hartley@uvm-cs.UUCP (Stephen J. Hartley) (07/15/84)
I have only used two mail order photo houses, both in New York: Adorama and Honest Abe's Focus. Both delivered the ordered items within a week and I had no problems getting what I wanted. But the manner of the people on the toll-free lines of both places was very gruff. When I asked about shipping and handling, they were reluctant to estimate even though they must know since they ship orders all day long. I also think that shipping and handling is their fudge factor, where they make up some for their low advertised prices. Six dollars shipping and handling for ten rolls of KR135-36 seems like a lot to me. -- "If that's true, then I'm the Pope!" Stephen J. Hartley USENET: decvax!dartvax!uvm-gen!uvm-cs!hartley The University of Vermont
del@t4test.UUCP (Del Duncan) (07/20/84)
--- REFERENCED ARTICLE --------------------------------------------- >Subject: mail order photo houses >Newsgroups: net.rec.photo >From: hartley@uvm-cs.UUCP (Stephen J. Hartley) >Date: Sun, 15-Jul-84 13:25:21 PDT > >I have only used two mail order photo houses, both in New York: Adorama and >Honest Abe's Focus. Both delivered the ordered items within a week and I >had no problems getting what I wanted. But the manner of the people on the >toll-free lines of both places was very gruff. When I asked about shipping >and handling, they were reluctant to estimate even though they must know since >they ship orders all day long. I also think that shipping and handling is their >fudge factor, where they make up some for their low advertised prices. Six >dollars shipping and handling for ten rolls of KR135-36 seems like a lot to me. >-- >"If that's true, then I'm the Pope!" Stephen J. Hartley >USENET: decvax!dartvax!uvm-gen!uvm-cs!hartley The University of Vermont -------------------------------------------------------------------- I don't know about the gruffness of the sales people, but when I ordered from Adorama, the shipping on $25 worth of material was less than $2. I ordered by mail, and got my stuff within two weeks.