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| 173816 | 2003-09-10 08:38:00 | All it takes is two people to start talking about aeroplane engines to hijack a thread. Happened in another PCco thread as well. What the hell is wrong with you people?!?! Wrong thread, Wrong forum, Wrong topic of conversation. This is a COMPUTER forum, therefore we talk about you know what - not blimin plane engines and planes. Go start your own thread in a topic labelled OT, and stop hijacking this thread. I believe these are PCco workers trying to divert attention onto something else other than the PCco going into liquidation. All I can say is good riddance to the PCco. You only get out what you put in. Therefore if you don't keep your customers happy and build decent quality pc's - what do you expect to happen!? |
aroc (3256) | ||
| 173817 | 2003-09-10 08:40:00 | *TOYOTA* I thought I read carefully through these posts. :8} | Steve Askew (119) | ||
| 173818 | 2003-09-10 08:46:00 | and what if it was your pay check stopped? how are you going to pay the bills, feed the children, keep warm at night? it doesnt matter who they are they have rights and most people have a right to decent wage, to earn a living and have somewhere safe to call home, and if you dont have money nothing is gauranteed. so bite me if i feel sorry for them, id feel sorry about anyone losing a job, losing a loved one, they are people doesnt matter who or what they do, just think about it from there point of veiw. we cant always have that dream life with a magnificent job and no worries.... and who cares if a post OT's or not, the essence is still the same no matter what you talk about ..... it comes down to people helping people and there's not enough of good will around ..... so either get a life or act your age. B |
beetle (243) | ||
| 173819 | 2003-09-10 11:16:00 | Ok it was a bit off topic but it came about because of the use of hot glue. I wasn't at all offended by it. Try and be a bit more tolerant. |
mikebartnz (21) | ||
| 173820 | 2003-09-10 13:02:00 | I have done a lot of the woodwork on a rebuild Tiger Moth,just about to put engine in,can't wait to see it fly,or is that a bit off topic? | Thomas (1820) | ||
| 173821 | 2003-09-10 13:12:00 | hahaha. Anyone off to see Pirates of the Carribean today?? Should be awsome. | PoWa. (3243) | ||
| 173822 | 2003-09-10 13:38:00 | I have absolutely zero > sympathy for anyone who buys a cheap computer or > anything cheap and whine when the company goes bust. > Its the consumers fault they are driving the > computer assemblers to undercut the competition by > buying cheap computers with cheap internals. > In my job as a mobile mechanic I have tried cheap > tools from the warehouse, placemakers,mitre 10 etc. > They last about 2 weeks and get thrown onto the road > in disgust (and left there) > Isnt there some saying, you get what you pay for? > tedheath When I bought the PCco. computer I had no reason to believe I was purchasing anything that was putting other people in the bussiness in a difficult position. I asked for advice before buying and noone warned me off the PCco. Unfortunately we can't all be experts. I came into this forum asking for advice because well, this isn't my field of expertise and it is obviously yours and many other people's here, therefore I was hoping someone could shed some light on the situation. I never came in whining and I never asked for sympathy. If I have broken some unsaid code of computer-forum-help ethics well I apologise, but do not think you have any right to say that in effect I deserve what I get for purchasing a PCco computer. If you ever wanted to know anything about current art theory or art history (not that you ever would, becuase the only people who ever want to know about it are the people that study it) I wouldn't laugh if you asked a question that I felt was ill informed. |
Hannah (4531) | ||
| 173823 | 2003-09-10 14:09:00 | You haven't broken any code(s), unwritten or otherwise Hannah. Some things are said either because people hold stong views for, possibly, valid reasons and other times the words come out a litttle harsher or, are interpreted that way, than intended. Topics can runoff into all sorts of directions, as evidenced here. But, that is true of any conversation, on the net or otherwise. As I said before, lots of people swear by the service and quality of the PC Co and personally I feel sad that they are in difficulty. They are a member of an organisation that gaurantees delivery and warranty terms so, you should be ok. As for suing or small claims, unfortunately customers are way down the list of creditors when it comes time to pay out. If I remember rightly it goes: IRD, liquadator, mortgage holders (banks, finance), employees (poss before banks, etc), suppliers (especially those with guarantees) then maybe customers, shareholders. Art eh, my mum would/could talk to you for hours. In my line of work I have nothing to do with computers except to on and play (around) with them. Let us know how you get on and if we can help, we will. Cheers Murray P |
Murray P (44) | ||
| 173824 | 2003-09-10 14:53:00 | I used to be the manager of the PC Company in Palmerston North, before they closed us and Tauranga earlier this year. It is interesting to see what people have written about the PC company, and the various comments regarding product quality. I did not always agree with the direction the company took, however I will says this. Don't worry about any PC's in for repair. These will be returned. While Colin Brown may be the "villain" in this situation, he will get you your product back to you, even if he has to deliver it himself, he is that sort of guy. To those that would ridicule the use of hot glue on components, your missing the point. If every one of our customers had received a PC with a modem or AGP card pop, The PC Company would have gone under a lot sooner then now. Why did they pop? Combination of 2 factors, shipping PC's all over NZ via courier, and poor case design. Yes our trays were too flimsy. However given the economic sense of a hot glue gun vs a more expensive case, money will always win out. The PC company did one thing very well, and that was keep the prices of new PC's down. Perhaps to their determent in the end that they focused on this at times to much. No we never used "cheap" parts re:electronics inside the PC's. But there was always inherit dangers in going to market first with unproven technology. What we tended to do was overpromise and under deliver on the delivery times of PC's. For what its worth people. The PC Company will not survive probably, they ARE ( no ifs or butts) closing the doors on most of their showrooms , and lot of people I call friends are now in the same boat I was in 5 months ago. As already alluded to by some one else, they will probably keep one or 2 stores open, but not as The PC Company, I'd expect to see a smaller leaner company trade under something else. Considering The PC Company was aka Pegasus Electronics aka Super 5 aka Pacific Micro, I think the track record speaks for itself. Mr Brown is a fighter in this idustry. |
grmo (4532) | ||
| 173825 | 2003-09-10 21:10:00 | Have not had a chanch to get into town since it happened, but is that the one in Whangarei Caffy? | Tobas (224) | ||
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