Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/01/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]In some ways, since a lot of us buy a large number of consumer goods, we are diversifying our risks for such events. We win some, and we lose some. On Sun, Jan 13, 2013 at 9:55 PM, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at gmail.com>wrote: > To give the flip side, I purchased my D800E here in India in May last year > for Rs.145000, and now it costs Rs.185000 - a difference of Rs.40,000 which > is roughly USD730, which is what I have gained in 7-8 months. I have been > pissed off with Adobe many times for announcing a new iteration of CS a > short period after I upgraded, but I need Photoshop more than Adobe needs > me, and that realization makes me behave more rationally. These things > happen, and a rebate or upgrade has to start on some date, and any buyer > who has just bought it outside the qualifying period is going to feel > upset, but I doubt, in general, that it is in the buyer's long term > interest to act on the initial feeling of pique. > Cheers > Jayanand > > > On Mon, Jan 14, 2013 at 11:05 AM, Ken Iisaka <ken at iisaka.com> wrote: > > > I am sorry I sounded very unsympathetic. However, I really wanted to > point > > out that the "damage" was far less than $700, as the 24-85 VR lenses are > > available for substantially less than $300. It happens. Sorry it happened > > to you, and you felt so angry. > > > > > > On Sun, Jan 13, 2013 at 9:27 PM, Steve Barbour <steve.barbour at > > gmail.com > > >wrote: > > > > > > > > >> Nikon offering a $700 rebate within weeks of my buying a D600 at > full > > > price > > > >> followed by Nikon USA's insulting email correspondence and inaction > > > >> afterward as I sought some recourse, has ended my 40 year love for > > Nikon > > > >> and its cameras. > > > >> > > > >> Gone is the D600 and shortly all of my Nikon gear (except for my > 1960s > > > >> Nikomat and 43-86mm zoom). > > > >> > > > >> Enter the brave new world of the Sony A99. Wow. > > > >> > > > >> So, good riddance Nikon -- this disrespected former customer will > > never > > > buy > > > >> or recommend one of your products ever again. > > > >> > > > >> . > > > >> Dave. > > > > > > > > > pissed and you have a right to be David, but you know what....you have > > > hurt yourself and Nikon will never know the difference. > > > > > > > > > > > > Steve > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Leica Users Group. > > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Ken Iisaka > > first name at last name dot org or com > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Ken Iisaka first name at last name dot org or com