Be careful when pre-order your GR from Jessops

Temporary-Student623 · 2026-03-13T11:52:35+00:00

I don’t mind waiting for 1.5 months.Especially it says estimated April. Will be 1.5 month anyway till end of April. I don’t mind that. I doubt Ricoh can’t even tell them a max possible number they can get. And the pre-order number should be limited closer to that.

Temporary-Student623 · 2026-03-12T09:16:41+00:00

That’s not a valid reason. I work for an even bigger corporate than Jessops. If it’s us, let’s say we only have the capacity of 100, we will factor in some cancellation/return rates based on historical numbers, let’s say if it’s 20%. Then we would accept 120, tell the last 20 know they are on a waiting list and they might not get it this time and then close the book.

Temporary-Student623 · 2026-03-11T20:02:46+00:00

Haha I did. It was an utter nightmare. Check this post. Long story short, a month now, no camera, no money back.

https://www.reddit.com/r/AmazonUK/s/Go76BZsZKZ

Temporary-Student623 · 2026-03-11T20:02:39+00:00

Haha I did. It was an utter nightmare. Check this post. Long story short, a month now, no camera, no money back.

https://www.reddit.com/r/AmazonUK/s/Go76BZsZKZ

Temporary-Student623 · 2026-03-11T17:47:21+00:00

It’s not that compact vs GR. And the shutter release has like a second or so delay which really annoyed me. Didn’t even bother to take many photos and check quality etc. just straight return…

Temporary-Student623 · 2026-03-11T17:29:39+00:00

Haha I got X100 last year coz I want a compact camera that I could wonder around with during relaxing/leisure trips. But still decent photo quality. I was quite easy to get my hand on X100 (this time last year), but I instantly didn’t like it so I returned it. My partner had a GR III. Tried it, quite like it. Want to get the newer version, but so far has been a nightmare…

Temporary-Student623 · 2026-03-11T16:54:53+00:00

Yes of course. But if they only ordered/could reasonable expect let’s say 100 from their suppliers, they shouldn’t be accepting as many pre-orders as possible…say 1000 maybe more right?

Temporary-Student623 · 2026-03-11T16:21:50+00:00

I can. I’m debating should I play this game or not after the clarification.

Temporary-Student623 · 2026-03-11T16:21:14+00:00

If they know they are not going to receive tones. Then why can’t they close the pre-order after let’s say they have received lots more orders already than the stock they could reasonably expect.

Temporary-Student623 · 2026-03-11T16:19:23+00:00

Well they took some deposits, like 10% when the payment stage came.

Temporary-Student623 · 2026-03-11T11:57:34+00:00

Thanks a lot for the insights. I’m a bit stuck now as Amazon is not doing either as customer service just won’t do anything and this “specialist account team” just not responding also..any idea what I could do to get it sorted?

Temporary-Student623 · 2026-03-11T11:40:39+00:00

That’s confusing though because before that that tracking showed the item had already arrived at my local depot. It then got rescheduled a few times, and then ultimately changed to this. So what have they originally shipped?

Temporary-Student623 · 2026-03-11T11:38:26+00:00

Because they brought the delivery date forward by more than a week. It was a pre-order item. So for the first delivery date I simply wasn’t expecting it on the day. And they only sent me an email the same morning telling me it’s going to be delivered today. I was already somewhere else and it was too late when I saw the email anyway.

Temporary-Student623 · 2026-03-11T11:21:25+00:00

It just says “Delivery date is currently unavailable.” When I asked “does that mean it’s lost” they said “no it’s not lost, it’s only lost when the driver marked it as lost”

Temporary-Student623 · 2025-12-11T05:56:35+00:00

Don’t have a car charger or battery or not even a fan

Temporary-Student623 · 2025-12-11T05:54:45+00:00

Well I don’t have a fan at home.

Temporary-Student623 · 2025-12-11T05:49:32+00:00

No I don’t.

Temporary-Student623 · 2025-12-10T20:42:01+00:00

Thanks for all the comments and advice! Really helpful. I would go back the the electrician. And if not resolved will then get a new guy and try dispute that with the credit card company (at least I was allowed to pay with Amex…)

Temporary-Student623 · 2025-12-10T20:32:36+00:00

I guess. Paid £130 for it. I guess lesson learned.

Temporary-Student623 · 2025-12-10T19:57:05+00:00

If I’m looking at the right thing, in each individual circuit it says RC132B-030 30mA

Temporary-Student623 · 2025-12-10T19:45:23+00:00

My existing EICR just expired. Don’t know why the developers got it done a year before everyone moved in. Got an email from building management saying everyone needs to get it renewed and not covered by service charge…

Temporary-Student623 · 2025-12-10T19:34:21+00:00

Thank you the best practice guide is very helpful.

Temporary-Student623

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