Google| Subject | Re: Colonial Photo & Hobby |
| From | Sandman |
| Date | 04/19/2014 22:39 (04/19/2014 22:39) |
| Message-ID | <slrnll5nrv.i52.mr@irc.sandman.net> |
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| Newsgroups | rec.photo.digital |
| Follows | Tony Cooper |
| Followups | Eric Stevens (2h & 9m) Tony Cooper (4h & 14m) > Sandman |
In article <9n32l9pj75plp3df0s2poq431i6oouhtaj@4ax.com>, Tony Cooper wrote:
I don't lie, and you know I am happy to substantiate my claims. It was an estimate, and a positive one. Here is the store layout:SandmanTony Cooper
B&H's camera section was tiny. I wasn't talking about the entire store, just as I didn't include the size of the entire Colonial store either, since it's some 70% hobby things like model airplanes and such.
A blatant lie.
As you can see, 30% was way too generous, the camera section, that has cameras, lenses, camera bags and studio equipment is only 16% of the entire store floor. If you were to include photo-related areas such as framing and film development, you get 28% of the total store. For the record - I didn't include it when I was in reference to the "camera section". So my estimate was off, and right on target if we were to include the other parts I wasn't in reference to.
Will Tony apologize now for calling me a liar, and will he remember this in the future, that I always substantiate my claims?
He'll probably just snip this or ignore itthough.
Why would anyone ever guess anything related to this. All I said is that I thought BH had a tiny camera section. I have no idea why this is a problem for you. I'm sure there are B&H's that have larger camera sections as well. In what way does this affect you in ANY capacity?Sandman
wasn't "massive", but sure, it's a big store. MediaMarkt in Europe is bigger though, at least that the one in the Loop. BUt, I was only in reference to their tiny camera section, which had some 5-6 SLR bodies, some 10+ P&S and some other assorted cameras.The camera section in our local MediaMarkt is about five times as big as B&H's camera section, with probably 30+ SLR bodies on display and too many P&S to count. It has huge Nikon, Sony and Canon stalls with tons of cameras, lenses and accessories.Tony Cooper
Yes, you have a camera store that carries more cameras than a Best Buy. Who would have guessed?
But, can you buy beach towels, diapers, sun screen, extension cords, and garden implements in your camera store?MediaMarkt isn't a camera store. Neither is B&H, so I'm not sure what camera store you're comparing with here.
I didn't see any of the above at the B&H at the loop either, except for extension cords. As a store, it was very comparable to MediaMarkt, with a home video section, gaming section, computer section, camera section, audio/video section and so on.
-- Sandman[.net]
04/14/2014-
