Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/01/04

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Subject: RE: [Leica] Uhhhh...mail-order?
From: Christer Almqvist <christer@almqvist.net>
Date: Tue, 4 Jan 2000 13:01:39 +0100

>Mike,
>
>While I agree with you in principle (and the B&H numbers work from Canada),
>there are reasons for not wanting to buy mail order, some international,
>some not.  Based on my experience a few years ago, UPS charges excessive
>brokerage fees, and often gets the duty wrong. This also adds 3 or 4 days to
>the delivery.

Over here (Hamburg, Germany), I use a photo finisher (it is not a one hour
lab) round the corner as my mail order agent. Some big lab comes and
collects films for developing and printing each night and brings back the
finished work  before lunch the next day. They also supply most films. This
boils down to twentyfour hour delivery without any surcharges, and they
supply most b&w films too. Perhaps this works in your place too, but you
have to ask.