Re: OT: Ritz/Wolf camera chain going out of business, liquidation starting now
Wed Sep 12 08:59:14 EDT 2012 P. J. Alling wrote: Putin on a Ritz? That thought is two presidents old: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnVwjw2Un4k On 9/12/2012 8:42 AM, Underpaid N. Overpentaxed wrote: Liquidation? Time to bring in this guy: http://static.fjcdn.com/pictures/Putin_9ec3a3_2420828.jpg Cheers Ecke That link doesn't seem to work. Igor -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: Ritz/Wolf camera chain going out of business,, liquidation starting now
From: Igor Roshchin Wed Sep 12 08:59:14 EDT 2012 P. J. Alling wrote: Putin on a Ritz? That thought is two presidents old: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnVwjw2Un4k That's pretty good. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: Ritz/Wolf camera chain going out of business, liquidation starting now
Liquidation? Time to bring in this guy: http://static.fjcdn.com/pictures/Putin_9ec3a3_2420828.jpg Cheers Ecke in my area liquidated and shut down back when the K-7 was replacing the K20D, at which time they were trying to still sell K10Ds for full introductory price as a close out special. I don't think Pentax reps answered Ritz/Wolf's phone calls any more than they answer Milford Camera's, so I doubt anyone will find relatively current Pentax equipment at bargain prices, though I'll bet the liquidators will be trying to sell any new old stock Pentax *ist-D cameras they find at 10% off original list. On 9/11/2012 11:09 PM, John Celio wrote: Ritz Camera (big US camera retail chain) is finally dead: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-09-10/ritz-camera-liquidation-approved-after-second-bankruptcy.html I will not miss them at all. Terrible stores, terrible selection, poorly-trained staff, etc. Hopefully local mom--pop camera shops will be able to return one day, when the economy improves, now that this behemoth is out of the way. If you're a deal hunter, people on Reddit.com are saying Ritz and Wolf stores are already liquidating everything (except their lab equipment). I don't recall ever seeing much Pentax stuff there, but you might find deals on accessories. John -- Don't lose heart, they might want to cut it out, and they'll want to avoid a lengthly search. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: Ritz/Wolf camera chain going out of business, liquidation starting now
Putin on a Ritz? On 9/12/2012 8:42 AM, Underpaid N. Overpentaxed wrote: Liquidation? Time to bring in this guy: http://static.fjcdn.com/pictures/Putin_9ec3a3_2420828.jpg Cheers Ecke in my area liquidated and shut down back when the K-7 was replacing the K20D, at which time they were trying to still sell K10Ds for full introductory price as a close out special. I don't think Pentax reps answered Ritz/Wolf's phone calls any more than they answer Milford Camera's, so I doubt anyone will find relatively current Pentax equipment at bargain prices, though I'll bet the liquidators will be trying to sell any new old stock Pentax *ist-D cameras they find at 10% off original list. On 9/11/2012 11:09 PM, John Celio wrote: Ritz Camera (big US camera retail chain) is finally dead: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-09-10/ritz-camera-liquidation-approved-after-second-bankruptcy.html I will not miss them at all. Terrible stores, terrible selection, poorly-trained staff, etc. Hopefully local mom--pop camera shops will be able to return one day, when the economy improves, now that this behemoth is out of the way. If you're a deal hunter, people on Reddit.com are saying Ritz and Wolf stores are already liquidating everything (except their lab equipment). I don't recall ever seeing much Pentax stuff there, but you might find deals on accessories. John -- Don't lose heart, they might want to cut it out, and they'll want to avoid a lengthly search. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Don't lose heart, they might want to cut it out, and they'll want to avoid a lengthly search. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
RE: OT: Ritz/Wolf camera chain going out of business, liquidation, starting now
From: John Celio Ritz Camera (big US camera retail chain) is finally dead: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-09-10/ritz-camera-liquidation-approved-after-second-bankruptcy.html I will not miss them at all. Terrible stores, terrible selection, poorly-trained staff, etc. Hopefully local mom--pop camera shops will be able to return one day, when the economy improves, now that this behemoth is out of the way. If you're a deal hunter, people on Reddit.com are saying Ritz and Wolf stores are already liquidating everything (except their lab equipment). I don't recall ever seeing much Pentax stuff there, but you might find deals on accessories. John One of our local mom--pop stores had become a Wolf Camera store. I think they converted to a Ritz Camera when the Wolf chain closed down. I've been in there occasionally, but they never had much I was interested in. They were one of the few places that still maintained a mini-lab for Color Negative film. I don't know if they also did E-6 because there's a good pro-lab about 4 blocks closer to my house that I've been using for E-6 for years. I wonder how this will affect them, if the underlying store will be able to continue as an independent once again. Guess I'll have to wander by there and see. We still have two independent stores here in Raleigh. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: Ritz/Wolf camera chain going out of business, liquidation, starting now
Ritz did not franchise as far as I know, so they're probably gone. Ritz bought them out and they'll fold with the chain. On 9/12/2012 1:06 PM, John Sessoms wrote: From: John Celio Ritz Camera (big US camera retail chain) is finally dead: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-09-10/ritz-camera-liquidation-approved-after-second-bankruptcy.html I will not miss them at all. Terrible stores, terrible selection, poorly-trained staff, etc. Hopefully local mom--pop camera shops will be able to return one day, when the economy improves, now that this behemoth is out of the way. If you're a deal hunter, people on Reddit.com are saying Ritz and Wolf stores are already liquidating everything (except their lab equipment). I don't recall ever seeing much Pentax stuff there, but you might find deals on accessories. John One of our local mom--pop stores had become a Wolf Camera store. I think they converted to a Ritz Camera when the Wolf chain closed down. I've been in there occasionally, but they never had much I was interested in. They were one of the few places that still maintained a mini-lab for Color Negative film. I don't know if they also did E-6 because there's a good pro-lab about 4 blocks closer to my house that I've been using for E-6 for years. I wonder how this will affect them, if the underlying store will be able to continue as an independent once again. Guess I'll have to wander by there and see. We still have two independent stores here in Raleigh. -- Don't lose heart, they might want to cut it out, and they'll want to avoid a lengthly search. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: Ritz/Wolf camera chain going out of business, liquidation starting now
I thought that they were gone several years ago, the only local Ritz stores in my area liquidated and shut down back when the K-7 was replacing the K20D, at which time they were trying to still sell K10Ds for full introductory price as a close out special. I don't think Pentax reps answered Ritz/Wolf's phone calls any more than they answer Milford Camera's, so I doubt anyone will find relatively current Pentax equipment at bargain prices, though I'll bet the liquidators will be trying to sell any new old stock Pentax *ist-D cameras they find at 10% off original list. On 9/11/2012 11:09 PM, John Celio wrote: Ritz Camera (big US camera retail chain) is finally dead: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-09-10/ritz-camera-liquidation-approved-after-second-bankruptcy.html I will not miss them at all. Terrible stores, terrible selection, poorly-trained staff, etc. Hopefully local mom--pop camera shops will be able to return one day, when the economy improves, now that this behemoth is out of the way. If you're a deal hunter, people on Reddit.com are saying Ritz and Wolf stores are already liquidating everything (except their lab equipment). I don't recall ever seeing much Pentax stuff there, but you might find deals on accessories. John -- Don't lose heart, they might want to cut it out, and they'll want to avoid a lengthly search. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
