Re: alfa-digest V9 #516

[CLeopold@xxxxxxx]

RE: CARIBOU OUT OF BUSINESS
       I ordered a small part (a little toy for myself: wood-grain brake 
handle), from Caribou on April 19, and did not hear from them...their 
website-stated shipping policy stated about 10 days shipping from Calif. to NJ......called 
and left messages on answering machine twice, finally i was able to reach 
them thru e-mail, which is not on any of their ads, but i found e-mail add. in 
back-issue of the Digest....I got a very stressed-out reply from Caribou fellow, 
stating he was the only one working there, and it was a Sunday, and his wife &
 Kids were enjoying themselves in Disneyland, and he had a heart condition, 
and he couldnt spend time with his family on a Sunday as he had to take care of 
the business.....said his cardiologist said his heart was about to "explode." 
 
       I replied that I was sorry, and that he should pay more attention to 
his health and family than that orders are taken care of.  
       He never answered my question as to when I was going to get the part, 
so I sent a reply asking this again, found out it is ordered from Italy.  This 
was never mentioned before this.   Said the part is expected in:   "2-3 
weeks."
       From "Italy?"---2 to 3 weeks?   2-3 weeks from when?
       It sounds like, with all these other order problems, that it was just 
another case of  "the dog ate my homework."
Clay Leopold
84 Spider
Princeton, NJ
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