On 21/12/10, Eric Weir, discombobulated, unleashed: > >You may remember my asking for feedback on a Manfrotto Compact Ball Head >496 with RC2 Rapid Connect Plate a while back. At the time I inquired >the head was being offered at Adorama with a $50 rebate. The offer was >clear. It is still in effect.
http://www.adorama.com/BG496RC2.html? utm_source=dealtime&utm_medium=Shopping %20Site&utm_campaign=Other&utm_term=Other Eric, I find lots of US sales pages confusing in the way they are laid out, they seem designed to bamboozle the purchaser with over-information. Step 1, I see the item for sale with an offer of 50 bucks back, no mention of a tripod. Step 2 I click on the 'View/Download Rebate' link, I see another small window open confirming a 50 dollar rebate with purchase of the ballhead only, no mention of a tripod at all. Step 3 I click on the 'Download Rebate' link and see a whole different ballgame with tripod purchase required. Personally there's no way I would have purchased the ballhead without looking through all the links first. That said, the way the rebate is presented, only at step 3, is confusing in the least, and downright bad business practice and deceit at most. In the UK, we have a national Trading Standards office, and if this was a British company I would be on the phone to them - but only after giving Adorama the chance to honour their offer first. I would also download the relevant web pages and links to hard drive because they may well see how confusing it is and change things on a whim. On the other hand, is it worth the aggravation for $50? For me, I would simply not shop with any company displaying such bad business practices. YMMV. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ---------- http://www.cottysnaps.com _____________________________ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
