To start, I have no business, financial or other vested interest in B & H.

I’ve been going through large boxes of old prints in order to have just the “keepers” for digitizing, and trash the balance (Geez, did I really take that many bad shots?).

Storing the keepers needed to be upgraded from something other than large plastic boxes, and I found something I thought perfect, except the vendor insisted on applying a customs brokerage fee that was more than double the shipping fee. I tried explaining that the item was not subject to customs duties under the CUSMA rules and therefore did not need processing through a brokerage.

They insisted I was wrong, so I removed the item from my basket and continued shopping.

Over time at FTM I have heard Jon and others talk about good experiences at B & H Photo, so I looked there and found an even better item. Their website also advised, in the description, that it was tax-free under CUSMA. What a hitch-free experience. I placed the order on the 14th and it arrived yesterday - New York through customs and across the border to the Okanagan Valley in a week. Perfect.

I'm happy that you are pleased with BH. In response to the quote, Ansel Adams maintained that the most important tool in your darkroom is the trash can. I can attest to that!

Haha....me too. Ansel Adams is one of my favourites...we have a large one of his prints in the living room, and my oldest daughter has a 12 picture display of his images on one of her walls.

[humor]You know, you miss-spelled "favorites", eh..... [/humor]








(edited to add pseudo markup indicating that i KNEW the spelling of favorite in Canada was with an "ou"....some people can just be too literal....it's only humorous if it doesn't require an explanation, I guess!)

That depends on your preference....British spelling or American. Being Canadian, I lean to the British and set my spell checkers accordingly.

Two nations separated by thousands of miles of border and a common language.

Two nations, yes, but two very different nations, including the way we use English, although Americanization is creeping in. I now hear kids saying zee instead of zed.