[vendtalk] Last word on Holiday Savings - i.d. mate Summit

Sat Nov 19 06:31:42 UTC 2011

hi,

glad it worked out as i expected.

Bryan Schulz

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Vandervoort's" <vandervoorts at sbcglobal.net>
To: "'Vendor Talk Mailing List'" <vendtalk at nfbnet.org>
Cc: "'Mary Kindrick'" <mkindrick at sbcglobal.net>
Sent: Friday, November 18, 2011 6:51 PM
Subject: [vendtalk] Last word on Holiday Savings - i.d. mate Summit

> Thanks for the feedback, everyone!
>
> Ann, from Envision, called this afternoon and extended the special pricing
> to me for the Summit!  That's a $200 credit!
> Second, UPS delivered the Summit at about 6:20 PM as UPS promised.  The
> product arrived undamaged and was immediately put to productive use.  It 
> not
> only worked out of the box but it surpassed my expectations in providing
> accurate and useful information to the totally blind.  (Mary was very, 
> very
> pleased!)  We have looked at the Omni and then the Summit and I believe 
> the
> Summit is really the right product for us at this time.
>
> In the future, Envision said that to ask the customer service rep for USPS
> delivery, if that is your preference.  UPS is their default.
>
> So, after all, everything worked out just fine, and for that, I thank
> everyone, especially Envision!
>
> Mike Vandervoort
> Abilene, TX
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: vendtalk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:vendtalk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Dennis Horn
> Sent: Friday, November 18, 2011 4:03 PM
> To: 'Vendor Talk Mailing List'
> Subject: Re: [vendtalk] Holiday Savings - i.d. mate Summit
>
> Let me guess, you voted for Obama and the rest of his central government
> control buddies.  Everything in this world costs      something, even for
> the blind.  I own a business, am totally sightless, use UPS and Fed 
> Express,
> and have worked out initial problems so that my deliveries are very
> satisfactory.  Their dependability is head and shoulders above the U S 
> Post
> Office.  I once mailed a check to a customer and it took six weeks to
> deliver, and the customer was two blocks away.  Get real,
>
> Dennis Horn
> Orlando, FL
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: vendtalk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:vendtalk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Bill Reif
> Sent: Friday, November 18, 2011 12:46 PM
> To: Vendor Talk Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [vendtalk] Holiday Savings - i.d. mate Summit
>
> With the foregoing in mind, I suggest that any adaptive tech company,
> recognizing the dire threat posed by privatized for-profit entities such 
> as
> UPS or FedEx that offer blind entrepreneurs little, leverage its shipping
> expenditures by defaulting to UPS shipping when overnighting is not a
> necessity.  How many blind vendors are operating businesses on UPS
> facilities?  UPS's "service at our convenience" approach doesn't deserve
> half the public support it gets.  Try making a claim against them if they
> lose or damage a package.  I wonder how much less money the Feds would 
> spend
> propping up the Post Office if they simply moved their package shipping
> needs to the Post Office.  If products or components on which federal 
> funds
> are spent could also be shipped through USPS, its implosion might be 
> staved
> even further.  If UPS weren't free to cherry pick the package shipping
> component of mailing and had to observe the "free matter" and non-profit
> shipping rates, the Darwinist idea that the USPS demise is deserved would
> have some merit.
>
> Cordially,
> Bill
>
>
> On 11/18/2011 10:46 AM, Vandervoort's wrote:
>> As a follow-up on buying a Summit from Envision, noting that my
>> experience may be unique -
>>
>> Envision shipped my unit by UPS Ground as promised.  The first attempt
>> to deliver was yesterday and required a signature.  No one home.  Good
>> that they asked for a signature rather than just leaving it.  The
>> notice said they could deliver anytime on Friday.  Not good as no one
>> there until
> after
>> 5pM.  The local office said I could pick it up at the local UPS center
>> but only after 6:30 PM which is after dark and I have no way to get
>> there then except to pay a taxi to and from.  I was told if I paid $40
>> and signed up
> to
>> some service they offer, I could get it delivered in a 2 hour window
>> of my choosing, or else I had to have someone stay home whenever the
>> UPS driver made it.  I kept at it and this morning, the local
>> dispatcher texted the driver and he said he would deliver it after 5
>> PM today.  Hopefully.  This was not only an annoying experience but it
>> seems to be a waste of UPS resources.  I rarely get anything from UPS
>> and never before with a
> signature
>> required.
>>
>> I think Envision should offer options on its free shipping to send by
> USPS.
>> It would either be delivered to my door for signature (just like UPS)
>> or leave a notice to pick it up at the local post office the next day,
>> not a big deal.  Dealing with USPS does not mean making several phone
>> calls and dealing with a national service center that says they can do
>> nothing or asking me to pay extra. And I would not have to hear how
>> the local office does not want to deal with customers directly.
>>
>> Mike Vandervoort
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: vendtalk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:vendtalk-bounces at nfbnet.org]
>> On Behalf Of Vandervoort's
>> Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2011 5:56 PM
>> To: 'Vendor Talk Mailing List'
>> Subject: Re: [vendtalk] Holiday Savings - i.d. mate Summit
>>
>> Yeah, it is.  I just bought one for $1234 and free shipping on Saturday.
>> Wished I'd waited a few days.  That was the price at our NFB Texas
>> state convention.
>>
>> Mike Vandervoort
>> Abilene, TX
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: vendtalk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:vendtalk-bounces at nfbnet.org]
>> On Behalf Of Bryan Schulz
>> Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2011 12:42 PM
>> To: Vendor Talk Mailing List
>> Subject: Re: [vendtalk] Holiday Savings - i.d. mate Summit
>>
>> wow, what a deal just a tic over one thousand dollars!
>>
>> Bryan Schulz
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Anna McClure"<amcclure at envisionamerica.com>
>> To:<vendtalk at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2011 12:08 PM
>> Subject: [vendtalk] Holiday Savings - i.d. mate Summit
>>
>>
>>>
>>> Black Friday Sale! Cyber Monday Blowout!
>>>
>>> Get an i.d. mate Summit for only $1039.00!
>>>
>>> That's 20% off and free shipping!
>>>
>>> En-Vision America is slashing the price of the i.d. mate Summit.
>>> Normally
>>> $1299.00 - only $1039.00!
>>>
>>> This is a web-only deal. Visit our online web store at
>>> https://envisionamerica.com/shop/ and grab your i.d. mate Summit!
>>>
>>> You only have from Friday Nov 25th to Monday Nov 28th to take
>>> advantage
> of
>>> this awesome deal.
>>>
>>> Treat yourself or a friend and save some big bucks from Black Friday
>>> to Cyber Monday!
>>>
>>> cid:image005.png at 01CCA37E.10FA2EE0
>>>
>>>
>>>
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>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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