Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/12/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Well I got it too - I think he has just realised that it is going to be a Christmas season of drastically reduced luxury buying, there being no investment bankers left in the world. Jokes apart, I thought he would have said something more, and made it easier to purchase their merchandise for all of us living in countries where they have no dealers. It gets extremely difficult to buy new - and there is no grey market here at all for Leica products, unlike Nikon & Canon who actively encourage grey market sales because of high import duties. I just bought a Summarit 35 from Hoppy's dealer in Australia, and because of difficulties on the mode of payment, I had to get a friend in Sydney to pay and take delivery. Annoying and painful - but the price was too tempting... Cheers Jayanand On Fri, Dec 19, 2008 at 9:04 PM, Lottermoser George <imagist3@mac.com>wrote: > To our customers > 12.12.2008 > > Dear customers and friends of our company, > > This year is no exception; suddenly Christmas is almost here, even though, > four weeks ago, everyone thought there was still plenty of time. Christmas > is supposed to be a peaceful season, but suddenly, everything is so hectic. > As you all know, Leica Camera quite deliberately decided to sell the > brand's products exclusively through a network of authorised Leica dealers > some years ago. Because, only there can you, as a discerning customer, find > the expert advice and service you deserve and expect from a brand like > Leica. Our authorised dealers are the partners we all rely on! > I would like to request something important of you all: Please support your > Leica dealers in these current tough times for the business world. When you > are planning your Christmas presents, please spare a thought for your local > dealer and our range of products. We will be actively supporting our > dealers > in the Christmas season and some time beyond with particularly attractive > special offers and promotions. So visit your Leica dealer and take a look > at > the special Leica offers he has waiting just for you. > I am looking forward very much to hearing news from our partners, our > authorised dealers, about your support. > In closing, I want to wish you and your families a very Happy Christmas and > a wonderful start to the New Year! > Yours > > > Dr. Andreas Kaufmann > CEO of the Leica Camera AG > > > Fond regards, > George > > george@imagist.com > http://www.imagist.com > http://www.imagist.com/blog > http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >