Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/01/18

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Subject: [Leica] OT: Wal-Mart and film
From: telyt at earthlink.net (Douglas Herr)
Date: Wed Jan 18 16:01:04 2006

Kenneth Frazier <kennybod@mac.com> wrote:

>
>On Jan 18, 2006, at 6:24 PM, GREG LORENZO wrote:
>
>> This includes most of their staff (unfortunately).
>>
>
>Yes, it does, and I find it to be distasteful, as a rule, to have to  
>shop there.  Now that camera stores are digi-marts, it's kinda hard  
>to get film, at least around here. (And the same could be said for  
>local hardware stores, etc.)
>
>Ken
>

IMHO low-paid store employees are an unfortunate natural outgrowth of the 
internet.  Since expert advice is available freely on-line, having qualified 
experts in the brick-and-mortars seems redundant.  We have found the enemy, 
and he is us.


Doug Herr
Birdman of Sacramento
http://www.wildlightphoto.com

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