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The first place to check is J+R on Park Place, R/W train to City Hall
station or A/C/E/2/3/4/5/j/m/z to fulton/nassau street.Just look for
people with the blue J+R bags and walk where they came from
Good selection, great prices, good service, and there are always lots of
clearance items that might be a few months past the state of the art. It's
always the first place I look for any technology and it's usually the
last.
The big one is B+H at 34th and 9th avenue, a/c/e to penn station/34th
street.
"Steveal" <steve2@almond.nildram.co.uk> wrote in
news:1127077702.545047.259010@g49g2000cwa.googlegroups.com:
> I'm about to take a 3 week holiday in New York & New England. I would
> like to buy a Canon S2 IS.
> Can anyone suggest the sensible/economic way to do this. Options seem
> to be:
>
> 1. Internet purchase. I think this saves on tax, but is delivery to a
> hotel possible/sensible?
>
> 2. Buy from a shop in New York. I guess I'm stuck with paying tax?
>
> 3. Buy from some other state. Is tax cheaper in New Jersey or MA or CT
> etc.?
>
> Any suggestion gratefully received.
>
> Steve
>
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On Mon, 19 Sep 2005 03:03:14 GMT, Doug Cunningly wrote:
> The first place to check is J+R on Park Place, R/W train to City Hall
> station or A/C/E/2/3/4/5/j/m/z to fulton/nassau street.Just look for
> people with the blue J+R bags and walk where they came from
>
> Good selection, great prices, good service, and there are always lots of
> clearance items that might be a few months past the state of the art. It's
> always the first place I look for any technology and it's usually the
> last.
I have a slight disagreement. Selection may be good, but compared
to what? Their selection is a small fraction of what's available at
B&H, and while it's nice that their photo department is in a
separate store, it's small and cramped. There's none of the
organization found at B&H, so the salesmen tend to wait on the
loudest, pushiest customers. Wouldn't you say that B&H's floor
space is at least 25, maybe 50 times larger? And much of the floor
space is filled with equipment that can be picked up and examined.
At J&H other than batteries and some of the smaller accessories it's
all behind the counter or under a glass case where it's inaccessible
until it's your turn with the salesman.
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ASAAR wrote:
> On Mon, 19 Sep 2005 03:03:14 GMT, Doug Cunningly wrote:
>
> > The first place to check is J+R on Park Place, R/W train to City Hall
> > station or A/C/E/2/3/4/5/j/m/z to fulton/nassau street.Just look for
> > people with the blue J+R bags and walk where they came from
> >
> > Good selection, great prices, good service, and there are always lots of
> > clearance items that might be a few months past the state of the art. It's
> > always the first place I look for any technology and it's usually the
> > last.
>
> I have a slight disagreement. Selection may be good, but compared
> to what? Their selection is a small fraction of what's available at
> B&H, and while it's nice that their photo department is in a
> separate store, it's small and cramped. There's none of the
> organization found at B&H, so the salesmen tend to wait on the
> loudest, pushiest customers. Wouldn't you say that B&H's floor
> space is at least 25, maybe 50 times larger? And much of the floor
> space is filled with equipment that can be picked up and examined.
> At J&H other than batteries and some of the smaller accessories it's
> all behind the counter or under a glass case where it's inaccessible
> until it's your turn with the salesman.
I've noticed no other advantages of buying from B & H outside of the
selection. But their prices also tended to be higher.
I stopped buying there anyway as a result of a bad experience I had
when I brought some lens cleaner and wipes which began taking off the
coating on a Canon lens I have. I received no response via e-mail when
I complained about it, and when I complained about it on my next trip
the B&H, I received confused looks for my troubles.(But the lens
cleaner and wipes had been taken off the shelf).
Darren Harris
Staten Island, New York.
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ASAAR wrote:
> On Mon, 19 Sep 2005 03:03:14 GMT, Doug Cunningly wrote:
>
> > The first place to check is J+R on Park Place, R/W train to City Hall
> > station or A/C/E/2/3/4/5/j/m/z to fulton/nassau street.Just look for
> > people with the blue J+R bags and walk where they came from
> >
> > Good selection, great prices, good service, and there are always lots of
> > clearance items that might be a few months past the state of the art. It's
> > always the first place I look for any technology and it's usually the
> > last.
