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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Binastro" data-source="post: 3613089" data-attributes="member: 111403">This is what happens when people abuse the good stores.Spend an hour of valuable store time with professionals examining the binoculars.Or get several Sale or return.Then going away and buying the chosen binocular on the internet at the lowest price available.Even boasting about such behaviour here.I have great respect for this store's decision to close.No respect at all for people abusing the system.In addition the only certainty is change. This happens regardless.Then we have the big groups.I used to supply a major store with hand made special candles.They never paid me for 5 months.This didn't bother me, as the invoices were small, but I found out that they do this to all their suppliers, despite 30 day terms.Then another top name asked me to manage a major outlet of theirs.I accompanied them to trade fairs and their business ethics were despicable.I said 'No thank you'.There is no way I would join such an establishment.And these senior people become knights of the realm.This was in the 1960s and 1970s.Things are worse now with the internet trade in my opinion often have no ethics whatsoever.And in many cases just crooked.P.S.Someone just kindly sent me a PM and informed me that EO was an online outlet not a bricks and mortar store.But I think that I will leave my post anyway as I think it does reflect an attitude to trading that does sadly exist.I apologise for my mistake, never having dealt with EO.The post does reflect my personal anger at the internet trade and I have personally been a victim of fraud. But only once, and I have learnt my lesson.If the moderators wish to delete this post that is fine.</blockquote>

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