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by **Eldre** » Tue, 16 Jan 2001 13:03:21

>No.....because we just jacked up all the prices of goods (software/harware)
>and services (maintenance/upgrades) fro 3% to 5% to compensate.

So like I said, now the price is the same for cash or credit. So you can use
the CC for the convenience, and pay it off each month...<g>

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by **Woodie** » Tue, 16 Jan 2001 21:12:51

>>At one stage (about 1990, I think) we would charge a premium, quite legally,
>>for those people who used a credit card in preference to cash or even, where
>>the customer was known, personal cheque. All that WE as the retailer were
>>doing was passing what the CC company charged us on to the customer.

>>Then things went stupid, political correctness time arrived and it was
>>considered descriminatory to differentiate between modes of payment.

>Ok, so it doesn't cost more now to use a CC. Problem solved!<g>

Problem is, now the cost of processing credit purchases is paid by evyone, even
if you use cash. Old system was much more fair.

Don McCorkle

by **Goy Larse** » Tue, 16 Jan 2001 23:42:36

> Well, if that's the case, then it wouldn't matter if you paid CASH. I mean,
> when I see something marked $19.99 in the store, the price doesn't suddenly
> jump to $20.40 just because I whip out a credit card...

No, because as a retailer I have already calculated that cost into the
price, so because of this, you pay for that service whether you pay cash
or with a credit card....

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by **mark jeangerar** » Wed, 17 Jan 2001 06:40:35

Yeah! I'm all for that! But not just the bean counters please, I hope Kaemmers the first
to go followed immediately by the entire software department. And then the asswipes who
package all that "Let me search your machine and then the net for Sierra products."
garbage that installs itself all over the desktop and throughout the registry.

But mostly Kaemmer. Then we could get back to driving quality sims. That feel like
cars....

(Hey Bruce! Howzzit bruddah? Been a while.)
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> I hope that Sierra sales suffer because of their isolationist attitude.

> This modern trend towards HAVING to buy something on-line, with a credit
> card, pisses me off well-and-truly.
> I am fed up with paying a premium (interest charges) because I cannot buy
> something over the counter for cash.

> May the bean counters at Sierra ***to death on their caf latts.

> --
> Regards,
> Bruce Kennewell,
> Canberra, Australia.
> ---------------------------

> > But then it seems that more and more online stores have adopted a
> > 'no delivery outside of USA' policy over the last years. Or to be more
> precise,
> > it seems almost all acknowledge those pesky 'Not for sale outside of US'
> > markings on the packages these days. So, which are those online stores
> > that will ship US versions to Europe regardless ? Any hints ?

> > Thomas

by **Ryan Mitchle** » Wed, 17 Jan 2001 16:50:13

Nascar3 and other Sierra/Papyrus titles were released here in South Africa.
Now I have to pay shipping charges, VAT, and other slapped on sundry
charges. Import duties and related charges for an average consumer are high
enough in South Africa for me to consider them practically punitive. I can
guarantee that I'll be paying a good 20+% above US consumers. For what? What
was wrong with the previous distribution system?

Ryan

by **Bruce Kennewel** » Wed, 17 Jan 2001 18:59:52

G'day, Mark!!
Happy New year to you, mate. Nice to see that you're alive and kicking.
Has that Randy character got married yet, do you know?

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Bruce Kennewell,
Canberra, Australia.
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> > cars....

> (Hey Bruce! Howzzit bruddah? Been a while.)
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