- So I'm gonna start off by just acknowledging that this
entire video might sound like an ad but I promise you
that it is not, there are no sponsored links,
there are no promo codes, I wasn't paid to make this video,
I wasn't asked to make this video, in fact,
I actually asked, if I could make this video because,
I think that its gonna be really helpful especially
for anybody who's looking at buying some camera gear.
I followed Canon Price Watch for a few years not to keep
an eye on prices so if there's something that I'm interested
in buying, I can not only see the best price but I can
also see that item's price history.
So for example, if I search for the EOS R, I not only see
the current advertised prices but I can click on the item
itself and then I can see the price history.
So for example, with the EOS R I can see that it originally
came out at $2300 and then in May of 2019 it dropped to
$2000, and its pretty much stayed there.
And some thing if I do the 6D Mark II, which is one of my
favorite cameras, I can click on that and I can see the
entire price history. And you can see since that camera
has been out longer, its price history has been a little
crazier, it started ar $2000, its dropped all the way down
and now its evening out more around $1200-$1300 because its
a couple years old.
Now as the suggests Canon Price Watch
does focus mostly on Canon gear, but they also do track
prices on some third party products and accessories, so its
kind of one of the first places I go to any time that I'm
shopping for anything. But that's not the reason I wanted
to make this video, I wanted to make this video specifically
to talk about Canon Price Watch's street price option,
which is something that like, honestly I can't believe I
don't hear more about.
Basically when you look up the price of something you'll see
what its selling for at major retailers like B&H or Amazon
but you'll also see a street price option which is unique
to Canon Price Watch and is usually a lower price and
sometimes its a lot lower. And the whole process sounds
a little bit strange at first but I've used it several times
myself and I've liked it so much that obviously like I'm
making a video about it because I think that its so helpful.
If you're interested in buying something through
street price, you just click on the link and then the
first step is that you fill out a short form.
The cool part about this is that there is an additional
comment section so if you have any specific questions about
the item or options, or shipping, or tax, or whatever,
you can just ask those right there.
And then once you full it out, usually pretty quickly,
the most amazing thing happens, an actual human being, sends
you a response email with all of the information about
that deal for that item.
The only catch with street price is that you don't find out
where you're buying the item from until you're ready to go
through with the purchase.
So by the time you're actually paying and giving your
payment info, you know where its going, but when
you're first finding out about the price, you don't know
who the retailer is.
If you wanna go more in depth on street prices, you can
go to the FAQ section on the Canon Price Watch website,
and one of the things they address there is why they can't
disclose the resellers and it has to do with,
in 2014 Canon USA began enforcing a strict
Minimum Advertised Price on lenses and bodies.
And that means that retailers can't show a price below
a certain amount which is why when you work with the
street price program, you can be in direct contact and then
you can get a different deal that can't just be
advertised regularly on the public website.
But the good news is that regardless of which retailer
is used, they are Canon authorized resellers and all of
the items are brand new with USA warranty.
So there's nothing that's like used, there's nothing that's
gray market, there's nothing that's just something out of
some dude's basement and you don't know the history
behind it.
I've actually gone through and purchased several items
through street price but I've also just done a bunch of
inquiries, and a lot of the time the resellers are stores
and retailers that I've actually heard of and used just
on my own.
The one time I haven't heard of the reseller was when
I bought my bought my Canon EOS R, but once I checked
them out, they seemed super legit. And then once I dealt
with them, they were amazing and now they're like
one of my favorite places to go if I'm looking for
camera gear that's like one of the places I check right away
if its not Canon Price Watch.
And that's really my favorite part of street price, other
than saving a lot of money, is the service.
If you're like me and you do a lot of online shopping,
you're not really used to service so the fact that like
an actual human being contacts you from Canon Price Watch
and answers any questions you have about the deal, then
if you're ready to buy the item, they put you in direct
contact with another human being for the reseller and then
you work with that person to finish the deal.
You're actually dealing with real people every
step of the way.
If you've ever gone to a big photo store like B&H
where you actually get to sit and talk to someone
and they can answer questions and you can be as weirdly
specific as you wanna be and as picky as you wanna be,
this is basically that.
You get to have an actually like good sales person
answer questions and help you out and direct you where you
need to go and then walk you through the actual purchase
of the thing that you're looking to buy.
And I didn't realize how important to me that service
was until I started experiencing it, because it really made
a huge difference.
And that's really one of the reasons I want to make
this video is because one of the most common types of
questions and comments and messages that I get has to do
with gear and where to buy gear and what kind of
gear to buy and the two biggest things that I've purchased
so far are my EOS R like I mentioned before and then also
the Sigma 24mm 1.4. So basically the whole set up that's
filming this video was purchased through street price.
And on those two items alone, I saved close to $1000
because they were just such good deals available at the time
and they're perfect, they both brand new items,
full warranties, they came with free shipping,
they even came with no sales tax and that's why I know this
whole video sounds like an ad even though its not and ad,
I just want to shine a light on something positive
and helpful because there are so many weird and shady
things out there.
If you can save any amount of money and get good service,
its really helpful and it goes a long way and I think
that that's really important, to be smart with your money
and how you spend it and how you invest in gear.
And as I said, this video is not monetized, there are
no affiliate links, there are no promo codes,
there are no paid sponsorships, this is literally just me
wanting to share something that I'm excited about
and that I found helpful.
My two biggest things that I purchased through street price
were the Canon EOS R and the Sigma 24mm 1.4 lense.
Both of which kind of live together because they're great.
And I did do reviews on each of those.
So I definitely recommend that you check those out and if
you like them, maybe you'll be able to find a good deal
on them.
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