Will you miss Jessops?

We have a local Jessops here but the last time I bought anything there was in 2004 for a Nikon D70---as no one else had one and they had a display one. Basically, their stock levels seem to be of things I never want.

I've always used my local independent store since 1990-something, T4 Cameras, who've always been very good to me, fairly priced, and know what they're talking about when asking their advice on something. Apart from that odd D70 ( when I've since found Nikon can't supply new Dslr's and lenses for ages after they bring them out) all my Nikon, and Canon stuff has been bought in their shop.

Not Really ! ! !  The local shop to me never held much stock, even once tried ordering a couple of small items on line to collect and relpy was 'not in stock app 5 days' this also applies to larger items lenses, bodies etc. The staff were always second rate and so lacking in knowledge that they had to have a conference if asked a queston......Haven't been in the shop for quite a few years.

Agree with you Edward about the shops several years ago, they did have good staff and usually carried good stock, bur a change in then they started to not look after the staff. I subsequently moved to Jacobs, when Jessops got rid of my mate, he won an unfair dismissal case. He was with Jacobs about 15 years until they went under........

Buying online has changed the way we shop, and the fact is we can get most products cheaper that way so why go to the retail outlet in the crowded Cities (what are they buying) anyway?

Hassle with parking, bus fares, getting to the stores generally.

Seems we could have more houses being built in the Cities soon!

As for missing Jessops the simple answer is no!

That's right Ron. My mate when he was at Jacobs had been predicting the end for them for some time before they finally bit the bullet. The shops are pretty much superfluous now. Vast majority of people go into shops now to look at, and handle, what they want and then go away and buy on line. Even if they do buy in the shop they get the camera, a rechargable battery and a memory card, which is effectively rechargeable as you dwonload pics to a PC and then reformat the card and reuse it. So basically there is no reason to go back to the shop after making the initial purchase. Another problem they used to get was people buying on line then going into them for help and assistnace. In the end they started asking people for the original receipt to prove purchase from the shop.

Internet is great, I use it myself, but it is not very good for the High Street

Yes, Edward, the shop in Hull had a reputation for poor staff and genral lack of knowledge. 20 years ago that was not the case but they have certainly deteriorated and quite rapidly over the the last 1o years or so.