Camera Giants

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Phone number: 888-900-7468
cameragiantsinc.com

Camera Giants Reviews

Cople November 10, 2009
Ripped off
Searched for a GPS unit. Found the best price at Camera Giants. The site said they had unit in stock. I ordered and selected 3-4 day del. Got a call the next day from high pressure sales guy trying to up sale me with add on items I did not want. I told him at least 5 times I wanted NOTHING BUT WHAT I ORDERED. When he realized he was not going to sell me the high priced options he told me they were out of stock and my unit would arrive in 3-4 weeks. I think this company uses bate and switch to lure you in, do not trust them.
Windhead November 9, 2009
Bate and switch
Searched for a GPS unit. Found the best price at Camera Giants. The site said they had unit in stock. I ordered and selected 3-4 day del. Got a call the next day from high pressure sales guy trying to up sale me with add on items I did not want. I told him at least 5 times I wanted NOTHING BUT WHAT I ORDERED. When he realized he was not going to sell me the high priced options he told me they were out of stock and my unit would arrive in 3-4 weeks. I think this company uses bate and switch to lure you in, do not trust them.
Crusty Old Nuke June 10, 2009
Bad Business Practices
Beware - they may advertise a low price - but hten they jack it up inshipping charges. They told me they would comp the shipping, but it ended up being a $50.00 charge.

Just plain lies and a rip off.
Champs June 4, 2009
Fraud
Your company has the worst service ever. You should be ashamed to do business. When I ordered the Panasonic digital camera ( DMCFZ28K) off your web site I was looking to get the camera as advertised in a reasonable amount of time as your web site indicated products are shipped in 1 to 2 business days. Your advertised price was the best on that particular camera and I was looking to getting it in a few days. A day after I placed the order someone called my home and left a message that they needed to talk to me to confirm my order in spite of the fact all necessary information had been provided in the initial order. They tried to get me to order additional products such as batteries and memory cards. I declined to make additional orders as I wanted to try out the camera first before I got more equipment for it. I'm sure that my order was delayed due to the fact I did not order additional product to make up for the loss leader of the camera. A few days later I received an email stating that when my order was processed you were out of stock and suggested that if I wanted to cancel my order I could. Not all Internet buyers are as stupid as you may think. I'll not attempt to purchase anything else from your bait and switch company and I hope others will wake up to your scam.

The above email was sent to these scam artist knowing that its unlikely to result in any change in their business practices. Hopefully though others will find this helpful. Stay away from these bums.
RN1 June 1, 2009
False advertising
I placed an order with Camera Giants, and received an e-mail to call and confirm my order. Shipment was was stated in 1-2 days. When I called to confirm, I was told the camera I ordered was out of stock, and would be shipped in 1-2 weeks. Right away the man asked if I wanted to cancel my order, and I said I would wait for shipment.

I checked back in that time, and no details were listed about my order in my account history, only a the word "backordered." When I checked the site, it said the camera was in stock, but I noticed it was now $75 more than when I ordered. I googled Camera Giants, and there are NUMEROUS complaints of scams, fraud, bait and switch, etc, and they are unaccredited by the BBB. I tried calling the customer service line, and surprise, I could not get through. I cancelled my order on-line, and received no confirmation, and also cancelled my credit card because this is not a site that can be trusted. Lesson learned, research a site before placing an order.
bluecam May 21, 2009
Do not deliver what they advertise
Ordered a low price GPS. They called to confirm then put a hard up-sell on me. I interrupted to ask the price, William became very upset telling me that even his mother didn't talk to him like that - not sure what that meant. Then he took the lord's name in vain while talking to me - I told him to please not swear at me.

He threatened to cancel my order and charge me a 30% cancellation fee. Actually threatened - then finally told me that my order would be in in 4-5 weeks.

Terrible service, not delivering what they promised. Stay far away. I have no faith that I will even get my unit. Stay away.
Ken May 14, 2009
Bait and switch
I placed an online order for a Panasonic FZ28 digital camera and received an e-mail stating to call back to verify my order. I called back the next day to "verify" my order. The customer service person tried to sell me an overpriced battery since he said the one that comes with the camera only lasts 20 minutes. I declined. Next he tried to sell me additional memory. I declined. I next wanted to confirm my request for 3-day air shipping. He now said the camera is out of stock and will take 2-weeks to ship. I cancelled my order at this point. Please don't do business with Camera Giants. Buyer beware!
First time scammed May 12, 2009
Web Scam
Wow, I should have done a basic google search on this company before I placed an order. There are numerous sites listing complaints. They did the same thing to me as they have done to everyone else. They offer a low internet price ($299 for Canon EOS Kiss X2 on 5/12/09) and then they call you to verify the order. They then proceed to try to upsell you on multiple products and if you don't bite, they tell you your order is back ordered and that they will contact you in 3-5 weeks when it is in stock. They then proceed to cancel your order. Their website doesn't say anything about a back-order when you place the purchase.

I tried to press further and speak with a Supervisor about the order and I was told I could not speak to anyone and that if I continued to ask questions they would charge me a cancellation fee. They then hung up on me and they were very hostile.

This is a serious scam and be warned!!
Angry Angry Man April 10, 2009
SCAM - BAD MERCHANT
DO NOT BUY FROM THIS COMPANY. I bought a gps from cameragiants.inc because they had a VERY low advertised price. I made the original purchase on a Tuesday and ordered express shipping because I needed the device quickly.

I got an email Wednesday that says "In order to further verify your order, we will need to speak with you on the phone." When I called all they wanted was to sell me overpriced accessories. When I declined buying their accessories they got upset and hung up the phone with me.

Two days later, on Friday, I got an email that said "We regret to inform you that by the time your order reached the shipping process, our inventory on the product(s) you ordered was negative, therefore your order will be placed on a temporary backorder until we receive the product(s) back again in stock which will be in about 3-4 weeks."

Whether they failed to ship my order because I refused their accessories I do not know. Either way, it took 3 days for them to determine that they did not have adequate stock. My belief is that they advertise the products for a low price to reel in suckers to overpay for the accessories. Maybe they even purposely backorder your order when you refuse accessories because they are losing money.
susan-lee April 8, 2009
ripoff, rude, overpriced, am returning items
I just got ripped off by Camera Giants and am preparing to return the items. Has anyone here ever returned items to them? Considering how horribly I was treated by both representatives I talked to, and after seeing all the totally negative reviews all over the web, I am concerned that if I do return these items to them I'll never see a refund. They are the most horrible people (people is too kind a description) I have ever dealt with.

I got all the usual things everyone else describes: the email requesting a phone call to verify order, high pressure salesman, rude, overpriced items (charging $219.00 for a memory card available elsewhere for $25.00). It was absolutely horrible.

Any information about the success (or lack thereof) regarding returns will be greatly appreciated.

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