>
> I have a slight disagreement. Selection may be good, but compared
> to what? Their selection is a small fraction of what's available at
> B&H, and while it's nice that their photo department is in a
> separate store, it's small and cramped. There's none of the
> organization found at B&H, so the salesmen tend to wait on the
> loudest, pushiest customers. Wouldn't you say that B&H's floor
> space is at least 25, maybe 50 times larger? And much of the floor
> space is filled with equipment that can be picked up and examined.
> At J&H other than batteries and some of the smaller accessories it's
> all behind the counter or under a glass case where it's inaccessible
> until it's your turn with the salesman.
The only advantage I see at B&H is selection, but they tend to be more
expensive.
I no longer shop there anyway, because of a problem I had with some
lens cleaner and wipes that destroyed the coating on one of my Canon FD
lenses, and after not getting a response via e-mail from B&H, the next
time I went there I explained my problem and all I got was an "I've
never heard of that happening before" response.(The specific lens
cleaner and wipes I purchased were no longer on the shelf though).
Darren Harris
Staten Island, New York.
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On 19 Sep 2005 04:01:41 -0700, Searcher7@mail.con2.com wrote:
[ Doug Cunningly <loki@valhalla.org> wrote: ]
>> I have a slight disagreement. Selection may be good, but compared
>> to what? Their selection is a small fraction of what's available at
>> B&H, and while it's nice that their photo department is in a
>> separate store, it's small and cramped. There's none of the
>> organization found at B&H, so the salesmen tend to wait on the
>> loudest, pushiest customers. Wouldn't you say that B&H's floor
>> space is at least 25, maybe 50 times larger? And much of the floor
>> space is filled with equipment that can be picked up and examined.
>> At J&H other than batteries and some of the smaller accessories it's
>> all behind the counter or under a glass case where it's inaccessible
>> until it's your turn with the salesman.
>
> I've noticed no other advantages of buying from B & H outside of the
> selection. But their prices also tended to be higher.
Does this mean that you're a loud, pushy customer? I think
you may not have shopped there very often. Having a huge number of
camera bags on the floor where you can compare dozens with whatever
equipment you've brought with you, without waiting for a salesman to
bring them to you, one at a time has value. Most of the tripods are
also on the floor. The same goes for many lines of cameras,
although staff in on hand for assistance in these areas. Neither
have the lowest prices, but I've found them to be comparable and
fair.
> I stopped buying there anyway as a result of a bad experience I had
Oh, now I see. But you're doing yourself a disservice. Even if
your description of the bad experience is accurate and entirely
B&H's fault, no store is fault free, 100% of the time. I'm pretty
sure that by shopping elsewhere your bad experiences will be more
numerous. I notice that you didn't recommend an alternative. If
you happen to shop at J&R (which is OK, but not up to B&H's
standards), you should also note that J&R doesn't offer refunds,
only exchanges and credit. B&H offers all three. (caveat: I think
they offered a refund when I had a defective L-ion battery, but as I
needed to make additional purchase, I asked for credit instead.)
There may be a few exceptions, depending on the item and
manufacturer. While exchanging a defective product at J&R, I
overheard their employees telling another customer that Apple
doesn't allow them to take back defective iPods, that they require
the customer to return them to Apple. If B&H sells iPods (I assume
that they do) they may also share this restriction.
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ASAAR <caught@22.com> wrote:
>On Mon, 19 Sep 2005 03:03:14 GMT, Doug Cunningly wrote:
>> The first place to check is J+R on Park Place, R/W train to City Hall
>> station or A/C/E/2/3/4/5/j/m/z to fulton/nassau street.Just look for
>> people with the blue J+R bags and walk where they came from
>>
>> Good selection, great prices, good service, and there are always lots of
>> clearance items that might be a few months past the state of the art. It's
>> always the first place I look for any technology and it's usually the
>> last.
> I have a slight disagreement. Selection may be good, but compared
>to what? Their selection is a small fraction of what's available at
>B&H, and while it's nice that their photo department is in a
>separate store, it's small and cramped. There's none of the
>organization found at B&H, so the salesmen tend to wait on the
>loudest, pushiest customers. Wouldn't you say that B&H's floor
>space is at least 25, maybe 50 times larger? And much of the floor
>space is filled with equipment that can be picked up and examined.
>At J&H other than batteries and some of the smaller accessories it's
>all behind the counter or under a glass case where it's inaccessible
>until it's your turn with the salesman.
I buy computer stuff at J&R, but only when I know exactly
what I want and don't have time to buy from Newegg.com.
--- Paul J. Gans
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