Do Jessops price match

[TT Tim]

The title says it all really.

I'm looking at getting a new 'compact' digital, so fancy a Coolpix S4 because it's very neat and has a 10x optical zoom which is ideal for the wife so she can take pics of me sprinting the TVR.

Thanks in advance.

Tim

[speedychrissie]

it is often said that jessops do price match but im not sure. i was out looking for a very basic digital camera for my gf a few days ago and stopped into jessops to see what they had on offer.

in their catalogue it did mention price matching but only for SLR cameras.
i didnt ask tehm about price matching for other cameras simply because the person behind the counter showed no apparent knowledge of anything photographic.

[Gemm]

It seems it's all to do with manager's discretion. Sometimes they do, and sometimes they don't, some shops do and some shops don't. It's just worth asking.

[flameop]

everytime I've asked they say no.. :-(

[TonyHetherington]

They price matched for me on a Casio Exilim Z50 valued around £300. They only matched Amazon though and said they couldn't do company XYZ which was £20 less because they just couldn't beat it. I, however, thought that a £20 premium to buy from jessops was well worth it versus random internet company!

Phone and ask...very easy to do.

[Podie]

Did for me on my EOS-300D

[J111]

Gemm said:

It seems it's all to do with manager's discretion. Sometimes they do, and sometimes they don't, some shops do and some shops don't. It's just worth asking.

Go in on a wet Wednesday morning near the end of the month and you've a much higher chance of haggling than on a busy Saturday.

Edited by J111 on Thursday 29th June 14:49

[zippee]

They did when I bought my DSC T7, knocked £40 off to match with the internet.
I guess it also depends on the store as it's managers discretion.

[White_van_man]

i was told no today when i wanted to buy the sigma 10-20 lense...

[woza]

when i looked at the weekend there was a big sign in the digital camera cabinet saying "we will not be beaten" i told them that harrods had cameras cheaper than them to which they didnt have much to say back!

[cannedheat]

They took £100 off a 350d for me when I took in a printout from a web dealer. They would only match UK based sites though.

[julianhj]

The price-matched for my better half this time last year when she bought a Fuji compact.

[te51cle]

They've done it for me every time I asked. At one time they would match anything, then it was UK e-tailers, then it was certain listed sites, then it was matching advertised price plus delivery charge, so their policy does seem to vary from month to month - but they'll usually try to match the major internet retailers such as Amazon. I found giving them a printed copy of the web page as reference to be an effective negotiating tool.

[V6GTO]

The last time I went in (Uxbridge branch - last week) I was told categorically "No, we do not price-match any more"

Martin.

[john57]

Got a Canon 5D last Sunday ..... they price matched and as a result I got it £150 cheaper than their store price !

FWIW their asst manager said their own rules change almost fortnightly and they are finding it difficult to keep up with the head offices new rules !

[TT Tim]

Thanks for all the replies, in the end I got the S4 from Costco, was cheaper than ANY online retailer, and none were in stock at Jessops locally.

Tim

[-DeaDLocK-]

They knocked £400 off a lens for me once, pricematched with Park Cameras.

[Davi]

I always go to a small local camera shop rather than Jessops. The wife's Minolta they knocked £100 off the price and that wasn't even a proper price match - I pointed out it would be cheaper for me to get a return flight to Jersey and buy it in a shop there (where I'd seen it originally) and they knocked it off to prove willing!

[john57]

I think with Jessops it depends very much on which store you go into and who you speak to ...... some are very good and extremely knowledgeable whereas one assistant I spoke to didn't know who Tamron were or what they produced !!!