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Re: [TenTec] Costs

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Subject: Re: [TenTec] Costs
From: Jim Allen <jim.allen@longhornband.net>
Reply-to: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment <tentec@contesting.com>
Date: Sat, 13 Jun 2015 18:28:17 -0500
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Each time I have sent a radio to Tentec, it came back in a new box.  It saves 
arguments with the shipper over whether or not there was pre-existing damage, 
evidenced by the box having signs of crush, or tears, upon delivery to the 
carrier.

73 de W6OGC Jim Allen 

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> On Jun 13, 2015, at 11:25 AM, denton sprague <denton@oregontrail.net> wrote:
> 
> man,  I hope so!!
> That darn Orion box is one huge puppy! and the rig aint small either…
> My problem is that I love the Orions custom receive audio tailoring…I am very 
> hearing impaired and have nothing above 1000 hrz. Nothing including my almost 
> new Omni 7 suits me as does the Orion.
> Any of my rigs boxes are stached in the garage…above where the grandkids 
> can’t get to them….
> 
>> On Jun 13, 2015, at 9:13 AM, Donald Giles <dgcantrade@gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Denton,
>> 
>> I think T-T is going through some changes and things like the notice you 
>> received are part of that.  I just had a unit repaired by them and got the 
>> very same first email.  I ignored it and when the radio was repaired they 
>> sent a real notification including the actual labor time and parts costs + 
>> tax + s&h.  The repair was done and finished in exactly the estimated time, 
>> BTW.
>> 
>> The good news was that they tossed my jerry-rigged packaging and sent the 
>> Eagle back in a real nice OEM shipping box with the new sandwich design that 
>> clamps the rig between two plastic layers that allows the unit to “float” 
>> without touching cardboard or foam blocks, etc.  I reused it when I sold the 
>> Eagle to its new owner.  Moral:  Save the boxes.
>> 
>> I think we have to kick back and give T-T some slack for a bit to let them 
>> adjust to their new way of doing things.
>> 
>> 
>> Donald Giles
>> dgcantrade@gmail.com
>> 
>> 
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