Lidl binoculars

On Sat, 11 Dec 2004 18:02:11 +0000, Stephen Tonkin ) said:
Julie Brandon wrote:
I know you're the expert and I'm not,

I'm not an expert, Julie, merely an informed user.

Compared to me you are. *8-D


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In article ,
Syke wrote:
Lidl have binoculars

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say customers are not supposed to open boxes to look at goods.
Their returns policy is quaint too; you have to apply to
head office, in writing, and they will consider it, then decide!

If the company behave like that, don't shop with them.

If you can't fairly assess the goods, you have to be able to easily get a
refund, just in case they turn out to be poor quality.

You could say, "Stuff your policy, this is the law. They are not fit
for the intended purpose, or of merchantable quality, and I want a
refund now." But do you want the hassle?

Or you could just not shop with companies that have that kind of behaviour.

There's plenty of other companies that sell cheap bins, and have some idea
of consumer law, and know how to treat a customer. The bins may not be
any better, but you'll at least be able to get out of the situation!

Mike.
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"Mike" wrote in message
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In article ,
Syke wrote:
Lidl have binoculars

...

say customers are not supposed to open boxes to look at goods.
Their returns policy is quaint too; you have to apply to
head office, in writing, and they will consider it, then decide!

If the company behave like that, don't shop with them.

If you can't fairly assess the goods, you have to be able to easily get a
refund, just in case they turn out to be poor quality.

You could say, "Stuff your policy, this is the law. They are not fit
for the intended purpose, or of merchantable quality, and I want a
refund now." But do you want the hassle?

Or you could just not shop with companies that have that kind of
behaviour.

There's plenty of other companies that sell cheap bins, and have some idea
of consumer law, and know how to treat a customer. The bins may not be
any better, but you'll at least be able to get out of the situation!

Mike.
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I've seen the official Lidl policy stated many times on the web.

Yet twice in the last six months i've returned duff stuff and i got an
instant refund.
They insist that you have your receipt and fill in your name and address in
their little log book.

Martin.

PS That's the King's Lynn, Norfolk store.

:-)

On Sun, 12 Dec 2004 10:20:05 -0000, "Martin" wrote:


| I've seen the official Lidl policy stated many times on the web.
|
| Yet twice in the last six months i've returned duff stuff and i got an
| instant refund.
| They insist that you have your receipt and fill in your name and address in
| their little log book.

If the cost of an item is above some limit, the refund comes as a cheque
from head office, again no big hassle.

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Subject: Lidl binoculars
From: "Syke"
Date: 10/12/04 18:46 Romance Standard Time
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Lidl have binoculars from Monday next at £14.99. Does anyone have any idea
what they're really like? Are the lenses glass or plastic? My local store
say customers are not supposed to open boxes to look at goods. Is this the
same country-wide? Their returns policy is quaint too; you have to apply to
head office, in writing, and they will consider it, then decide!




Hi

Several of the "cheap" stores here in France have had the same
product.(Including Lidls) I bought a pair of 7 x 50s to play with that cost
7Euros! Thats about £4
They were plastic construction but of the "rubbery" impact resistant type of
plastic.They came in a cloth box with strap and the lens had individual
attached "rubber" covers. The general appearance was quite good. The left hand
eyepiece had a reticule inserted printed on a glass disc. This was stuck into
the eyepiece mount but could be levered out.
The objective lenses were glass achromats and ruby coated on both sides. These
gave a rather blueish cast to the images. The prisms were uncoated glass and
glued into position. They were just of adequate size and there was no drastic
vignetting. The body had centre focus with eyepiece separation adjustment.
Optical alignment of each half was OK. The main main drawback was the quality
of the eyepieces. They were uncoated, simple, two lens Ramsden construction.
Not too bad on the optical axis but poor at the edge of the field. There was
not enough eye relief for spectacle wearers and insufficient, (for me at
least) range of focus to accommodate my short sight without spectacles. For
terrestrial use they work quite well so long as the subject is kept near the
centre of the field. Astronomically they are not too great. The extra light
grasp of 50mm over my old 8x30 is lost by the coatings which look pretty in
daylight but don't enhance the light transmittance at all. Definition of stars
is only adequate on the optical axis.
My conclusion is that for the price I paid they were OK. better than bottle
bottoms. At 7x they do show the lunar craters. If the ones you mention are the
same then £15 seems a bit steep for what you get. My advice is to open the box
and take a look.

Phil