Hey guys, just a quick update. Like I've mentioned earlier on, I reserved a SLK in Silver from SLR Revo and went to collect it ytd night.
Agree that it is the cheapest in the town area right now.
Being a John 3:16 hard core fan, I again decided to head there before SLR Revo because I would much prefer their after sales service which IMO is excellent. John 3:16 seems more keen in building friendships and relationships although it might come across to some as a marketing tactic?
Anyways, John 3:16 quoted me $1220 despite me insisting that SLR Revo quoted me only $1167. It was a whopping $53 difference and after a long discussion and a whole lot of bargaining, Sam(the boss), suggested that maybe I should just get it from SLR since there is no way that he's able to match up to this price.
I rushed 1 level down to SLR Revo right before closing and managed to collect my set. Now the story starts here.
The salesman whom i made my reservation over the phone with is Valent. I told him I wanted silver and he said its in stock and told me he'll keep it for me. Yesterday, before making my way down, I called again and it was a lady who picked up the phone and she assured me it was the silver that they're holding on my behalf. I later enquired about the 17mm pancake lens and she passed the phone over to Valent to update me the price of the lens and again, Valent assured me it was the silver one that im getting.
So in total I was assured thrice its the silver that I will be getting. However, when i went to collect it, he took out the set and it was the white one!
I told him I requested for the silver one but he answered politely that i did not mention anything over the phone about the color. But, he did assure me that when the new stock comes in, he will still be charging me $1167 for the silver. Disappointed, I too politely told him I will wait 2 weeks for the silver but I was actually feeling rather cheated. I'm not sure if it was really a miscommunication or a marketing gimmick that SLR Revo employs to attract customers to their shop. Get them to come, leave them with no choice and sell the white one.
As a result I went back to John 3:16, paid $1210 and went home happily with the silver EP3.
And like some of you have said, if the difference is less than $100, its not enough to make me have sleepless nights.
Well, afterall John 3:16 gave me quite a good deal in terms of service and the post sales service he offered was rather attractive as well.
But for those who don't mind the white one, go ahead and get it at SLR Revo since its $53 cheaper and its only 1 level below John 3:16.
Hope this helps those who's still deciding where to get their cams =)
