Adorama sucks

[drlynn]

Here's the problem. I am shopping for 3 lenses. B&H is out of stock on 2 of the 3. Ritz doesn't even LIST 2 of the 3.
Adorama has all 3 in stock, and is the exact same price as they WOULD be at B&H if they had them. And that's over $100 less than some of the places with the really cheap ads in Pop Photo, etc.

So guess who's probably gonna roll the dice with Adorama in a week or two?

 

[danalec99]

Here's the problem. I am shopping for 3 lenses. B&H is out of stock on 2 of the 3. Ritz doesn't even LIST 2 of the 3.
Adorama has all 3 in stock, and is the exact same price as they WOULD be at B&H if they had them. And that's over $100 less than some of the places with the really cheap ads in Pop Photo, etc.

So guess who's probably gonna roll the dice with Adorama in a week or two?

If I were you I would wait till B&H has it in stock.

But, its your money, your mind, your wish, your need.
Whatever floats your boat drlynn!

 

[Jeff Canes]

I have an order with Adorama right now that I placed a few week ago that I am wanting.

Also both Adorama and B&H close for the Jewish holidays. In the past when I have order for B&H over holidays, the orders come within a few days after reopening.

 

[drlynn]

I'm still checking with B&H every few days, but one says "out of stock" and the other says"on backorder" do I don't know how long it will take them to get that one in.

 

[malachite]

So guess who's probably gonna roll the dice with Adorama in a week or two?

I'll contradict myself and say I'd go with Adorama. Just because they don't ship right away they're atleast reputable enough that you can trust them with getting you what you want albeit a few days later than you would expect having to automatically pay for 3 day shipping.

Thinking about this whole thing after my previous post I can't say I've had 100% positive results from B&H either. Even though they are really good about shipping within 24 hours as advertised, the few times I've called them to see if they knew when they would be getting something in that was listed as backordered I was really made to feel like I had no right to ask. Two "I don't know, call back tomorrow" and one "How the hell would I know" doesn't really inspire much confidence when you are considering spending a few hundred dollars on a certain order.

I was met with the same attitude when I called on my first order with Adorama about the whole 'You're order cannot be shipped because you gave us an unlisted phone number'. Maybe it's just a New York thing that I don't get?

 

[james m]

I have to say that I am very happy with my first order with Adorama.

I placed the order on the Friday 2nd April from here in Sydney for a Nikon FM3a, Nikkor 105/1.8 and 135/2.8 and had the package arrive to me at work in Sydney on the 8th April.

I placed the same order with B&H a couple days before and they wouldn't process because of who I have my VISA card with here in Australia.