Fwd: Scouter Mag/Catalog experiences?
Bob Carr (bobscout39@HOTMAIL.COM)
Fri, 29 Jan 1999 12:44:48 PST
>Hi Scouts and Scouters!
>
>Wanted to add to Don Scruggs post replying to Brian Nielson,
>Re: Scouter Mag/Catalog experiences?
>
>Don said;
>
>>"This is the same organization that PROMISED that there fall
>>edition of SCOUTER magazine was ready to be shipped in SEPTEMBER.
>>It still has not arrived. These people MAY be honest. They MAY be
>>hardworking and they MAY be organized. They have yet to demonstrate
>>any of these qualities to my satisfaction.>>"
--------------------------->seperator-----------------------
>I sent this to SCOUTER recently and received the reply that follows.
>Hopefully this will shed some light on this unfortunate situation >for
some of you.
>
> -----Original Message-----
>From: Bob Carr [mailto:bobscout39@hotmail.com]
>Sent: Sunday, January 24, 1999 4:03 PM
>To: magazine@scouter.com
>Hello Scouter Magazine----
>
>Hate to seem pushy, but its been four months now...
>Are you EVER going to send me my FREE SAMPLE????
>
>PLEASE acknowledge this email, or I'll delete this next week and
>forget the whole thing, fair enough?
>
>For Scouting,
>Bob Carr
>--------------------------reply follows----------------
>"From: "Terry Howerton" <terry@scouter.com>
>To: "Bob Carr" <bobscout39@hotmail.com>
>Subject: RE: Your On-Line Request at Scouter.com
>Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1999 11:47:44 -0600
>
>Bob:
>
>"........We are not sending out free samples right now. They will be
>shipped as a part of the release of the next issue, which I >anticipate
being within the next 30 days.
>
>I appreciate your patience.
>
>TERRY HOWERTON"
>----------------------------------seperator-----------------
I think this is possibly a question of maybe too much business and >not
enough people to handle it?? I know that unexplained delays are >very
frustrating for some, maddening for others. Since I personally >would
like to do business with a "Scouter-Owned" concern, I'll give >them some
more time to get thier ducks in a row.
>For Jim Ventner, For The Boys, And For Good Scouting, Everywhere!
>
>Bob Carr, Semmee-Retired Life Scouter
> "Running The 12" Since 1949
> Nat'l Jambo-Irvine Ranch '53
> Eagle Class of '58
> Brotherhood-Tonkawampus
> "Yoosta Be A Beaver" (NC-260) 1985
> Ana' Good Ol' Bobwhite (NCCS-10) 1990
> Ana' Gnarly Staffer Too!(NCCS-11-Last)1992
> bobscout39@hotmail.com
"We are made to persist. That's how we find out who we are."
~Tobias Wolff
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