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Jun 27, 2019 09:32:06 #
Samy's was the last camera store in the Santa Barbara area. They served Santa Barbara, Montecito, Goleta and Carpinteria, for population total of around 250,000.
Now if you would like to handle the equipment before you buy you need to add in travel costs and that price is rising continally !
https://www.keyt.com/news/money-and-business/samy-s-santa-barbara-store-closes-this-weekend/1089690964
Now if you would like to handle the equipment before you buy you need to add in travel costs and that price is rising continally !
https://www.keyt.com/news/money-and-business/samy-s-santa-barbara-store-closes-this-weekend/1089690964
Jun 27, 2019 09:55:14 #
That is a bummer. I have bought a lot of equipment at the Samy's in Orange County. I've been to the old Samy's in Santa Barbara before they moved to State Street. They probably should have found a cheaper lease in SB if they wanted to stay there. State Street has to be the highest rent district of all of Santa Barbara. I've also been to the Samy's in LA near my favorite restaurant Johnny's Famous Pastrami.
Jun 27, 2019 10:16:32 #
Jun 27, 2019 10:38:51 #
Samy's is on ebay. I bought my last camera, an open box item, from them. Was in mint condition at 27% less than new.
Jun 27, 2019 10:58:09 #
Such camera shops are slowly becoming the thing of the past as more and more photographers are turning to exclusively large online retailers for their equipment needs.
Jun 28, 2019 10:41:27 #
Thank the gods of retail, we still have Samy's here in San Francisco. It's a wonderful friendly place to visit for just about anything photographic.
Jun 28, 2019 18:00:25 #
No store of any kind can survive without customers. So if I expect there to be a walk-in store, I feel obligated to shop and buy at them.
Jun 28, 2019 19:25:58 #
Had to read the post to make sure the Orange County Samy's was staying open. I still have an alternate in Riverside, CA with Image One.
Jun 28, 2019 23:01:16 #
Oh that is definitely a bummer. I am sorry to hear that. There are a few Samy’s around this area, they do ok because of the film business out here, but the closing of that store does not portent well for the future of brick and mortar camera stores.
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