Don't you hate buying the latest high priced gadget, and then find out a few days later you could have gotten the exact same model for a hundred bucks cheaper? While it's true these days that prices on technology (including digital cameras) drop faster than my Enron stocks, there's no reason to be lazy about getting the best price possible on your next big purchase. Just follow these few simple rules, and keep buyers remorse at bay.
Never impulse buy on big ticket items. While there's sometimes no point in trying to resist that Coffee Crisp at the Walmart checkout counter, that doesn't mean you should drop $800 on a new Canon Digital Rebel XSi just because it caught your eye from it's shiny new display case as you were cruising towards the exit door. High tech toys often come with a high learning curve to use, so make sure you know what your buying before abusing your credit card one more time. Having a big disposable income does not necessarily make you a quick study.
The internet, or more specifically a few choice websites can make you a whole lot smarter when it comes to buying a new digital camera on the cheap. Your web browser is the ultimate big box store, devoid of annoying sales people, and more than willing to answer your every question. Assuming of course you know where to look, and what to ask for. Next to digital music, and a few other unspeakable products, digital cameras are one of the biggest selling products online. Lucky for you, as "choice" is always good for the consumer.
Having a bit of product knowledge in your brain and a few low camera prices from some good websites in your back pocket, is sure to make any sales clerk shake in their boots. Dealing with store staff in person is always better than with email, but add having the right information and savvy smarts about price, and your bound to get what you want at an amazing price.
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