Thibouille wrote: > This is just an example... > > For a couple weeks I tried to find my proof of purchase of my DA > 50-200 I bought back in last August. I wanted to insure my > photographic hardware (the part which can be insured which means, new > or almost hardware) and did not found my ticket. :| > > I bought that lens in the shop near mine. A rather small shop with 2nd > hand but the boss in a Pentax fan ;) Anyway... I asked if he could > provide me with a copy of the original proof of purchase. He said that > if I did get one, it should be no problem. > > Unfortunately, he found that I bought the lens and did not ask for a > propoer proof of purchase. Just had the the proof of payment (which > doesn't mention the product) and that ticket was crap thermal paper -> > You can't even read it anymore. Good luck for the insurance. > > He saved me: he offered me to make another proof of purchase.. dated today. > Happy, I can insure my lens :-) > > ----> Next time... I should *always* ask for a proper proof of > purchase mentioning both price and product name. > > Still I think a bigger shop, supermarket-like shop would probably > refuse to do anything. > It only makes me even more convinced that paying a bit more buying > there is no loss at all. I wouldn't change shop. Happy. :) >
With any of the larger stores I deal with, as long as they have your info on file and you know the date you bought it, it's trivial to get a replacement proof of purchase. In fact I'll be doing this in a day or two with my laptop so I can get my free copy of Windows Vista. -Adam -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
