Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/12/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Sure, I am all for supporting local merchants too, but for many of us the price difference is a lot bigger than 5%. I buy by mail order in Germany and have saved as much as 25-30% compared to local prices (in Belgium and now Switzerland). And 25% of the price of an R8 pays for a lot of film. Nathan Buzz Hausner wrote: > Let me take this opportunity to reiterate my oft stated advice. If you are > fortunate enough to live near a Leica dealer, there is no substitute for > buying from the real person across the counter from you. I gladly pay the > extra 5% sales tax for the right to see and feel equipment...even new > gear...before I pay for it and to have any questions answered by a > knowledgeable expert. - -- Nathan Wajsman Herrliberg (ZH), Switzerland e-mail: wajsman@webshuttle.ch General photo site: http://belgiangator.tripod.com/ Belgium photo site: http://members.xoom.com/wajsman/ Motorcycle site: http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Downs/1704/