Re: B&H and Adorama Closed!

Would it have made any difference if they had been closed for a week for
inventory? I have worked in various wholesale/retail locations with big
inventorys that do close for a week each year for an intense inventory. In
such a case the store would be closed and making purchases would still be
impossible. So is it only the fact that the closure was because of a
religious reason or because they were closed when you wanted to make a
purchase?

I am a night owl and frequently have the problem that when I am wishing to
go shopping, all the stores are closed due to it being 2am. Should I moan
and groan that these stores are incorrect or insensitive because they
close at night, or just put up with it. If I own a store I have the right
to set the hours and holidays as I see fit. I know of one manufacturer
here that closes for two weeks each year so that all the employees can
take a vacation at once. It may be that some of their customers or
suppliers have a problem with this policy but the manufacturer has the
right. It makes no difference why a place is closed when we wish to make a
purchase, only that it is. I would hope that there would be a way for a
retail outlet to notify potential customers well in advance of a closure
(holiday, inventory, whim, etc) so that regular customers would know to
plan accordingly.

As a regular customer of B&H I got a notice on the shipping list of a
purchase that the store would be closed nearly 2 weeks prior. And I did
see a notice posted on the web site about a week before. So I was not
suprized. I sympathize with the customer who didn't realize that a
closure was happening, and appeared at the store only to find it closed.
But to become irate because the store was closed for a religious reason as
opposed to some other cause just makes no sense to me.

JMHO

Randy

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Randy Berbaum
Champaign, IL

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