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Tamron SP 24-70mm f/2.8 Di VC USD Canon Mount

03/03/2013 07:15:27 PM · #3

Originally posted by mike_311:

Here is your problem and you identified it in your rant.. "home depot" If someone at a brick and morter store tells me they will have to order it I respond so can I and eliminate the middleman. I used to work in retail for years on commission and made a good living at it, but that was before the internet. Now unless I just have to have it that day and they have it in stock I buy from the internet. Better prices No hassle granted do a ton of research before you purchase anything. Especially big ticket items. Customer service no longer exist.Satisfaction Guarantied comes with limits and warranties are only good if it was build defectively and NEVER NEVER buy the extended warranty.

Mike

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

03/03/2013 08:04:30 PM · #4

i did buy from the internet, homedepot.com.

Canon 12x IS USM (S3 IS built-in Lens) -- 36-432mm (35mm EQ)

03/04/2013 10:00:22 AM · #5

See key word is Home Depot. Sorry to sound like a broken record but they do not have the best customer service and are still a brick and morter store. You just basically used the web to make you purchase from them. Do you mind telling me what model washing machine you bought? I would like to show you a few things that you will find interesting. PM me if you like. Thanks

6 years retail 20 plus years IT field directly working with clients and dealing with manufacturers. You would be amazed what you will learn when you are on the inside.

A little truth/humor. 1999 I was in Waltham Mass at HP/Compaq Laptop school to learn how to repair a specific model laptop that we had sold over 10,000 to a certain school system. Half the way through tear down the teacher said "hey no one touch the e500 I dont have a manual for it so we will not be able to put it back together" I said oops. 20 mins later I handed it back to him and booted it up. I said we never have the manuals and half the time they are incorrect. Ended up putting it back together 2 more times from failed attempts for other class mates. I went back to my company and asked why we did not have manuals for everything we worked on and got laughed out the building. Don't get me wrong manuals are nice but not what gives me the ability to troubleshoot and repair most items.

During the class I asked why HP/Compaq laptops were so heavy. The teacher who worked for HP/Compaq stated " weight equals quality so they put a thin plate of metal in the bottom of the case to make it weigh more. since then many companies stopped doing that to lower the carrying weight of laptops. The next time you have a chance pic up a HP and a lenovo you will laugh. The HP weighs twice the weight.

GeneralE

Canon PowerShot S3 IS

03/04/2013 01:00:12 PM · #6

Originally posted by coronamv:

I went back to my company and asked why we did not have manuals for everything we worked on and got laughed out the building. Don't get me wrong manuals are nice but not what gives me the ability to troubleshoot and repair most items.

When I was working in desktop publishing we got in some new software. I told my co-worker I was going to take the manuals home that night to read through, to which he replied "Don't do that -- you'll just get confused!"

blindjustice

Canon EOS-7D

Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0L USM

03/04/2013 01:19:01 PM · #7

Sorry to hear about the headache Mike.

What is strange is, that the automobile industry and the appliances industry have had a near inverted paradigm shift. It used to be that appliances lasted for ever, they needed repairs, but not too costly, and the whole thing would just keep going for another decade.(may parents had the Maytag washer they bought when they built their house in 1973 until about 3 years ago. Whereas, the auto industry shifted in that everyone would almost certainly look for a new car after nearing 100,000 miles years ago, and because of quality competition(Japan, Europe) there have been improvements in quality and longevity- still they make money on service, but it seems like the industries changed places.

Message edited by author 2013-03-04 13:19:37.

Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS

03/04/2013 01:29:09 PM · #8

Originally posted by GeneralE:

Originally posted by coronamv:
I went back to my company and asked why we did not have manuals for everything we worked on and got laughed out the building. Don't get me wrong manuals are nice but not what gives me the ability to troubleshoot and repair most items.

When I was working in desktop publishing we got in some new software. I told my co-worker I was going to take the manuals home that night to read through, to which he replied "Don't do that -- you'll just get confused!"

ROFL!!!! My Boss Manual!!!!? What the #$@! do you need that crap for? I thought we higherd you to fix things!. First laptop I had the privillage of putting back together was a Compaq Armada LTE White Notebook. Was handed a box with all the parts and screws no manual no help. 4 hours later it booted up and worked. Granted 2 hours to load windows 95.

Strikeslip

Canon EOS-5D

03/04/2013 01:36:21 PM · #9

We replaced our dishwasher about six years ago. It used to be pretty quiet, but now it sounds like a truck, creating an inescapable noise throughout the house. It was a tight fit to get it under the counter top, and since then I've installed a cork floor, further defining the word, "fixture".

When that sucker breaks, I'm selling the damn house.