Need a book then TSP.....or write one faster...
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Advantages Cheap
Disadvantages Delivery...Customer service
ESTP......
Having joined TSP on 20/04/02 before I researched the company I was looking forward to my books..The Introductory offer of 3 books for £1 each was most alluring..the choice was not great but I found 3 books which interested me greatly and so I looked into it further....
I could get my books "At no commitment to buy another book ever" and "Postage and Packing at £2.99 no matter how many you order" sure beat Amazon...seemed to have the major books after Introductory offer on sale at cheap prices...I Looked a little deeper and BCA, big name in the book market...Book Club Associates, are behind the deal...
Online ordering...no payment until you get the invoice then you can pay online or by telephone or post...I felt like a trout in a river with no food and then a juicy worm appeared with a shiny thing hanging out it's mouth and I'm hooked....I Sign/Type up....
And then the fun begins....I got an Email immediately telling me my order saved me £59.98 for ordering :
Trade Secrets 2001 at £1Postage is not as per terms and conditions at £2.99, I decided to leave it until the invoice comes in.
I discovered that I couldn't log onto the site and Emailed eTSP, they replied rather speedily and I was in...My account said that 2 of the same book had been dispatched on the 21/04/02...as it was the 6/05/02 I emailed my concerns on delivery and duplication...
The response was an apology on the duplication which was a website fault and would be corrected...The free document case was not available but I would get a £5 voucher...cool...but a title was not available and would be posted when it came into stock..this happens alot I have found out after some investigation....And my order would be with me within 7 days.....I received a Newsletter from them 16/05/02 showing the recommended title...I'd heard that rejecting it was vital to save me some money....I clicked the link and visited the page with the book...No section or link allowed you to reject the title...I looked under numerous sections of the website and even the recommended title section did not have the book..I could not reject it...
I got a response tonight which said the book has now been rejected by you and my books were dispatched on the 1/05/02 and to allow 28 days for delivery along with the following text in the Email :
Does it seem like everyone knows how to use the web except you?Internet All In One Dummies Desk Reference
is chock-full of clear, step-by-step information on using the Internet, navigating the web, building a website and much more.Maybe this seems quite normal, but to me it was a message saying "you are stupid" from the customer services team at eTSP....You decide was it meant as a suggested book or a lets tell him he's stupid by suggesting a dummies book...
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djohan 17/09/2002 11:14
sdwill 14/08/2002 23:11
I recently joined BFC.....ordered some books and have been waiting about 6 weeks for them to arrive. I hate the fact that they charge you such horrendous postage yet the books are usually delivered by an agent! BFC don't have a reject button that I can find either.....does that make me a dummy too?
GeorgieWright 31/07/2002 22:57
Sounds like you had a bad time and the op is useful to others, but I joined about the same time as you and have had the opposite experience. I got my books within 2 weeks (although they were left outside so could have got wet if it rained) and I couldn't find where to cancel the books on the website either so emailed them and got a quick reply. I haven't had any probs so far (apart from having to remember to cancel the books every month - don't fancy the charges if you forget and have to send them back!) Gx
backstreetwoman 24/07/2002 17:00
yukkibear 20/06/2002 21:21
I read a recommended review for this company earlier, but now I'm dubious. Ang.