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Jim said:
I forgot to add that my 10+10 was deducted at the store. Also price
matching has nothing to do with discounts. As far as internet
prices their price match policy for internet does not list which
sites, it includes all.
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I mentioned all that, also I said that people from other states were able to get price match for edigitalmegastore AND 10% off, but they said that "most likely those salesman didn't know what they were doing".

And they are right. Who wants to sell a hot camera for $300 less than others?
 
Perhaps a retailer who would like to have those customers purchase Kenmore Elite refrigerators, washing machines, televisions and other big ticket items in the future (and on those Sears credit cards, of course!)?
softtower said:
And they are right. Who wants to sell a hot camera for $300 less
than others?
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So what's the credit card service center's phone number? The only one on the web requires that you enter your credit card number, and since I don't have the "number" yet (just applied today) there's nothing to put in.
TIA!!
-dave
 
dave boyers said:
So what's the credit card service center's phone number?
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800-917-7700. Yes, Dave, you will be asked (three times) to input your credit card number. But after the third time, you are automatically transferred to a credit account manager who will have a good laugh over the 10+10 "deal" and tell you that no such deal exists.
 
Sounds like the 10 +10+ price match deal is clearly attributable to salesperson confusion. The key, find a confused salesperson.

Even if the dark angel is $600., I'm waiting for the user reviews.

Good luck,

Rich
 
What's the first five numbers of the salescheck and what is the associate number?
Dylan said:
3 53017 DCAM,SONY OVR 869.99 (849.99 + 20.00 shipping)
ON ORDER
LEAVE IN CARTON
SALE CREDIT 10% 87.00T-
SALE CREDIT 10% 78.30T-
SUBTOTAL 704.69
TAX 07.750% 54.61
CARD TYPE: SEARS ACCOUNT
ACCT #: ........................
STATE: ........
09/25/01 SEARS ACCOUNT TOTAL 759.30

GOOD LUCK TO ALL WHO KEEPS TRYING !!!!
Charles said:
I've now read several posts claiming that Sears is offering 10% off
everything in the store, plus an additional 10% for opening/using a
Sears credit card, yielding 20% off the price match deal of
$849.99, for a final price of roughly $680. THIS IS SIMPLY NOT
TRUE, and I would invite anyone who claims they received such a
deal to post a receipt for it.

Here's the real story, based on a few visits to my local (and
large) Sears store in recent days:

1) Yes, most (though not all) Sears stores will price match at
$849.99. Per the Sears price-matching policy, they're supposed to
add any applicable shipping charges on top of the price match
(since some stores low-ball the product, then make it up on high
shipping charges), but that may or may not happen, depending
entirely on the Sears sales clerk you're dealing with. In my case,
the clerk didn't bother adding the $26 dollar shipping charge, even
though it was on my printout from emegastore. Given the "help" in
many retail stores these days, I'm sure many sales clerks don't
know the specifics of various store policies.

2) Sears is running a "10% Off Everything When You Use Your Sears
Card" special from 9/23 to 9/29. Restrictions apply. There is a
question as to whether you're "supposed" to get the added 10% off
on a price match or not, and there doesn't seem to be a hard and
fast rule -- again, I think it's a matter of how knowledgeable the
sales clerk is that's helping you. The less knowledgeable and
experienced the clerk is, the more likely that you'll get the added
10% with no trouble. In my case, I pre-ordered the camera this past
Sunday using my Amex card, then became aware of the credit card
discount via this forum. So I went back last night, opened a Sears
credit card, voided my Amex sale, repurchased with the Sears card,
and got the added 10% off on top of the price match.

3) If you're opening a new account (as I was) you get an extra $10
(NOT 10%!) off your first purchase, OR you get three months at zero
interest. This is plastered on signs throughout the store, and on
the Sears web site.

I hope this clarifies the Sears deal for those thinking about a
purchase--remember that the "10% Off With Your Sears Card" deal
runs through this Saturday only.
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How about posting city and state where you got price match!!!

Thanks in advance.
Rich said:
Sounds like the 10 +10+ price match deal is clearly attributable to
salesperson confusion. The key, find a confused salesperson.

Even if the dark angel is $600., I'm waiting for the user reviews.

Good luck,

Rich
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Binh Dang said:
How about posting city and state where you got price match!!!

