Hi Larry, travel time is $30 an hour which covers vehicle expenses and time. Hope that helps. Sharon Rod Springer Melco Trained Technician (We also do Design Shop Pro+ digitizing) Boise, ID (208) 938-3038 springer37@xxxxxxxxxxxx ----- Original Message ----- From: "Larry Hobbs" <larry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, August 12, 2004 8:43 AM Subject: [amayausers] Re: AM I TICKED > Janel- We're not against paying a fee, but $350??? We are located just 30 > min east of Seattle. I could fly to Hawaii for that. How do they figure > their zone charges? > > Greta and Larry > All Star Embroidery > hobbsgl@xxxxxxxxxxxx > Duvall, WA > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Janel Harris" <janel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Wednesday, August 11, 2004 7:04 PM > Subject: [amayausers] Re: AM I TICKED > > > > Greta and Larry, > > > > I believe the service agreement states that the customer is responsible > > for paying the zone charge (a portion of travel) even if the service > > call is under warranty. If Melco has not been charging that fee on > > previous calls then I would say that was a nice perk. This sets a > > precedent but charging for it is part of the contract. > > > > Janel Harris > > Dimensional Designs > > http://www.dimdesigns.com > > DesignShop Digitizer > > Melco On-Site Trainer > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: amayausers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > [mailto:amayausers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Greta & Larry > > Sent: Wednesday, August 11, 2004 4:08 PM > > To: amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Subject: [amayausers] Re: AM I TICKED > > > > Content-Type: Text/Plain; > > charset="iso-8859-1" > > Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > > Hi,=0D > > =0D > > I am in the same boat. Yesterday I called to request a service call > > becau= > > se > > I have three screws that have fallen out while a design is stitching. > > Not > > all at once, but over a few months. We tried over the phone to figure > > out > > where they came from but couldn't, so they said they will set up a > > servic= > > e > > call for us. Plus our number one needle will not stitch at all without > > thread breaks. I have done everything I can, replaced roller, needle, > > cleaned out system etc... still it won't work, plus when you want to > > trac= > > e a > > design, only on needle one, will the laser go on the outside of the > > hoop. > > All the other ones trace fine. We still have one month left or more of > > o= > > ur > > service agreement of two years.=0D > > =0D > > Next day I get a call for them to come out and fix this problem. They > > wan= > > t > > $350.00 trip charge for someone to even step through our door, even > > thoug= > > h > > it is still under waranty. I am so upset with Melco and have told them > > pretty much how I feel over the phone, but trust me... they do not care. > > = > > It > > was proven to me in the way this was all handled.=0D > > =0D > > We have had more than enough problems with our Amaya and they have had > > t= > > o > > come and service it before, but didn't charge us then. I asked them why > > a= > > nd > > they told me it was just a courtesy to me... even though it was a year > > in= > > to > > my owning the Amaya... hmmm sounds funny to me...=0D > > =0D > > We were going to get two more heads and now are looking into other > > option= > > s.. > > We have only used the Amaya, but would love to know what might give the > > same quality or even better when it comes to small lettering whitch we > > do= > > a > > lot of.=0D > > =0D > > Sorry about ranting on, but yesterday after talking to them, I was ready > > = > > to > > throw my Amaya out the window. Not a lot of good that would have done > > ;o)= > > =0D > > =0D > > Greta and Larry=0D > > All Star Embroidery=0D > > hobbsgl@xxxxxxxxxxxx=0D > > Duvall, Washington=0D > > =0D > > > > > > > > > >