Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/05/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Take your meds, Mark. Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu http://www.greatpix.eu PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ YNWA On May 21, 2013, at 11:21 PM, Mark Rabiner wrote: > Congrats Nathan this has got to be terrific for you. > A triumph! > > > On 5/21/13 6:18 AM, "Nathan Wajsman" <photo at frozenlight.eu> wrote: > >> I walked from my hotel to the Holborn Tube station this morning, and on >> the >> way, as is my habit, I stopped by RG Lewis on Southampton Row, one of >> London's >> best-known Leica dealers. I have been coming in his shop for at least 10 >> years, and usually we have a chat. This time he was telling about his woes >> with the new M 240. He has one in the shop, a demo. Since they were >> introduced, he has received and sold 7, all of which have been recalled >> for >> the lug issue. He was utterly frustrated about the fact that there simply >> no >> new Leica product to sell--the M is vaporware, the ME also, the M9 is >> discontinued, so for anyone wanting to buy a new Leica M the options are >> very >> limited. He told me of another dealer, in Mayfair, that is having cash >> flow >> problems--not having product to sell and paying Mayfair rents is a deadly >> combination. >> >> And to top it off, Leica is being extremely arrogant towards its dealers, >> basically telling them to just be happy they are Leica dealers and to >> shut up. >> >> Conclusion: brilliant products, lousy customer relations and even worse >> communications skills. >> >> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/belgiangator/misc/390823669_759797.jpg.html> >> >> Cheers, >> Nathan >> >> Nathan Wajsman >> (sent from somewhere) >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > -- > Mark William Rabiner > Photography > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/ > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >