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A700 Cashback UK Claim

Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2008 9:50 pm
by grh700
Hi All,

Im new to this site today.

I bought my new A700 last week to work alongside my existing Minolta 35mm SLRs and film lenses.

I need a bit more adivse on the £100 cash back offer in the UK.

They require you to send in the Original Sales Receipt/Invoice, European Guarantee doc and claim form.

The European Guarantee was inside the sealed sony A700 box when I bought it mail order, so doesn't include the dealers stamp or camera /customer details on the 4 empty boxes.

Sall I send it to them Blank, or fill it out with the details of serial no, supplier etc myself. ????????


Many thanks
Graham

Re: A700 Cashback UK Claim

Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2008 11:20 pm
by Carlj
Graham, not sure, but believe many retailers will have the serial number of your purchase on your receipt - probably to stop someone buying a broken one off ebay and getting it replaced with their receipt!

Always keep a photocopy of your originals though!

Welcome to the site!
Carl

Re: A700 Cashback UK Claim

Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2008 4:05 pm
by David Kilpatrick
They are desperate to get the guarantee forms back - your receipt and the completed guarantee are what they want. They will then register your camera. One reason they do it this way is that only a tiny percentage of new product buyers now register their gear under warranty at all. Many just keep the cards.

David

Re: A700 Cashback UK Claim

Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2008 5:09 pm
by Omega892
grh700 wrote:The European Guarantee was inside the sealed sony A700 box when I bought it mail order, so doesn't include the dealers stamp or camera /customer details on the 4 empty boxes.Many thanks
Graham
IME dealers don't normaly bother stamping such cards at point of sale unless pressed and then it is made out like you are making a nuisance of yourself because most don't bother.

I do wish that a kit body only + grip was available as I don't particularly wan't an example of any of the lenses that come with. I have never seen a grip in my local LCE (given up on Jessop) and each time I ask they never know if any are coming. Are Sony shipping the VC grips?

Re: A700 Cashback UK Claim

Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2008 6:16 pm
by rogprov
I have never seen a grip in my local LCE (given up on Jessop) and each time I ask they never know if any are coming. Are Sony shipping the VC grips?
I bought a a700 vertical grip back in October from Devon Camera Centre for £160. They have them in stock now (but it seems the price has gone up by £20).

Here is the link http://www.devoncamera.co.uk/index.cfm/ ... ntrol_grip.

Roger