Warren, Hear, hear! I have had identical experiences with Calumet, at least with their California stores. Rarely deal with the Chicago (Bensenville) store. The stuff is UPS on my doorstep the next day!
Steve Mott On the Coast Line On Sun, 3 Aug 1997, Warren Sunkel wrote: > On Sat, 2 Aug 1997 10:26:02 +0000, Dave Cohen wrote: > > > I buy my film from B&H in New York. Their per > >roll price on 35mm 36 exposure Fuji slide film is: > > > >Velvia $5.39 > >Provia $5.39 > >Astia $7.49 > >Sensia $3.29 > > > >They have always been like this and the film is always fresh. What is the > >advantage of buying film from Calumet? > > To which Warren replies... > > Before I moved to "metropolis," I used to buy all of my equipment and > supplies from my local retailer: Wolfe's Camera & Video in Topeka, KS. > I paid a little more at Wolfe's, but I received ultimate service (I > knew just about everyone) and their inventory was fantastic for a city > that size. (They do a lot of specialty business across the state of > Kansas.) > > When I moved to "the metro" 10 years ago, I listed all the photo > retailers from the Yellow Pages and made the rounds. Each store was > good for one thing or another, but there was no "full service" photo > retailer. I started shopping at Calumet. Their prices are not "rock > bottom," but they were less than I had been paying. I can phone in my > order one day, and it's sitting on my doorstep the day after tomorrow. > > I guess the real answer to Dave's question is that I don't buy a lot of > film. I am a casual shooter, as you all know. It's easier just to tag > on the film to other stuff, mainly darkroom supplies, that I am buying. > > If you know exactly what you want, then the service at Calumet is > outstanding. If you need technical adivce, then the service ranges > from average to outstanding depending on the topic and the person to > whom you are talking. > > I've been a satisfied Calumet customer for 15 years, and I intend to > continue shopping there. I wish they'd print a new equipment catalog. > > Later, > Warren > > > --> SPORRS: Serious Photographers of Railroad Related Subjects > > --> SPORRS: Serious Photographers of Railroad Related Subjects X-Mozilla-Status: 0001 Content-Length: 2376
