I needed a new battery for my Canon EOS 3. I usually have several
spare batteries in stock for each item of equipment I own, but I use
the EOS 3 only as a backup to an EOS 5D, so it rarely gets used.
Anyway, 7dayshop offered a pack of five for just over £2 each, with
£3.95 postage. About £2.50 each all in. But I needed to shoot a roll
of film quickly, so it was off to Boots.
Boots wanted £11.49 for their own brand and £12.49 for a Duracell.
Wow! Woolworths didn't stock them, nor Superdrug. A camera shop (one
of a chain of five shops) wanted a crippling £13.99 for a Duracell.
Even Jessops were slightly cheaper, at a still-horrendous £12.99 for a
Panasonic.
I was walking past Currys Digital and thought "No, they could never be
cheaper in there!" but I went in anyway. To my surprise, they offered
me a Philips at only £5.99 and a Duracell at a very competitive £3.99,
which I promptly purchased.
So kudos to Currys Digital, and shame on Boots, Jessops and especially
the other camera shop, where I could have paid another £10 on top for
the identical item! It served as a reminder to buy cheap and always
keep some in stock.
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