Ali Baba
By baldrick2dogs •
Ali Baba is alive and well and working in Salam Stores!
Last night I went to price up a new lens for my camera - QR7899 - that's about $2100. I can buy the same lens from Amazon for $1400! Salam are 50% more expensive, and that includes delivery!!!
The salesman's excuse for the high price? "Well sir, if you buy it here you will get a warranty"!
Tallg, No problem paying QR100 for a good clean, but then labour is cheap here. Only 1 day turn around too :o)
Did you Google it first?
It's not just Salam. That's just the price of photographic equipment in Qatar.
Also, I doubt many high-street shops in the UK could compete with online prices, especially US online prices. Heck, amazon.co.uk can't even compete with amazon.com.
On the plus side, I thought the amount charged by Salam for cleaning my camera was very reasonable.
My friend also asked for a lens and the price was very high so we asked from a friend to bring it from Hong Kong not only %50 less with half price which was around 1000 USD. Salam is used to sell Local Qatari people who doesn't care for the prices so much I think. ...LOL...
"What doesn't kill me; makes me stronger..."
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