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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 |
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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. |
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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 |
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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 =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. |
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B&H and Adorama Closed!
[BnH] wrote:
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 Or to Israel, where during Passover, there are long lines at the Arab-owned bakeries. They bring the bread out to your car, in order to prevent double-parking, so traffic doesn't become even worse. |
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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. |
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B&H and Adorama Closed!
"MarkČ"
"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 |
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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 |
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B&H and Adorama Closed!
To not realize that these businesses are Orthodox is just plain ignorance.
"carrigman" wrote in message ... "MarkČ" "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 |
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B&H and Adorama Closed!
On Sat, 22 Oct 2005 13:35:15 +0100, "carrigman"
wrote: "MarkČ" "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. You make it seem as if you have a "right" for them to remain open for your convenience. Grow up. 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 |
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