Digital BW, The Print

I tried to be funny, but droll at the same time.  But I'm calling them
Monday. I'm just a tad pissed off.

(While although unpleasant, isn't as bad as being pissed on.

Jerry




Lloyd O'Daniel wrote:
> 
> Jerry,
> 
> I'm wiping the tears away from my eyes from laughing at your post.
> Surely, it was tongue-in-cheek. Epson is a company that has rigged their
> printers with every technology short of an explosive device to blackmail
> customers into buying their outrageously priced inks in thimble-sized
> carts. Chips in carts to make life difficult and expensive for
> aftermarket ink providers, chips that read empty and shut down the
> printer when half full...the list goes on and on. And you are just now
> "seriously beginning to wonder about the ethics of Epson"?! That has to
> be the most pricelessly funny line I've read all year!
> 
> Lloyd
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jerry Olson [mailto:jerryolson@...]
> Sent: Saturday, December 21, 2002 1:26 PM
> To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [Digital BW] Epson ethics, has anyone else had this trouble?
> 
> Jerry Olson wrote:
> >
> > I'm seriously beginning to wonder about the ethics of Epson.  I filled
> 
> > in my rebate coupon, enclosed the receipt, with the date plainly on
> > the front, and the company name was at the top (Inkjet Goodies). Also
> > the UPC code from the box was there, the receipt was stapled to it.
> >
> > I just got the whole thing back and they said I hadn't included a
> > receipt with the date of purchase.  (I of course had).
> >
> > Now I'm wondering if I can get the whole thing back to them before the
> 
> > rebate period runs out.  I think this is just a scam they use to try
> > and get out of paying the rebate.  This is the second time that epson
> > has pulled this on me.
> >
> > This time, I'll write a letter, circle the date, and insure-register
> > the package so someone will have to sign for it.
> >
> > Jerry
> >
> 
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