[modeleng] Re: pleasant sales staff...

Hi All,

Why just go to College Engineering?
I have found quite a lot of Model Engineering stuff on E-Bay ranging from 
Sandvic index tips to fair sized off cuts of Brass.

Regards

Clif
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Shep" <shep.28@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2007 9:29 PM
Subject: [modeleng] Re: pleasant sales staff...


> Hi Patrick
>
> Thanks for the warning!
>
> Reverting to your problem of locating materials in your homeland.   Could
> you not have them posted to you from the UK?
>
> I get most of my stuff from the ever-helpful Howard Profitt at College
> Engineering, posted to me from Wolverhampton - quite a long way from St
> Albans - I note that he sends materials to other countries, and it is
> possible that the postage across the Channel will not be much more than 
> the
> local cost.   If he does not stock your requirement, he would be happy to
> suggest a source.
> His telephone number from abroad is 0044 1902 842 284 and his web site is
> www.collegeengineering.co.uk, where there is a complete catalogue.   A
> printed version is also available.
>
> I hasten to add that I have no connection with his company, other than 
> being
> a very satisfied customer.
>
> Groete!
>
> Cheers!   Hubert
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Patrick Coppens-Marian Lynch" <develop@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2007 6:19 PM
> Subject: [modeleng] pleasant sales staff...
>
>
>> Not to dwell on things, but in the light of my earlier remark, regarding
>> the general "unpleasant" nature of traders and sales staff,in this part
>> of the world, a real live example.
>> Today the electro chain store group"MediaMart" was caught selling second
>> hand goods as new.
>> The wonky camera's and GSM's and other electronic,overpriced gizmo's,
>> that costumers brought back because of malfunctions,defects and such
>> things, ended up back in the shelves, neatly re-packed!
>> It appears to be standard practice, until now, when the arrogance
>> peaked, as they didn't even bother deleting the photo's of the previous
>> owner, on a camera, or cleaning up the memory of GSM's...
>>
>> It is said (by a reputable consumer organization) that it is not about
>> some isolated incidents, but a wide spread practice.
>>
>> I believe these cowboys to be operating in the UK and other "climes" as
>> well, so please beware..although it wouldn't surprise me to learn, that
>> this malpractice is something native to these territories....
>>
>>
>> Patrick
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