[LargeFormat] Peak Loupes

Brock Nanson largeformat@f32.net
Tue Mar 16 14:10:02 2004


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Patrick Pitzer wrote:

> I have been looking for a good loupe to use for ground glass viewing, 
> and had decided on the Peak loupe with a suction cup for GG attachment. 
> I had look at prices all over the web, and found the best price to be 
> from Peak's own website, $26.00.
> 
> Well I went through their registration process, checked my order, and 
> chose my shipping option. Then after entering my card info, I came to 
> the final order confirmation page. There I find that since my order is 
> under $50, they are going to charge me the $11 difference to make my 
> order $50.
> 
> I am a consumer, but it is not my job to pay a variable rate for a 
> company's product. I have voiced this opinion to Peak, and now to you. I 
> will never buy one of their products, and this experience has made me 
> feel good about paying much more for a Schnieder or Rodenstok loupe, as 
> I know their companies, and qualities.
> 
> Thanks for listening to my rant.

No problem.  I for one, quite enjoyed it!  I just love how some 
companies manage to shoot themselves in the foot.  Do they stay up 
nights dreaming up stupid ways to annoy the customer? ;-)

Brock

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