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Hows this for an attempted rip off?
On Apr 1, 8:41*am, Alienjones wrote:
Doug Jewell wrote: Alienjones wrote: Grandson dropped our P&S happy snapper off the pier while he was trying to get a picture of his sister's first fish catch. Not waterproof! OK, so insurance company agrees to replace it. Photo Continental in Brisbane call up: "We've been authorized to replace your camera, we don't have one but they are on order from Olympus. Maybe 2 weeks wait". If people such as yourself bought from stores who are selling the local product, instead of purchasing overseas, you would be helping the Australian distributors to ultimately deliver lower prices. I have heard it from good sources that Apple, Sony and some other major manufacturers, are about to launch a legal challenge against grey marketing in general and against some of the larger grey marketing websites. I'm not sure if their challenge is attempting to ban it completely, or just to enforce the grey marketers to bear some of the legitimate costs of importing. I have heard they are also working with customs to clamp down on "No Retail Value" and "Gift" imports. Getting the legitimate Australian disties and resellers on an even footing with the grey-market operators can only be a good thing. Once... Way back in the distant past, I invested in my brother's manufacturing business in Melbourne. BULL**** BULL**** BULL**** I wanted him to get his stuff made in China or Italy. BULL**** BULL**** BULL**** His reply was that if we all did that, pretty soon there'd be no one left in AU with any money to buy it. I should have put my foot down. All he got out of it was a death by heart attack. BULL**** BULL**** BULL**** 35 years on and that has proven to be a completely wrong premise and I'm down the tube 50k for supporting him when I knew he was wrong. BULL**** BULL**** BULL**** The notion you have of supporting local importers and the argument about them needing to carry spares etc. is flawed with the reality that if the likes of Sony and Kennedy's really were interested in the well being of the industry, why would they fight so hard and spend so much trying to prevent us from buying the same thing for 30% less, overseas? It's called MORE PROFIT IN THEIR POCKET! BULL**** BULL**** BULL**** I'm sorry to say Doug, that your noble attitude fails the test of reality. When Malcolm Frazier made his speech to Aussie manufacturer's in the late 60's that they should have faith in the state of the nation and invest in infrastructure, I believed him. BULL**** BULL**** BULL**** $50 grand later when his trade minister wrote to us and said it was not Australia's policy to protect local industry from imports anymore... And some smart Aussie sent our stuff to China to be copied. It came back here cheaper than the cost of the material in Australia. BULL**** BULL**** BULL**** BULL**** BULL**** BULL**** BULL**** BULL**** BULL**** The fact is Doug, we have to grasp opportunities. Right now selling iron, steel and whatever else we can dig out of the ground is our opportunity. For little people like you and me, we need to work for those reaping in big bucks and forget all about Australia ever being anything but a hole in the ground for exporters. BULL**** BULL**** BULL**** Adopt that mind set... You and your family will prosper, save money when you buy stuff and let the future sort itself out... As it has done for generation after generation. BULL**** BULL**** BULL**** All this blue sky **** is just going to give you pain mate. When interest rates get back to the days I paid 19% on house loans BULL**** BULL**** BULL**** ...is the fate of the local camera industry which makes 18% - 30% more than their US or Chinese counterparts really going to bother you or are you going to wonder where you'll find the bucks to pay a multinational company for food they're selling you at 15% inflated prices? BULL**** BULL**** BULL**** Maybe you'll reflect then on the American finance companies raping our economy with 30% interest loans "to help you over the hump" they have engineered? BULL**** BULL**** BULL**** BULL**** BULL**** BULL**** No Doug... The days of National loyalty producing anything worthwhile haven't arrived in this country and if the behavior of our youth is any example... They never will. I saved over $8,000 when I bought my Nikon gear earlier this year. BULL**** BULL**** BULL**** BULL**** BULL**** BULL**** BULL**** BULL**** BULL**** Warranty? Yeah right... The same authorized Nikon repair agent is the one who'll do any warranty repair and the parts to do it will come from China. See? I'm supporting local business. Anderson's have already had some from me. Faster, cheaper and just around the corner from me. Why would I care what happened to a "Distributor" who been profiteering off me for years? BULL**** BULL**** BULL**** BULL**** BULL**** BULL**** BULL**** BULL**** BULL**** -- from Douglas, If my PGP key is missing, the post is a forgery. Ignore it. BULL**** BULL**** BULL**** BULL**** BULL**** BULL**** BULL**** BULL**** BULL**** *signature.asc 1KDownload- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - |
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