adamwright wrote in post #11878119
Just woke up to buy the 7d this morning with the rebate and found one of the online sellers did exactly what everyone said they would. RAISED THE FREAKING PRICE to cover the rebate! Not sure if I can mention specific retailers here but it's one of the big 3 that everyone here buys from in NY. The others don't even mention the rebate on their sites.
So ticked off right now...
This happens EVERY year!...
The retail stores claim that Canon raises the prices on them right before the rebates, maybe they do...doesn't really matter. Honestly, the
"Rebates" are mostly just a sales gimmick that rope in the people who do not closely follow the prices. John Doe walks into whatever store and see's that the Canon 7D is $200 bucks off it's "Regular" price then he thinks he's getting a deal, having no clue that he could have bought it for the same amount a week earlier. This works though, and that's why they do it
ALL stores do this in some form or another, clothing stores will double their prices on the sales tag and then throw a 50% off sale sign on the rack, now if you visit that store often you know it's B.S. but just think of how many will stop at that rack and buy just because they think they are getting a deal.