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Sunday, February 20, 2005

For rebate/bargain hunters: Super digital camera bargain for Stylus 300 @ Amazon

This offer is best suited for rebate/coupon/bargain hunters. Others have described this offer as "maa faan" [cantonese]

If you buy the Olympus Stylus 300 from Amazon RIGHT NOW, you get:

sale price of $180
If you apply and qualify for a brand new Amazon Visa credit card during the checkout process, you get a $30 bonus discount from the Amazon Visa, which brings the price down to $150.
If you use the Amazon Visa in step #2, you also get a 3% credit card reward and 0% APR - if you qualify
Then there is a $30 Amazon-only mail-in-rebate, bringing the price down to $120AR and credit-card bonus
FREE 32MB xD card or $15 discount towards other xD cards (although proprietory their prices have fallen down)
Free shipping!
No Sales Tax (unless you reside in Amazon states (eg WA))
If you have the A9 discount, you get 1.57% off the sale price of $180. That knocks almost $3 off. Hey, that's a pint of Ben&Jerry!
If you have any Amazon promo codes or gift certificates you can use them to trim down the price even further
This camera sells for about $200 + shipping + possible_Tax at other reputable internet stores!

Granted, the Olympus Stylus 300 is a relatively "old" model (more than 1 year old!), but it is still current and it's still a nice splashproof carry-around camera!

You can read two reviews about this camera here:
http://www.dcresource.com/reviews/olympus/stylus_300-review/index.shtml
http://www.imaging-resource.com/PRODS/OS300/OS30A.HTM
and links to even more reviews and spec-sheets here:
http://www.dcviews.com/_olympus/s300.htm