On Wed, 2002-10-09 at 09:34, Kevin McLauchlan wrote:
Humph! I'm............ miffed.
A week after ordering, I just got an e-mail from Camelot in Montreal, sorrowfully informing me that they don't seem to have the item that I ordered -- SuSE 8.1 Pro -- available. Two more weeks, at least. Just when I had my mouth all set for the taste... dammit!
So, I called The Clones Society, and they don't have it at all. Not even listed in their computer as something they *would* carry. The guy who took my call suggested that it might be because their regional distributor is no longer supplying.
This is the same conversation that I had with "Novo Club", before they went out of business. Some political wrangling has resulted in a falling-out between SuSE and whomever *was* doing regional distribution in Eastern Canada.
FutureShop is still trying to sell 8.0. No 8.1 yet.
So, is ANYBODY aware of ANY store that has SuSE 8.1 Pro in stock, in the Ottawa region, Ontario, Canada?
Actually, I'm driving to Montreal this weekend, so if there's any place in Montreal... that would be good, too??
/kevin
Hi Kevin, I also received email from Camelot saying that SuSE 8.1 would not be available for a while. I called them and spoke to Bernard who said that their new supplier had originally promised better delivery but had recently told Camelot that delivery would likely be around the weekend of October 19. Camelot was very good about canceling my order. Future Shop in western Canada is not any more aware of SuSE 8.1 than Future Shop in eastern Canada. They still think SuSE 8.0 is the latest. So once again SuSE in Canada is non-existent. Linux Central (I do not have an interest) will ship to Canada. They have SuSE Pro @ US74.95 and SuSE 8.1 Update @ US$49.95 and in stock. To reduce your cost into Canada, select USPS rather than UPS. UPS charges a C$35 handling fee + GST + duty on shipments into Canada. USPS becomes Purolator in Canada and the handling fee is only C$5 + +. By selecting USPS air mail from Linux Central your landed cost is about the same as if you had bought SuSE from Camelot.ca. HTH. TO CKM: Is there anyone at SuSE that we can effectively complain to about the poor SuSE supply into Canada?
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