Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/12/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Let me take this opportunity to reiterate my oft stated advice. If you are fortunate enough to live near a Leica dealer, there is no substitute for buying from the real person across the counter from you. I gladly pay the extra 5% sales tax for the right to see and feel equipment...even new gear...before I pay for it and to have any questions answered by a knowledgeable expert. Also, the only time I have ever had a problem with a piece of Leica gear, my dealer had a replacement for me the next day and gave it over to me with a smile and a handshake. I buy from a small one-man shop in Arlington, Massachusetts (e-mail me off-list for details), and I get the exact same prices as those quoted by the BIG STORES, sometimes even a better deal if my guy has had something good laying around for a while. He also has an excellent stock of used Leica gear and exotica which, sadly, was depleted by the voracious LHSA shoppers in Boston last October, and he enjoys having people hang out at his museum. Buzz Hausner - -----Original Message----- From: Michael Chmilar [mailto:chmilar@mminternet.com] Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2000 12:36 AM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: [Leica] Update on Cambridge Camera ripped me off Four months after I cancelled my order with them, Cambridge Camera Exchange finally issued a refund. Of course, this happened a few days after I registered complaints with the Better Business Bureau and another consumer agency. Maybe the BBB actually has some clout. Anyway, I'll certainly never do business with Cambridge again. I can't recommend them to anyone else. On a more positive note, I have purchased from Don Chatterton, Cameraworld of Oregon, and Tamarkin, without any problems. - -- - -- Michael Chmilar chmilar@acm.org