Re: B&H puts another local camera store out of business (with my

Wow, I don't know where to start.  Retail is not about the 
lowest price and has never been about the lowest price.  A 
mail order or online store simply doesn't have the overhead 
that a retail store has and can sell on a much lower margin.

BUT:  Try getting a couple more rolls of 120 BW on Saturday 
afternoon to complete a job from your online buddy.

OR: talking them into special ordering a new kind of film 
just so you can try a couple of rolls.

OR EVEN:  trying camera after camera on a Saturday, with no 
intention of buying, just to satisfy your curiosity.

TRY TO FIND:  online free classes for new camera users.

Service and added value is the retailer's ally, try that big 
far-away box.  BTW my retailer always had a return privilege 
and would handle warranty service for me.  As well as 
****pping for out of warranty repairs.  They still folded 
since there were jerks that ran them out of business based 
only on price.

darkroommike

=(8) wrote:
> Thats the problem with local shops they don't feel that they have to 
> compete with the places on the internet. A local store here closed up 
> after nearly 50 years because they didn't feel they had to compete. They

> sold everything at suggested retail, all sales were final even if a 
> product was defective they wanted you to deal with the maker, etc. I 
> told them that they can do that and stay in business and they couldn't 
> now they are gone.
> 
> We have one more store here a Shutterbugs they charge suggested retail 
> for nearly everything, they too didn't have a return policy until I 
> e-mailed them and told them that without a return policy I would have to

> continue to shop online so they now have a 15 day return policy though 
> the stress that it isn't to be used to buy something, test it out and 
> then return it if you don't like it. It is incase there is something 
> wrong with the item (defective).
> 
> It floors me how many local stores simply don't get it. I will always 
> shop online when I can get a better deal. They need to understand this 
> or they go bye bye plain and simple. I have no sympothy for businesses 
> this stupid. This is a global world now when it comes to shopping we 
> don't have to put up with high priced local stores with poor customer 
> policies, sup****t and before sale sup****t. Screw'em is what I say if 
> they can't keep up or are too worried about the extra couple of bucks.
> 
> =(8)