From: yangchen@antigone.usc.edu (Yang Chen)
Newsgroups: rec.photo
Subject: Re: Elan price (summary from original poster)
Keywords: Elan, Canon, EOS,mail-order
Date: 20 Nov 92 18:53:55 GMT
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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
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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.
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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)
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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.
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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.

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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.

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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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