where to buy a digital camera in USA?

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zozo
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in General Discussion edited January 2014
Im probably going to buy a SONY Cybershot P8 and am probably going to be in NYC in mid August. Here, with taxes (in Paris) I can get the thing for about 380euros (400+USD) and it includes a 32MB stick.



I saw some prices on web already at 345usd (taxes excluded).



Whats the best way to go about buying a camera in US? I was thinking of getting it online then having it sent to the address I will be staying at in NYC so I dont have to pay sales tax.



Or.. was thinking of going down to 5th Avenue and haggle with the stores there for a good deal (like I did a few years ago).



Suggestions? Any good e-tailers?



thanks

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  • Reply 1 of 8
    applenutapplenut Posts: 5,768member
    B & H Photo in Manhattan
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  • Reply 2 of 8
    zozo Posts: 3,117member
    do you ever sleep?



    thanks bro.. will be good to be back in the city soon.



    Does it have a website or tel number so can scope out prices?



    thanx
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  • Reply 3 of 8
    applenutapplenut Posts: 5,768member
    1. no, i don't sleep.

    2. http://www.bhphotovideo.com







    I don't know how their prices stack up. Usually they are good and i've been able to negotiate a bit sometimes but im sure that depends on what you want.



    The store itself is pretty crazy. Run by a bunch of jews and it has everything..... and all the orders are flying around your head on tracks.
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  • Reply 4 of 8
    zozo Posts: 3,117member
    btw, I found this place, in NYC (Brooklyn, maybe near you Nut) http://www.bwayphoto.com/product.asp...dscp8&l=google



    have a good price, at least 50usd less than anywhere else I saw...
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    eugeneeugene Posts: 8,254member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by applenut

    The store itself is pretty crazy. Run by a bunch of jews and it has everything...



    I don't know why, but this makes me
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  • Reply 6 of 8
    trick falltrick fall Posts: 1,271member
    Check out the prices at J and R too. You might be able to haggle better with B & H using their price. I think the web address is www.jandr.com
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    mount_my_floppymount_my_floppy Posts: 913member
    *sigh* it appears that B and H carries mac and windows computers but they spell mac as MAC and I really hate that. On top of that they wrote out iMac as I MAC.. Oh well. </rant>
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  • Reply 8 of 8
    zozo Posts: 3,117member
    how much is sales tax in NYC?



    I just got my Sony P8 and its great... but the 16MB card it comes with is just silly.



    I wanted to order the memory from here in europe so that when I get to my friend's place, its waiting for me.



    Alas, J&R and B&H are based in NY therefore tax has to be added.



    Any National vendors with good prices I can buy from? Suggestions?



    If it aint too much sales tax, I could just go down to J&R and buy it.
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