> > From: Kostas Kavoussanakis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2006/09/15 Fri AM 09:15:33 GMT > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: K10D kit lens > > On Fri, 15 Sep 2006, mike wilson wrote: > > >> From: Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> Date: 2006/09/15 Fri AM 08:42:43 GMT > >> To: "pentax list" <[email protected]> > >> Subject: Re: K10D kit lens > >> > >> 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? > > > > If it's a genuine failure, the retailer will be reimbursed by the > > wholesaler or manufacturer. No cost(ish). A 100% premium for something > > that doesn't cost anything seems a bit steep. > > > > (I understand that Europe is further from the manufacturer than the US but, > > in the case of the NY dealer whose price we are talking about, only > > marginally. And I understand that there are benefits in living here over > > the US [8-)] which require higher taxes.) > > Things are very simple in this comparison. Is the premium for a Pentax > bought in the UK the same as that for a Nikon, a Canon or an Olympus? > My colleague, long-term Pentax-user who bought Olympus, did not think > so. > > If you care you can do the comparison.
I have compared some goods and found that the differential varied with manufacturer. But it was never cheaper to buy (like for like) here. ----------------------------------------- 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
