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

=(8) wrote:

> But that has become less of a bonus as the cost for ****pping has gone
> up. I sent a package two days before the postal rate increase and
> with $1600 in insurance priority mail with delivery confirmation it
> cost less than $10. After the post rate increase it cost me $24.45.
> It used to be that you were correct Tax would generally cost more
> than ****pping. Now that is not always the case.

Let's use the 1D Mk III for an example?

B&H = $4.499.95 + $33.05 S&H for a total of $4,533

Local = $4,499.95 + $225.00 (5% sales tax) for a total of $4,724.95.

For me, the savings of $191.95 makes this a deal maker for the slight
inconvenience of waiting less than 24-hours.

> That and I do feel that local stores think they can get away with
> charging suggested retail even though they can't. A lot of it comes
> down to greed. They want every cent they can get and feel that they
> are going to be that one in a million that can pull it off. Add to
> that that places like Target or Wal-Mart offer many of the more
> popular cameras at less than retail and that adds a problem as well.

You got it!  There are way too many resources for a smart shopper to use
to
prevent them from getting sucked in by greedy merchants.

> As for Ritz I don't know how they stay in business. They people are
> stupid and their prices are high and they keep pu****ng the extended
> warranties. They are in many ways like CompUSA which is another store
> I don't know how it stays in business.

It's like anything else, there are always people that don't care about the
bottom line or are too damn lazy to do the research.

I must admit that Ritz was really good to me with the world famous 18-200
VR
they sell for $750 delivered (No tax and free ****pping).  Sometimes you
can
pull a deal from these parasites.






Rita