I buy from my local store quite often. However, there are times, when the price difference is not a few bucks, but hundreds. If the difference is less than $50, pretty much I use the local store.
The other problem with the local store is selection/availability. I just bought an FA*24/2 from NY because the local store would take 3-4 weeks to get it. Generally if they have to order one, the price is higher, too. So bottom line is I buy from the store whenever I can, especially if I went in to look at something and they took the time to work with me. Bruce Wednesday, December 17, 2003, 8:51:52 AM, you wrote: >> In way of a comparison, I work at a reasonably small, family-owned camera >> store where the salespeople (well, most of them, anyway <g>) have a fair >> amount of knowledge about cameras and photography. I hate people who buy >> cameras from places like Costco or Best Buy to save a few bucks (without >> checking to see if we'd match prices), and then come into our store and >> expect me to spend an hour showing them how to use their camera. If you >> want service, buy from the company you plan on bringing the camera back to >> for servicing. mw> I agree with everything you say. Sad that there is not one near to me mw> that I would trust. Although there is a camera repair organisation mw> (closer to me than any camera shop) that everyone around here uses for mw> non-warranty stuff. mw> mike
