A very long, detailed account over at Tom’s Hardware lists your stereotypical, horrifying buying experience. The money is sent; the package doesn’t arrive; an email is sent; a bullshit email is sent back. The email cycle repeats with choice phrases from the company contact like “Get out of my f***ing life!” and “Make this world war III or handle this in a civil manner.”
Of course, it’s not just this one story, but the many since that have surfaced like it (tracked down by Tom’s Hardware and in our own comments) that force us to pull our recommendation. Needless to say, companies often treat us more sweetly than they treat you, but those instances can be tough to predict. [Tom's Hardware]
Ian Brown
Thursday, November 12, 2009 at 12:20 PMOh, come on. The vendor may be a rude jerk, but the Tom’s Hardware journalist is a complete psycho. The sheer energy he’s putting into pushing the guy is totally disproportionate. No wonder he wants to call the cops – I would too. Still, if you are rude to customers you’re going to come across nutters like that who take things to extremes to prove a point. I think they deserve each other – they should get married:-)