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posted Sep-11-2007
OK -- I have to admit, in the long run, I'm only mildly dissatisfied with this company. I DID, eventually, get everything I purchased. Yes, they did attempt to aggressively upsell, but then, I'm an adult and am utterly capable of saying "NO" to a salesman -- even when the salesman doesn't like it. We ordered a Sony HDR-Sr7. When we went looking for prices, found the 'too good to be true' price on shopcartusa.com In fact, the price was SO good that we were suspicious. Called first thing the next morning and had the salesman tell us it was the right price. This is the first key to doing business with this company. DO NOT place an internet order. You have to call and make them process your order RIGHT THEN. Their price was less than half of retailers like Circuit City and Best Buy, and nearly half of online places like B&H photo. So good was the price, that we were able to buy the entire premium package for what we planned to spend on the camera. Yes, we could have saved a little more money by accessory shopping, but when you're planning to spend 'x' amount and you get everything else with it, the time not spent haggling over a few dollars is well worth it. The item shipped within a week, as promised, but, as others have said, came without most of the accessories. It took several phone calls on my part, writing down every name of every person I talked to, faxing receipts and so forth to finally get all the products promised. So while that was a royal pain, they DID deliver eventually.
A friend was recently shopping for a high end digital camera and asked what I thought about the online price she found here. My advice was, buy just the camera. DO NOT let them sell you anything else -- not even a warranty. Shop around, find the accessories and things you want elsewhere, and it should be OK. So it worked out for her, as well. You just have to be very willing to do a lot of leg work.
If you're spending less than 300.00, it's probably not worth the savings, but when you start looking at 2000.00 equipment purchases, that's a whole new ballgame.
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