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chris French wrote:
In message , Owain
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The Natural Philosopher wrote:
I've had brilliant info off the guys selling direct over the
net.Hint: if there aint no phone number, don't buy!


Phone number? Why would I want a phone number? Phone calls cost money.


I'd rather have a 3-hr turnaround on emails, with *useful* responses.


Whilst I tend to prefer email, sometimes, a phone call can sort things
out straight away instead of multiple email exchanges, and sometimes the
phone is the only way to get sense.


When I was still working, I always tried to visit the person that I
wanted to phone. I was in charge of a big expensive project and when I
got a problem, I found a phone call could never resolve anything but the
smallest problem. So I did a face to face and came away every time with
a solution.

Dave