William Wright
Well-known member
Well I finally did, i bought my very first DSLR and damn is it a nice feeling. I have the battery charging now (Should be done within 30 min) so all I did now was get the strap on the camera. I bought the 40D 28-135 Kit
Here's the break down on my deal.
The other day, my wife and I got the Reward Zone coupons in the mail, 10% off any single item. I checked to see if my local Best Buy had any in stock which they didn't but should get them in soon. I called them yesterday and said they might have some, they put me on hold to check and low and behold they have 2 just coming off the truck. I asked if they could hold one for me till tomorrow and they said yes!
Woohoo, here is where the savings starts to come in.
Giant Eagle, our local (local to Ohio and PA) grocery store has a thing called fuel perks. You buy items and/or gift cards you rack up fuel rewards. For every $50.00 you spend, you get .20 cents off a gallon of gas. You have 90 days to redeem them but as you buy more items you rack up more fuel perks, it's a rolling 90 days, FIFO.
They sell probably 35-50 different gift cards and Best Buy just happens to be one of them. I went yesterday to buy $1500.00 worth of gift cards to earn fuel rewards. I ended up with $6.00 off a gallon of gas up to 30 gallons. What I don't use on my first 30 gallon fillup, I will use on the next few. I also have a few 6 gallon gas jugs that I will fill up to make sure I get my 30 gallons worth of free gas each time. Depending on the price of gas, I will get at least $180.00 in free gas but probably more. Since I have a 2006 Silverado with a 26 gallon tank this works out perfect.
Now on to today.
I went to Best Buy to buy my 1st DSLR, the Canon 40D. They had it on hold and when I went to go pay for it I told them I was a Reward Zone member and had a 10% off coupon. It just happens that the 40D kit is on sale this week for $1423.99. I gave them the 10% off coupon and that brought it down to $1281.59. Add in 6.5% sales tax and I got it for $1364.86.
So lets break down the savings:
Canon 40D regular price - $1499.99
On sale Price - $1423.99
Take 10% off - $1281.59
Out the door - $1364.86 (with tax)
So if you figure I also get at least $180 in free gas, and got the camera for $1364.86, I saved a grand total of at least $412.00
Not too bad for doing a little leg work with the gift cards.
I also bought the 4 year service plan for $139.99. Since this was my first DLSR, I didn't want to take the chance and at the very least, in a few years I can get a new battery under warranty so I will get some of it back if nothing goes wrong.
Wish me luck, this is a big step up from my Sony 828. I'll be posting my results later in the week.
Bill
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Current Cameras - Canon 40D & Sony DSC-F828
Here's the break down on my deal.
The other day, my wife and I got the Reward Zone coupons in the mail, 10% off any single item. I checked to see if my local Best Buy had any in stock which they didn't but should get them in soon. I called them yesterday and said they might have some, they put me on hold to check and low and behold they have 2 just coming off the truck. I asked if they could hold one for me till tomorrow and they said yes!
Woohoo, here is where the savings starts to come in.
Giant Eagle, our local (local to Ohio and PA) grocery store has a thing called fuel perks. You buy items and/or gift cards you rack up fuel rewards. For every $50.00 you spend, you get .20 cents off a gallon of gas. You have 90 days to redeem them but as you buy more items you rack up more fuel perks, it's a rolling 90 days, FIFO.
They sell probably 35-50 different gift cards and Best Buy just happens to be one of them. I went yesterday to buy $1500.00 worth of gift cards to earn fuel rewards. I ended up with $6.00 off a gallon of gas up to 30 gallons. What I don't use on my first 30 gallon fillup, I will use on the next few. I also have a few 6 gallon gas jugs that I will fill up to make sure I get my 30 gallons worth of free gas each time. Depending on the price of gas, I will get at least $180.00 in free gas but probably more. Since I have a 2006 Silverado with a 26 gallon tank this works out perfect.
Now on to today.
I went to Best Buy to buy my 1st DSLR, the Canon 40D. They had it on hold and when I went to go pay for it I told them I was a Reward Zone member and had a 10% off coupon. It just happens that the 40D kit is on sale this week for $1423.99. I gave them the 10% off coupon and that brought it down to $1281.59. Add in 6.5% sales tax and I got it for $1364.86.
So lets break down the savings:
Canon 40D regular price - $1499.99
On sale Price - $1423.99
Take 10% off - $1281.59
Out the door - $1364.86 (with tax)
So if you figure I also get at least $180 in free gas, and got the camera for $1364.86, I saved a grand total of at least $412.00
Not too bad for doing a little leg work with the gift cards.
I also bought the 4 year service plan for $139.99. Since this was my first DLSR, I didn't want to take the chance and at the very least, in a few years I can get a new battery under warranty so I will get some of it back if nothing goes wrong.
Wish me luck, this is a big step up from my Sony 828. I'll be posting my results later in the week.
Bill
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Current Cameras - Canon 40D & Sony DSC-F828
