Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/03/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Seriously Howard---you've got to tell us where to get 6% interest!!! Please! Craig NO ARCHIVE On Mar 7, 2010, at 7:14 PM, lug-request at leica-users.org wrote: > Date: Sun, 7 Mar 2010 15:20:09 -0500 > From: Howard Ritter <hlritter at bex.net> > Subject: [Leica] Adorama vs. B&H backorder policy...and oh yeah, I > just ordered an M9 > To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>, MUGers at yahoogroups.com > Message-ID: <075E202C-99B0-49E6-AA8E-84C45EA77550 at bex.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 > > Well, I decided to just do it. > > I usually buy from B&H, but on back-orders their practice is to > charge the buyer's credit card when the order is PLACED. > Adorama charges only when the item SHIPS. > I don't want to give anyone use of my $7000 for a few (?) months > needlessly and for no return (at 6% that's $35/mo). > Anyone know why B&H is so unfriendly in this respect? Keeping an > order active in the system until the item's in stock costs them > nothing. > But this practice clearly costs them orders. > > ?howard