© 1999-2009 Shopping.com, Inc. This feed is subject to our terms of use: http://www.epinions.com/help/rss_terms http://www.epinions.com/pr-Online_Stores_Services-Preferred_Photo Recent reviews written about Preferred Photo en-us 121 37 http://www.epinions.com/ http://img.epinions.com/images/epi_images/logos/epinions_121.gif http://www.epinions.com/content_454059331204?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author tomhackney - We shop on the internet and found Preferred Photo advertising the best prices.Their website is good and easy to navigate. The delivery speed was good and the order was not complete.  We would rate Customer Service as poor and we are very... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~454059331204 Sun, 7 Dec 2008 00:37:29 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_454059331204?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_441047420548?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author maliapdx - BEWARE!! Have been trying to order from this company all week. Unbelievable. I can't believe they are still in business. I wish I had read these reviews first. The sales people are so rude. I've had three upsell calls, which meant they missed my... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~441047420548 Wed, 13 Aug 2008 21:30:57 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_441047420548?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_440406019716?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author jz2010 - My wife and I ordered a Nikon D60 SLR camera from this company online. They then called to "complete" the order, which just means that they tried to sell us 5-6 accessories that would have pushed the price up about $300. Thinking that it might be a good... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~440406019716 Fri, 8 Aug 2008 13:48:41 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_440406019716?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_436737248900?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author cynderelli_1 - This is such an unbelievable scam. I don't know how they are still in business because they use extremely false advertising and offer terrible service. They try to upsell you to an "American" version of their product which is not listed on the website,... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~436737248900 Thu, 10 Jul 2008 11:49:49 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_436737248900?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_435689131652?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author sholmaniii - I just ordered a Sony SLR camera, and they insisted I call to "confirm" the order. They tell you you bought a stripped down import model with no factory warranty, and try to sell you back the parts they stripped and upgrade the camera to what they... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~435689131652 Tue, 1 Jul 2008 17:30:51 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_435689131652?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_434660478596?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author jlevine876 - I ordered a Sony digital camera online from Preferredphoto. I received an email from them to call them and confirm the order. When I called, the first thing I asked was if they had the camera in stock. I was told they had plenty in stock and would ship... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~434660478596 Sun, 22 Jun 2008 21:48:54 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_434660478596?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_432352693892?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author vikinek - Stay away from this store. The worst experience of my life. I found the digital camera on their website for $359 which was the cheapest price online. After placing order, I was told that for $359 I am getting the camera with only Japanese manual and... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~432352693892 Mon, 2 Jun 2008 12:26:39 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_432352693892?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_430139412100?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author afiegle - We ordered a Canon camera from this company a few days ago and of course got the email for the "confirmation call". While waiting on hold for nearly 40 minutes, I decided to look up some reviews for this place since this practice seemed certainly out of... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~430139412100 Thu, 15 May 2008 12:43:53 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_430139412100?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_429911805572?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author skeeterbmk - Terrible. They called to "confirm" my order only to try to talk me into buying accessories and offered to add complementary overnight shipping. After 5 days of not receiving the package, I ordered the same product somewhere else, I returned it unopened... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~429911805572 Tue, 13 May 2008 17:19:35 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_429911805572?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_429672140420?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author bcometa - DON'T ORDER FROM PREFERREDPHOTO.COM! Well, the Canon 450d price was $100 less than everywhere else on the net. A bit suspicious, I figured I'd give it a shot; ordered, got an e-mail saying to call 1-800-927-0973 Extension 281 "For verification... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~429672140420 Sun, 11 May 2008 19:40:56 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_429672140420?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_428316593796?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author cwolves - Contrary to almost every review on here I didn't have a problem ordering from them. I ordered a Sigma camera lens for $50 less than anyone else had it. After ~1.5 days I got an e-mail saying that they I had to call to verify the order, which is BS. An... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~428316593796 Wed, 30 Apr 2008 18:20:52 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_428316593796?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_426953117316?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author biscuit42 - Same experience as everyone else. Ordered a Pentax K100D super, their web site said IN STOCK. Got a call from a sales guy who tried to up sell me on anything and everything. I declined. He said the camera would ship in two or three days. That... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~426953117316 Sun, 20 Apr 2008 23:20:24 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_426953117316?