From: utzoo!decvax!harpo!zeppo!raj Newsgroups: net.rec.photo Title: Re: Mail Ordering Cameras from NYC - (nf) Article-I.D.: zeppo.444 Posted: Thu Jan 6 09:55:19 1983 Received: Fri Jan 7 01:40:00 1983 #R:u1100a:-27200:zeppo:11000006:000:1222 zeppo!raj Jan 6 09:47:00 1983 Speaking of camera stores pushing their accessories... A friend of mine was looking for a Canon AE-1 Program last year and I was with him when he bought it. The first store we went into had the camera in their window for a good price (I don't remember what it was), but when my friend said he would buy it, the salesman would not sell it without the case, which cost about $40. My friend really didn't want to pay $40 for a case, so we asked why it was advertised in the window for one price, when in reality it could not be purchased for that price. Well, the salesman started yelling and cursing at us (me) for asking such a question. He said that he had to sell the cases with the cameras or else he would be stuck with too many cases. Needless to say we didn't give him any business. If the cases are not supplied with the cameras, doesn't the store have the option to buy cameras without cases? By the way, my friend ended up buying the camera (and a case) in a different store for slightly more money than the first store wanted. I felt bad that he spent more money (although it was only about $5 more) but I was glad the the store whose salesman yells and curses at his customers did not get the business.