William, The story is true. The couple is very well to do and her husband wanted her to use the best P&S. How he determined that, I don't know. The lab owner said that she was afraid to tell him how much per roll they were spending. Even after explaining that she could reuse the cards, she really had no clue how or what to do. I suspect that now she is just erasing the card after getting the prints.
Bruce Thursday, December 19, 2002, 3:14:40 PM, you wrote: WR> ----- Original Message ----- WR> From: Bruce Dayton WR> Subject: Re[2]: Behind the counter with digital >> William, >> >> You were far more plain and lucid in your description of what WR> I am >> seeing also. That has been my point to Cotty, that the crowds WR> and >> masses are not having good luck with digital and that labs are WR> taking >> part of the rap when they are really victims. WR> I just had the day from hell over this very issue. It's easy to WR> be lucid when the unpleasant memories are so fresh. >> >> My lab owner told me of a lady that faithfully brought in her WR> memory >> cards to get prints back. One time he asked her how she WR> backed up and >> saved the images. She replied that she threw the card away WR> because it >> was full and would buy another to replace it. He asked her WR> why she >> used the camera and she said that her husband had bought it WR> for her >> and wanted her to use it. So instead of about $10.00 per roll >> equivalent she was spending closer to $50.00 per roll. WR> Bruce, WR> If this story had come from anyone other than you, I would be WR> questioning the veracity of it. WR> All I can say is WR> BUUWAAAHAAAHAAAHAAA!!! WR> William Robb