DX3700 & Office Depot

Ellen Keniston said:

I posted about a week ago that I was looking to buy a digital
camera for my work. I was only working with a $400 budget and
decided to go with the dx3600. When I got to Office Depot however,
they were running a special on the dx3700. Same price as the dx3600
and as a bonus - a 64 MB compact flash card.

Now... I didn't know any better, since I went in to buy the other
camera, I didn't really realize the differences internally and the
sales person didn't know anything about the camera... they had just
gotten it in.

The dx3700 has 8mb internal memory, so I hadn't even put a card in.
Imagine my surprise today as I am trying to put in the compact
flash card, to find out it is too big. It takes a different kind of
card.

I already opened the compact flash card... and the camera... but I
am taking them both back tomorrow after work. I already ordered a
compact flash card reader online... so I am going to TRY and
convince Office Depot management that since it is their screw up
for promoting the wrong media type for the camera, to exchange the
dx3700 for the dx3900 and let me keep the 64 MB of memroy for the
dx3900. Anyone think I'll be successful?

And... before I go in there - is there anything I need to know
about the dx3900 - any special batteries or anything - special type
of compact flash card?

Thanks in advance... Ellen
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Ellen

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Ellen Keniston said:

I posted about a week ago that I was looking to buy a digital
camera for my work. I was only working with a $400 budget and
decided to go with the dx3600. When I got to Office Depot however,
they were running a special on the dx3700. Same price as the dx3600
and as a bonus - a 64 MB compact flash card.

Now... I didn't know any better, since I went in to buy the other
camera, I didn't really realize the differences internally and the
sales person didn't know anything about the camera... they had just
gotten it in.

The dx3700 has 8mb internal memory, so I hadn't even put a card in.
Imagine my surprise today as I am trying to put in the compact
flash card, to find out it is too big. It takes a different kind of
card.

I already opened the compact flash card... and the camera... but I
am taking them both back tomorrow after work. I already ordered a
compact flash card reader online... so I am going to TRY and
convince Office Depot management that since it is their screw up
for promoting the wrong media type for the camera, to exchange the
dx3700 for the dx3900 and let me keep the 64 MB of memroy for the
dx3900. Anyone think I'll be successful?

And... before I go in there - is there anything I need to know
about the dx3900 - any special batteries or anything - special type
of compact flash card?

Thanks in advance... Ellen
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Ellen

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Ellen said:

OK....

I AM BACK FROM OFFICE DEEPOT!! And I am one HAPPY CAMPER!!!

I spoke to customer service.. who said they didn't think the
Manager would give me the upgrade to the dx3900 for nothing. I had
her pull the ad from last week which advertised a free 64MB Compact
Flash Card with the purchase of the dx3700 for $299 (ad also stated
price was down $100 from original price of $399), and I asked for
her to page the Manager.

I explained the situation to the Manager... he pulled out a dx3900
... and checked to make sure it took the Compact Flash cards and
then asked me what I thought would be fair. So I told him...
honestly because the ad falsely advertised the wrong card type
which swayed me to buy that camera, and that the ad stated the
original price of that camera was the same as what he sells the
dx3900 for everyday - that I thought he should swap the cameras
evenly and let me keep the cards - and that he should contact Kodak
to reimburse him.

He said "sounds fair to me and I want to keep you happy" and he
gave me the dx3900 in its place.

So I got the dx3900 plus 64mb of memory for $299!

WOOOOHHHOOOOO - now to take some picctures!!!!

Ellen

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