I’m not a huge fan of TD Curran, our local “Apple Specialists”. I’ve heard too many bad stories about them and can’t recall any actual recommendations for them. The only reason I believe they’re still in business is because they’re the primary source in town for Macs. That is to say, there are other places you can purchase Macs, but as far as knowledge from a retail outlet goes, they’re the sad excuse for an authority.
I have only made a purchase from them once.
But I digress, the real reason that I’m writing is to give praises to my preferred non-Apple Store retailer. PoweMax. They’re relatively local being based out of Portland, and being based in Portland that means they’re Tax-Free. In addition to the standbys of fast, friendly, and knowledgeable, they also possess a trait which makes them even more appealing to me. They’re lighthearted. As evidence for this I offer up the Email sent to me on receipt of an item that I purchased from them that wouldn’t work with my system like I thought it would.
Eric Iverson
We’re emailing you to let you know that your package has been received. We still have to open it and process everything (hopefully without someone holding their stomach in fits of laughter while pointing to it saying, ‘Hey come look at the way they packaged this!’). But now you can rest easy that at least it is safely ensconced in our RMA department. We’ll email you again once we get it opened and processed.
PowerMax RMA Department