Date: Tue, 3 Feb 2004 19:50:47 -0600
From: William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hey William,
I love how this topic quickly degraded to your rant. Originally, my rant was about
people buying the camera in the USA and importing it to their own country because it
was considerable
I agree. I bought mine the first chance I got to lay my hands on it and
I bought it at a local camera store. The difference between mail order
and local price was not enough to worry about. I just did it and have
enjoyed it ever since. Buying local once in a while helps keep camera
stores in
On Feb 3, 2004, at 08:56, mike wilson wrote:
A friend purchased some extended warranties with some new appliances.
She only bought them because they could be redeemed after five years
for
goods at the shop. The shop (a major retail chain) went belly up and
the warranty company (basically an
On Feb 3, 2004, at 11:03, William Robb wrote:
You must have missed the story about my coming home and finding
a parcel addressed to me sitting on the street in front of my
house.
The lazy jerk couldn't even throw it far enough to make it
across the sidewalk.
g... I once had a sizeable $1600
Extended warrantees are almost entirely profit. Especially in electronics.
At 02:08 AM 2/3/04, you wrote:
On Feb 3, 2004, at 08:56, mike wilson wrote:
A friend purchased some extended warranties with some new appliances.
She only bought them because they could be redeemed after five years for
The only extended warranties I would consider would be for used vehicles and
road hazard for new tires.
Bill
Extended warrantees are almost entirely profit. Especially in
electronics.
I don't know what stores you're familiar with but from my experience some
do give a
commission on their extended warrantees, a quite substantial one in some
cases. In
others I suspect that it gets passed directly on to either department
managers or store
managers.
At 11:59 AM 2/3/04, you
Date: Mon, 2 Feb 2004 15:32:55 -0600
From: William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: more *ist D pricing news..
I don't know where you are getting your numbers.
It sounds like you are comparing prices of a lowball US dealer
(BH) with a high end botique in Canada.
Hi
On 1/2/04, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged:
Last night I sent this email to both B and H and Adorama:
[snip]
Tan,
There are two things that I can add to for you.
First, I have purchased from B and H in NY before, and they are a very
busy place. In fact, unbelievably busy. Also, don't forget, it
Ditto, Steve! I've done a fair amount of business with both BH and
Adorama. They may be terse or curt but they have always been fair and
honest. I have had no problems with either of them. They are rushed for
time to keep up with their business.
Len
---
* There's no place like 127.0.0.1
My
I have always thought that bypassing the local distributor on new equipment
is not the best thing to do.
Pentax Canada, for example, does offer an international warranty on it's
equipment, but Pentax USA, I believe, does not.
Consider that if you are buying a product from a foriegn distributor,
Thanks Bruce, that would be fantastic!
tan.
- Original Message -
From: Bruce Dayton [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Tanya Mayer Photography [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, February 02, 2004 9:12 AM
Subject: Re: more *ist D pricing news...
Hello Tanya,
Guess I'll have to call my local shop
: more *ist D pricing news...
Tanya
Just a thought here to help you be patient. I remember you saying you
wanted it for a wedding I believe you mentioned in the end of Feb. Really
and truly it would be a bit soon to try a professional shoot with a type
and
style of equipment you are not used
Hi,
The UK's are based on one, the Sale of Goods Act 1898 (I think) that
states that all goods must be of merchantable quality and fit for
purpose. There are many descendants of this law. It is heavily biased
towards the consumer, I suspect to protect the upper and middle classes
of the
At 04:27 PM 02/02/2004, wendy beard wrote:
You've forgotten to factor in the Tax you get clobbered for when the camera
comes over the border and the shipping cost. So really, that camera from
BH ~could~ cost
(1815 x 1.15) + (40 x 1.35) = 2141
Well, I didn't *forget* so much as omit. I have
- Original Message -
From: Daichi Saeki (QA/EMC)
Subject: Re: more *ist D pricing news...
Are you honestly telling me that 600$CDN = ~ 450$USD is worth
a scrappy little paper saying warranty? Fortunately I've
never had to deal with warranty issues for cameras but when it
comes down
On 2 Feb 2004 at 12:18, Daichi Saeki (QA/EMC) wrote:
Are you honestly telling me that 600$CDN = ~ 450$USD is worth a scrappy little
paper saying warranty? Fortunately I've never had to deal with warranty
issues for cameras but when it comes down to my audio equipment, my car etc.
fighting
Bill - how do you really feel about UPS?
Norm
William Robb wrote:
snip or those whores at UPS, and I have a Canadian warranty.
On Tue, 3 Feb 2004, Rob Studdert wrote:
On 2 Feb 2004 at 12:18, Daichi Saeki (QA/EMC) wrote:
Are you honestly telling me that 600$CDN = ~ 450$USD is worth a scrappy little
paper saying warranty? Fortunately I've never had to deal with warranty
issues for cameras but when it comes down to
- Original Message -
From: Norm Baugher
Subject: Re: more *ist D pricing news...
Bill - how do you really feel about UPS?
You must have missed the story about my coming home and finding
a parcel addressed to me sitting on the street in front of my
house.
The lazy jerk couldn't even
I was quoted 1333 USD for a new PZ1p a couple or three years ago and bought
one brand new from BH for 479 USD. Huge difference in money mileage.
Regards,
Robert
-
TMP From: Bruce Dayton [EMAIL PROTECTED]
TMP To: Tanya Mayer Photography [EMAIL PROTECTED]
TMP Sent: Monday, February 02, 2004 9:12 AM
TMP Subject: Re: more *ist D pricing news...
Hello Tanya,
Guess I'll have to call my local shop where I got mine (less than BH
at the time) and see what
I purchased from both BH and Adorama. Painful experience, as the overseas
transaction shocked them (not a standard shipment to Colorado Aarg!
Panic! What are we going to do???) ;-)
All e-mail correspondence very short. Sometimes I had to break it up into
parts, so the laconic answers
Are you honestly telling me that 600$CDN = ~ 450$USD is worth a scrappy
little paper saying warranty?
We have (officially) purchased thousands of dollars of Pentax equipment
from the US, as it worked out cheaper than buing in Australia. We saved at
least 40% on photo gear and about 50% on
On 3 Feb 2004 at 14:53, mapson wrote:
While I am not a person who likes to engage in a lengthy conversations with
'strangers' and I am strongly against
thank-you-for-your-business-please-call-again-we-love-your-money-how-much-more-c
an-I-suck-up-to-you-SIR?, I thought that the calls to US
UPS sucks in Canada tooh
Norm
William Robb wrote:
- Original Message -
From: Norm Baugher
Subject: Re: more *ist D pricing news...
Bill - how do you really feel about UPS?
You must have missed the story about my coming home and finding
a parcel addressed to me sitting
- Original Message -
From: Norm Baugher
Subject: Re: more *ist D pricing news...
UPS sucks in Canada tooh
You are a master of understatement
William Robb
Both companies are famous for NYC curtness. Don't take it as a put down, it is
just their way. New Yorkers are strange people, they will call you all kinds of
nasty names while giving you their right arm. The curtness probably comes from
have 11 million neighbors all wanting attention at the
Actually - think about the time, place, and circumstances.
1. Most places here in the States don't fully staff on
weekends. Particularly Sundays. Particularly Super Bowl
Sunday. If retail, the sales people are there, but not
necessarily the big guys. Sunday-Monday in Oz is only
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