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This is a normal post They've already said they're not offering refunds nor honouring gift vouchers
I wouldn't hold out hope for much in the way of after-care
 (I helped save b3ta! TownsendsPublisher is all gravy baby, Wed 9 Jan 2013, 20:02, , Reply)
This is a normal post Aftercare may not be that big a problem
Certainly with the equipment I'd be looking at, all they'd do is send it to a Nikon Service Centre on your behalf.
 (I helped save b3ta! wheresthefish Partly filled with wrong, Wed 9 Jan 2013, 20:14, , Reply)
This is a normal post if you are tempted
make sure you do your research first.

About 6 months ago, I bought a new lens and I went in to Jessops. Not only were they more expensive than the internet price (unshocker) they were nearly £150 more than London Camera Exchange.

LCE were still £10 more than buying (new) online by the time I'd included postage, but they were able to give it to me there and then - so they got my business.

I'm willing to bet that if any local Jessops stores are selling off stock cheap (rather than shipping it all back to a warehouse and flogging it through their online operation) - they still won't be significantly cheaper than buying it elsewhere.
 (I helped save b3ta! LP, Wed 9 Jan 2013, 20:48, , Reply)
This is a normal post I've been doing plenty of research
(not all of it of the Pete Townshend variety before you ask), so I've got a good idea what a fair price is. I'm not short of other options either - Park Cameras is a five minute diversion from my daily commute.

I've bought kit from Jessops before, but only because they had it in stock at around market rate.
 (I helped save b3ta! wheresthefish Partly filled with wrong, Wed 9 Jan 2013, 21:03, , Reply)
This is a normal post Park Cameras is an awesome shop
One of the best stocked camera shops I have ever been to
 (I helped save b3ta! Jahled Three shades of black, Wed 9 Jan 2013, 21:13, , Reply)
This is a normal post I have something of a love/hate relationship with the place
I love going there but when I leave my wallet is either lightened or cowering in fear at some Very Expensive Plan.
 (I helped save b3ta! wheresthefish Partly filled with wrong, Wed 9 Jan 2013, 22:18, , Reply)
This is a normal post We had better bite the bullet and get on a plane to New York
and experience B&H then :)
 (I helped save b3ta! Jahled Three shades of black, Wed 9 Jan 2013, 22:55, , Reply)
This is a normal post I went to B&H on a work trip to pick up a load of gear
It is a truly horrible experience. Really, really fucking horrible.
 (I helped save b3ta! mookay immune to icons since, Wed 9 Jan 2013, 22:58, , Reply)
This is a normal post They succeed where Jessops failed though
The last Jessops I went to just came across as a shop full of point and shoot muppet cameras with the occasional entry level DSLR, and not a lot more, other than cheap, wobbly tripods you'll hate the moment you spent thirty quid ever buying. It shocked me more Jabbobs died first
 (I helped save b3ta! Jahled Three shades of black, Wed 9 Jan 2013, 23:27, , Reply)
This is a normal post B&H are great online
I would never go back to the shop. Trust me, it's a nightmare. They have a very strange production-line ethic to the way they run the shop. It is busy beyond your wildest dreams, the staff are unhelpful (or too busy), the layout is insane and the queues are profound. Also, I needed to go back to exhange on tiny bit of a fortune's worth of equipment we had bought, and it was extremely difficult to find anyone willing to help. On the plus side, they have a LOT of stuff.
 (I helped save b3ta! mookay immune to icons since, Thu 10 Jan 2013, 0:07, , Reply)
This is a normal post Sorry for all my dramatic adjectives.
I probably would go back if I needed something specialist. But I wouldn't go in to browse.
 (I helped save b3ta! mookay immune to icons since, Thu 10 Jan 2013, 0:11, , Reply)
This is a normal post A beauty isn't it?

CFB^
 (I helped save b3ta! Jahled Three shades of black, Thu 10 Jan 2013, 0:57, , Reply)
This is a normal post That 400 in camo is wonderful

(I helped save b3ta! mookay immune to icons since, Thu 10 Jan 2013, 5:58, , Reply)
This is a normal post Fly to New York to buy a lens?
Only if the exchange rates start to favour it again.
 (I helped save b3ta! wheresthefish Partly filled with wrong, Wed 9 Jan 2013, 23:35, , Reply)
This is a normal post Their twice yearly catalogues are mental enough
laughingsquid.com/google-street-view-tour-inside-bh-photo-video-in-new-york-city/
 (I helped save b3ta! Jahled Three shades of black, Wed 9 Jan 2013, 23:38, , Reply)