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- From: yangchen@antigone.usc.edu (Yang Chen)
- Newsgroups: rec.photo
- Subject: Re: Elan price (summary from original poster)
- Keywords: Elan, Canon, EOS,mail-order
- Message-ID: <1ejc83INN5bv@antigone.usc.edu>
- Date: 20 Nov 92 18:53:55 GMT
- Distribution: usa
- Organization: University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
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-
- Ok, as I promised, I am posting what received or saw posted followups.
-
- I wrote:
-
- >I am in market for the Elan. If you recently bought one, could you
- >mail me the price you payed for? I'll post the result if I can get
- >more than 3 replies.
-
- >I saw the Nov. issue of Popular Photography has ads from B&H saling
- >the Elan w/28-80, 3.5-5.6 USM lens for $569, CWO is $559 for the
- >same package. 47th St claim they have a 7% rebate, did any body
- >ever tried?
-
- >Yang
-
- So here are the replies with names deleted. In summary $559 is probably
- worth it. Although one netter did get 7% rebate from 47 St, their
- fine print (read "hard to read") about the 5% shipping charge did scare
- me away, not because of the charge, but because of the way they put up
- their ads. So I ended up ordered from CWO, for $559.85 with the said
- lens. Hope it will arrive as they promised (Tuesday, I asked 2nd day
- Fedx).
-
- Thanks for all those who replied.
-
- Yang
- --------------------------------------
-
- Note that 47th street photo charge 5% of order for shipping. This isn't
- a big deal for lots of small heavy items which may be expensive to ship
- anyway, but if you order something like an EOS 1 or an F4s be prepared
- for the shipping charge! Still, an effective 2% discount with free shipping
- is better than nothing.
- ===============================================================
-
-
- Don't choose a store to buy a camera from based solely on price. Some
- places are cheaters. For your purusal, I've appened the photo survey.
-
- --
- (Thanks for the survey you mailed me)
- ---------------------------
-
-
- I'm just waiting for the right time to take the plunge on the very
- same Elan kit you mentioned, and although I would consider B&H, as
- they apparently do a good job for a NY outfit, I would just as soon
- go with Camera World (which is on the same coast as I am, and they
- have quite a good reputation). That's the same price I was quoted
- over the phone a few months back (C.W.O.), by the way.
- ----------------------------
-
- Yep. I got the kit from them (don't remember off hand what
- I paid), and I got the 7% rebate. USA warranty. No problems.
- You do have to remember to mail in the rebate request after
- the fact. Took them a month or two to get me the check.
-
- ----------------------------
-
- 7% rebate? ain't no such thing. 47th st. photo will probably just give you
- 7% back out of their own pocket. I consider that nothing more than a
- marketing trick. B&H and CWO are equally reputable, but CWO ships lightning
- fast. (to california anyways) then again, if you're getting other things as
- well, compare the prices of those items.
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Check out the mail order survey that gets posted here frequently. Most
- of the mail order places seem to be pretty slimy, with CWO being a major
- exception. It's not worth $40 to deal with a place that consistently
- gets horrible reviews from people here on the net.
-
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-