FWIW, ebay and the internet have put most Of the small camera shops in my area out Of business along with digtial photograhy inroads. jco
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Cotty Sent: Thursday, October 26, 2006 2:24 PM To: pentax list Subject: Re: Support your Local Camera Shop (was: Re: Price of K10D in Oz) On 26/10/06, Mark Roberts, discombobulated, unleashed: >I would have said to him, "Since I can't try or even handle the lens, >you basically offer no advantage to me over buying it for less money >from an Internet retailer. Can you give me a good reason why I >shouldn't do so?" Good point. I would prefer to buy from a shop - especially one where the faces are friendly and the service and support are good. I would even pay over the odds for this. I found nothing that made me want to come back into this particular shop, and everything that made me want to leave rapidly. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=====| http://www.cottysnaps.com _____________________________ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

