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RE: B&H Order

RE: B&H Order

hadi-dimachkieh said:
Hi i am new to this forum, i pre ordered my af100 from BH on the 22nd of November my order status still says back-ordered and i haven't received any emails from them, i was really hoping to get it someday this week. what do you guys think any one ordered as late as i did and still got a tracking number?
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I am pretty sure no one that ordered late will receive an AF100. 1. due to the high demand & 2. the fact that Panasonic only shipped 400 units for the entire US this shipment. The next shipment is expected to to ship in March of 2011.

The problem is that camera houses are not telling you this, they just want to guaranty your deposit. From what I understand is that B&H ordered around 400 units themselves and only received 65. The other 335 units were dispersed through out the rest of the Panny dealers in the US.
 
sjr said:
I ordered mine from B & H, late, admittedly Dec. 15, made inquiries this morning
and received this from one of their sales persons.



SO they will have my $ 5000 for three months +
Not cool what so ever, when I placed my order 2-4 weeks delivery time was stated.
That was the basis for my order.
think I will have to do some emailing to B & H

SJr
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My order was placed October 14th, so hopefully this is not true for everyone.

My status still says in stock, order placed to warehouse.. or something.. Maybe i should give them a call.
 
Indewest said:
I am pretty sure no one that ordered late will receive an AF100. 1. due to the high demand & 2. the fact that Panasonic only shipped 400 units for the entire US this shipment. The next shipment is expected to to ship in March of 2011.

The problem is that camera houses are not telling you this, they just want to guaranty your deposit. From what I understand is that B&H ordered around 400 units themselves and only received 65. The other 335 units were dispersed through out the rest of the Panny dealers in the US.
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they told me january 7th.. if i end up having to wait till march i will have to find another vendor and forget about BH, after all the money i've spent there...
 
Fotojorno said:
Your not helping my wallet Barry, I'm so close to saying screw it and paying the tax. Now if someone were to rent it for 2 days before Monday...
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That's how business is done. Put up a note in the jobs forum asking if anyone needs an AF100 for two days, at $250/day... if you get a bite, then go pick it up!
 
Seriously! March for the next shipment!!! I think we all may have to fly over to Japan and build them ourselves!
 
My order status at B&H is still saying "in stock sent to warehouse;" I tried to use the online live service, but the message says customer service is closed. Perhaps the storm?

Good shooting and best regards,

Leo
 
Ticheli,

Currently my order says the same thing, but I called B&H a few hours ago and they assured me my order would be shipping at some point today.
 
We just received the 14-140mm lense and batteries today so the camera shouldn't be far behind. I work for a NASA contracotr at JSC. Our purchasing put int he order about 3 weeks ago.
 
yeah, i too called them today and Harry told me it would be shipped today.

sweet.. If only it could arrive before NYE.
 
Ordered from B&H on October 8th.... was told I was #7. Website tracking sez it is in stock and sent to warehouse. Order folks confirmed it and said they were hoping to get it out today... with the caveat... "ya know we have 3 feet of snow"
The torture continues...
 
Andrew J. Allsbury said:
Just talked to a fairly rude and clearly unintelligent individual over at B&H who couldn't tell me anything except that my camera was expected to arrive on January 7th. Pretty PO'd with the lack of interest considering I have been purchasing gear almost exclusively through B&H for almost 10 years.
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I regret and apologize for this uncharacteristic incident. Please email me with the date & time you called and the number you called from (yours, not ours). With this I can learn who spoke to you and possibly retrieve our recording of the call. I will bring this to the employee's sales manager or supervisor. We intend this not be repeated.

dustylense said:
Thats just the way B&H is. I've only been on the phone with them twice and both times I get a NY taxi cab mentality. But, they deliver online like a dream. I've spent 10's of thousands of $'s with them. The only online camera store I trust...
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Mike@AF said:
I talked to 3 different people at B&H yesterday in 3 different departments and they all seemed to be as nice and helpful as I could have asked for.
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Thank you.

Dino said:
Meanwhile, B&H has been making interest on their customers money all this time.
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Your eagerness is entirely understandable, but the idea we are somehow hooked up with Gordon Gecko and are raking in gobs of interest while your order lingers is naive and untrue. First, the manpower and investment acumen necessary is daunting and in today's environment of <1% interest rates, simply not cost effective. Second, I don't know whether doing this is legal but it's ethically questionable IMO and we wouldn't risk our hard-earned reputation over the pennies it'd garner.

DrHST said:
Competition is a healthy thing.
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Couldn't agree more. Impalas are fast because lions are hungry. B&H endeavors to be tops in our trade and competition hones our ability and desire to remain so.

Terry_Lasater said:
... from B&H and all were less than their advertised price.
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That usually means an MAP (min advertised price) set by the manufacturer or distributor. We're usually allowed to sell below MAP, but not advertise below MAP. There are various types of MAP contracts each with particulars about whether we can use an "add to cart" option or an "email for better price" option and so on.

Coco Bermudez said:
Eventhough I did not get an email from B&H, I checked my order status online and I saw the message ""In stock, order sent to warehouse" right next to the camera.
Merry Christmas to me!
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Looks like it's leaving here today. I see (and you should have) a UPS package number for it.
 
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I've been so busy with work and holidays, I actually haven't checked my order status for the last two weeks! Found a happy surprise in my personal email today, though: a UPS tracking number with a scheduled delivery date of 12/29/10 :)
 
Henryp,

I am happy to say that since my one "bad" encounter I have had several exceptional communications with your staff. Everyone else I have spoken to has been more than helpful, you guys even upgraded my shipping free of charge in an attempt to get my camera to me asap. I understand that everybody has a bad day and in this case your many good reps made up for the one guy who seemed to be having an off day. Bravo my faith in B&H has been restored! Now...any idea when today your orders will be heading out of the warehouse? :)
 
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