B&H - The real story behind the name...

[roli_bark]

Read here - very interesting [story dated Nov. 19th 2005]
http://feeds.newyorkcitynews.net/?rid=4520a5b607ad964e&cat=5a8b8c26522de7fd&f=1

[scottgee1]

Really interesting roli and thanks for posting! :cool:

ScottGee1

[ChrisKing]

Yeah, I had no idea of their long history.

[tommykjensen]

Very interesting.

[smittymike19]

wow. had no idea they were right by the train station. i can jump on atrain and be there in an hour and 20 minutes. :P,

[C.S.I.]

Great atricle....thanks for posting........


:lol: "Baruch Hashem":lol:

[JohnnyG]

Very interesting article. Thanks for posting the link!

[SYS]

It feels good to have koshered camera and lenses.

[nation]

Thanks for the link. Is it really true that they are closed every Friday afternoon and all day Saturdays?

[judyg]

Thanks for the link. Is it really true that they are closed every Friday afternoon and all day Saturdays?

Yes.

[C.S.I.]

........it is true that women work there too......they fill up the candy dishes on the counters.......:rolleyes:







"Baruch Hashem"....even though Im Roman Catholic, I think this is going into my signature.........I like its meaning.

[Ogrt48]

Yea, they do the candy dishes and some are in security.

[chucksmanc]

It's a crazy store. There is a system of conveyor belts and elevators all over the store that deliver the products right to each different counter in each section of the store.

[Tom W]

Nice article.

I've got to get up to NYC and see B&H in person.

[Ogrt48]

It's a crazy store. There is a system of conveyor belts and elevators all over the store that deliver the products right to each different counter in each section of the store.

Yeah and its so slow sometimes, beating it to the cashier then pick up... and its not there.. so annoying.

[SYS]

Nice article.

I've got to get up to NYC and see B&H in person.

Yea, sort of like paying homage to Jerusalem or Mecca for photographers..;)

[reewik]

Pretty cool ... I have used them several times myself. I too would like to make it there... Maybe on the way to Maine next year I can stop in, we will see.

[tsw910]

its just like toys r'us for photographers ...

[kram]

its just like toys r'us for photographers ...

:) I was deeply intrigued with the conveyor belt system too. When I visit it two years agao, I was not into SLRs - so never paid too much attention to those massive looking barrels stacked all over the place. But now I know where to go if my wife wants to go window shopping....

[CyberDyneSystems]

Yea, sort of like paying homage to Jerusalem or Mecca for photographers..;)

Ironic,. but Yes the more common vernacular would have it "Mecca" for photgoraphers for sure! :)

I'll have to make the "Pilgrimage" soon :)

[roli_bark]

Thank you guys.
When 1st posting this, never imagined that it will raise such an interest...

[tim]

Wow, thanks for posting :)

CDS - typing in a hurry again? ;)

[clipper_from_oz]

Made the trip from Oz to B&H 3 months ago. Amazing place. Had a Hassidic Jew nearly laugh himself of his stool behind the counter when I started to bargain him down on his price. He said no discounting . It got very heated... I tried and tried and he wouldnt budge. In the end I had the whole line of sales staff looking up the line at this dumb aussie (me) that wouldnt give up on trying to get a discount. I said he was giving me a massive amound of inner turmoil and grief. He wanted to know what the problem was . I told him that I couldnt cope with the fact that here I was in the largest camera store in the world full of more hassidic jews I had ever seen in one place in my life and I couldnt do a deal on price!. I said that this will have a profound effect on my negotiation skills for the rest of my life and I will never be the same again. Had him and the sales line laughing all the way down the counter . Bought a 20d and then went mad on acessories:) .

My wife was so amazed by it all she wanted to visit again the next day. And this is from someone who is not inerested in photography one iota!

Amazing joint....I'll be back early next year. Im addicted

[SYS]

Thank you guys.
When 1st posting this, never imagined that it will raise such an interest...

So, what's in a name? ;)

[SYS]

Ironic,. but Yes the more common vernacular would have it "Mecca" for photgoraphers for sure! :)

I'll have to make the "Pilgrimage" soon :)

Make sure to leave your credit card at home. ;)

[Tom W]

Make sure to leave your credit card at home. ;)

What's the fun in that? If I go to B&H, I'm going to spend money! :)

[tim]

Last night I dreamed I went to B&H... it turned into a nightmare though, as they'd stopped selling cameras and had started selling linen instead! I think I may have a problem... ;)

I live on the wrong side of the world (though it is safe and quiet), so a trip to B&H would be rather expensive for me :(

[Blue Deuce]

A very interesting article. I have gathered the bigger photo stores are run by members of the Jewish faith.

Does anyone have pictures of their store or warehouse outside of the ones in their catalogs ?

[eenorton]

I told him that I couldnt cope with the fact that here I was in the largest camera store in the world full of more hassidic jews I had ever seen in one place in my life and I couldnt do a deal on price!. I said that this will have a profound effect on my negotiation skills for the rest of my life and I will never be the same again. Had him and the sales line laughing all the way down the counter.

LOL!!! I'll bet they'll remember you for a while!

[defordphoto]

its just like toys r'us for photographers ...

Lordy that is such an understatement....I'd compare B&H to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. B&H is hallowed ground for photo & video nuts.

[Tom W]

It wasn't too long ago that there was a warehouse fire near B&H and someone on this forum declared "The Mother Ship is on Fire!" in a post. Fortunately, it wasn't the mother ship but the warehouse next door.

[Anteros]

Very interesting. Thanks for posting.

[roli_bark]

So, what's in a name? ;)

I've heard rumors that the name B&H is after the initials of the Owner's Wife and Himself.

[roli_bark]

Here's another one from a weel ago.
http://www.sptimes.com/2006/01/09/Technology/Camera_store_sizzles_.shtml

[hickory]

Great article thanks for bringing this one back up to the top!

[EOSAddict]

Made the trip from Oz to B&H 3 months ago. Amazing place. Had a Hassidic Jew nearly laugh himself of his stool behind the counter when I started to bargain him down on his price. He said no discounting . It got very heated... I tried and tried and he wouldnt budge. In the end I had the whole line of sales staff looking up the line at this dumb aussie (me) that wouldnt give up on trying to get a discount. I said he was giving me a massive amound of inner turmoil and grief. He wanted to know what the problem was . I told him that I couldnt cope with the fact that here I was in the largest camera store in the world full of more hassidic jews I had ever seen in one place in my life and I couldnt do a deal on price!. I said that this will have a profound effect on my negotiation skills for the rest of my life and I will never be the same again. Had him and the sales line laughing all the way down the counter . Bought a 20d and then went mad on acessories:) .

But DID YOU GET A DISCOUNT!?? ROFL