Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/10/29

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Backorders
From: Thomas Kachadurian <kach@freeway.net>
Date: Thu, 29 Oct 1998 23:40:39 -0500

Robert:

You won't get that sort of service from B&H. There's no lying, no
deliveries that don't show. Give them a try.

BTW, I saw Thad Bedford today. He says Hello.

How's the M4-P working out?

Tom

>
>I experienced this very problem today. A week ago I placed an order with
>Smile Photo in NY.. a Sekonic 308 and several rolls of Delta 100 to try.
>I confirmed first (or so I thought!) that everything was in stock, and
>the salesman assured me all was. Seven days later and no delivery.. I
>call their 800 ordering number, and get told to call their regular
>non-tollfree number to check the order status. I do, and get stonewalled
>with no answer and a promise of a callback. This call never comes. I
>call again at my expense.. they tell me (after more stonewalling) that
>they *might* be able to ship tomarrow, meaning that the salesman *lied*
>to me in the first place, and then charged the order anyway!!
>
>I cancelled the order and demanded that they credit my charge card -
>we'll see how well *that* goes - and Smile Photo never gets another
>order from me!
>
>In contrast, Roberts Photo in Indianapolis, IN (800-726-5544) delivered
>an order this morning that I placed Monday. They get Smile's order
>tomarrow.
>
>I used to be a passive consumer, but not any more.. order from Smile AT
>YOUR OWN RISK!
>
>Robert Farr


Thomas Kachadurian
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