No Local Ritz camera shop is carrying the 410 bundle pack
> [Original Message]
> From: Timpe, Jim <Jim.Timpe@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: 12/19/2007 8:00:12 AM
> Subject: [OM] Re: Olympus E-3 hands-on: where?
>
>
> I believe Ritz is still in the 'no Oly SLR equipment' camp.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of John Hermanson
> Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2007 5:22 AM
> To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [OM] Re: Olympus E-3 hands-on: where?
>
>
>
> There was a time, not that long ago, when Ritz was refusing to carry
> Olympus. Why? Because Olympus wouldn't allow Ritz to dictate what
> their dealer net prices were. Ritz tried to pull a W*lm*rt: "we're big
> so we want an additional 15% off your lowest net".
>
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> John Hermanson
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>
> marc simon wrote:
> > hi all,
> >
> > Timpe, Jim a écrit :
> >
> >>In this same vein, I had a fairly disquieting conversation with a
> >>salesman in about the only 'local' chain left to us in the greater
> >>Seattle area (Tall's camera). The same store where I just recently
> >>acquired the E-510 (late summer as I recall). Anyway, I was lamenting
> >>the fact that he had scarcely any Oly digital gear (an E-410 kit and a
> >>flash and one or two lenses). His comment was that the rest of the
> >>stuff had been sent to one of the larger stores (Tall's still has a
> >>handful of stores in the region... 6 to be exact) to be cleared out,
> >>and his understanding was that after the first of the year Tall's
> >>wouldn't carry Olympus any longer, at least the digital SLR stuff.
> >
> > another example: my son was in San Francisco last week and I've asked
> > him to bring me back a 50mm ZD macro...I've asked before on the list
and
> > Moose and Jeff has suggested Ritz Camera...
> > So my son goes at a Ritz store...and the saleswomen told him that
> > they don't have it and none of the Ritz store in San Francisco
> > have Olympus lenses...and she don't think that there is a store
in
> > San Francisco with Olympus lenses in stock...so he goes to other
> > shops like Gasers and other ones without success :(
> > Fortunately another store suggested by Moose and Jeff was Calumet...and
> > like they have a chat space on their website, I received the
> > confirmation that they have one in stock at San Francisco,
> > fortunately: the first answer of the salesman was "no, we don't
have
> > it..." But my son have insisted... the manager came and the lens is
> > now in my hands ;)
> > so if you want an Olympus...you need to be prepared to a difficult
> > challenge...
> > regards
> > marc
> > bois-de-villers Belgium
> >
>
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