In the quest for lower prices, you can expect casualties along the way..

[dryfter]

I get all the luck. Really - ALL OF IT. Read my tales of consumerist angst and woe:

Tale 1) I ordered something off a Hong Kong eBay seller. It didn't turn up. I queried it, he said wait longer, still nothing. Queried again a couple of times, no response. I eventually got the money back via Paypal(!).. and so then the seller files a did-not-pay dispute against me on eBay the very next day. Idiot.

Tale 2) I ordered a compact digital camera (Fuji Finepix F20) from a cheap online shop (7dayshop.com). It arrived the next day, but it's faulty - has a yellow line down every photo you take. Now I have to send it back, and it'll be a week before I get another.

Tale 3) I ordered a silicon case for my mobile phone (from eBay, from HongKong). You can get them for many phones, and they're usually pretty good. However the particular one for my phone is FRIGGING USELESS. It falls off when you put the phone into your pocket, or peels off when you pull it out. >:/

[Edit: And the first time I posted this, LJ gave me an error because I hadn't put a space between tags (just a comma)]

Comments

[synthclarion.livejournal.com]

Have Fuji stopped sucking at anything above ISO200 yet?

[wintrmute.livejournal.com]

Yes. Considerably, in fact.

They're considered to have the best high-ISO in a compact camera.
(Started with the new sensor in the F10, which was then revised for the F30/F20)

[reddragdiva]

Dude. The recent ones are the best pub/club cameras available. Usable to good 1600/3200. You'll never need a flash.