Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/10/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I agree wholeheartedly. I have *never* done my pre-purchase research at my local camera shop. Firstly, I think it would be clearly wrong to take up their time all the while never intending to pay their prices. Secondly, I've heard them sling enough b---s--- at naive, wide-eyed customers to fill a barn. Whenever I find myself suddenly out of film, I try to take up as little of their time as I can, whilst paying them $2 *per film* more than the local Mart-Mart and $3 more than mail-order. They also sell a particular Nikkor lens for $1300 which cost $950 at B&H. That is $350 difference. If I were to take up 2 hours of their time discussing the purchase, that would be $175 per hour. That is more than many attorneys charge. Please, as you Americans say "give me a break". Regards, Nigel On Thu, 29 Oct 1998 14:47:45 -0600 "Thomas M. Wyse" <tmwyse@centuryinter.net> writes: >> >Let me add a heartfelt AMEN...I ran a gun shop for several years and >it was >quite common for people to come in and take up literaly hours of my >time >"fingering" every gun in the house and asking a gazillion questions >and then >go to the local MART-MART and purchase the item and saving perhaps 10 >to 15 >percent...I even had them have the audasity to bring there new rifle >and >scope back to me and ask if I could put the scope on for >them...(suuuurrrreee I did). If you need assistance in making a >purchase, >please have the decency to be willing to pay the merchant for his >expertise... >tom > > ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]