Maybe some where they live do not understand this, but it is normal
here (Canada) to buy something to evaluate and be able to return!
That is the only way sometimes to get an idea for different
products. Not all stores offer this though! Just because one store
offers while another doesn't does not mean it is taboo to take them
up on it!
I just did not get the idea to go buy a temporary replacement
camera while waiting for the F707, I made it clear that I could
decide on something else instead of the F707... I am considering
all the options! The store salesman tells me I can take home the
Pro90IS and try out and see if I like the style of camera even
though he knows there is a good chance I will return it, but they
cannot really lend it to me so it has to go through as a sale! I
even discussed with him that I really interested in a newer model
hopefully coming out soon that is better and told him I may not be
happy with this one and return it... he didn't care! Now since he
does this I tend to like the store better and maybe I will do one
of several things... return the Pro90IS, keep it (always a
possibility), buy the new model from them when it comes out (if it
comes out, still speculative at this point) and maybe even buy the
F707 from there instead... or buy something completely different in
the future!
Some examples follow of why I like buying from stores with good
return-policy... sure there are better deals online and I may pay a
bit more but if I ordered some things online I would be screwed!
Price is not everything!
I remember one store I had bought a Dazzle USB (MPEG1 capture
device) and a couple months later Dazzle came out with upgrade
drivers/software but they were charging money for it which I
thought was not right! I went to the store that I bought from and
they had new stock that included the new software... I asked if I
could borrow the CD for an hour to copy but the salesperson (whom I
knew personally even) said no because nothing can leave store
unless it is purchased and his job could technically be on the line
if he got caught (slim chance but you never know). Instead he told
me to buy it and then return it! So I did just that!
When I had bought my S85 I was uncertain if it was really what I
wanted and expressed my feelings, but the manager of the store told
me to buy it and try it and I had 30 days! He knew that I am a
picky person and that it was high probability of me returning it!
Because I have dealed with his store over the years it is not a
problem (I do not return everything to him). He would have let me
keep the S85 and exchange for a 707 when it came out, but I told
him that I was concerned I would start to put wear-and-tear in the
S85 and make it harder for him to re-sell (it still looks brand-new
with all stickers on it even).
For my Home Theater (I am always adding/changing things) I buy most
of my hardware from a local place and I can return for full-refund
no-questions asked within 10 days (well they are curious why I
return it if I don't like it for whatever reason) and exchange
anything I buy (for full 100% credit) within 90 days (even
speakers). They also lend me hardware to take home and try out
(ranging from cabling to $2K A/V receiver). I have done all of this
and without these options I would have been stuck with inadequate
components and not as good sounding setup and unhappy.
I am just tryin to make it crystal-clear the situation here and
please nobody jump to conclusion that I scamming or
inconsiderate... if a store offers the policy of no-questions-asked
return then why not if it is something I am interested in which
will help me get the product I like the best? Now I see people
really abuse this and I do not agree with this - I have seen people
return year-old bedsheets to Costco for full refund because they
develop little lint-balls (I am not making this up) and I know of
one guy that mods playstations - he is not that good and wrecks the
occasional one, so he just buys a new one from a store and returns
the screwed-up one saying it doesn't work!
For those that think differently, too bad! If you start buying from
some local-stores and get to have a relationship with them you will
then only understand. If some cannot do because country they live
in, that is unfortunate but that does not make me feel worse!
What I really wanted to know is people's opinions as far as Pro90IS
compared to the Sony F505V!
unfair to S85, just because of F707 is coming up. u returned it
back. What a shame, U are lucky that u have a return policy, in my
country, after you buy , u have to live with it..
