Prestige Camera

01/02/2009 Posted by sasha12

Stay away from Prestige Camera. They use deceptive advertising and high pressure calls to get you to buy other items for more money than they advertise. If you place an order on the internet, they have to speak with you to "confirm" your oder. This is when they talk you into other items. They also charge more than advertised for shipping or charge a handling charge. When you get your purchase the invoice will have a "package price". No way to know what each individual item costs=== but it will be more than you wanted to pay. They also operate under several other names. I also dealt with them under the name Broadway Photo. Same problemsI

12/30/2008 Posted by rhedspeth

These guys are crooks. While I did receive my camera at the price that was advertised, the only reason I wasn't talked into fake warrantees, battery upgrades or other overpriced, junk items was because I knew exactly what I was buying. This was not the xase with my mother who was tricked into buying the EXACT SAME camera for $140 more, two days later. It took days, going around and around with them to figure out how to return the original order so that we could order the same camera again at the proper price. There are too many credible internet vendors out there to deal with Prestige Camera. I could not recommend more strongly that you spend your money elsewhere. There is no telling how many thousands of dollars they have scammed off of people that simply didn't know any better.

Pros: None

Cons: Constant slick-talking upsell

12/30/2008 Posted by someguyinbk2

sorry im same guy as below but this website is conusing and cut me off so i made a new account heres rest of what i was goign to write. I know i should have done this from the start, but after reading all your reviews i was nervous i was going to get a dud camera, or a broken one, or not at all. I got a email 3 days later telling me my tracking number. a week and a half later i recieved my camera, which is kind of late. I was still scared i got a dud, but i charged the battery full and tested the camera for a good 2 weeks and everythign worked out okay. So i would just liek to tell you guys yes they will charge you an extra $20 for handling charged even though it says freeshipping, and it will not come within a week like i expected even though i live in the same city(brooklyn). In the end i saved maybe 10 bucks at most, i dont think it was worth it because for same price after handling i could have purchased this camera on bestbuy online with a memory card. so guys dont be scared if you already purchased it from prestigecamera i got my camera and i was legit and authentic us version, just avoid buying the battery when they call you the original battery is fine it doesnt last half an hour like thay said.

12/30/2008 Posted by someguyinbk

im writing this review because i purchased a camera from prestige camera online like many of you guys and was scared the whole time after reading reviews. i wrote this review just so not all of you guys will be as terrified as me after purchasing the camera. Let me start by saying i found prestige camera by a friend who was random online web shopping for me. prestigecamera had the cheepest prices for the nikon s60 so i continued to purchase the camera. The instant i confirmed the original price of the camera increased because of taxes since i live in brooklyn new york also which is normal. The next thing i realized was that i was charged a handling charge, even though it said free shipping. This handling charge in somthing i didnt expect because i saw free shipping. so next morning i was called in the morning and told that my camera only last half a hour and should purchase their battery for $70. i told them i would decide later, and called nikon to see if it even existed and if that was true.afterwards i called prestige camera back and told them i didnt want the extra battery. This is when i thought the company was really fishy, and lookeed up online reviews.

Pros: got the camera but not much cheeper

Cons: horrible customer service, and hidden charges

12/17/2008 Posted by divane

Well, I ordered Sony camera from this site (prestigecamera) because of the lowest price and 5star reviews that came out with the price comparison (according to my google search). Next day I decided to check more reviews for the prestigecamera, and what I found out, OMG!!! I was upset and scared that I just lost my money. Yeah, I got the next day email and also their phone call, yeah the guy told me about 20min battery, and other stuff, also when he asked me if I knew my total, I said no and asked him to remind me (of course I knew it, $227.50) he said very fast like it was $239.50! instead of $227.50! I'm like, wait a sec, what the heck, yesterday it was $227.50, today it's already $239.50??? He tried to say that it's for the handling, I just said NO WAY!!! it didn't say anything like that on the site yesterday, either you do it for $227.50 or just cancel it. OK, he did $227.50. After I refused to buy all "necessary accessories" for my camera, he just wished me "enjoy" :) After that I called them several times, was on hold for 10-20 minutes, but finally spoke with them every time I called, and they answered all my questions without trying to sell anything else... So, I got my camera, in 2 days, as I chose for the shipping method, everything was fine, camera, battery (original one), all accessories included, everything came in just fine. Instructions on different languages and of course in English, invoice. I hope it does not just look fine, but will work fine. But I won't risk one more time with something else from prestigecamera, think won't be lucky next time;) The last thing I would like to say is that "Guys, let's become more watchful and attentive. Don't let them all trick us, lie to us and fool us by swindling out our money!"

11/30/2008 Posted by horsfield

Ordered a Nikon d40 camera at what appeared to be a good price. Got an email to call and confirm my address and the salesman (conman) tried to sell me everything imaginable at ridiculously high prices. Just prior to finishing up he stated that the Japanese version of the camera and warranty was being sent and that for $150 more I could have the US version of the camera and the US warranty. The website never indicated that it was anything other than the US version. I cancelled my order immediately. They should be shut down for their bad business practices. I will be in touch with the Attorney General's office to see that they get investigated. BIG RIP OFF! Stay far away and if you have been scammed report them immediately. They should be shut down.

Pros: NONE

Cons: RIP OFF!

11/29/2008 Posted by guylussiez

I order a Samsung LCD TV that seemed a very good deal. Then, I received a call saying I had to add the stand for $150 (normally included in the box), an expensive cable, etc. I said it might be OK if they sent me details of the items they offered by e-mail, but they never did and I just received one saying "your order has been processed" I sent them two more e-mails and tried to contact by phone, but got nowhere, except receiving more: "Your order has been processed", then "your order has been shipped". Don't buy from them.

11/24/2008 Posted by niceguy20010

Scam............. say no more check out the videos on this scam group. just write a review and help others.

Pros: scam

Cons: scam

11/21/2008 Posted by drdivingdon

I wish I had seen these other reviews before I jumped at their great price on the main items. Then you have to get their extra very over priced extras. The last part is then they can not deliver the promised item. DO NOT DEAL WITH THEM.

Pros: Great starting price

Cons: Could not deliver

11/20/2008 Posted by Katgal

I ordered a Garmin GPS from this company, online. After a few days, I received an email instructing me to call their 800 number to confirm the details of my order. I called and got a voicemail. I sent an email but got no reply. I called again the next day and waited on hold for 20 minutes before getting a person. He told me that the model I was ordering had out of date maps and I would have to either buy new ones from Garmin - or cheaper from Prestige. I suspected this was a scam and cancelled the order and later found out it is indeed a scam. Don't order from this company. They advertise the lowest prices but it is a classic bait & switch.

Pros: none

Cons: bait & switch, bad service