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[tecboy]

Are you taking college classes? I think you can borrow a dslr in the photography department.

 

[PixelRabbit]

Are you taking college classes? I think you can borrow a dslr in the photography department.

I am but distance learning in business, not sure they would be cool with me coming in and grabbing one lol

 

[sm4him]

Are you taking college classes? I think you can borrow a dslr in the photography department.

I am but distance learning in business, not sure they would be cool with me coming in and grabbing one lol

Maybe not, but I work on the very sound philosophy that sometimes "you have not because you ask not." It wouldn't hurt a thing to go to a local college/university (preferably the one you're doing distance-learning classes with, but I'd try ANY of them--you're desperate, after all). Make contact with the head of the Photography Department, tell them your sad tale and see if they happen to have something they'd loan out for a few weeks. The worst possible outcome to that is that they'll say no, but it seems worth a try.

Did you ask at Henry's (isn't that the local shop?) whether they might have something they could loan out?

I'd also be checking pawn shops, ebay, craigslist (do you have CL in Canada? Not sure&#8230--who knows, maybe you'll get lucky and get a second body for a steal!

 

[PixelRabbit]

Well, I went down to Henry's....

To start before I went I did some research on what they had in stock for used cameras and saw there was a 20D and a few Rebels etc... for under $200 so I was open to considering them.

So we get to Henry's and this is how it went down.

Him: Hi Mam, how are you today?
Me: I'm sad, my camera needs service.

We go through what happened, shooting, icky sound, shut down won't start blah blah blah... he looks up my account and mentions the 100-400, nice lens blah blah blah...
He goes to find a battery to test the camera, can't find one that is charged, has to charge one so we wait and "browse".
He confirms that it is "dead as a doornail" and has to go in for service, the young lady at the till will finish up. He walks us over and I ask him...

Me: So do you have any loaner program or anything?
Him: No unfortunately we don't, but really if you think you are a professional you should already have a second body.
Me: Mmm Hmm in a perfect world I would already have one, yes.
Him: I'm a professional when I'm not working here and I have 3 bodies....
**walks away**
Me: stunned
That was literally the whole conversation.... really?

 

[Nevermore1]

Just a little rude! I hope there's another camera store in your area to give business to.

 

[pgriz]

Of course, he showed his lack of professionalism through that little exchange. I kinda wonder whether he's the kind of professional who works in the Home Depot store when he's not doing contracting jobs...

 

[tecboy]

I'm not a professional, so I don't need three bodies! Go to another camera store where you can get respect and willing to help you.

 

[paigew]

wow.....rude!!!

 

[minicoop1985]

"I'm a professional and have three bodies."

"Good for you. I have one. Now do you have a loaner?"

That's what I would have said.

 

[lambertpix]

"I'm a professional and have three bodies."

"Good for you. I have one. Now do you have a loaner?"

That's what I would have said.

....cause I can get a bad attitude for free at Best Buy, and I can get it delivered straight to my door from Amazon. Why did I come here again?

 

[IronMaskDuval]

You are too kind Mrs. Rabbit. I would have tore him a new butthole.

 

[robbins.photo]

"I'm a professional and have three bodies."

"Good for you. I have one. Now do you have a loaner?"

That's what I would have said.

Well I probably would have gone with:

"I'm a professional and have three bodies."

"Perfect. That means you can loan me one of yours and still have one for a backup if you need it. So how long will it take you to stop home and grab it for me?"

Seriously though Pix, if I were you'd I'd call the store you went to and complain, speak to a manager and let them know how rudely you were treated. Otherwise this putz will keep doing it to everyone else that walks through the door too - so really your doing your fellow photographers a favor by letting them know what horrible customer service skills this putz displayed.

 

[runnah]

Some jerk off behind the counter is claiming he is a pro who has to work retail?


Well hold on, I did see tom cruise working at blockbuster, so that logic works.

 

[robbins.photo]

Some jerk off behind the counter is claiming he is a pro who has to work retail?


Well hold on, I did see tom cruise working at blockbuster, so that logic works.

Well having suffered through a few of Tom Cruise's movies I guess I wouldn't be all that shocked to see him working at Blockbuster.. lol.

 

[PixelRabbit]

Yeah I wish I had the wherewithal to come up with snappy comebacks or smart answers when someone is a jerk. Quite frankly I was proud I came up with "In a perfect worlds I would have one" instead of just "uh ok" lol I'm great at coming up with good things to say about 20 minutes after lol I'm too nice of a Rabbit!

In my head I was screaming at him shut up! shut up shut up!!

I wasn't in a great mood handing my baby over to begin with.

We do have a more local shop that I'm starting to deal with but my warranty is with Henry's so this has to go through them.