"Rusty in Louisville" wrote in message
...
I would like to get some opinions about
Universal Radio, Inc., located in Reynoldsburg, Ohio.

My reason for asking is they seem to never ship on time
and always have to back order, sometimes taking 30 days
or more to back order.

Rusty in Louisville


Had significant trouble with an R8B order. They did not ship as they
promised and the worst part was they lied to me. The office manager was
exceptionally surly when I called and asked what had happened. I doubt they
know the first thing about good customer service.

Sanjaya_49:

I bought the Kaito 1102 from Grove
Enterprises, I bought this radio
http://www.universal-radio.com/catalog/wx/4489.html
from Universal Radio. The packaging
had been tampered with. THe radio
was restock and a return from a
previous sale.

Universal Radio sells used and/or broken
radio gear as new, **** THEM!!!!!!!

Tom Welch

sdl wrote:

I had a negative experience and would *not* recommend Universal Radio.
Alternatively, I *would* recommend C Crane Radio and/or Grove Radio:
I have made satisfactory purchases from both.

I agree about Grove Enterprizes. They have an especially good return
policy and rarely charge a restocking fee if all the literature and
packing materials are included in the return.


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On Thu, 19 Feb 2004 22:37:01 -0600, starman wrote
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sdl wrote:

I had a negative experience and would *not* recommend Universal Radio.
Alternatively, I *would* recommend C Crane Radio and/or Grove Radio:
I have made satisfactory purchases from both.

I agree about Grove Enterprizes. They have an especially good return
policy and rarely charge a restocking fee if all the literature and
packing materials are included in the return.


And I'll agree about CCrane. I had a problem with an used radio I bought from
them (and the problem was not very great) and they went so far out of their
way to make sure I was satisfied that it embarassed me!

I tried to talk them into taking some money ($25?) and they just wouldn't let
me give it to them.

If CCrane has something I want, I'll buy it from them without comparison
shopping - I could care less if they charge more; I don't mind paying for
quality.


And just wait 'til I tell y'all about their battery charger!



Gray Shockley
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RX-320 DX-399
CCradio+ w/RS Loop
Justice AM Antenna
Torus Tuner (3-13 MHz)
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Vicksburg, MS US

"Rusty in Louisville" wrote in message ...
I would like to get some opinions about
Universal Radio, Inc., located in Reynoldsburg, Ohio.

My reason for asking is they seem to never ship on time
and always have to back order, sometimes taking 30 days
or more to back order.

Rusty in Louisville

Placed one order with Universal Radio, and it was promptly processed.
Have been waiting on a back order (Sony AN-LP1 Active Loop SW antenna)
since early January. I'm sure they're waitning on Sony to deliver to
them, but it's frustrating.

"Rusty in Louisville" wrote in message ...
I would like to get some opinions about
Universal Radio, Inc., located in Reynoldsburg, Ohio.

My reason for asking is they seem to never ship on time
and always have to back order, sometimes taking 30 days
or more to back order.

Rusty in Louisville

They've got a thing for cats. I often wonder if I should send them an
anonymous fax of a "Far Side" cat cartoon, the one where the cat is
being hauled away by two cops. ;^)

Universal Radio is horrible. Period.

After giving them many chances after knowing better, they continually
disappoint.

They NEVER have anything in stock, DO NOT communicate, and will not ship
to addresses other then the billing address.

Thanks to their horrible service, I've gone elsewhere and always saved
money. Thanks Universal!

Dan
"Rusty in Louisville" wrote in message
...

I would like to get some opinions about
Universal Radio, Inc., located in Reynoldsburg, Ohio.

My reason for asking is they seem to never ship on time
and always have to back order, sometimes taking 30 days
or more to back order.

Rusty in Louisville



Had significant trouble with an R8B order. They did not ship as they
promised and the worst part was they lied to me. The office manager was
exceptionally surly when I called and asked what had happened. I doubt they
know the first thing about good customer service.

"starman" wrote in message
...
sdl wrote:

I had a negative experience and would *not* recommend Universal Radio.


No experience here with Universal Radio but I would whole heartedly
recommend R&L. I won't go into details here but they were very good to me.

73 Tom KI3R Belle Vernon Pa.

"William" wrote:

They've got a thing for cats. I often
wonder if I should send them an
anonymous fax of a "Far Side" cat
cartoon, the one where the cat is
being hauled away by two cops. ;^)


They've also got a thing for that young lady with the short dress and high
heels sitting in front of the radios in their showroom. Her photograph has
been in every single catalog I've received (for years). Universal says
they've been in business since 1942 and I have to wonder at this point if
that same photograph has been in the catalog throughout all that time.
Indeed, that "young woman" could be 70-80 years old today. However, the
dress, hair style, and style of high heels, suggests the picture was taken
in the 70's, which means she may only be 40-50 years old. :-)


Dwight Stewart (W5NET)

http://www.qsl.net/w5net/

"Dwight Stewart" wrote in message hlink.net...
"William" wrote:

They've got a thing for cats. I often
wonder if I should send them an
anonymous fax of a "Far Side" cat
cartoon, the one where the cat is
being hauled away by two cops. ;^)


They've also got a thing for that young lady with the short dress and high
heels sitting in front of the radios in their showroom. Her photograph has
been in every single catalog I've received (for years). Universal says
they've been in business since 1942 and I have to wonder at this point if
that same photograph has been in the catalog throughout all that time.
Indeed, that "young woman" could be 70-80 years old today. However, the
dress, hair style, and style of high heels, suggests the picture was taken
in the 70's, which means she may only be 40-50 years old. :-)

Universal is a couple miles from my home. I've bought small items
from them, but have never ordered by mail any radio, so did not
comment on topic. But as far as the slender blond with the high heels
goes, I've seen her there and she's one of the hottest ladies in
amateur radio, but I don't think she has a license. She's probably in
her 40's.

Have you seen the gal in the Burghart advertisements? Wow!