egg.com hassle for camera offer

[tim_n]

A month or so ago, I noticed a thread on moneysavingexpert for the camera I have been literally lusting over since this time last year.

the canon 350D!



All you needed to do was apply for the egg mastercard, buy it through the currys link on the site and applied a voucher code, did a bit of paperwork through canon and you got this beast for - £360

Compared to the £699 Jessops was recently asking - a bargain!

So I popped onto the egg site, stuck in my details and waited

and waited

and waited.

:- (

and waited.

Then the card arrived! I jumped onto the site, to find the camera had been removed from the product listings. After a little investigation I found that you could still add it to the basket if you did a bit of sneaky sku editing. Everything was set - all added to my basket and ready to go, I entered my card number and realised in my haste, I'd not activated. Twenty minutes later I was sobbing at my keyboard as eggs website informed me that it'd locked my account for security reasons. I gave a call to egg who activated my card - just as I realised the b*gg*rs had sent me a VISA! So I re-applied for the right card, but was informed that it had been declined - why? because the tart at the end of the phone put my application through as student - so I was told the underwritter would ring the next day and the application could only be changed by her.

Next day came and went. I rang and got through to the underwriter. The phone call lasted 30 minutes, and she approved me - but only with a £500 limit!

Swearing blue abuse at her, she put it up to £800 (my visa card offered me £1,900!) and I was told I would receive an email confirming the T&C and the card would be issued immediately. I waited.

and waited

and waited

Then I rang up again - apparently because I don't have the previous egg card (I cancelled it) they can't send me the T&C via email! WTF??! I have a savings account that's still open with a secure messages folder - can't they send it there?

Assured I would recieve the T&C by Friday at the latest I was begining to worry.

Doesn't matter now of course - the exploit is well and truely closed now - even if I did use it, there's no cameras left to order.

I realised I could do a similar offer using an amazon voucher from ipoints...

Fortunately iPoints have come to the rescue - or have they? Nope, the voucher won't be sent for 30 days



Perhaps someone from hexus would kindly substitute the £50 voucher for £50 after xmas, I'd be a happy man...

[tim_n]

Just an update, still waiting for egg terms and conditions - hardly 'priority next day' as they said!

grrr

So I bought from Amazon... I gave 'em a chance because I felt the holiday season was upon me.

Anyway, all ordered, all sorted on the 7th, supposidly dispatched on the 8th and I paid for priorty to get it on the 9th... 10th... 11th... 12th and it arrives!

Except it's not new, it's a customer return. I can tell because the plastic is all ripped open. But the camera seems ok - and after sticking in a memory card, it boots up and puts the photos starting at 1.

So I wrote to amazon thinking this would be customer services as of two years ago (no word for months and months and months) and I got a prompt reply this afternoon with an offer of 20% back! (£112.11!)

Total cost: £566.99 - £112, canon cashback offer (£100), £5 cashback on credit card - roughly £350! Much better!

Still niffed someone else played with it first though.

[Funkstar]

they probably sent it back because they couldn't get a real time display on the replay screen at the back like a compact. lol

[tim_n]

I'm having similar issues myself!

o/j

anyway, I'm sure in the shop I was able to view the pic directly through the back of the camera without the viewfinder - unfortunately the diatropic (spelt wrong probably) doesn't adjust correctly to my poor eyesight (Well, not that poor actually) so I'm going to have to fiddle some more or just wear contacts when using it.

[Rave]

Dioptre. You might be able to get a stronger one from a camera shop, when I worked at Jessops we kept a few in stock and could order the whole range.

[shiato storm]

yes, you can get stronger ones that slip over the viewfinder. rave, i didn't know you worked at jessops...i take it you don't any more. I was offered a job there (blagged my way through interview) but just couldnt quite agree with their way of selling things, where staff had to reach their weekly/monthly targets. puts pressure on staff and thats transfered to customers! that said the one local to me has always been very friendly and quite reasonable on price too. i guess if you know what you want and aren't going to be swayed by all the 'would you like a tripod, case, insurance etc...' guff then they treat you more one-to-one.
I get annoyed when I go and know more about a camera, or item, than the people actually selling them though.

[tim_n]

Woohoo - good old canon - just got a confirmation email for my 'free 256mb compact flash card'

Thank you for purchasing the EOS 350D and/or EOS 20D and/or EOS 5D and registering with the CANON iMAGE GATEWAY.

Due to a worldwide supply issue at SanDisk, Canon cannot provide you with a SanDisk 256MB CompactFlash® card. Therefore please find enclosed a SanDisk 512MB CompactFlash® card.
Sorry for any inconvenience this may cause.

Your CompactFlash® card will be delivered to you by regular mail. Delivery will take approximately four weeks, depending on the service of your local mail.

looks like it's going to be a good new years! Lets hope Canon dispatch it on a speedy service too!

[hoodmeister]

Win!

Worth all the hassle in the end. You've got a very nice camera for a very nice price

Now get snapping!

[tim_n]

£50 amazon voucher just came though too! lol

[BrandX]

Is this or any similar offer going? I have Christmas money thats going to need spending on a gift. So I can say "hey people, your money bought me this"