[TowerTalk] Amidon Inc.

[Tom Rauch]

.....and when or if you do receive parts, you had better
actually test them to be sure the materials are what they
are claimed to be. They may look the same, but you'd better
watch the materials closely!!

73, Tom W8JI


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert Shohet" <kq2m at earthlink.net>
To: <towertalk at contesting.com>; "Chuck Counselman"
<ccc at space.mit.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, May 12, 2004 11:18 PM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Amidon Inc.


> Hi Chuck,
>
> Sounds VERY similar to the absurd service problems that I
had with Amidon
> 3 years ago when I ordered from them.  The language
barrier certainly makes
> thing worse, but even allowing for that, but I found that
they were
> INCREDIBLY disorganized, sloppy, negligent and evasive
when trying to pin
> down their sources of error.  Not to mention that some of
the personnel like
> to hide behind their voicemails and never do return
telephone calls.  I
> could not have been more unfavorably impressed! and I
never ordered from
> them again!
>
> Incidentally, ANY person or company that claims that it
doesn't have the
> time to handle small orders properly, and uses that as an
excuse for their
> sloppiness, certainly can NOT be trusted with major orders
from large
> companies either.
>
> BTW, usually the LARGE order are a GREAT place to bury
vendor sloppiness
> because the ordering company usually does not have the
time or manpower to
> check every single piece.
>
> 73
> Bob KQ2M
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Chuck Counselman" <ccc at space.mit.edu>
> To: <towertalk at contesting.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 12, 2004 10:42 PM
> Subject: [TowerTalk] Amidon Inc.
>
>
> > I have bought about $2,000 worth of ferrite beads,
toroids, cores,
> > etc. from Amidon (now d/b/a/ Amidon Inc.) within the
last few years;
> > and I have recommended Amidon as a source of ferrite
products to many
> > hams, individually and via four email lists, including
this one.
> >
> > Now I warn _against_ buying from Amidon, because I have
had problems
> > with _three_ of my last seven orders.  These problems
began two years
> > ago, about when Dr. Bob Yuan and his family began
running the company.
> >listinfo/towertalk
>
>
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