Thanks in advance.
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I preordered my 707 at the Sears in Yonkers, NY.
Binh Dang said:
Rich said:
Sounds like the 10 +10+ price match deal is clearly attributable to
salesperson confusion. The key, find a confused salesperson.
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Ummm, not quite. A confused salesperson might misinterpret an existing policy -- i.e., not adding the shipping charges to a price match when they're supposed to do that -- but they can't make up a policy that doesn't exist -- i.e., 10% off for someone opening a Sears charge. For anyone who has made this purchase and watched the register, you've seen that the salesperson can't simply override a register price because they want to -- there is a code that has to be entered for why the price is being overridden. Price match, for example, has its own code. And this week's promotion for 10% off when using your Sears card is preprogrammed into the register computers. There is no code, as far as I know, for "10% Off 'Cause I Feel Like It." That would be, for obvous reasons, a very costly code for Sears.

And, if you've been to a Sears store this week, you would see that there's no way a salesperson could be confused, short of being blind. There are big signs EVERYWHERE in the store that say "10% Off Everything When Using Your Sears Card." There are also signs throughout the store that say "$10 off or No Interest for 3 Months When You Open a Sears Charge Now."
 
Rich said:
Even if the dark angel is $600., I'm waiting for the user reviews.
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I understand the sentiment. Given what I've read on this board about the S85, for example, the difference between the "professional" reviews and the actual user experience has been very significant. To generalize just a bit, it would seem that reviews tend to be better than the "real world" user experience, and I continue to wonder why that's the case. Do reviewers get custom-tweaked cameras (even though they're labeled "production) -- or, are reviewers simply more realistic in their expectations of what a camera can do?

I would point out, Rich, that the excitement about the Sears deal is really about the combination of a great price with a bulletproof return policy -- there is literally no risk in grabbing a 707 right away, because you can get your money back if you don't like it. So why rely on the reviews of other users, when you review it yourself?!
 
I know, but if you are a "salesman" you can double talk a deal almost anytime. Give a good talker 5 minutes and he'll find a deal somewhere. Especially when the wording can be left up to "ones own interpretation". Kinda of like the power if suggestion. Say it enough times and the employee will see it your way, most of the time...

People do not like conflict. You have three sorts those that will give in, those that will walk away and those that will fight back. Employees are not allowed to fight back so you have a 50% chance of getting "your way".

David
Charles said:
The "also" here doesn't refer to an additional 10%... it simply
means that you'll get a 10% discount, "also," like all those other
folks who already have Sears charge cards. Get it?
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That is exactly why I preordered from Sears too days ago. $810 with tax in VA.
Charles said:
Rich wrote:
I would point out, Rich, that the excitement about the Sears deal
is really about the combination of a great price with a bulletproof
return policy -- there is literally no risk in grabbing a 707 right
away, because you can get your money back if you don't like it. So
why rely on the reviews of other users, when you review it
yourself?!
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Exactly, who better to be the reviewer than the user. Some nature shooters might hate a feature the camera has and trash it. So that makes it bad? No. Some people shootings sports might hate it and trash it. Does that make it bad? No.

YOU need to get the camera and use it in your situation then decide for yourself. Look with PS almost and I quote "ALMOST" anything can be fixed. If I don't like it, she's going back for a full boat refund. Then I will have a MS to CF adapter for sale on this forum.

No restocking fee and I can return it after a couple of months. You can't beat that deal. Heck even if I just use it for the holidays and take it back for the "after Christmas return rush". That is the time that Sears takes almost EVERYTHING back no questions asked....

Good luck in your decision, but I wouldn't wait. Strike while the iron is hot.

David S.
Charles said:
Rich said:
Even if the dark angel is $600., I'm waiting for the user reviews.
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I understand the sentiment. Given what I've read on this board
about the S85, for example, the difference between the
"professional" reviews and the actual user experience has been very
significant. To generalize just a bit, it would seem that reviews
tend to be better than the "real world" user experience, and I
continue to wonder why that's the case. Do reviewers get
custom-tweaked cameras (even though they're labeled "production) --
or, are reviewers simply more realistic in their expectations of
what a camera can do?

I would point out, Rich, that the excitement about the Sears deal
is really about the combination of a great price with a bulletproof
return policy -- there is literally no risk in grabbing a 707 right
away, because you can get your money back if you don't like it. So
why rely on the reviews of other users, when you review it
yourself?!
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(FRIDAY 9/21/01) I first called my local Sears and gave them the Sears Stock Number and the Salesperson told me he didn't have it and he didn't even show it in the system (STUPID SALESPERSON). The Next day which was on a (SATURDAY 9/22/01) I went down to the Sears in Town Center Mall in Tampa, Fl. talked to the Saleslady there while my aunt bought some appliances. The Saleslady at that Sears looked it up by the Sony Model Number and got the Sears Number which I had forgotton Because I was not going to get it then. I was going to wait and see how the first Cameras turned out(First Series Bugs). Anyway, That (Monday 9/24/01). I called back out to My local Sears and told them the Number Again this time just to see if it would show up. I spoke to a Different Salesperson She looked it Right Up on the Computer and said that If I came in I could get a PriceMatch and the 10% off and I said you mean the Pricematch and 20% off correct and she said yes, because I didn't already own a Sears Card, Plus the 0% for 12Months. I said I would be right out there in a Few Minutes. Then I preordered it from her at my local Sears.

