Re: The new Jameco catalog

[NO%lesh%SPAM%erjt%HERE@vuse.vanderbilt.edu (Tilghman Lesher)]

Brian Hammack (brian.hammack@rook.wa.com) wrote:
: Yes, I've made the big time again.  I got a letter in the new Jameco
: catalog, page 42.  But it wasn't the full text they had me approve which
: got reprinted -- here's what it was supposed to be:
: - - -
: |Date: Mon, 24 Mar 1997 17:43:25 -0800
: |From: jameco@guidance.com (Jameco Electronics)
: |Subject: your support!

: I would like to ask you for your permission to use your testimonial in
: our next catalog. We would print the following message:

: "Got my package today and was pleasantly surprised that while I paid
: for USPS shiping, I got UPS shipping! Your speed in getting orders
: filled and shipped is enviable. I already have the catalog from a
: previous order, so I will be passing it along to a fellow computer
: enthusiast, but thanks for another one."  -- Brian Hammack

: Thanks again for your comments.

: Aaron Rudger
: Jameco Electronics
: 1355 Shoreway Rd., Belmont, CA 94002
: (415) 592-6718, ext. 237
: fax (415) 591-9741
: - - -
: Okay, so only eleven words were deleted ("that while I paid for
: USPS...") but I consider the extra service noteworthy enough to mention
: publicly.  All I ordered was like eight chips to get a Disk][ card and
: drive back in gear, so the turnover and method really impressed me.

Hrm.  I certainly hope they included ellipses (...), or else you could
sue them for misquoting you.

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