Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/01/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Try Vistek at 1 800 561 1777 and I am sure that your local camera store can order in a few rolls for you to try. McBains in Edmonton will do this sort of thing for me and let me assure you I am nothing special! John Collier To all you big meanies from down below, UPS brokerage fees make Leica look reasonable! BTW, if you can get the store to send it by mail the post office only charges $5.00CAN for brokerage. Mr. Cardish wrote: > > I guess since this is a *Leica* mailing list, the value of money is > supposed to be irrelevant, but for the sake of our amusement I would like > to point out that as easy as it is to call up B&H Photo in another country > and order some film, there are some nasty little hidden costs that jump out > of the woodwork. The worst is that extortion charge you must pay to UPS to > thank them for handling the duty payments (duty = a buck and a half, UPS > 'broker fee" = fifty bucks). > > I suppose if TX was so much more miraculously better than TXP (and if I > used enough of it to justify a large order), it might be worth the effort, > but no one has been able to demonstrate to me the real differences. > > Also, living in a large city (yes, Canada does have some large cities, > though maybe not in Northern Alberta) makes me more accustomed to walking > down to my neighborhood dealer to buy my film. I buy my Leicas that way, > why not my film? > > ;-) > > Dan C. > > At 01:20 PM 03-01-00 +0000, Mike Johnston wrote: >> >> C'mon. >> >> I'm going to assume both you guys have mail delivery where you live, and >> that you both qualify for credit cards. Step 1: call 1-800-947-9981 >> (212-444-6669 if you live in an area that doesn't support U.S. >> 800-numbers) (both these numbers are for the order department of B&H >> Photo-Video, BTW). Step 2: following the interminable >> touchtone-phone-key prompts to the film department. Step 3: give the >> nice man your credit-card info and address, etc., when he asks you for >> them. Step 4: request the actual film you actually want. Step 5: postman >> brings TX 400 120 right to your door! >> >> ;-) >> >> It's a nice system, especially with something like film that you want to >> be fresh. God forbid you find the one dealer in Northern Alberta (I have >> no idea what I'm talking about with regard to Canadian place-names, so >> please don't bust my chops) who's had Tri-X 400 in 120 format on his >> shelves since the Trudeau administration. >> >> Order more than a few rolls, and it'll be cheaper, too. >> >> --Mike >> >> >> > > NO ARCHIVE > > >