[Leica] Possible Lumix and Oly Bargains; CompUSA Closing Stores

[rsphotoimages at comcast.net (Bob Shaw)]

Last week CompUSA announced they were closing something like 160 stores 
in the US.

I services this chain, along with Best Buy, Circuit City and Wal Mart.

On a visit to a nearby ComUSA, and employee told me that all 4 stores 
in Washington state are closing, and that they are now working for the 
liquidators, rearranging merchandise for close out pricing.

If you've been toying with picking up any of the Lumix cameras (except 
- I think - the PanaDigilux), or the Oly 300 or 500, you might want to 
drop by and check the schedule and discounts until they close their 
doors.  Same goes of course for Canon, Sony, Kodak, etc. etc.

They also handle Apple - seldom on sale.

Sorry to see this happen.  They seem to be more techhie-oriented and 
had more "useful" merchandise.

Also, on the Oly 500, I posted a "Was" messae earlier about Costco USA 
selling the Oly 500 20lens kit for around $ 700.00, which might be 
better than any deal at CompUSA.

Regards,

Bob



On Mar 1, 2007, at 5:52, Slobodan Dimitrov wrote:

The tempest in a cup saga:

I have no problem this being public. It became public as soon as Mr. 
Kellner's email went out pressing public opinion for the merits of his 
issues.

1) ...?

2) Once the delivery was acknowledged by the NY usps, my unit out here 
didn't want to touch it. So a plan B needed to be worked out.

3) An improper address is always of consequence, and long proven.

4) No I did not call the supervisor, as I needed to know more about the 
procedure for a claim. After nearly a hundred mailings on the list, 
this is the first time this has happened.

5) The packet went out on the the 9th of February. 21 days would it 
March 2nd. But, I have 180 days to make the claim....

6) There is no sad tale, other than an individual driving themselves 
into an emotional frenzy over something easily resolvable.

All the best,

slobodan dimitrov




On Mar 1, 2007, at 1:08 PM, hankpix@juno.com wrote:

> Hello Everyone,
>    I didn't intend to cite a name  regarding this problem, but now 
> that Slobodan Dimitrov has responded publicly, here are the facts.
>     (1)  Although delivery of the packet to the post office on 14th 
> Street here in NYC was confirmed, that doesn't mean that it was 
> delivered to the addressee.
>      (2) The postal authorities here in NYC confirmed that the package 
> was lost and disciplined the mail carrier. They confirmed this by 
> tracing the insured packet number.
>      (3) Although I did omit my apartment number from my address, the 
> postal authorities stated that doing so was of no consequence. The 
> packet should have been returned to the addressee.
>       (3)Because the packet was shipped via insured mail, it required 
> a signature. The fact that no one signed for the packet proved to the 
> post office that it wasn't delivered. This information is crucial when 
> making a claim, which can only be done by the sender.
>        (4) Initially, Slobodan did not call the number of the 
> supervisor at the post office I sent him to verify those facts. His 
> response to me was, "The ball is in your court." and that he was sorry 
> I lost the 1.25 magnifier.
>         (5)  After  I pressed him repeatedly and posted my problem on 
> LUG, Slobodan responded by stating that he would call the number I had 
> given him, that he would have to wait 21 days to file a claim (long 
> gone), and that I should be patient. I haven't heard from him since.
>        The point of this sad tale is that  if you're going to ship 
> items via USPS, you need to understand the procedures. What's more, 
> when a recipient claims not to have received an insured package, and 
> when the post office confirms that fact, the sender has no reason to 
> disbelieve the addressee.  That's only good business practice. 
> Finally, it's never a good idea to respond to important messages with 
> such curt statements as "The ball is in your court."
>         At this point I despair of getting the $175 I paid Slobodan 
> back.  But if by some miracle I do, I'll be sure to inform the group.
> Regards,
> Hank
>
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