B&H and Adorama Closed!
 

I'm just back from a trip to New York City where high on my agenda was a
visit to B&H to buy a Canon lens. Off I went one morning only to find the
store closed for the week. No word of explanation. No matter, there was
always Adorama. So I hightailed it down to West 18th Street only to find
myself, together with a bunch of other bemused photographers, staring at
shuttered windows and a notice saying they too were closed for the week!

All to do with a Jewish holiday, I understand. Surely they have enough
non-Jewish employees to cater for the rest of us? I didn't see any other
major New York stores closed for religious reasons and I think it is
outrageous for these two firms to treat its customers like this.

John,
Ireland

B&H and Adorama Closed!
 

carrigman wrote:
I'm just back from a trip to New York City where high on my agenda
was a visit to B&H to buy a Canon lens. Off I went one morning only
to find the store closed for the week. No word of explanation. No
matter, there was always Adorama. So I hightailed it down to West
18th Street only to find myself, together with a bunch of other
bemused photographers, staring at shuttered windows and a notice
saying they too were closed for the week!
All to do with a Jewish holiday, I understand. Surely they have enough
non-Jewish employees to cater for the rest of us? I didn't see any
other major New York stores closed for religious reasons and I think
it is outrageous for these two firms to treat its customers like this.

John,
Ireland

All you needed to do was go to B&H's web-site...where a sign would be shown,
warning about their holiday schedule, which includes lengthy religious
observances during October.

B&H and Adorama Closed!
 

carrigman wrote:
I'm just back from a trip to New York City where high on my agenda
was a visit to B&H to buy a Canon lens. Off I went one morning only
to find the store closed for the week. No word of explanation. No
matter, there was always Adorama. So I hightailed it down to West
18th Street only to find myself, together with a bunch of other
bemused photographers, staring at shuttered windows and a notice
saying they too were closed for the week!
All to do with a Jewish holiday, I understand. Surely they have enough
non-Jewish employees to cater for the rest of us? I didn't see any
other major New York stores closed for religious reasons and I think
it is outrageous for these two firms to treat its customers like this.

John,
Ireland

Just check their web page before you go.

--
Joseph Meehan

Dia duit

B&H and Adorama Closed!
 

Obviously you have not been to any moslem countries :)
Try looking for a local delicacy during the month of Ramadhan and I can say
to you .. good luck :D

=bob=

"carrigman" wrote in message
...

All to do with a Jewish holiday, I understand. Surely they have enough
non-Jewish employees to cater for the rest of us? I didn't see any other
major New York stores closed for religious reasons and I think it is
outrageous for these two firms to treat its customers like this.

B&H and Adorama Closed!
 

carrigman wrote:
I'm just back from a trip to New York City where high on my agenda
was a visit to B&H to buy a Canon lens. Off I went one morning only
to find the store closed for the week. No word of explanation.

I didn't see any
other major New York stores closed for religious reasons and I think
it is outrageous for these two firms to treat its customers like this.

John,
Ireland

"Outrageous to treat their customers like..." what??? What have they done
to you except to expose your poor planning? One visit to B&H's website and
you'd have seen their huge sign noting their closed days this month. B&H
and Adorama have the best reputations in the industry. What is outrageous
is your disregard of their right to honor their religious beliefs through
the conduct their own business.

B&H and Adorama Closed!
 

outrageous for these two firms to treat its customers like this.


LOL I suppose there are NO OTHER camera stores in NYC.

ef

B&H and Adorama Closed!
 

"Mark²"
"Outrageous to treat their customers like..." what??? What have they done
to you except to expose your poor planning? One visit to B&H's website
and you'd have seen their huge sign noting their closed days this month.
B&H and Adorama have the best reputations in the industry. What is
outrageous is your disregard of their right to honor their religious
beliefs through the conduct their own business.

The closure of these stores during the normal business week is not something
one expects and so the need to check their websites was not that obvious.

All other major stores in NYC seemed to be operating as normal. And surely
many of them are Jewish owned?

Anyhow, I'll know better next time.

John

B&H and Adorama Closed!
 

None with the reputations of these two firms and none with the range of
stock, as far as I know.

John


"EF in FLA" wrote in message
m...
outrageous for these two firms to treat its customers like this.


LOL I suppose there are NO OTHER camera stores in NYC.

ef

B&H and Adorama Closed!
 

In article , carrigman
wrote:

All to do with a Jewish holiday, I understand. Surely they have enough
non-Jewish employees to cater for the rest of us? I didn't see any other
major New York stores closed for religious reasons and I think it is
outrageous for these two firms to treat its customers like this.

The other major stores in New York are open because most Jews are not
of that Orthodox persuasion like most of those employed at B&H and
Adorama. And no, they don't have enough employees who are not of that
Orthodox persuasion to keep the stores open. That is the way it is, no
point in being outraged. Those stores have operated this way for many
years and are able to stay in business despite their long closings.

--
Charles

B&H and Adorama Closed!
 

carrigman wrote:
....

The closure of these stores during the normal business week is not
something one expects and so the need to check their websites was not
that obvious.

From years of dealing with businesses all over the US, I would say it IS
something that is obvious to me. I guess we all have to learn sometime, and
hopefully you will accept this as a learning opportunity and not an insult
or poor service. It is not at all uncommon in cities having large ethnic
communities of any kind that serve the public.



All other major stores in NYC seemed to be operating as normal. And
surely many of them are Jewish owned?

Anyhow, I'll know better next time.

John

--
Joseph Meehan

Dia duit