EOS 500D Rebel T1i Best Price

EOS 500D Rebel T1i Where to Find the Best Price

Amazon

Time after time I've checked the major retail sites, including the top camera gear sites, only to find that if Amazon carries it, their deal is best overall when you consider ease of ordering, price, cost of shipping, and speed of delivery. Amazon is always open for business, while many of the big New York camera Stores shut down for a lot of religious holidays or have odd weekend hours.

Other sites may discount a few bucks, but this is lost (and more besides) after you add delivery charges. Amazon is usually cheaper on shipping charges. Oftentimes they offer free "super saver" shipping for orders over a certain dollar amount, and camera gear almost always qualifies. And during the holidays, they usually have some type of free or discounted shipping deals, and they'll also let you know if they can get it to you by Christmas.

With Amazon, you know from their website whether they have a product in stock. Some other sites may offer a lower price, but they don't tell you whether they have it in stock or when they will ship it.

If you sign up for an Amazon.com Prime account, which has a low annual fee, you'll get free Second Day Air shipping on products carried by Amazon. If you buy just a few items a year from Amazon, the free expedited shipping will easily pay for the cost of the annual Amazon Prime fee. I highly recommend it.

B&H

This is my next favorite place to buy high-end camera gear. Their prices usually are as good as Amazon's, and they'll tell you if they don't have the item in stock. I've bought many items from them with no hassles. I've also returned an item because it turned out to not be what I wanted, and they didn't hassle me about it. Their weekend and holiday schedules are different than what I'd expect, so sometimes I can't get something right away.

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