Jacobs Camera Shop, Newcastle...


Jacobs Camera Shop, originally uploaded by Pig Sty Avenue.

...where I go to play with the cameras, and the nice people never tell me to "buy one or piss off."

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  1. JohnWed Dec 07, 06:57:00 am GMT

    It's because that that one day you will buy . . . and get accessories . . . etc., etc.

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  2. AnonymousThu Dec 08, 11:42:00 pm GMT

    Hi Garry,

    You're obviously aware of Jessops over the road from Jacobs in Newcastle.

    I'm not sure of Jacobs's return policy but when I bought my cam a year ago I was told at Jessops that I had 2 months to try out the camera as it was close to Christmas and it may be bought as a present....!!

    I believe the normal return policy is 1 month - in other words you get to try out the cam in real world everyday conditions and as long as you don't open the software you can return the cam 'in its original condition' in that period for a full refund if it doesn't suit your uses....!!

    This sales feature appealed to me - it may do to you also.

    But wait there's more - they still also price match I believe..... so when I bought my cam which was £450ish in store at the time I took in a computer printout from the net of the same cam available online at £340ish which they price matched.

    This sales feature also appealed to me it may do to you too....

    Whatever you choose have fun with it man...as a Olympus user you might want to check out this article on a Olympus compact in heavy duty use.

    http://www.robgalbraith.com/bins/multi_page.asp?cid=7-6468-7844

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  3. Garry NixonFri Dec 09, 11:03:00 am GMT

    That's really useful, Vee8, and that article was fascinating.

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  4. ApprenticeSat Dec 10, 11:15:00 am GMT

    That bloke is such a star.

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