Thanks Paul!

Hey all out there,

Just pasting for fun, since writing emails and researching info can help everyone. Helped out my friend Marty with the Canon A75, and was just price shopping for him, so I thought I'd post the results here. Remember, we're on the east coast, so the selection is a little slimmer. Oh, and the interesting note was that Futureshop has a black version of the A75. That's all for now folks - well, except that I was poking tubes down peoples throats and up people's bums today, and the view wasn't half bad ;-)

Nicholas

Thanks for calling - it's always nice to "talk shop" for a bit, and always good to be able to help out. Just remember, you don't have to take any of my suggestions at all - that's all they are, suggestions, and I won't be offended if I see you with another camera.

That said, I took a quick look around at prices for your memory card. Unfortunately, with your time frame, you won't be able to get a really really good deal on the card. The best I could find was at futureshop, the Sandisk 256 mb card, for 79.99
http://www.futureshop.ca/catalog/proddetail.asp?logon=&langid=EN&dept=2&WLBS=fsweb9&sku_id=0665000FS10013481&catid=&newdeptid=2
That's the link for it. Now if you really want to save money, and are willing to put a little effort in, Staples has a pricematch policy. What that means is that they have to beat the price of any competitor. They sell the same Sandisk 256 mb card for 99.95.

http://www.staples.ca/ENG/Catalog/cat_sku.asp?CatIds=,&webid=497976&affixedcode=WW

What this means is that if you tell them that futureshop sells it for 79.99, they sell it for 99.95, they have to match and beat the price by 150%, so they sell it to you for 70 bucks plus tax. That's probably the cheapest you can get right now, unless Carsand mosher or any other store has a better deal in store.

As for the Canon A75, the best price you'll probably find is Staples, at 384.52

http://www.staples.ca/ENG/Catalog/cat_sku.asp?CatIds=,&webid=562526&affixedcode=WW

However, there is an interesting note - futureshop is somehow selling the Canon A75 in black - if that's your color, check it out. It may be more interesting for you. I don't think Carsand mosher carries it in that color.

That's all for now. Just remember, these prices are only here for comparison. If you want to ask, there's always a chance they can throw in another little discount. For example, if you buy the camera, card, and a case from Carsand mosher, and they match this price, you can mention that you're a student, and if you can get any little deal at all. They may throw in some rechargeable batteries if you're lucky.