Last-Minute Shoppers Rewarded with Digital Camera Bundles, Bargains
Procrastinators hoping to get good deals on pre-Christmas sales are being rewarded this week at online electronics sites. Low-end digital cameras are especially hot Christmas gift bargains this week as retailers try to reduce inventories with last-minute blowout sales. At RadioShack, stocking stuffer cameras include a Vivitar V25 2.1-megapixel camera, reduced to $14.99 from $19.99, and a Crayola 5.1-megapixel model discounted $10, to $29. Other deals include a Polaroid i1237 camera, cut 25 percent to $59, and a Kodak 14-megapixel model slashed to $79 from $149. To sweeten the pot further, RadioShack is tossing in a 7-inch digital photo frame with cameras priced $69 and up.
Abe’s of Maine is dangling in front of shoppers a 10-megapixel Canon PowerShot A495 or 12-megapixel Nikon Coolpix L22 at no additional charge when they buy some Konica 4750 series photo printers at a 40 percent discount. The 12-megapixel Nikon S4000 Coolpix was featured at $126.95 with a $50 instant rebate. Canon instant rebates went as high as $80, we found.
During hhgregg’s “Everything on Sale” week, a 3D bundle built around a 55-inch LG LED-lit 3D TV includes four pairs of 3D glasses, a Fuji 3D digital camera and a 32-inch LG LCD TV for $2,199, a saving of $2,564. Hhgregg also features a $39 Mustek flash memory camcorder that’s one of 12 featured deals for the week. A Sony Cyber-shot 12-megapixel camera with 4x zoom breaks the $100 mark at $99, down from $129.
At Best Buy’s “Santa Countdown Sale,” one bundle deal we found shaves $91 from the list price of a Canon 12.1-megapixel camera, bringing the bill to $109 with memory card. Consumers who pick up the Nikon Coolpix L110 bundle for $199 save $169.07 and get a 12.1-megapixel camera, 8GB memory card, tripod and camera bag.
At Amazon, the Fujifilm FinePix 12.2-megapixel J40, labeled a “hot deal,” is bundled with a 2GB SD card for $79, a 21 percent discount. Wal-mart on Wednesday was pushing the Kodak EasyShare C183 14-megapixel camera for $59 including shipping in time for Christmas.