Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/03/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]For back-order stuffs from B&H, usually you can sign up for a notification when the item arrive. Once you get the e-mail, you can go and order it. This has been working for me. Special order is different, however. On Sun, Mar 7, 2010 at 12:20 PM, Howard Ritter <hlritter at bex.net> wrote: > Well, I decided to just do it. > > I usually buy from B&H, but on back-orders their practice is to charge the > buyer's credit card when the order is PLACED. > Adorama charges only when the item SHIPS. > I don't want to give anyone use of my $7000 for a few (?) months needlessly > and for no return (at 6% that's $35/mo). > Anyone know why B&H is so unfriendly in this respect? Keeping an order > active in the system until the item's in stock costs them nothing. > But this practice clearly costs them orders. > > ?howard > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >