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Author: mw
Date: 2001-07-05 02:32
"Buffet Crampon has just published a handsome illustrated book to mark its 175th anniversary' .... 150 Francs. Francois Kloc showed me his book in Norman, OK, as a "Buffet fan" I thought it was AWESOME! (caveat: I _LOVE_ books)
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See the Classifieds. Exchange rate right now = $19.35 as of close of business on Tueday, 7/3/2001.
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mw
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Author: Fred
Date: 2001-07-05 17:27
Thanks for the update on this.
Just wondering if I'm the only one who's feeling slighted by B-H . . . .
They sell a bunch of clarinets in this country (USA). Why can't the US B-H office offer these in US dollars? I don't know how to order from France (not impossible, I'm sure . . . but I've never sent funds out of the US and don't know how it's done).
If all the other Buffet fans find this offering to their liking, I'll quit my whining and start thinking global. But it seems like a pain in the conjunction to me.
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Author: mw
Date: 2001-07-05 18:35
Fred, email the person who posted the ad here at Sneezy. They will help you procure the book. Francois Kloc was hoping to have some at ClarnetFest. Francois said he would personally help any one who wanted the book, to get it.
I don't think that B-H is slighting us in any way ... to be honest, I don't think that many people are _THAT_ interested. Its a $25.00 book which is available for a discount ($19 + change presently) because of the rate of exchange between the Dollar & the Franc.
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mw
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Author: Mark Pinner
Date: 2001-07-06 05:46
Why should everybody be expected to use US dollars just to keep Americans happy. One of the biggest problems dealing with America for anything is that eerybody is expected to accept US dollars and charge in them. CRAP!!! America is not the centre of the world and the rest of us manage to cope with different currencies.
Globalisation HA! read Americanisation!
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Author: Fred
Date: 2001-07-06 13:09
I do understand your sentiment, Mark. And if B-H did not have a major office in the US and a whole slew of authorized distributors, I would understand the problem and deal with it. But this is more like having a Mercedes dealership down the block with lots of autos to look at and buy, but to buy a headlight you have to contact Germany and pay in Euros.
Through this bb I have become increasingly aware of the treasure that we have in international understanding and international/cultural exchange. I did not mean to give the impression that the world community should bow down to America, but rather that the book should be available through some - if not all - of the hundreds of distributors that contribute to B-H's financial base. I wonder what percentage of Buffet products are sold in the US . . . ? ? ? But we're not significant enough to warrant a book outlet? It's not that we're Americans, Mark. It's that we are customers . . . darned good ones at that. And this is not way to treat good customers.
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Author: mw
Date: 2001-07-06 16:28
Fred, it sounds like you may have a bigger beef than the one I (thought I) was addressing. I'll bet that Francois Kloc will be happy to make arrangements for you to purchase this book. I also believe that our Clarinet-friendly book store's like Gary Van Cott, Luyben, etc will all have the book in stock in no time at all.
Look at it this way, when you try & buy "88 Keys" you don''t buy it from Steinway.
(( originally, I was merely providing a headsup to an early release of the book... ))
To Mark Pinner: WOW --- what brought that on ??? AS MY 15y/o DAUGHTER IS APT TO SAY .... "DAD, CHILL !!!
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mw
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Author: mw
Date: 2001-07-06 22:53
Just a thought here on the issue of US & Foreign Currencies;
I have had occasion to order from B&H Music Store in London, Donati Cane in France, Single Malt Scotch from Scotland (yeah!) & Reeds & Music CD's from Germany & Switzerland. Each time I used my credit card & was charged in the Foreign Currency of the Country in which the Company resided, which was then coinverted to U.S. Dollars.
I have never paid directly in U.S. dollars, it would have been easier to calculate, because no one could tell me the immediate conversion rate that the Credit Card company would be using.
I never expected, nor demanded, to pay in U.S. dollars. Many people who _do_ pay in U.S. dollars end up paying more because of a arbitrary conversion rate is used or the difference in buying power of currency is completely ignored.
Foreign Currency Conversion, and related currency gain or loss, is real. What might have been in $20.00 in U.S. conversion to Euro Dollar a year ago is now still $20.00 (+/- any price increases or decreases) for a European-domiciled transaction. However, it would be considerably _less_ for a U.S. domiciled buyer("imported to the U.S., sale occurred in Europe").
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mw
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