Google| Subject | Re: Calumet files Chapter 7 |
| From | nospam |
| Date | 04/03/2014 19:21 (04/03/2014 13:21) |
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In article <h71rj9pi6bbm277da2rv32hd26h74g27dq@4ax.com>, Tony Cooper <tonycooper214@gmail.com>wrote:
nope. he may want all of that and if he has cash burning a hole in his pocket then he can buy it just for fun, but his needs are nowhere near justifying any of it. an honest store would tell him he could put his money to better use.Tony CooperTony Coopernospam
Slightly off-topic...the father of one of the boys on my grandson's Babe Ruth baseball team recently purchased a Canon 70D with a 18-135 lens from Best Buy. He showed me the receipt, and it was almost $2,000 with bag, two 32 gig cards, bag, and some sort of extended warranty. He doesn't know what "RAW" is, he shoots on whatever Canon's Auto setting is, he doesn't know what ISO is, and he has no idea how to capture sports scenes.
Did he do the right thing? Not from my perspective, but he's happy. It was right for him.
do you really think that rig was right for him?
Yes. What is "right" for a person is the product that suits the person's perceived needs and desires. What their *real* needs are is immaterial. If he thinks he has what he needs, that's "right" enough.
i do when it's overkill.nospamTony Cooper
he spent way more than he needed to spend and won't ever take advantage of what he has.
True, but so what? The same is true of some people who buy high-end expensive Macs and Adobe Photoshop (full version), but you don't seem to object to that.
someone taking photos to post on facebook doesn't need a 12 core mac pro with photoshop cs/cc.
What online retailer stops orders to ask the buyer if he's sure that he needs this product or if he could use a less expensive one? Would B&H?they don't stop orders but as i said in another post, there are wizards to help you choose the right product for your needs and some have online chat where you can ask questions and many have online reviews. you can always call and talk to someone for further guidance.
there is *plenty* of information available, much more than what you can use than while standing in a store with a salesperson trying to close a sale so that he gets his commission.
and you see no problem with stores taking full advantage of his ignorance.nospamTony Cooper
he has more money than brains and the store loves people like that.
True, but if he would have gone to an online retailer like B&H, he would have got the same package. B&H would love him.
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