[Leica] Let's Hold the Future at Bay a Tad Longer

[lea at whinydogpress.com (lea)]

Buzz,

I find my local shops (in Kansas City) to be higher in darn near every
instance than mail order...perhaps because the competition just isn't
here like it is in your area. Bummer for us. I do buy large dollar items
locally (2 10Ds for example) because if there's a problem I want
face-to-face help. My local shops have cut way, way back on the supplies
they carry in-house and that's a drag for people like me who get a bee
in the bonnet and want to buy RIGHT NOW. Hearing, "I can order that and
have it here in 7 working days" takes some of the fun out of buying.
Also, I tend to buy things to try them out (new papers, gadgets, etc...)
and when a shop doesn't carry stock it makes that impossible.

I do find that I buy less when I buy mail order.

Lea

----- Original Message -----
From: "Buzz Hausner" <buzz.hausner@verizon.net>
To: "'Leica Users Group'" <lug@leica-users.org>
Sent: Wednesday, September 01, 2004 5:29 PM
Subject: RE: [Leica] Let's Hold the Future at Bay a Tad Longer


> I find that my local shops charge the exact same amount as the mail
> order and on-line guys...even for Leica gear...with the exceptions
that
> I do pay 5% sales tax but do not pay shipping.  For my 5% premium, I
get
> to make every transaction face to face with someone I know and trust,
> who will spend ample time answering all of my questions, and whom I
know
> will work hard for my business.  On the rare occasions when I have had
a
> problem with a major purchase (the loose head that plagued spherical
21
> Elmarits), my guy took the items back, no questions asked, and
replaced
> them the same day with a smile and a handshake.
>
> I do not shop mail-order but, again, I am fortunate to live someplace
> with an abundance of trusty resources.  It will be a sad day, indeed,
> when those local dealers are gone.
>
> Buzz
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: lug-bounces+buzz.hausner=verizon.net@leica-users.org
> [mailto:lug-bounces+buzz.hausner=verizon.net@leica-users.org] On
Behalf
> Of GREG LORENZO
> Sent: Wednesday, September 01, 2004 6:05 PM
> To: Leica Users Group
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Let's Hold the Future at Bay a Tad Longer
>
> Buzz Hausner writes in part:
> >
> > I buy all my film and other photographica from local dealers.
>
> I buy on the basis of good service first, price second. Poor Service
or
> overpriced goods I don't need and won't pay for.
>
> On this basis, I spread my purchasing dollar around to a mix of local
> and mail order sources.
>
> Regards,
>
> Greg
>
>
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