Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/01/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Yea, guys, play nice! If we were in a room together talking, in person, none of us would behave this badly to each other! ;0) Kit - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Patrick Jelliffe Sent: Tuesday, January 28, 2003 3:39 PM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: Re: [Leica] Focus Camera My regurgitation gene is being stimulated... Play nice. :0) Patrick - --- Bill Satterfield <cwsat@istate.net> wrote: > How do you determine if you have the logic gene? Is > there a test? Are > you new to the LUG? What is your educational > background, HS, College, > Graduate? What is our photography background? > > Kit McChesney | Acmefoto wrote: > > >Yes, it is all very honorable, and there is nothing > wrong with being > >honorable! Thank you! > > > >If you do have the low-down on a dealership, and > find it doesn't measure up, > >then fine. It sounds as if folks have had problems > in the past, and that > >they're documented online. Bad customer service > speaks for itself. > > > >I guess my point questions the assumption that > because a dealer advertises > >as an authorized Leica dealership but doesn't carry > the full Leica line that > >the dealership is somehow behaving unethically or > incorrectly. I certainly > >hope that it is more than obvious that this isn't > so. > > > >I also like to think that Leica users possess an > above-average degree of the > >logic gene, and would be able to avoid throwing > babies out with bath water! > >;-) > > > >KM > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > >[mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On > Behalf Of Martin > >Howard > >Sent: Tuesday, January 28, 2003 1:28 PM > >To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > >Subject: Re: [Leica] Focus Camera > > > > > >Kit McChesney | Acmefoto wrote: > > > >>That said, and with all due respect, you can > surely choose to believe > >>that > >>someone is being "weasly" if you like. You can > certainly jump to all > >>sorts > >>of conclusions if you like based on all sorts of > preconceived notions > >>and > >>biased assumptions about an individual's, or a > dealer's, or a > >>manufacturer's, or anyone's, motivations. You > certainly have that > >>prerogative. Some see the glass as half-full, > others half-empty. I > >>thoroughly enjoy being an optimist. I also am more > than happy to give > >>someone the benefit of the doubt. Even if he's a > weasel! ;-) > >> > > > >While this is all very good and honourable, I think > we've established > >through independent means (first hand reports from > others) that Focus > >Camera leaves something to be desired with regard > to customer service > >and the veracity of their statements regarding what > they do and do not > >have in stock. > > > >However, for the potential customer, there is a > very useful resource > >over at photo.net called neighbour-to-neighbour. > It's a repository of > >comments from past customers to lots of different > sellers. > > > > > http://www.photo.net/neighbor/opc.tcl?category_id=0 > > > >This is what they have to say about Focus Camera: > > > > > http://www.photo.net/neighbor/search?query_string=focus+camera > > > >M. > > > >-- > >To unsubscribe, see > http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > >-- > >To unsubscribe, see > http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > > > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html