> > From: Kostas Kavoussanakis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2006/09/15 Fri AM 08:51:24 GMT > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: K10D kit lens > > On Fri, 15 Sep 2006, Cotty wrote: > > > On 15/9/06, mike wilson, discombobulated, unleashed: > > > >> Come and buy it in the UK. _Then_ you'll find out what ripoff means. > > > > I used to agree with that, but lately my outlook has changed. > > > > If I buy a camera from a retailer, and it breaks, my first and only port > > of call is back to the retailer. They have a statutory duty to sell > > goods fit for the purpose for which they were intended. They sort it out > > and either refund or replace, certainly within the first year. > > > > We pay a general premium on this. Any comments? > > Just a question: is that not the case if you live in the States and > buy from (say) John Celio's down the road?
US consumer laws are not the same as ours. There, the purchaser has to deal with the Manufacturer. I presume, in the case of alien goods, that would be the importer. ----------------------------------------- Email sent from www.ntlworld.com Virus-checked using McAfee(R) Software Visit www.ntlworld.com/security for more information -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
