Jessops

[grumpybadger]

I know it is popular to knock Jessops but I've had excellent service from them so thought I would post to add balance.

Decided on Friday I wanted a 50D (Grendel's fault! Oh, and CT isn't without blame either )

Jessops had it at only £11 more than the cheapest on camera price buster (which was WHE who I prefer to ignore) and had it in stock.

Good price, they held it for me until I could pop in and I had the camera before my watervole shoot the next morning.

Thinking back of the last 6 new SLR bodies bought between Sue and me, we've got 4 from Jessops as the price was very competitive and the service was excellent.

 

[Dylanlewis2000]

Nice to hear about the flip side of the coin.

 

[tdodd]

Three of my four DSLRs came from Jessops, based on having a very competitive price, as did my G10. The other DSLR came from Hong Kong.

It is rare for me to find Jessops offering the best VFM, but when I do I am more than happy to put business their way. However, I never go in there for advice, or to browse around, only to pick up my "collect in store" orders or return something I am unhappy with.

 

[foodpoison]

Jessops are surprisingly quite competitive on their DSLR bodies!

After cashback, vat claim and staff discount, I got a brand new 40d for £390. I sold my 350d for £400!

 

[pete.rush]

Bought my 300mm f4 and 70-200mm f2.8 from Jessops. Must admit was using a 10% off voucher for Jessops (unfortunately long gone), plus canon rebate vouchers, managed to get shedloads off and easily beat the internet prices at the time, got a good deal.

Very happy with the service, the 70-200mm turned up damaged (probably by canon), and they replace it straight away no problems (pick it up from home).

They are offering better deals than they did, but I think they are struggling (not going to stock sigma lenses any more) and are in the last throws of the dice.

 

[Gordon Scott]

I've bought a couple of things recently from Jessops and they matched the internet sourced lower price on both occasions.

 

[andyred]

I've bought both by bodies from them and been very pleased with the service I received, the only thing I have found, which is more of a frustration, is there are some branches that are more knowledgable and helpfull - seems to be the smaller shops in my case - so I just return there

 

[chrism_scotland]

I've always found the Shandwick Place store in Edinburgh to be good, very helpful staff!

 

[grumpybadger]

I agree it depends on the store. Cambridge have always been pretty good to us. Not competitive on lenses but very close to web prices on the camera bodies...

 

[talktalk]

I agree too, always had great service at the moorgate store, but popped in yesterday and found that 6 staff have left in the last week!