Nikon announce unprecidented and inexplicable sales boom

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The Nikon Corporation of Japan has reported an explosion of sales of their D700 camera and the 3 lenses known as the Holy Trinity.
The CEO of Nikon has announced that all its factories will switch production to the D700 model and the 3 lenses and will work rotating 24 hour shifts over an 8 day working week in an attempt to keep up with demand.
Nikon sent a team of financial analysts to the UK to investigate the source of the sales surge which is believed to have started in Stockport.
A Manchester based photographer, named only as Alison B, a specialist in still life, particularly fruit including the humble melon, is suspected to have started the boom by launching a dawn raid on the stocks of a well known UK wholesaler.
The subsequent rave notices on the UK’s leading photographic forum started a run on the products causing overnight queues at photographic retailers across the country whose shelves were emptied of the golden boxes.
The buying frenzy has been compared to the famous Primark millennium Blue Cross sale back in 2000.
Sellers on a leading auction site have been buying up stocks in the expectation of selling at huge profits. One seller said “this will be the biggest earner since the Royal Mint forgot to put the date on 20p coins”.
The Japanese government regard this Nikon Mania as the saviour of the Yen which has risen to an all time high against other major currencies and this has given Japan a tremendous export boom which has re-established the country as the worlds biggest exporter
In contrast, the sudden increase in UK imports has adversely affected the balance of payments, caused a run on the pound and has had a serious effect on the UK economy.
Following a recent meeting between the cabinet and the Bank of England, the British government has resigned and called a general election with immediate effect.
The British Premier has blamed the Stockport melon photographer for the demise of the economy and the downfall of the British government.
The Queen issued a statement saying that UK photographers should think twice before changing brands and to consider the implications before making the move.
Note. – Characters in this story are fictional and any resemblance to actual people is purely co-incidental
 
Brilliant! Love it! OOOOOHHHH! has she seen it yet!! :eek: :nono:
 
Brilliant! Really well put together... I'm sure she'll love it when she sees it! :)
 
tee hee:clap::naughty::lol:
 
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LOVE IT!

You missed the bit about the market being flooded by second hand Canon goods thereby devaluing Nikon's arch enemy in the now flourishing photography market ;)
 
2np para made it almost credible because at one point Nikon did have to increase output to meet demand for the D700.
 
Well my market economics are kicking in again. :)

UK price for a battery? £66
US price for the same product? £25

When you want to buy 4 that's quite a difference.
One day UK retail will wake up to the global economy! :)
 
I spent most of my working life in 1 industry(not photographic) and the products were made in Germany for export throughout Europe. The British buyers, over the years, had convinced the Germans that UK was a huge market but the Brits would not pay the level of prices that other European consumers would pay. In return for better prices the British buyers pledged bigger orders and stronger sales and marketing. This worked as the trade sold big numbers, so much so that other European buyers tried to get the product through the UK in the same way that we find advantages in buying photo gear from the US
Maybe our buyers are not strong enough in their negotiating with Japanese manufacturers
 
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