silencer13
New Member
I am one of those who bought from the IT Show. But I do not regret my decision because you must understand my situation:
I urgently need the camera for my trip on 13 April.
I went to a number of camera shops at Funan on the same day, none had a pre-order for Olympus.
In fact, I put my name down with 3 different shops to contact me if they have pre-order, and what do you know? NONE of them has even called me till now.
The IT Show booth, although it's owned by Courts, was manned by a lot of Oly staff. In fact the people I spoke to I assume were Oly staff and not Courts staff.
The staff were never pushy. In fact Steven was a very nice chap, and I trusted his words and found him honest, that's why I put down my money.
I don't think they ever promised 1st week April, all along I heard 2nd week or early April. But that was first day maybe after that they changed to drive sales.
I have contacted Steven few days ago, and I still find he's very professional and responsible. Just that he can't get a delivery date from Olympus but he's still trying.
Bear in mind, I'm the kind who never shops at superstores. I avoid them like mad because I used to be in a company that dealt with superstores a lot, so I know how they work. I also prefer to buy from specialty stores.
I also avoid IT Shows, because I know that the prices there are always high. I never visit IT Shows unless I have to, and I only went to this one because I knew the OM-D would be there.
For me personally I am not pissed with Courts. But I am pissed with Olympus for not being able to commit to a delivery date for Courts.
It's funny that, with a few emails, I could prise a delivery date from the Olympus Online CS. But Courts, until now, can't even give a firm date.
I urgently need the camera for my trip on 13 April.
I went to a number of camera shops at Funan on the same day, none had a pre-order for Olympus.
In fact, I put my name down with 3 different shops to contact me if they have pre-order, and what do you know? NONE of them has even called me till now.
The IT Show booth, although it's owned by Courts, was manned by a lot of Oly staff. In fact the people I spoke to I assume were Oly staff and not Courts staff.
The staff were never pushy. In fact Steven was a very nice chap, and I trusted his words and found him honest, that's why I put down my money.
I don't think they ever promised 1st week April, all along I heard 2nd week or early April. But that was first day maybe after that they changed to drive sales.
I have contacted Steven few days ago, and I still find he's very professional and responsible. Just that he can't get a delivery date from Olympus but he's still trying.
Bear in mind, I'm the kind who never shops at superstores. I avoid them like mad because I used to be in a company that dealt with superstores a lot, so I know how they work. I also prefer to buy from specialty stores.
I also avoid IT Shows, because I know that the prices there are always high. I never visit IT Shows unless I have to, and I only went to this one because I knew the OM-D would be there.
For me personally I am not pissed with Courts. But I am pissed with Olympus for not being able to commit to a delivery date for Courts.
It's funny that, with a few emails, I could prise a delivery date from the Olympus Online CS. But Courts, until now, can't even give a firm date.
so long as the guys that pre-ordered are cool with the explanation given by Courts. BTW a lot of the sales staffs on at the booth are from various mega-stores like harvey norman, Courts and all. Not from Olympus.
