"Olaf Peuss" wrote in message
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Chris Brady wrote:

Whilst at Antigua Airport in the duty free shop run by a crowd called
'Colombian Emeralds International' I stupidly purchased a Citizen
Eco-Drive chronograph watch specifically for sailing/yachting. That
was what the assistant told me it was for. Unfortunately I did not
have time to fully check out the features.

Why on earth did you purchase a watch in rather a hurry? Frankly
speaking, you bought something of which you still don't know whether you
need it - chances are that you'll never need it. Your whole case sounds
like a typical "buyer's remorse whining," so little wonder that people
might feel tempted to add insult to injury.


It seems to me that you need to bolster your ego by attacking strangers on
the Internet.

An undersized penis is a much bigger(smaller??) problem than a dodgy watch.


The real lesson in this, is that Duty Free shops can only offer bargains on
items that attract a large amount of tax. I don't believe that watches are
usually taxed heavily. Therefore, airport shops won't be cheaper than high
street outlets.


Cigarettes and booze are taxed heavily in the UK, and therefore they are
much cheaper when they can be purchased "Duty Free".


Most other things that are sold in airport shops are more expensive than in
the high street.


Regards


Donal

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Donal
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Donal wrote:

It seems to me that you need to bolster your ego by attacking strangers on
the Internet.

An undersized penis is a much bigger(smaller??) problem than a dodgy watch.

I love amateur psychologists like you - with the emphasis being on
AMATEUR... ;-)


The real lesson in this, is that Duty Free shops can only offer bargains on
items that attract a large amount of tax. I don't believe that watches are
usually taxed heavily. Therefore, airport shops won't be cheaper than high
street outlets.
Cigarettes and booze are taxed heavily in the UK, and therefore they are
much cheaper when they can be purchased "Duty Free".
Most other things that are sold in airport shops are more expensive than in
the high street.

You aren't exactly telling me anything new. You'll have to admit,
however, that there's a "little" difference between buying some packs of
cigarettes (and/or a bottle of whisky) and purchasing a high tech watch.


Kind regards,
Olaf

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"Olaf Peuss" wrote in message
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Donal wrote:

It seems to me that you need to bolster your ego by attacking strangers
on
the Internet.

An undersized penis is a much bigger(smaller??) problem than a dodgy
watch.

I love amateur psychologists like you - with the emphasis being on
AMATEUR... ;-)

Fair comment!



Cigarettes and booze are taxed heavily in the UK, and therefore they are
much cheaper when they can be purchased "Duty Free".
Most other things that are sold in airport shops are more expensive than
in
the high street.

You aren't exactly telling me anything new. You'll have to admit,
however, that there's a "little" difference between buying some packs of
cigarettes (and/or a bottle of whisky) and purchasing a high tech watch.

I agree. However, I am surprised at the amount of flaming in this thread.
Anybody would be very relaxed after a couple of weeks in a Carribbean
resort. I'd say that there are loads of people in Chris's position.

Regards


Donal
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"Donal" wrote in message

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I agree. However, I am surprised at the amount of flaming in this thread.
Anybody would be very relaxed after a couple of weeks in a Carribbean
resort. I'd say that there are loads of people in Chris's position.

Fair point. Though I am not one of the wiser men of the internet.... I
would say some criticism toward Mr. Brady is necessary. After all, I
suspect a good number of people (myself included) routinely read the
newsgroups to determine whether this thing is a good idea, what would
be the best etc. in this case, this is almost an unofficial consumer
review of the Citizen thingy. In other words, if you somehow review
something to be read by many people, do it well.

That said, I hope Mr. Brady does not become markedly withdrawn or
angry at this world due to this thread (sorry, folks ... I do not
intend to heap even more insult to insult to injury) - I hope we will
learn how to say things without excessive flame, as you apparently do
(though it is an art I haven't mastered myself). But again, this is a
newsgroup - and an alt. one at that. Regards, oi

omniscient idiot wrote:

[flaming in this thread]
Anybody would be very relaxed after a couple of weeks in a Carribbean
resort. I'd say that there are loads of people in Chris's position.

Fair point. Though I am not one of the wiser men of the internet.... I
would say some criticism toward Mr. Brady is necessary. After all, I
suspect a good number of people (myself included) routinely read the
newsgroups to determine whether this thing is a good idea, what would
be the best etc. in this case, this is almost an unofficial consumer
review of the Citizen thingy. In other words, if you somehow review
something to be read by many people, do it well.

