Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/06/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. - ------ =_NextPart_001_01BEC23A.EEC55530 Content-Type: text/plain Should I buy it at B&H, Chatterton or where? Thanks in advance for your comments. Tim Kamke Mr. Kamke-- You didn't say where you live, but I always advise patronizing your friendly local Leica Franchise if one is nearby (at the Leica USA home page you can find a list of franchisees). Your local dealer will give you the exact same price as B&H and Chatterton (both of whom are fine and reputable dealers), but you will have to pay the local sales tax, if any (but not shipping costs). I like looking my salesman in the eye and being able to handle equipment before I purchase. Also, on the two occasions when I felt compelled to exchange a piece, my local dealer did it on the spot, no questions asked, no shipping, no restocking charge. It adds confidence to a sizeable investment. If you live in Eastern Massachusetts, I can recommend a dealer. As to the advice you will receive from an open ended question to the list, MY ADVICE is to follow your heart, you will end up happy and less confused. Do not expect a consensus from the LUG, we are constitutionally, no, congenitally incapable of consensus. Buzz Hausner - ------ =_NextPart_001_01BEC23A.EEC55530 Content-Type: text/html Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META HTTP-EQUIV=3D"Content-Type" CONTENT=3D"text/html; = charset=3Dus-ascii"> <META NAME=3D"Generator" CONTENT=3D"MS Exchange Server version = 5.0.1460.9"> <TITLE>RE: [Leica] Last minute advice</TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY> <P><FONT SIZE=3D2> Should I buy it at B&H, Chatterton</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>or where? </FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>Thanks in advance for your comments.</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>Tim Kamke</FONT> </P> <BR> <P><FONT SIZE=3D2>Mr. Kamke--</FONT> </P> <P> <FONT SIZE=3D2>You didn't = say where you live, but I always advise patronizing your friendly local = Leica Franchise if one is nearby (at the Leica USA home page you can = find a list of franchisees). Your local dealer will give you the = exact same price as B&H and Chatterton (both of whom are fine and = reputable dealers), but you will have to pay the local sales tax, if = any (but not shipping costs). I like looking my salesman in the = eye and being able to handle equipment before I purchase. Also, = on the two occasions when I felt compelled to exchange a piece, my = local dealer did it on the spot, no questions asked, no shipping, no = restocking charge. It adds confidence to a sizeable = investment. If you live in Eastern Massachusetts, I can recommend = a dealer.</FONT></P> <P> <FONT SIZE=3D2>As to the = advice you will receive from an open ended question to the list, MY = ADVICE is to follow your heart, you will end up happy and less = confused. Do not expect a consensus from the LUG, we are = constitutionally, no, congenitally incapable of consensus.</FONT></P> <P> <FONT SIZE=3D2>Buzz = Hausner</FONT> </P> </BODY> </HTML> - ------ =_NextPart_001_01BEC23A.EEC55530--