Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/01/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I deal only with: B&H Adorama Robert White HK Supplies Cameraquest If they don't have it, I don't buy it. At 02:53 PM 1/20/2004, you wrote: >Jeffery, you lucked out smile photo is part of "scum of the earth stores", >even tristate is shaky. Lately I have avoided the big super stores and have >been buying from the mom & pop store that have presence on internet. So far >go experience and better prices and availably than superstores on new items > >--------------------------------------------------- >regards, mehrdad > > >-----Original Message----- >From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us >[mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Jeffery Smith >Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2004 12:14 PM >To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us >Subject: Re: [Leica] Dealing with Helixcamera.com > > >That is one of those places I avoid. I have had only ONE decent experience >with a questionable mail-order place (Tri-State filled my order without >incident). My most recent incident was with Smile Photo. They list things >on their web site that they do not have in stock, and will NOT tell you >much shipping is until you hit the [PURCHASE] button with all of you credit >card information submitted. They never had stocked the item I was ordering, >and didn't bother to let me know that they were ignoring the order. When I >finally inquired, they were very abrupt in telling me that they didn't >stock that item (well, why the hell is it on your web site with a price >tag?). > >I'd try to get my money back and run. > >Jeffery > >At 12:48 PM 1/20/2004, you wrote: > >Dear Group - sorry is this is a tad bit off-topic, but I need some > >overseas advice. > > > >After some valuable advice form the list (and pain-seeking hours of > >wading through the list archive), I decided that my kit would live > >inside a Domke J-803. Although some suggestions were made about the > >difficulty in delivering, I found one, ready for on-line ordering on: > > > > www.helixphoto.com > > > >I ordered and payed (Paypal) for this item (USD 98.46, including > >shipping) on Jan-7. After receiving automated replies from both Helix > >and Paypal, things turned silent. > > > >On Jan-12, I sent out a mail, kindly asking for confirmation of my > >order and an expected date of delivery. > > > >This was promptly answered with a message indicating that the specific > >item was not in stock, and asking if I wanted to wait for two weeks to > >back order. > > > >On the same day I replied that I did want to wait if they were positive > >about being able to deliver at all. I did not want to wait just to find > >out that it is not coming after all. No answer came. > > > >On Jan-14 I sent a reminder, because a reaction to the previous was > >never issued. No answer came. > > > >On Jan-18 I have again mailed them to say that I am concerned about my > >order and the money that I have payed. As you might have guessed, no > >answer has come to date... > > > >I am just interested to learn if anyone here has dealt with these > >people before? > > > >Also any suggestions on how to handle this would be welcomed too. > > > >Thanks a lot! > > > >-- > > Erik van der Meulen <e.van.der.meulen@avondel.com> > > > > (currently looking at Artisan & Artist bags ;-)) > >-- > >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 - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html