davidzhangyao
New Member
Hello all, like to share bad experience I have at the abovemention shop The Camera Workshop.
Basically I am looking to improve my newbie kit lens and to take nice sharp photo when light is dark. So I walk at Peninsula area as my good friend from China recommend me to walk there. First shop I decide to try is this shop The Camera Workshop at Peninsular Shopping Centre.
I ask one of the staff there who look like a china national like me as I thought he give me big good discount because we from same country. I ask him for this lens AFS 50mm f1.4 lens as I hear from my experienced friend that it is good and cheap and allow me to take photo in city lighting. Because clubsnap is such useful place I manage to check price from price guides and i found out that this lens cost about $780. So I expecting a price around there. But the staff guy there say, the lens is will cost $995. Maybe the price is more but the warranty is better and longer. So I ask him, and he say the lens is coming with 1 year of shop warranty. I very shocked. I ask him why no have Nikonwarranty and why so expensive. He say this lens is actually selling for $1300 outside, so the price of $995 is actually very good price and they nice to give me free 1 year of shop warranty. I think the lens price is very funny and should be lower, so I ask him for some discount and convince him I am serious buyer. So he go ask his boss, this old man with white hairs.
The old man say the same thing, and he also say that there will be no discount. I tell him, but this lens come only with shop warranty and not Nikon warranty, furthermore I check out prices before coming here and I know this lens is actually not that expensive. At this time I think I am smart, never get scammed because I know how to check price
But I don't expect the old man to start becoming angry. He insist that his price is very low compared to retail price. He say that outside I cannot find cheaper price for this lens. I tell him but set that come with Nikon warranty cost much less, he say this cannot be true and that I am talking rubbish to get a lower price. I not happy because I dont like when people say I talking rubbish so I start argument with him. A lot of people in shop looking. So after a while I say that I am going to buy the lens somewhere else, good day to them.
I bought my lens from Alan Photo after that. I think they nice friendly people compare to the people at The Camera Workshop. Happy with my new baby
Basically I am looking to improve my newbie kit lens and to take nice sharp photo when light is dark. So I walk at Peninsula area as my good friend from China recommend me to walk there. First shop I decide to try is this shop The Camera Workshop at Peninsular Shopping Centre.
I ask one of the staff there who look like a china national like me as I thought he give me big good discount because we from same country. I ask him for this lens AFS 50mm f1.4 lens as I hear from my experienced friend that it is good and cheap and allow me to take photo in city lighting. Because clubsnap is such useful place I manage to check price from price guides and i found out that this lens cost about $780. So I expecting a price around there. But the staff guy there say, the lens is will cost $995. Maybe the price is more but the warranty is better and longer. So I ask him, and he say the lens is coming with 1 year of shop warranty. I very shocked. I ask him why no have Nikonwarranty and why so expensive. He say this lens is actually selling for $1300 outside, so the price of $995 is actually very good price and they nice to give me free 1 year of shop warranty. I think the lens price is very funny and should be lower, so I ask him for some discount and convince him I am serious buyer. So he go ask his boss, this old man with white hairs.
The old man say the same thing, and he also say that there will be no discount. I tell him, but this lens come only with shop warranty and not Nikon warranty, furthermore I check out prices before coming here and I know this lens is actually not that expensive. At this time I think I am smart, never get scammed because I know how to check price
But I don't expect the old man to start becoming angry. He insist that his price is very low compared to retail price. He say that outside I cannot find cheaper price for this lens. I tell him but set that come with Nikon warranty cost much less, he say this cannot be true and that I am talking rubbish to get a lower price. I not happy because I dont like when people say I talking rubbish so I start argument with him. A lot of people in shop looking. So after a while I say that I am going to buy the lens somewhere else, good day to them.
I bought my lens from Alan Photo after that. I think they nice friendly people compare to the people at The Camera Workshop. Happy with my new baby