I got home that day and read the Receipt and noticed that she forgot to put me on the 0% for 12Months and was still currious about the extra 10% off because she stated that the other 10% off would show on my statement. I called the Sears Card Cust Serv Dept and asked the Lady there and she said that the Computer would have auto added that extra 10% and if it hadn't she could do it for me with her managers consent and that the addition of the 0% for 12 Months was no Problem, She put me on Hold and came back on and said that the extra 10% was no problem and added to my account the 10% Discount and the 12Month Deal.

I sort of feel sorry for the SalesLady at the other Sears for not giving her the Sale. I passed around her name to people that live in this area, so hopefully she still got a sale. But I am not going to travel 50 Miles when I can travel only 5 Miles to Pick it up.

If it was all a mistake, I thought so what, if one Sears did it maybe some others will do it and I could have helped a person get a great camera for a great price.

I hope this Explains it all.

Thanks:)
Charles said:
dave boyers said:
So what's the credit card service center's phone number?
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800-917-7700. Yes, Dave, you will be asked (three times) to input
your credit card number. But after the third time, you are
automatically transferred to a credit account manager who will have
a good laugh over the 10+10 "deal" and tell you that no such deal
exists.
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Joseph Minnie wrote:
She looked it Right Up on the Computer and said that If I came in I could get
a PriceMatch and the 10% off and I said you mean the Pricematch and

20% off correct and she said yes, because I didn't already own a Sears Card, Plus the 0% for 12Months."

An interesting story, Joseph. I like a good story. Thought you might find this interesting, too... you'll find it in the Sears newspaper ad for your Tampa store. (You can access Sears ads for individual stores throughout the nation at Sears.com)

"Thru Sept. 29. 10% off savings apply to all Sears card purchases, or when you apply for a Sears card (positive ID required, see associate for details)."

Yep, what it says, not surprisingly, is what I've been saying right along--there's no "extra" 10% off for applying for a Sears card--you get the 10% off and that's it.

An even better part of the story is that the saleswoman herself didn't give you the extra 10% off--you're getting it directly from Sears Credit HQ, who I guess we must assume are completely unaware of their policies for new applicants, and just gave you an extra 10% off because -- I don't know, you were the 500th caller today?
 
Well I will see what I got when I recieve my statement. So when I receive I will scan it and show what I got good or bad. This is what I was Told. just relaying the facts nothing more nothing less.
Thanks:)
Charles said:
Joseph Minnie wrote:
She looked it Right Up on the Computer and said that If I came in I
could get
a PriceMatch and the 10% off and I said you mean the Pricematch and
20% off correct and she said yes, because I didn't already own a
Sears Card, Plus the 0% for 12Months."

An interesting story, Joseph. I like a good story. Thought you
might find this interesting, too... you'll find it in the Sears
newspaper ad for your Tampa store. (You can access Sears ads for
individual stores throughout the nation at Sears.com)

"Thru Sept. 29. 10% off savings apply to all Sears card purchases,
or when you apply for a Sears card (positive ID required, see
associate for details)."

Yep, what it says, not surprisingly, is what I've been saying right
along--there's no "extra" 10% off for applying for a Sears
card--you get the 10% off and that's it.

An even better part of the story is that the saleswoman herself
didn't give you the extra 10% off--you're getting it directly from
Sears Credit HQ, who I guess we must assume are completely unaware
of their policies for new applicants, and just gave you an extra
10% off because -- I don't know, you were the 500th caller today?
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Where I was successful in Northern California:

Sears Oakridge, CA 01958

Total Paid = $858.45

This was because they charged me $35.48 for shipping and 8% California sales tax. Also, I opened up a Sears' card and got the 10% discount. That's it. It's not 20%.

I'm extermely happy with this price although some people got it for cheaper.

Suggestion for people who go to this Sears store. When you type in your location make sure it's near the internet retail store so you'll have a cheaper shipping charge. The guy that helped me didn't even bother to check where it was being shipped to which leads me to think that if I was to type in some New York address before going to the checkout page that I would have gotten a cheaper ship to amount.

Just a suggestion.

Thanks all for the info. I saved money and bought with confidence.
 
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