Well I just got a k-3 with an off plane sensor from Adorama. No way to return it until they reopen on Sunday. Grrr. We can share in our disappointment! ;)
On Mon, Oct 13, 2014 at 8:52 PM, Bipin Gupta <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello Igor, I have had similar problems with Amazon and ebay where I > order 3-sets of the B&W & Color Cartridges each. > And my situation is worse than yours as I come from Bangalore, India > (visit my kids in Canada & the US about every two years), Cartridge > prices used to be much higher in India than the US (thanks God prices > have come down since a year now). > So I stash them in my Fridge (not the Freezer) after sealing them in > air tight containers. Used even past 2 years of the expiry date I have > not had any problems. > > Agreed a seller - like B&H - should ship cartridges with at least 1 > year expiry date - but do we have such dilligent Pickers and Packers > in large Warehouses any where?? > > I worked in one of the biggest conglomerate in the world and can tell > you we often shipped batteries & tyres past their expiry dates because > someone in the Warehouse forgets to comply with the golden WH rule > "FIFO" (first in first out). And a bad tyre can cost a life. My God!! > > I bring some medicines with me from India for my children here as they > are half to one-tenth the price in the US. And I take care that they > have long expiry dates, as my next visit would be in about 2 years. > > Thanks for reading. > Bipin. > camp: Thornhill, Ontario. > > -- > 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. -- 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.
