> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > Bipin Gupta > > In India it is mandatory by law that every item or product for sale > carry an MRP (maximum retail price) on the carton as well as the item > inside. However the TV channels keep educating people on their rights > saying, "you do not have to pay MRP - exercise your right". > For example a 500 ml bottle of Listerine has an MRP of INR 150. But the > supermarkets will be selling it for INR 135. Even my local Medical shop > will give a discount of 5 to 10% on the MRP. > Ricoh - Pentax is only harming themselves by forcing On-line as well as > B&M Stores to sell at MSRP. In fact this is Illegal under the > Restrictive Trade Practices Act in India. > Sad to say there are NO Stores or Dealers for Pentax DSLRs in any City, > repeat any city or Metro in India. Pentax do not have even an Office or > a Service Center in India. In fact the Canikons rule the roost here > with DSLR sales far exceeding that of their P&S cameras. > Regards. Bipin - from a far away enchanting land. >
well, it's such a tiny market. Only about - what - 1.18 billion people? Hardly worth the effort really. B -- 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.
