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.- -~:iPLA - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - -- - - - - -·I YFAIR® Dimensions: , Shuffleboards Playing Su rface . 20'8 .. long x 20" wide Cabi net 22' long x 27 .. wide 1 1 I FEATURES: I I 1 l~ - I 2·. 1 I I 702 1 Bluffton Road I Fort Way ne. IN 468 19 I (2 19) 747-7288 • 3·· Solid Maple Pl aying Surface with Silk -Screened Graphiclo • MicroprocellOr Controlled • Q\cr-undcr Caloh Box Door' • Al M"iavai lablc : 10- 112'. 16'and 18' • Barrier Control A':11l:1hlc • Available wi1hout com door' for time rental pla) or home u:-c are back . . . and making money!!! tPLA YFAIR® SHUFFLEBOARD CO., INC. FAX: 2 19-747-0470 1-800-541 -3743 ~------------------------~ If each vendor on this rack sold only 4 capsules per day. your gross sales would be $270.00 per month. and your gross profit before commission and expenses would be $194.00 . That adds up to a yearly gross profit of $2 .328 .00 per rack. per year before commission . CALL US TODAY! 'A&'A Co. I Parkway Machine Corp. P .O. Box 277. Timonium . MD 21094-0277 (410)252-1020 • 1-800-638 -6000 Fax: (410)252-7137 l ETTERS What can I do? I'm writing in response to Chris Caire's article on biz-ops (Play Meter August and September issuesl. I, too, have been taken by one of these companies. Have you ever heard of Electronics Entertainment Center in East Greenwich, R.I.? I sent them $7,792.50 as a 50 percent down-payment for four coin-operated Nintendo Super Systems and "locator services" back in late June. Ever since that time, I have been able to reach the salesperson only twice in an attempt to get my order processed. All of my other numerous calls have been in vain since I reach either an answering service or a secretary who screens the calls. They have not returned a single call of mine despite the many messages that I have left. When I made the purchase initially, the company had an excellent rating from the Rhode Island Better Business Bureau, as well as some good references from previous customers . The parent company , Michael Gray & Associates Inc., has been in business for over 14 years. As my suspicions grew, I called one of the references back only to find out that they were suing Electronics Entertainment Center for failing to deliver additional machines after accepting payment. As of this date, I have not received anything from Electronics Entertainment Center or gotten my money back. I have only recently informed the attorney general's office. If you have any advice on how I can retrieve my money I would certainly appreciate it. In addition, I would like to know how to contact Can-Am Tech, the reputable company mentioned in the article. Randal Kaiura Honolulu, HI I wish we had some answers for you , but unfortunately there are none. We talked with a represen tative of the New Orleans Better Business Bureau who recommended that you call the Bureau's branch office in East Greenwich . She suggested using the BBB before involving law enforcement, as often the matter can be resolved without ha ving to bring the authorities into it. If you have already talked with your BBB offlce, you can at least know that y ou may have saved someone else from making the same mistake. The phone number for Can -Am is (800) 866-4263. PLAY METER 12 DECEMBER 1992