TheCamera Professionals (800) 496-0227
www.thecameraprofessionals.com
I am ready to buy a Nikon D80 with a lens or two. The best online retail pricing I can find is thecameraprofessionals.com so I call to order. The guy on the other end has the worst phone skills and bad attitude, like I am bothering him and he doesn't care if I buy or not. I can overlook that for good prices. So I tell him the package I want. From their site, Nikon D80 w/Advanced Package. Comes with a Nikon 28-105mm and Nikon 70-300mm lens and some stuff they throw in like tripod and camera bag. Bottom line price $984.00
see:
http://www.thecameraprofessionals.co...p?prodid=53758
So I am ready to order and he says, "you want the battery and charger with that, right?"
"You mean an extra battery? Doesn't it come with a battery and charger?"
"No, its $199 for the battery, $299 for the charger"
Told him I need to look into that a little more. He says "fine" and hangs up on me. Needless to say, the Nikon D80 comes with a battery and charger. The Camera Professionals try to get an extra $500 out of you when ordering by springing this little scam on you at the last minute. IN all fairness, if I need to be fair to a scammer, their ad does not list the battery & charger. In fairness to everyone else, they don't say they will open the box and remove these items unless you pay an extra $498.
What a scam!! Avoid these guys. Glad I called them and didn;t simply order online.
David