Good to hear. I deal with one salesman at the Newmarket Henrys and because i'm classified as a Pro, even though i have Pentax cameras.:-), gives me at least 10% off my items
Dave On 5/18/07, Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > That's good to hear ... I think it's better for the local shops if > they keep themselves within competitive reach of the mail order > vendors. Small differences are not a big deal, but 20% differences on > large items are tough to sell as 'customer service'. > > The local photo shop in Palo Alto (Keeble & Shuchat Photography) does > the same thing for me on a regular basis, and gives me a professional > discount on other sundry items as well. > > Godfrey > > On May 18, 2007, at 1:23 PM, Bob Blakely wrote: > > > I recently stopped in to Samy's Camera to fondle/purchase a black SMC > > PENTAX-FA 1:1.8 31mm AL Limited. They quoted me a price and I said > > it was > > available for about $200US less from B&H. The fellow dumped the > > $200 from > > the price (less S&H and insurance). Not bad for being able to walk > > out of > > the store that day with the very item I'd just fondled and fallen > > in love > > with. They won't do this automatically. You have to come armed with > > the B&H > > price. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > -- Equine Photography www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ Ontario Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
