[Leica] Leica Day in Boston Forget Hunt's!

[Buzz Hausner <Buzz@marianmanor.org>]

	I've posted this information in the past, but I have the following
advice for Boston area LUG members.  I and others on the list have had very
good experiences shopping at New England Photo in Arlington Center; I buy
all my Leica equipment there.  It is a small shop with an excellent stock of
new, used and obscure Leica gear (M2s, M3s, even cutaways and that absurd
Year of the Dragon, in the showcase).  Ara, the owner, always has time to
chat and he'll give you the exact same price as everyone else (plus, sadly,
state sales tax) and far better service than I and perhaps you deserve.
Forget Hunt's.

	 
> I've had bad experiences with Hunt's too.  They are always 
> understaffed.  If on the off chance you do get a sales person, it's 
> likely you will get one that knows very little in terms of leica.  I 
> went there one time, and the sales person was VERY nice, but I had to 
> wait about 1/2 hour just to look at a used M6, and he didn't even 
> know what Wetzlar was.  Also very over priced for used merchandise 
> and won't give you JACK for a your used gear.  Lots of times I feel 
> as though they insult my intelligence just because I'm a bit younger 
> than their typical leica customer/consumer.  I usually walk out 
> feeling bitter, buying only film and/or paper.
> 
> 
> >From: Michael Gardner <mikeg@neca.com>
> >Reply-To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> >To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> >Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica Day in Boston area(and off topic dog 
> stuff)
> >Date: Wed, 14 Apr 1999 22:27:46 -0400
> >
> >
> >
> >Bob Keene/Karen Shehade wrote:
> >
> >> Thanks for the heads up Mike- I *hate* Hunt's with a passion, but 
> I'll
> >> probably stop by to view the Leica stuff!
> >
> >Too bad about the dog situation. What's the deal with Hunt's?Mike
> >
> 
> 
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