NIKON USA--TERRIBLE SERVICE EXPERIENCE.

Paul Bielec wrote:

Now it's clear that there is more money to be made with the quantity rather
than the quality.

Strange you say that. I used to live in Walthamstow East London, which
claims to have the longest street market in Britain. The market used to
have a range of shops selling products of different prices.

But now the better stores are closing and the market is apparently full
of shops selling everything for one pound (around $2) or less. One of my
school fiends who still lives there says it has ruined the market. But
more and more 'pound' shops seem to be opening up in parts of London,
although I don't expect you will find one in Chelsea, or Knightsbridge!



dave k

In article , Dave wrote:

But now the better stores are closing and the market is apparently full
of shops selling everything for one pound (around $2) or less. One of my
school fiends who still lives there says it has ruined the market. But
more and more 'pound' shops seem to be opening up in parts of London,
although I don't expect you will find one in Chelsea, or Knightsbridge!

I assume you're still in the UK?

Here in the states we have the equivalent "dollar store" phenomenon.
These originally started as close-out stores, offering regular
merchandise that wasn't selling elsewhere. They've evolved into their
own marketing niche, with almost all of the merchandise either imported
for, or even specifically manufactured for the "dollar store" market.
Some of the stuff comes with the stores' price pre-printed on the box
as part of the silkscreen.

Of course all of the merchandise is absolute dreck, and the few pieces
that are "real" are often priced higher than conventional stores!
They've become so common my little town of 9800 people has THREE of the
wretched things.

I may be old-fashioned, but I can't imagine why people wish to fill
their homes with ugly knick-knacks and screwdrives that will break on
the first use. And they sell food items there...ugh!

In article , Dave wrote:

But now the better stores are closing and the market is apparently full
of shops selling everything for one pound (around $2) or less. One of my
school fiends who still lives there says it has ruined the market. But
more and more 'pound' shops seem to be opening up in parts of London,
although I don't expect you will find one in Chelsea, or Knightsbridge!

I assume you're still in the UK?

Here in the states we have the equivalent "dollar store" phenomenon.
These originally started as close-out stores, offering regular
merchandise that wasn't selling elsewhere. They've evolved into their
own marketing niche, with almost all of the merchandise either imported
for, or even specifically manufactured for the "dollar store" market.
Some of the stuff comes with the stores' price pre-printed on the box
as part of the silkscreen.

Of course all of the merchandise is absolute dreck, and the few pieces
that are "real" are often priced higher than conventional stores!
They've become so common my little town of 9800 people has THREE of the
wretched things.

I may be old-fashioned, but I can't imagine why people wish to fill
their homes with ugly knick-knacks and screwdrives that will break on
the first use. And they sell food items there...ugh!

On 2004-12-09 22:39:43 -0500, "Aguilabrava" said:

I just wanted to let everybody here know about my recent experience
with the Service Dept. at Nikon USA in Melville, New York.


I am not going to judge any of the comments or those foloowing, they
certainly seem legit. However, my N90s suffered a a mysterious crush of
the display panel (OK, I stuffed it in a bag, threw the flash on top of
it and stuffed in the overhead compartment of a 737) ... Well, it
needed the panel and top cover replaced (as far as I can make out,
about 80% of the camera electronics).... took a mere 4 weeks, 220 bucks
and all is well. Kudo's to the Nikon repair operation. In this
case, they did well.

Jim

On 2004-12-09 22:39:43 -0500, "Aguilabrava" said:

I just wanted to let everybody here know about my recent experience
with the Service Dept. at Nikon USA in Melville, New York.


I am not going to judge any of the comments or those foloowing, they
certainly seem legit. However, my N90s suffered a a mysterious crush of
the display panel (OK, I stuffed it in a bag, threw the flash on top of
it and stuffed in the overhead compartment of a 737) ... Well, it
needed the panel and top cover replaced (as far as I can make out,
about 80% of the camera electronics).... took a mere 4 weeks, 220 bucks
and all is well. Kudo's to the Nikon repair operation. In this
case, they did well.

Jim