It begins—the year end “best of” lists! If you’re gearing up for the gift buying frenzy that will begin on Friday, here’s a quick slideshow of some of the most inspiring and least impressive electronics in the marketplace right now.
cameras
Ritz Camera Or Scamera? An Interview With A Former Employee
By 6.1.07
Before you shop at Ritz Camera, you’ll want to read inside about what a disgruntled ex employee terms:
Make A Camera Tripod From A Tennis Ball
By 5.31.07
This nifty Instructable shows you how to make a tripod for light-weight cameras by cutting up a tennis ball.
8 Confessions Of A Ritz Camera Sales Employee
By 5.16.07
Apparently there are still some people who buy electronic and camera items in real-world-stores and sometimes they go to Ritz Camera.
Canon Treats Digital Rebel XT Owner Like Pawnshop Scavenger
By 5.11.07
Consumerist alum Joel Johnson has a beef with Canon and their decision to treat him, the proud purchaser of Canon Digital Rebel XT, like he found the camera in a dumpster.
Kodak Moments: Kodak Quits Council of Better Business Bureaus Rather Than Face Expulsion
By 4.7.07
Kodak resigned from the Council of Better Business Bureaus (BBB,) rather than face expulsion for their refusal to respond to complaints lodged by spurned customers.
Kodak was advised it could contest the termination but chose instead to resign its national membership in early March. The photography company allowed its membership in the Buffalo-based branch to lapse about five years ago.
Decide Your Next Camera Purchase With Flickr's Camera Finder
By 3.1.07
Flickr’s “Camera Finder” feature is a good tool to help you decide on your next camera purchase.
Broadway Photo’s Sheisty-Looking Business Addresses
By 1.25.07
Broadway Photo is a New York area camera cabal infamous for ripping customers off. First they lure in people with camera kits below market value. Then they try to upsell customers on all sorts of accessories and try to make them believe their gear won’t work without it. People have experienced unauthorized charges and report being verbally abused when they try to dispute the charges.
HP Markets Girdling Camera to Rather Delusional Women
By 8.18.06
And with the proud forward march of technology comes one more reason not to trust that Match.com profile picture: the newest Hewlett-Packert cameras include an automatic “slimming” effect that can transform even the tubby, the amorphous, the morbidly obese into slender sylphs.
Bite Taken out of Apple’s Customer Service
By 4.3.06
Star found a $4,000 camera on sale for only $2000. After a few shopping cart hijinx, Apple refused to sell the camera to him.
Underworldly Camera Shop PriceRitePhoto is Back
By 3.13.06
In the immortal words of LL Cool J, “Don’t call it a comeback, I’ve been here for years.” Yes, our friends, PriceRite Photo, has returned to online commerce!
Morning Deals Round Up
By 1.12.06
• Newegg has the Sennheiser PC 150 Headset, perfect for gaming or Skyping, for $30 after $10 off coupon code NYNG011006. Ships free, as well.
The Times on Price Rite Photo
By 1.11.06
At the nadir of every story comes the inevitable New York Times retrospective, and The Thomas Hawk Affair is no exception. It’s good to hear this about camera scam artists Price Rite Photo:
The last best address leads to a metallic gray warehouse by the waterfront in Sunset Park, Brooklyn. Trash haulers go about and there is a dull buzzing sound in the hallway. Graffiti gives information that white people are devils. [Duh! -Ed.]
Morning Deals Round-Up
By 1.3.06
Consumerist’s insidious corporate nemesis, Walmart, are selling the Firefly DVD box set for $19.2GB Modular “Monstro” Drive – $49.99 at Buy.comMotorola V3 Razr (in black, to perfectly accessorize your anticonformity) is Negative One Point Zero One (-$1.01) over at Buy.com, as long as you’re willing…
Morning Deals Round-Up
By 12.28.05
• Hide small bodies with the KitchenAid 12-Cup 700 Watt Black Ultra Wide Mouth Food Processor, now just $105 shipped at Amazon using the code HOHOHOHO. If you would prefer something more jaunty to match the gory remains of your victims, you can also get it in red. [via Slickdeals]