My sentiments exactly. Before one starts criticising a product or
service, the critic should consider whether all points have been
reviewed fairly and that it isn't just a flame on the item being
subjected to a "critique" (or rather, in that case, criticism).
Unfortunately, Chris Brady seems to be good at criticising but his
ability of accepting his own mistakes - and he made quite a few of them
- doesn't seem to be at eye level with his capability of criticising. :-(


That said, I hope Mr. Brady does not become markedly withdrawn or
angry at this world due to this thread (sorry, folks ... I do not
intend to heap even more insult to insult to injury) - I hope we will
learn how to say things without excessive flame, as you apparently do
(though it is an art I haven't mastered myself). But again, this is a
newsgroup - and an alt. one at that. Regards, oi

I'm certainly far from being the most tactful person in the world. In
fact, I usually take a quite direct approach. However, I don't think
that I've ever called anyone names or verbally abused anyone. It's all
very well within "the Usenet standards" and although there's always room
for improvement, I don't think that I've been overly condescending with
our poor Chris Brady. It's also worth noting that he hasn't replied to
anyone in this group although he has received quite a lot of feedback -
probably because it hasn't been the feedback that he hoped for when he
posted his article - goes to prove my point that he isn't good at
accepting the fact that he alone is responsible for the mistakes in that
Citizen watch purchase.
Hope he hasn't thrown himself in front of a train, at least not without
bequeathing said Citizen watch to a charity organisation. ;-)

Kind regards,
Olaf

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Looked like a troll to me.

If it was, it got the desired response.

Regds

In message , Olaf Peuss writes
omniscient idiot wrote:

[flaming in this thread]
Anybody would be very relaxed after a couple of weeks in a Carribbean
resort. I'd say that there are loads of people in Chris's position.
Fair point. Though I am not one of the wiser men of the internet....

would say some criticism toward Mr. Brady is necessary. After all, I
suspect a good number of people (myself included) routinely read the
newsgroups to determine whether this thing is a good idea, what would
be the best etc. in this case, this is almost an unofficial consumer
review of the Citizen thingy. In other words, if you somehow review
something to be read by many people, do it well.

My sentiments exactly. Before one starts criticising a product or
service, the critic should consider whether all points have been
reviewed fairly and that it isn't just a flame on the item being
subjected to a "critique" (or rather, in that case, criticism).
Unfortunately, Chris Brady seems to be good at criticising but his
ability of accepting his own mistakes - and he made quite a few of them
- doesn't seem to be at eye level with his capability of criticising. :-(


That said, I hope Mr. Brady does not become markedly withdrawn or
angry at this world due to this thread (sorry, folks ... I do not
intend to heap even more insult to insult to injury) - I hope we will
learn how to say things without excessive flame, as you apparently do
(though it is an art I haven't mastered myself). But again, this is a
newsgroup - and an alt. one at that. Regards, oi

I'm certainly far from being the most tactful person in the world. In
fact, I usually take a quite direct approach. However, I don't think
that I've ever called anyone names or verbally abused anyone. It's all
very well within "the Usenet standards" and although there's always
room for improvement, I don't think that I've been overly condescending
with our poor Chris Brady. It's also worth noting that he hasn't
replied to anyone in this group although he has received quite a lot of
feedback - probably because it hasn't been the feedback that he hoped
for when he posted his article - goes to prove my point that he isn't
good at accepting the fact that he alone is responsible for the
mistakes in that Citizen watch purchase.
Hope he hasn't thrown himself in front of a train, at least not without
bequeathing said Citizen watch to a charity organisation. ;-)

Kind regards,
Olaf


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Richard Faulkner

The real lesson in this, is that Duty Free shops can only offer bargains
on
items that attract a large amount of tax.

Cigarettes and booze are taxed heavily in the UK, and therefore they are
much cheaper when they can be purchased "Duty Free".


Kinda like how a nice bottle of rum is cheaper than a 6-pack of beer in
Nassau.

john.

"Ferg" wrote in message
m...

The real lesson in this, is that Duty Free shops can only offer bargains
on
items that attract a large amount of tax.

Cigarettes and booze are taxed heavily in the UK, and therefore they are
much cheaper when they can be purchased "Duty Free".


Kinda like how a nice bottle of rum is cheaper than a 6-pack of beer in
Nassau.

Ahhh! Memories!!


Two banana daquiris for lunch, every day. Cheapest, and most nourishing
lunch that money could buy.


Regards


Donal
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