On Dec 6, 2007 7:24 PM, Adam Maas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > A good local store is worth it's weight in gold. > > I'm lucky, I've got good relationships with 2 different stores.
I keep my relationship down to one store(newmarket). I can't afford a wife AND two camera stores. Dave > > -Adam > > > On 12/6/07, Charles Robinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I've come to praise my local camera store, not bury it. > > > > Some of you have seen my plaintive rant about how my DS is not > > functioning well with my Sandisk Ultra II cards I've just purchased. > > > > I went to the store where I purchased my camera, ready to plead my > > case for why my extended warranty (which had just expired) ought to be > > extended enough to cover this issue. > > > > I was just about done with outlining the problems I'd been having for > > a while - pointing out that they had started long before the warranty > > had expired, when the manager of the store came up behind the clerk I > > was talking to and said "3-4 weeks? We can make that work" > > > > Then - this is great - he prints out my original purchase information > > and it shows that my extended warranty is good until November of > > 2008. I was OFF by a year. > > > > And even better: As he strolled back from the printer, he stopped at > > the used camera cabinet, pulled out an istDL, and brought it back with > > him. "It could take a couple of months for your camera to come back, > > so you can use this in the meantime". > > > > Wow! > > > > So, the total time for me to stop, explain my case, and be out of the > > store with a functioning (interim) camera was just over 10 minutes. > > It is clear to me that if I am going to purchase a Pentax someday to > > upgrade my DS, it's going to be at that store and I'll probably cough > > up the extra $100 for the extended warranty again. I carry this one > > camera (or its future replacement) around way too much to want to risk > > it screwing it up. > > > > There are those who will argue that the extended warranty is a waste > > of money, but in my case it has paid off. So do what your heart tells > > you, but I sure know what works for me and my peace of mind! > > > > -Charles > > > > PS: The store was National Camera Exchange in Golden Valley, MN. I'd > > recommend them to anyone in this neck of the woods who wants/needs > > Pentax stuff. yay! > > > > -- > > Charles Robinson - [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Minneapolis, MN > > http://charles.robinsontwins.org > > > > > > > > -- > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > [email protected] > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > > follow the directions. > > > > > -- > M. Adam Maas > http://www.mawz.ca > Explorations of the City Around Us. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- 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 to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
