Bob, at 23:54 on May 24 1996, you wrote to Bill Grimsley...

BL> Where did you get Goldstar VCRs in 1988 when we had exclusivity
BL> for their *first* VCR in 1990?

BG> Maybe, like most Asians, they were telling you monstrous porkies.

BL> My little mate is also an Asian. He uses his Asian porky filter.

Which obviously needs replacing immediately then.

BL> You obviously believe these were Goldstar VCRs and perhaps they were.

BG> Absolutely NO doubt about it. And just quietly, they were a contributing 
BG> reason for my pissing off from Chandlers the first time (although for 
BG> reasons I still haven't fathomed, I returned 2 years later). 

BL> The alternative is a conspiracy of Goldstar and their engineers who
BL> were also convinced it was the first VCR they'd made.

Or maybe they were just your typical bunch of lying Asian importers.

BL> My guess is that your "Goldstars" are rebadged something else.

Fraid not, although Tandy rebadged one of these Goldstars as their own.

BG> Nope, definitely not. You could always ring Chandlers up here and ask. :) 

BL> I don't have to ring anyone up... I was there.

So was I.  And not ringing them is a good move on your part too.  :)

Regards, Bill
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