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_426757230212?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author lalaw1996 - Same as others contacted to validate order was told that battery that came with camera was only 20min and I needed to buy 2 hr battery which was reg $199 but would sell for $125. After adding a couple of other accessories the salesman magically... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~426757230212 Sat, 19 Apr 2008 22:29:22 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_426757230212?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_426733309572?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author epin4pf0880 - Absolutely horrific! This site needs to be looked into by internet regulators. It is unbelievable that this so called store is allowed to stay afloat. I had ordered 3 Sharp LCD televisions because of the incredible prices listed on their website. Bait... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~426733309572 Fri, 18 Apr 2008 22:51:46 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_426733309572?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_425613430404?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author redrocker777 - These reviews are TRUE. I ordered a camera. Got the same as everyone else "call us to confirm your order". I call, got the accessories push, then got asked: "did you want the import, or the USA version"... uhm... I said USA and surprise... THAT model... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~425613430404 Fri, 18 Apr 2008 08:06:09 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_425613430404?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_418529971844?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author twiser - AVOID! I got the typical bait and switch from Preferred Photo. Ordered a Pentax Lens, received the email saying they needed to verify the order. When I called, they tried to sell me all kinds of crap (and misrepresented it as well). When I wouldn't... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~418529971844 Sat, 16 Feb 2008 00:46:02 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_418529971844?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_417987071620?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author ed925 - We ordered a digital camera from this company and a salesperson called and talked to my wife a couple days later. He subjected her to an extremely "hard sell" for additional items, such as a protective film for the lens, arguing "you need it or else you... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~417987071620 Mon, 11 Feb 2008 20:34:22 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_417987071620?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_412141915780?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author kberner - BAIT AND SWITCH I ordered a Canon SD850 camera, listed on their site for $243. I got an email back telling me to call them to complete the order. When I called, they told me that I had ordered a "foreign version" with menus in Japanese, a... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~412141915780 Wed, 26 Dec 2007 22:14:42 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_412141915780?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_409690410628?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author hawkeye2888 - Preferred Photo is an internet fraud site. Preferred Photoe, BROADWAY PHOTO, A&M Photo, PRESTIGE CAMERA, REGAL Camera, Ghu LLC, DIGITAL Liquidators are all the same scam. Whatever works for them, bait and switch, overcharging, misrepresentation,... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~409690410628 Thu, 6 Dec 2007 13:24:40 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_409690410628?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_409550687876?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author fritzgru - BEWARE! I too got suckered in by the low price, then received an email telling me I had to call and confirm. I ordered a nikon 40x and was told that is only had a battery that lasted for 15-20 minutes and needed to purchase an additional battery. Upon... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~409550687876 Wed, 5 Dec 2007 19:28:34 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_409550687876?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_406778777220?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author widomj - I chose Preferred Photo not for the price so much as availability of a discontinued camera model. I was horrified to see all the reviews and complaints, and as a result I behaved in an incredibly paranoid fashion throughout my transaction: I ordered by... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~406778777220 Wed, 31 Oct 2007 16:44:47 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_406778777220?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_406143340164?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author askolelarry - I BOUGHT A PANASONIC 32" LCD TELEVISION. PRODUCT WAS AS ADVERTISED AND DELIVERY WAS PROMPT! I WOULD DO BUSINESS WITH PREFERRED PHOTO... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~406143340164 Mon, 22 Oct 2007 14:26:35 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_406143340164?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_402476076676?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author rafalmas - I bought a refurbished camera and they sent me wrong charger! They didn't reply for my emails and didn't want to exchange this... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~402476076676 Wed, 5 Sep 2007 18:07:32 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_402476076676?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_401430974084?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author ps1947 - Horrible Experience. My tracking number did not show up ever on their website, even 8 days after placing the order. Two different customer service folks misrepresented the information twice, and each phone call involved almost 2 hours of hold time... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~401430974084 Thu, 23 Aug 2007 12:35:32 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_401430974084?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_360439844484?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author johnp344 - DON'T USE THIS MERCHANT!!! I ordered a Samsung Blu Ray player at what looked like a very good price. They called and left a message to call them to verify and complete the order. When I called, they first asked me to buy an extended service contract,... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~360439844484 Fri, 11 May 2007 14:07:15 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_360439844484?linkin_id=8003929