Annoyed.

[The Critic]

Bought a Canon A570IS last night for $268.00 shipped.

And tonight, I get on pricegrabber, and the new price leader is selling it for $260.00 shipped.

I lost $8.00!

Think I'm gonna call tomorrow to cancel if I still can...

 

[ToyotaNSaturn]

$8.00? Why sweat it for $8.00? Buying computer/electronic stuff is a point-in-time decision. You get the best you can get at that moment. Price fluctuates all the time.

$50.00? Yeah, I'd be upset, but only $8.00, I'd wait for it to arrive at your door and enjoy it!

 

[Bob Woods]

Never fails, I bought a Canon A95 and the next month it was cheaper.

 

[The Critic]

I guess that's what I get for buying a camera that isn't officially released. Every vendor is still making up their mind as to what price they want to charge.

 

[CivicFan]

You gotta take it easy. Life's too short to worry about sunk costs.

 

[sprintman]

This is a joke right?

 

[AstroVic]

Just think, with that $8 you could almost buy four quarts of Super Tech oil (taking taxes into account)!!!

 

[The Critic]

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Just think, with that $8 you could almost buy four quarts of Super Tech oil (taking taxes into account)!!!

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Or 8 quarts of Chevron.

No joke sprintman...

 

[sprintman]

Your worried about $8? I'm seriously missing something here

 

[Pablo]

Critic - when you start working for a living you will find out about time value. Especially in the high income fields.

 

[eljefino]

Don't believe the hype. Lots of camera stores are out-and-out shysters.

Froogled a genuine Nikon telephoto lens for my D50, "bought" one from this hole-in-the-wall outfit in NYC, then a salesman called. Claimed they were "out" of this very common lens and offered some off brand. No thanks. Cancelled order. Am pretty sure the order prints out at a salesperson's desk there and not in the warehouse-- so they can start "working the mark".

Just be happy when it shows up.

Apparantly some of the nicer credit cards offer price protection, but it varies whether they require you to use print ads, stocking retailers, etc. AMEX is usually one of the best for these shenanigans.

 

[OriginHacker21]

Yes, a lot of bad camera shops on the internet. I only buy from Amazon.com and other trusted sites (barnes & noble, etc..).

$8??? Thats nothing

Wash your dad's car for $10 and that will make it up.

 

[Al]

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This is a joke right?

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That's what I was thinking.

 

[Quattro Pete]

 

[buster]

Are you kidding me?

 

[simple_gifts]

I hope your parents are not disappointed their child is only a Type A personality, and not an A+

 

[The Critic]

Well, you folks won't believe this.

I call this morning to cancel, and they said it was too late in the process (even though the order hadn't shipped). If I had wanted to cancel, I would need to pay a 5% fee. I said forget it.

Get home, and get an e-mail that says the order was canceled. WHAT ????

Turns out, VISA called yesterday to confirm that a $268 order was made online. They do this for verification reasons. No one was home to pick-up. They called again today to confirm, my mom picked up and authorized it. I thought no big deal.

Guess what? Apparently the guys at the camera place got impatient with me and just canceled the order as they couldn't wait for whatever reason.

So I get the best of both worlds, I think. No cancellation fee, plus I get to reorder.

 

[AstroVic]

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Guess what? Apparently the guys at the camera place got impatient with me and just canceled the order as they couldn't wait for whatever reason.

So I get the best of both worlds, I think. No cancellation fee, plus I get to reorder.

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Yeah, that sounds great...until you go to order your camera from another place and realize they charge $8 more for shipping than the first place.

Hahahhaa.....

 

[sprintman]

So much grief for $8. I still don't get it?

 

[AstroVic]

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So much grief for $8. I still don't get it?

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And to post it on here for the world to see!

Brilliant!