| T.R | Title | User | Personal
Name | Date | Lines |
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| 2548.1 | FWIW, here's some related services | VAXCPU::michaud | Jeff Michaud - ObjectBroker | Thu Feb 06 1997 01:08 | 2 |
| 522 MRED::CURELOP 11-DEC-1986 13 United Consumers Club
1752 MILKWY::SLABOUNTY 3-MAY-1990 1 USPE (United States Purchasing Exchange)
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| 2548.2 | | BUSY::SLAB | Being weird isn't enough | Thu Feb 06 1997 15:19 | 4 |
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Well, USPE was basically "trinket" merchandise. They really didn't
have much in the way of big-ticket items [furniture, electronics].
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| 2548.3 | More Xrefs | VAXCPU::michaud | Jeff Michaud - ObjectBroker | Thu Feb 06 1997 17:59 | 12 |
| Some more Xrefs to related serices:
24 PICA::BLANCHETTE 22-JUL-1984 60 MASS BUYING POWER
and an AV NOTES search for "united buysers service" also
finds:
Conf Note#
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humane::digital 2088.1
genral::4wd 11.30
genral::colorado 111.1, .4 and .16
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| 2548.4 | | ALFSS2::MITCHAM_A | Andy in Alpharetta (near Atlanta) | Mon Apr 07 1997 13:16 | 11 |
| If this is the buying service I am thinking of, local consumer
advocate Clark Howard highly recommends *against* this wholesale
buyer club. Upfront cost of $1000+, having to buy from a catalog
(no showroom floor) and price discounts not as originally stated
were cited as reasons for discouraging consumers from using this
service.
Wholesale clubs like Sams and Costco were said to be competitve and
provide more safety in buying high-ticket items.
-Andy
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