So in the last year we have had two Kodak cameras. Which to start with made us very happy. But the happiness didn’t last long.
We first bought a Kodak Camera from Argos just around the corner. It worked great for the first few weeks, the picture quality was cool, the batteries didn’t die within just a few photos. It was perfect……. Or so we thought.
After a couple of months the camera started to use batteries quicker and quicker. Until it got to the pont where even with new batteries in it it wouldn’t power up. Of course this led us to take it back to the shop and ask for a replacement or for it to be fixed.
For one reason or another, they wouldn’t replace it. Instead they insisted it had to be repaired by the manufactuer. We figured ok sure thing. So off it went on a trip round the UK. Leaving us cameraless for over 2 weeks of summer.
Time passed and eventually we got a call that camera was repaired and back at the local shop. So off i went to get it. Rather excited at the idea of being able to take more photos. It only took 5 mins to get there and 5 mins to get back. I bought brand new batteries and looked around for something to photo. I spotted what i wanted. A nice scenic photo of the area.
In goes the batteries, I get myself lined up for the photo i want to take, Then i press the power button and wait…….and wait……. and wait. Its at about this time i realized they hadn’t fixed the camera at all! I doubt they even took it out of the packaging to look at it.
So back to the shop i went.
After telling them all about what had happened, the manageress tells me that they don’t have more of those cameras and i would have to choose another worth the same amount. Well as it turns out. The only one they have in stock at the same price is yet another Kodak camera. So i choose that one and come back home.
Its been almost a year and this Kodak camera is doing the exact same thing the other one did. New batteries last for all of 3 photos and thats without using the flash!
We certainly plan on buying a new camera either before christmas or just afterwards, and theres one thing for sure. It won’t be a Kodak!
