Well Worn

WOW! I thought this was a cool antique store. Or should I say store with antiques. I collect old cameras and this store had a small collection of nice ones that my partner made me aware of. Of particular interest was a Bell & Howell Filmo Double Eight movie camera from the 1930’s. It was in good shape, but a bit overpriced. I made the person working at the store a offer for the camera for an amount other than what was on the tag, a practice that is common in most antique stores, and was informed that the prices are set and that there is no haggling. I put the camera back and was walking out of the store when my partner told me to get it anyhow. So I did. When purchasing a camera it is nice to also have the case that it came with. This one was not displayed with its case and as I was walking out of the store, in an entirely different section, was a case that had B&H (Bell & Howell) embossed on the outside. I open it up and inside the lining was the imprint of the bottom of the camera I had just purchased. This time I insisted on haggling and offered an amount that would have been a fair price for purchasing the camera and its case together as the price being asked for the case alone was over the top. The sales person called the owner and after much back and forth they still refused. Since the owner of the store was unwilling to negotiate with me I told the salesperson that I wanted to return the camera I had just purchased as I thought it was wrong to separate it from its case. The salesperson told me there were «no returns» pointing to a sign. I told said I am returning it anyhow. Another phone call to the owner. I offer five more dollars for the case. Still no deal. Long story short I return the camera and leave p!$$ 3d off.
This store has many beautiful things in it and it is quite obvious that great care has been taken to assemble them. But, at least in my experience, in an antique store it is customary to allow the customer to negotiate.

neat place but everything is too expensive to even consider buying