy Eassa wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>I ordered something from ChessBase USA 9 days ago and selected the "2-3 day"
>>>shipping option.  One might reasonably expect the item to ship that day or the
>>>next day (that's what ICD and most other companies do), right?  But it hasn't
>>>arrived yet.
>>>
>>>What does the speed of shipping matter if the vendor takes indefinitely long to
>>>ship the order?
>>>
>>>Have others seen this sort of thing from ChessBase USA?
>>>
>>>(Also, I received no confirmation e-mail or shipping/tracking notice, both of
>>>which are absolutely standard with the dozen+ other vendors from which I buy
>>>products on-line.)
>>
>>well something tells me you won't be ordering from them again unless they have
>>an exceptional excuse. it being way overdue would irritate me as well. hope
>>things work out
>
>
>Thanks Sally.
>
>At this point it's only "somewhat" overdue.  Another week or two and it will be
>"way" overdue.  But the total lack of communication (I don't know how to find
>out if/when it will arrive) is a good part of the problem too.  The technology
>has existed for years for companies to automatically communicate order/shipping
>progress to their customers via e-mail.  I can't imagine that setting up such a
>system is prohibitively expensive, as so many small vendors use them nowadays.
>
>I'm curious: are there other places in the US that sell Pocket Fritz?

Chessbaseusa has a toll free telephone number.  There are also several E-Mail
addresses to people who run the site.  I have always found the service quick and
excellent.  When I enquire, I usually get an answer that day.



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