Well early this morning I packed up that Nikon
and took it back for a refund/exchange
What follows is that long story
Luckily I did it early enough. The return counter was free of people.
The lady helped me right away.
I told her I didn’t care for this camera for many different reasons.
Well she checked all the goods in the box.
She said there was going to be a restocking fee. It’s a quite a considerable rate at 15%. I told her I was going to go right back there and buy a comparable camera. I think the restock fee a bit steep for an old customer like me.
She said she’d have to get the manager. Up walks this other lady.
I started telling them about my humorous disaster Christmas story.
How I got my Ma ( 84 years old now) a Kindle for Christmas
How I couldn’t set up the router. I was on the help line with some dude in India. After a half hour of doing this and doing some of that too…
he tells me I need to buy new cable. I’m like O.K. dude.
Why don’t you just hold the line, while I run out to the Circle K on Christmas morning and I buy new cable!
Then I hung up!
I further told them (by now it was 4 business women in attendant ) how I had a friend in England who was sending a Christmas morning picture. She was wearing a rock’n heart. It was meant for Ma Mostly to be displayed on her new Christmas Kindle. Pure magic.
But NO! I need to buy new cable.
So at this point I pull out the rock’n hearts and showed those ladies. There was now 6 of them.* My audience was growing They all liked them Ha ha!
Then I further enumerated how it was this establishment that told me how to set up a router and sold me a new one that was guaranteed to work. I further told them ladies of my many other purchases I’ve made over 30 years. Especially my Harmon Kardon AVR8000 kick butt amplifier! The that goes up to 11 and just won’t stall! T
hey were giggling and just having a great time.
At the end of this spiel the ladies tell me
they will waive the 15% restocking fee—that’s only fair !!!
Off I got to the camera department. And whose’ there?
Samuel! The sales person who sold me the Nikon.
“Samuel” I say, you need to sell me another camera.
Nikon no good for me !” :nono:
“Why?! “ Well.. you see it doesn’t focus. You try.
So I take out a a rock’n heart.
Samual grabs the Nikon display camera.
I’m watching over his shoulder. He puts it in macro mode. No focus.
It takes him 15 second to get a decent focus.
Now try a Canon-- I implore. He grabs a comparable model and immediate focus!. “
O much better”, he says.
So you see Samuel I need new camera. A Canon preferably!
I see Ed! I sell you this model. No Samuel!
That one costs much more than the Nikon.
O but we have problem, Ed We have very few Canon in stock.
Many Nikons.
So I spy this Canon. Its off all by itself. It looks different.
Is in my price range. I notice it a 10 meg.
What’s this one all about Samuel?
O that’s ones a problem. That’s a discontinued Canon model.
I ask why is it so inexpensive?
O …. because we have made deep discounts on it.
It was like a 300.00 camera. But now its discontinued!
Do you have any in stock?
I’ll look.
Yes Ed--- I have 1 left.
But you see Ed ---there is a problem.
Yeah ?! What’s that?
It only operates on Double A Batteries!!!
BINGO ! My lucky day!
The universe as harmonized with me!
I must truly be in Front Row !!
Happy New Year!
Fireworks !
Long may it last!
So I go to check out.
I get few dollars back on my purchase!!
As I’m leaving –
sale folks are high five ing me.
Thumbs ups up all around.
Maidens are throwing red roses.
:blush:
mostly
*
ummmm some parts of this story may have been exaggerated for effect.
There were actually only 5 women in rapt attendance.