Well, here goes, for what it is worth, as Paul Harvey used to say. I'll
type a couple of lines. As you can see, I am reply using someone's email
with the equal signs in it. So now I'll send it out and check to see if my
own message has the equal signs, too.
Phil.
K0NX
----- Original Message -----
From: "David Pearson" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, March 10, 2014 9:15 AM
Subject: VGS-1 promotion
> Hello group:
>
> Like many of you, I completed the rebate paperwork, and sent it to =
> Kenwood before XMAS. The only thing received from them so far has been =
> that =E2=80=9Cform=E2=80=9D letter.
>
> As it=E2=80=99s well past the specified 60 day timeframe, I thought =
> that I=E2=80=99d give Kenwoodusa(Georgia) a call(at least to let them =
> know that I=E2=80=99m still alive!). I spoke with Phil Parton, =
> who=E2=80=99s in charge of the promotion, and was told that the reason =
> for the backlog was the promotion=E2=80=99s =
> =E2=80=9Cunexpected=E2=80=9Dsuccess.
>
> After verifying that he wasn=E2=80=99t related to Dolly, he also said =
> that the boards were being shipped in =
> =E2=80=9Cbatches=E2=80=9D(presumably from Asia), and that as soon as =
> they =E2=80=9Ccleared=E2=80=9D customs at their landing point in the =
> United States that they were being shipped to rebate customers. I =
> don=E2=80=99t know anything about sound boards being sent to retail =
> dealers, and I may be =E2=80=9Cnaive=E2=80=9D, but I don=E2=80=99t feel =
> that this situation is some sort of conspiracy on Kenwood=E2=80=99s =
> part(just an example of Murphy=E2=80=99s law).
>
> Bottom line is that even though Kenwood =
> hasn=E2=80=99t=E2=80=9Dtechnically=E2=80=9D lived up to the terms of =
> the rebate, I don=E2=80=99t feel that I=E2=80=99ve suffered any damages =
> beyond time, and frustration.
>
> Someone could take this matter before =E2=80=9CJudge Judy=E2=80=9D if =
> they choose, but Mr. Parton seemed genuinely sincere,so I=E2=80=99ll =
> live with the frustration, and just wait a while longer. Just my 2 =
> cents on this matter.
>
> 73,
>
>
>
> David S. Pearson-wa4dsp
>
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