silverhawk Loc: Born a West Virginian, Living in Virginia

Canon has a "Loyalty Program"....if you have a Canon that can't be repaired, they will accept it, to recycle its parts, and give you your choice of all cameras, from their discontinued line, at a greatly reduced price...if anyone is interested, you can call 866-443-8002 for more information....couldn't overhaul my Powershot S2 IS so are offering, as an example, the T4i with 18-135mm lens for $576 +tax.....do you think this is a great price??..they call the discontinued line, which are obtained from store's overstock as new upgrades are provided, as "refurbished"....:mrgreen:

Swamp Gator Loc: Coastal South Carolina

A year or two ago I went through the CLP and got a refurb 50D body for a great price. I happened to have an old P&S laying around in a drawer that I never used and sent that in for the additional discount.
The refurb 50D arrived like new and has performed flawlessly ever since.
From what I understand if someone wanted to take advantage of this program and did not have a broken camera to send in, they are available on ebay for cheap.

MT Shooter Loc: Montana

The T4i is not "discontinued". Its their most recent introductory model. It currently sells new for $859 with that lens.
Your offer is very likely a refurb model.

St3v3M Loc: 35,000 feet

Canon’s Customer Loyalty program
http://www.digicamhelp.com/camera-logs/cool-stuff/canon-customer-loyalty
"If your Canon digital camera is too expensive to repair and is out of warranty, consider Canon’s Customer Loyalty program. The program allows you to upgrade it to a refurbished, newer model at a price that is usually considerably less than repair."
"For complete information about the Canon Customer Loyalty program, contact Canon. In the U.S. the toll free number is 1-866-443-8002. Others should visit the Canon Worldwide website for contact information specific to their region."

Refurbished Products
http://shop.usa.canon.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/subCategory_10051_10051_-1_34263
Refurbished EOS Digital SLR Cameras
http://shop.usa.canon.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/subCategory_10051_10051_-1_29252
Refurbished Lenses & Speedlites
http://shop.usa.canon.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/subCategory_10051_10051_-1_22751

silverhawk Loc: Born a West Virginian, Living in Virginia

Thanks for your better description of what I was trying to provide in my original post...... :oops:

St3v3M Loc: 35,000 feet

Thank you for the post!

Annie_Girl Loc: It's none of your business

I have an old canon powershot A450 with a broken battery door sitting in my drawer waiting on my next upgrade. I used the loyalty program a few months ago to purchase a 7D for my backup camera. Great program, it came looking brand new!

I think you can only use the program once a year (not positive on that, someone else might know for sure).

silverhawk Loc: Born a West Virginian, Living in Virginia

I misunderstood the pricing......with the 18-55 lens was the $576 cost......it is $736 with the 18-135 lens....hope this didn't cause a problem for anyone......sorry 'bout that..... :oops:

CHG_CANON Loc: the Windy City

Does anyone know if Nikon has a similar program?

ioptfm Loc: Isle of Palms, SC

Great information on what appears to be a great program...thanks so much for sharing

somerleaze Loc: Coventry, England

But if you live in the UK then get "...insert own rude words..." ! They don't do it outside the USA as far as I can see.

LaughBrian Loc: Tn

just paid $999 for the same set up so yea thats a good price!Mine was at best buy on sale at that price. mine is the 18-135 is stm lens though. there around $400 to buy without the t4i

silverhawk Loc: Born a West Virginian, Living in Virginia

GOOGLE SEARCH CANON'S LOYALTY PROGRAM~~


http://www.overclock.net/t/1088761/canon-loyalty-program-faqs-originally-from-potn

http://www.thephotoforum.com/forum/canon/286693-canon-loyalty-program.html

http://www.dgrin.com/showthread.php?t=225452

http://www.fatwallet.com/forums/hot-deals/849344/

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

______________________________________
IF YOU NEED A REPAIR OR OVERHAUL FOR ANY OF YOUR
CAMERAS, YOU MIGHT WANT TO BE AWARE OF THIS COMPANY......
YOU GET A QUOTE FROM THIS LINK WITHOUT HAVING TO CALL ANYONE......FOR YOUR INFORMATON

Precision Camera and Video Repair

http://www.precisioncamera.com/

Frequently Asked Questions

http://www.precisioncamera.com/faq.html


Precision Camera and Video Repair

Precision Camera and Video Repair is the world's largest camera and video repair facility, providing customers with optical and imaging service excellence for 61 years. We have earned a worldwide reputation but still manage to provide the friendly and personal camera repair service that you might expect to find only at the local neighborhood camera shop.

Digital Camera Repair, Video and Camcorder Repair

For digital camera repair and video camera repair, Precision Camera is the one-stop-shop for every camera owner and for all of your camera repair needs. We make the process fast and easy and at a price you can afford. Whether you are a professional photographer or the casual photographer for your friends and family, we understand you don't want to miss a day of work or a moment of memories due to a broken digital camera or video camcorder.


_________________________________________
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
HERE'S ANOTHER=FOUND WHILE GOOGLE SEARCHING "CAMERA REPAIR"

PRECISION CAMERA WORKS

http://www.precisioncameraworks.com/

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

silverhawk Loc: Born a West Virginian, Living in Virginia

As I noted in my second post, clarifying the price I misquoted here of the $576, which was for a T4i with the 18-55mm lens......I actually paid $736 for the "EOS Rebel T4i 18-135mm IS STM Lens Kit" ....this should give you a better idea of this pricing......here's the promotion current cost of the new kit from CANON......
http://www.usa.canon.com/CUSA/assets/app/pdf/Promotions/camera/eos_ir_t4i_t3i_t3_020313.pdf

Promotions
http://www.usa.canon.com/cusa/consumer?category=0901e024800610f4&pageKeyCode=53

sportyman140 Loc: Juliette, GA

Well the Canon EOS t4i with the 18-135mm is listed at amazon.com for $859.00, sounds like a no-brainer to me.