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Decided to splurge on a new digital camera! Got the Canon Ixus 860 IS. Went with my mini boss during lunch to Macs for lunch then proceeded to Harvey Norman to purchase my camera. I was telling her to help me bargain, and I also quite determined to bargain cause I heard you could bargain at Harvey Norman. However, when we got there, I asked to look at the camera, and she offered no support from the side! I had already set my mind on that model, so I just looked at it, turned it on, tried it for 5 secs before deciding to purchase it. I think the person was also quite eager to sell me. I had $100 worth of Harvey Norman vouchers that my mother had won at her company dinner, and so I took out the envelope to ask if I could use it. He didn’t even bother looking inside the envelope and said that the vouchers could be used, thus proving how eager he was to sell me! Well, that’s me when I buy stuff. Normally I’ll do my research online then check out some prices and then just purchase it without thinking twice. Sales people must really love me because they don’t really have to hardsell. Later in the evening, my boss told me that the guy didn’t even bother checking inside the envelope, and I could have just put some NTUC or other vouchers inside. Haha, I wonder what would have happened if I did that. I would have acted blur and said the guy told me they could be used!

Anyway, I believe the gimmick to selling camers is to give as many freebies as possible. They gave me 2 x 2GB HS SD cards, 1 Camera Case, 1 Digital Camera Kit, 1 LCD screen protector! And they even make you feel happier by putting the price tags on the items. Those prices are probably marked up anyway, to make you feel that you’re getting a great bargain, since on the price tags it’s written (not for sale) too! I guess they did the trick though, and my boss also was jealous that I bought my camera and got so many freebies and she didn’t when she bought hers! So, the summary of my purchase are as follows:

1 x Canon Ixus 860 IS Black - $669
1 x LCD Screen Protector - Free (No price tag)
1 x Camera Case - Free (Costs $39.90)
2 x 2GB HS SD Card - Free (Costs $38 each)
1 x Canon Digital Camera Kit (Digital Camera Bag, Mini Tripod, Cleaning Kit) - Free (Costs $29)

In all I paid $669 - $100 (voucher) = $569 for all those items, so I guess I got quite a bargain! I’m still charging the battery though, and have not used the camera. We were not allowed to bring it into the Supreme Court, and had to safekeep it at the security. Hopefully, I would use this camera much to take great photos, and it will not become a white elephant like my last one. :P