Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/03/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I was 3-4 times times at la maison du leica and once a professional photographer (actually a debutant one) bought a new m6TTL. He signed a leasing contract as for a car with a rent of xxx FF each month. I think this was a service of Leica France. Never heard of such a service anywhere else. logan. >From: Mikiro Mori <arbos@mac.com> >Reply-To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us >To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us >Subject: Re: [Leica] RE: Maison du Leica >Date: Tue, 6 Mar 2001 11:37:05 +0100 > >Nathan- >I have always been wondering how many new Leicas sell in France at such >laughable prices. I would assume that the volume of new Leicas sold in >France is so small that French dealers are reluctant to lower retail prices >(and reduce their profit margin). There is also a solid stereotype that >Leicas should have Pharaonic prices. Hence, a vicious cycle. > >I just add another reason to yours. The French tend to be self-concluded >and care little about what happens outside France. Yes, France is the >centre of the universe. When I asked one of my colleagues why it is hard to >find Italian and German wine in France, he responded, "Because we have >enough good wine here." > >Mikiro > >At 9:02 am +0100 6/3/01, Nathan Wajsman wrote: >>I have two theories about the reasons (just thought about it during >>morning chores): >> >>1) France is much less wired than other European countries (one of the >>lowest Internet penetration rates in Western Europe), and consequently >>shopping online is not accessible to as many people as elsewhere and has >>simply not taken root yet. >> >>2) The French tend to have poor foreign language skills (this is not >>designed to draw flames from French LUGgers, it is however a fact, see the >>latest Eurobarometer survey on the topic). Hence, it is more difficult for >>them to navigate the web sites of the German dealers, which are invariably >>in German and sometimes also in English. >> >>Both of these factors apply to Belgium as well, albeit to a lesser degree. >> >-- >Mikiro >http://arbos.silva.net _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com.