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Are you receiving some kind of compensation for wasting your time AND asking for private information not needed for that type of purchase?

 

Especially when the info you gave is correct to start with...

 

How much are you spending anyway? If its a couple thousand i can understand.

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I have bought several cameras and enlargers from Dales over the last 34 years: Large Format, Medium and Leicas. A very friendly and helpful staff, I used to pop in for a chat when I worked near Leeds.

They are a professional dealer selling mainly to pros in the north of England, and now worldwide, and I can highly recommend them.

 

John

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All sorted! They just wanted to know whether I wanted them to send it today, or give it a good clean beforehand, which would take an extra day or so.

 

Compensation? That's a new one to me. I'm not sure my time is worth that much anyway!

 

Thanks everyone!

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I would expect ANY vendor to refuse a card, or demand more information, if the two addresses didn't match. I sometimes have problems getting stuff delivered to the Office (where I can guarantee someone being available to sign for a package), but I've never been asked for my driving licence details.

 

Dale were just being cautious - as they should be these days.

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They said my card address did not match the address I gave when I ordered online - which is odd, because it normally does, and I definitely gave the correct address.

I may be over cautious but if I was told this I would be checking with my card issuer to ensure that nothing was amiss - so far my family has had 3 attempts at using cards illicitly with details obtained without the card holders having any idea where or when (although in at least one case we are suspicious that an innocent and honest 'secure' web site may well have been the target and the details may just have been extracted by a third party).

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Are you receiving some kind of compensation for wasting your time AND asking for private information not needed for that type of purchase?

 

Especially when the info you gave is correct to start with...

 

How much are you spending anyway? If its a couple thousand i can understand.

 

Are you being serious about compensation?

 

My Mum used to tell me off for saying "blimey", but blimey!

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Are you receiving some kind of compensation for wasting your time AND asking for private information not needed for that type of purchase?

 

Especially when the info you gave is correct to start with...

 

How much are you spending anyway? If its a couple thousand i can understand.

 

 

...let's not forget intentional infliction of emotional distress, Ronan. Oh, and loss of (potential) enjoyment arising from said delay. Nothing like free expert advice, eh?

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Where there's blame, there's a claim!!

 

Someone stalled at the traffic lights in front of me this morning, made me 2 mins late. I should have demanded compensation in that instance too.

It was me and I should be claiming compensation for emotional distress caused by the sound of your tooting. Oh, and for potential future loss of hearing caused by the amplitude and proximity of your car's horn.;) Now where did I put the phone numbers for 'Vulture Lawyers For You' and 'Worldwide Luxury Villas For The Suddenly Wealthy' ... ?:rolleyes:

 

Pete.:D

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>>>It was me and I should be claiming compensation for emotional distress caused by the sound of your tooting. Oh, and for potential future loss of hearing caused by the amplitude and proximity of your car's horn.;)<<< Pete.:D

 

Yes, but it was potential hearing lost, not your eyesight (as would aptly be pointed out by his lawyers in response)....so your trying to get an M9-P in return as compensation for your loss, won't work. :)

 

Dave (D&A)

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:)

 

I know it sounds like I'm being silly, but I don't mind the time or effort it's taking. What's a day or two in the scheme of things. It's more that I'm always really careful about keeping my private details, well, private, so this goes against the grain.

 

Your post was very alarming to me at first and before reading your actual post. There is a very good Leica dealer in Florida USA called Dale also. Just to set the record straight for them since I buy from Dale USA without problems such as yours.

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