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I'm in town (SF) for the week, and thought I'd take advantage of the
700$ worth of "stuff" I can bring back across the line (Canada)
duty-free and pick up a decent digital P&S if I can find a good buy(my
*ist DS is just to bulky to pack around all the time)
Yesterday I did the touristy thing and rode the CC down to fishermans
wharf and was soon bombarded by "camera" stores offering 50% off etc..
Despite my inner warning bells going off I wandered in to one and a guy
was going to sell me a nice little Optio 4MP for about 99$. Is this for
real or are these hot or somehting? I did some online checking of prices
at some local "mainstream" shops like gassers, but could not find a
price that came close, in fact the prices are similar to what they are
in Canada and with the exchange rate there is no advantage really.
Are there actually bargains at these tacky tourist traps? (the fountain
with the 2 naked ladies was cool to but its to big to take on the plane)
On the outside it looks like it, but I know there is probably more to
the story (the guy came down 50$ when I was hesitant) and was hoping
someone on this group could give me a heads up.
TIA
I'm in town (SF) for the week, and thought I'd take advantage of the
700$ worth of "stuff" I can bring back across the line (Canada)
duty-free and pick up a decent digital P&S if I can find a good buy(my
*ist DS is just to bulky to pack around all the time)
Yesterday I did the touristy thing and rode the CC down to fishermans
wharf and was soon bombarded by "camera" stores offering 50% off etc..
Despite my inner warning bells going off I wandered in to one and a guy
was going to sell me a nice little Optio 4MP for about 99$. Is this for
real or are these hot or somehting? I did some online checking of prices
at some local "mainstream" shops like gassers, but could not find a
price that came close, in fact the prices are similar to what they are
in Canada and with the exchange rate there is no advantage really.
Are there actually bargains at these tacky tourist traps? (the fountain
with the 2 naked ladies was cool to but its to big to take on the plane)
On the outside it looks like it, but I know there is probably more to
the story (the guy came down 50$ when I was hesitant) and was hoping
someone on this group could give me a heads up.
TIA