A word to the wise...
Don't think you can zip into the local camera shop and grab a last minute item!
If your newspapers, and full-color inserts, are anything like mine, electronics and cameras are really being pushed for the last month or so. Apparently the retailers are being successful with this ad campaign.
I went to my local full-service camera store to buy a flash. Ordinary item, not new, not cutting edge, not even being advertised ... Nikon SB-600. Out of stock, backordered with no hint from Nikon of availability. My son has a birthday December 19th and I was confident that, at least for once, I was well ahead of the game.
The salesman telephoned two local competitors ... same story. Everybody is out of stock and backordered. On his source recommendation, I eventually got one via mail order but, to add even more fuel to the fire: the Chicago store was out of stock but they found one in Boston that will be UPSed to me as we speak. So, I should be OK for the birthday.
It's not as if I was looking for some new, hot, heavily advertised item...
...be forewarned.
Rusty
Don't think you can zip into the local camera shop and grab a last minute item!
If your newspapers, and full-color inserts, are anything like mine, electronics and cameras are really being pushed for the last month or so. Apparently the retailers are being successful with this ad campaign.
I went to my local full-service camera store to buy a flash. Ordinary item, not new, not cutting edge, not even being advertised ... Nikon SB-600. Out of stock, backordered with no hint from Nikon of availability. My son has a birthday December 19th and I was confident that, at least for once, I was well ahead of the game.
The salesman telephoned two local competitors ... same story. Everybody is out of stock and backordered. On his source recommendation, I eventually got one via mail order but, to add even more fuel to the fire: the Chicago store was out of stock but they found one in Boston that will be UPSed to me as we speak. So, I should be OK for the birthday.
It's not as if I was looking for some new, hot, heavily advertised item...
...be forewarned.
Rusty
