this has been going on for a month now. most retailers raised their prices to compensate for the rebates.
before the rebate started Amazon had the 17-40L for $707 in October. After the rebate started? $700. So the $50 IR became a $7 IR. Thanks Amazon!
The only decent retailer has been Newegg and the 70-200 f/2.8 IS. $150 rebate but they actually knocked that off. $1700 when most were selling it for 2k before the rebate started.
These deals might be sweet if they actually gave the full amount off, but it has just been a chance for retailers to put more money in their pockets.
I can't believe how many vendors increased their prices ahead of the rebates. Great rebate for the vendors, not for consumers. I wrote an email to this effect.
merlin2375 said: I can't believe how many vendors increased their prices ahead of the rebates. Great rebate for the vendors, not for consumers. I wrote an email to this effect.
Actually, it is WAY worse than that.
There was a price increase from Canon at the beginning of October. Everyone basically accepted the fact that when the rebates started, they would be stuck paying just about what the prices were before the price increases.
Then the rebates came out. And literally the same day, retailers adjusted their pricing and increased prices again so that the rebate amount would be just under what their prices were the day before.
Retailers are literally the only ones benefiting from the rebates. It's absolutely disgusting.
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