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| - I called this store to inquire if they had a Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM in stock. They said they had a few. I asked if they could get anywhere close the amazon's price. He asked how much they were selling it for, and i replied $339. He then started yelling at me that they are losing $40 on the lens, and good luck. He was rude started bitching to me. I asked could you do any better, and he basically said good luck and hung up the phone.
Get with the program. The price of the lens is $399 retail. Don't tell me you only make $20 on a lens sale. I want to support local businesses, but I'm not going to drive 20 minutes to over pay for something I can have overnighted to me for $60 cheaper. What is really ridiculous about the whole thing is I also ordered a $1100 L glass lens from amazon as well, which I paid full retail for. They could have had both orders, if he didn't treat me like sh*t.
If you want to survive as a local business, you need to be nice to your customers. If you don't want to price match then be nice about it. Don't try to bully someone into buying something. If you know a customer is just going to order it, I think you would be better off selling it and only making $20, then losing that business and any future business from the customer. I have personally spend thousands upon thousands of dollars on photography equipment, always the highest end lenses, and camera bodies. In fact I bought my last camera body at their store, but I will never make that mistake again.
You lost my business for good, and I am sure I will not be the last one.
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