From: Lindal Kidd
Raudf didn't mean anything against your establishment. He meant, maybe you are being set up. Alts A, B, C come in, look around, say "Hey this place could use some Zyngo machines. I love to play and I'd come here every night!" Pretty soon Alt D comes in, sample case in hand. "Hi, I'm selling Zyngo machines! Do you think your customers would like to play Zyngo here?"
A setup, see? All the same guy, who works for Copybotted Zyngo Machines R Us.
Precisely. Sorry, just finally got back to the forums.
(ppsssttt, Lindal.. I'm a girl
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I ask before making accusations of this sort, or even haring people down those trails of thought. Sorry if it seemed as though I was implying something about your business. I actually assumed everyone who owns a business in SL gets those kinds of peddlers anyways
Like in RL, I tell them, "No thank you," and escort them off the premises. (In a very few cases, in highly entertaining ways.)
It just seemed a little too convenient and that always puts me on guard, since someone tried something similar on me in RL. What sent up the red flag was these things:
1. You had several people asking you to have some.
2. Shortly (or not too long after) people come around "selling" the machines.
3. They offer to to set up and "maintain" the machines.
4. They can't even answer what are basic questions about the machines.
1 and 2 are a form of scam that comes up in RL, usually with small business owners or people who are running another variation of scam.
On 3.. I'm very paranoid about what goes on my land. I want full control of it, because what happens because of that machine will reflect on me and my business. This also makes me wonder about who is really getting paid if those machines are used. Is it you, is it supposed to be split or is it them? If they set it up, more likely them. Which leads to payout.. will that happen at all or what?
And 4.. 4 is a sign that having done customer service I absolutely hate with a passion. 4 is the dead ringer for a con artist OR someone who knows exactly nothing about their product. Both lead to customer service nightmares for the customer. The former, you won't get any and the second, won't have a clue what went wrong or why, let alone how to fix it.
I'm glad you didn't buy from them, Lynne.
......so I purchased a Zyngo machine directly from the creator on Xstreet, to set up in my store. I added another game machine, as well.....and purchased that one from a resale shop. It works fine. Both have worked fine for months, with not one problem.
