[acbny-l] Re: Maureen on Maxi 052303
- From: "Wiebers" <minieyes@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <acbny-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 25 May 2003 17:44:25 -0400
Good Evening Maureen
Maxi Aids DOES NOT charge any shipping when you pick up anything you order.
That was an old policy that has been changed several years ago. Maxi Aids
has over 4,500 products in its catalog. Therefore, it is very difficult to
bring every product that Maxi Aids receives requests for at conferences,
conventions and trade shows.
Harold
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From: "Maureen Moscato" <paxdove@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <acbny-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, May 25, 2003 5:26 AM
Subject: [acbny-l] Re: Maureen on Maxi 052303
Dear Mike:
I originally heard about Perkins from a member of their board. I have often
ordered from maxiaids because they are one stop shopping and have what I
need. They always charge the sshipping fee even when you go to pic it up
and that's fact. Also it has been told to me when customers have called to
request that certain items be brought to an ACB convention, they have
received a rude response. I have always received courteous service from
Barry, Harold and Kim Fu. It is true that it is a free country but I
believed that I was just telling the customer what he/she might need to
know. Perkins was selling to third world countries to provide assembly jobs
and to distribute their products to many for less. There, there is one
braillewriter per institution and rarely one to one. YYes, business is
business and I thought that the Perkins information would generate outrage
and support for Perkins. I see now that it was unwise and foolhardy to put
this information on the list.
Maureen Moscato
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Godino" <mikeg125@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "ACBNY" <acbny-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, May 23, 2003 3:48 PM
Subject: [acbny-l] Maureen on Maxi 052303
> Hi Maureen,
> I read your comments about Maxi Aids and chuckled. Maxi Aids and ILA have
been at each other for years, and right now, ILA is one up on Maxi.
However, the part I found funny was that the owner operator of ILA was
boasting about his success. Additionally, I noticed you did not mention any
of the products that ILA prices higher than Maxi Aids. (Smile) Please try
to keep in mind the information came from a rival of Elliott who would love
to hang him out to dry.
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> As for the Braillers, I have heard much about this so called law suit, but
to date I have only heard. No evidence has ever surfaced. We as consumers
should be thinking more about our pocket rather than some loyalty to any FOR
PROFIT! business. If a businessman finds a way to lower the price of a
product many of us use, why should we question that. As Don stated, if
Perkins has a gripe with anyone, it's the people they sold the braillers to,
not Elliott for buying and reselling them. He is a businessman, and that's
what businessmen do. The reason Maxi Aids has been band from convention, is
that there is evidence in Massachusetts: there again no member of ACB has
brought this evidence forward. However, a vote was taken by the board and
maxi Aids lost. Who loses from this vote? We do, all of us the consumers.
The reason I say this is because if WE educate ourselves, we would know that
different items are cheaper in different catalogs. I know that when I need
something,
> I look and price the product everywhere before I give out my credit card
number. Fact be known, Maxi Aids was usually the cheapest and that is who
received my business. Personally, I believe this is all about putting a
company out of business, and I feel that no consumer group should hold a
wheeling dealing businessman who gives consumers the best deal possible
accountable for the deals he/she make to save US money. Remember, no one is
forcing any of us to buy from Maxi Aids: it's still a free country.
>
> Sorry for my ramble but, this all came out in the Monitor over a year ago
and it's my feelings that the Monitor article is the only evidence anybody
has. And we all know the NFB leadership would rather Maxi Aids be out of
the business they are competing for.
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