B&H Codes

[DigiSLR]

The official flyer these codes come from does state the are only valid until November 1. Sometimes the codes continue to work for longer periods than they are advertised, although even if they do expire, there will be new codes offered on new flyers distributed at different conventions.

[ilovtx]

According to Canon the offer expires on January 13, 2008 so you still have plenty of time to get what you want..

Save up to $125 on Canon EF Lenses and Speedlite

Purchase eligible items from an Authorized Canon Dealer from October 18, 2007 through January 13, 2008 and receive an instant rebate. (Found this to be true on Amazon.com and the form can be found here: http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/co...categoryid=111


Rebate Valid Dates:
10-18-2007 -- 01-13-2008

Download Coupon PDF

Qualifying Products:
EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM
EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II USM
EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM
EF70-200mm f/4L IS USM
EF-S 17-55 f/2.8 IS USM
EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM
EF 17-40mm f/4L USM
EF 70-200mm f/4L USM
EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM
EF 85mm f/1.8 USM
EF 50mm f/1.4 USM
EF 85mm f/1.2L II USM
EF 50mm f / 1.2L USM
EF-S 60mm f/2.8 Macro USM

[lhdvies]

Where do you put in the codes? When I use the search feature it doesn"t work.

[DigiSLR]

The posted codes are discounts on TOP of the Canon "Instant rebate."

Originally Posted by ilovtx

According to Canon the offer expires on January 13, 2008 so you still have plenty of time to get what you want..

Save up to $125 on Canon EF Lenses and Speedlite

Purchase eligible items from an Authorized Canon Dealer from October 18, 2007 through January 13, 2008 and receive an instant rebate. (Found this to be true on Amazon.com and the form can be found here: http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/co...categoryid=111


Rebate Valid Dates:
10-18-2007 -- 01-13-2008

Download Coupon PDF

Qualifying Products:
EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM
EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II USM
EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM
EF70-200mm f/4L IS USM
EF-S 17-55 f/2.8 IS USM
EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM
EF 17-40mm f/4L USM
EF 70-200mm f/4L USM
EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM
EF 85mm f/1.8 USM
EF 50mm f/1.4 USM
EF 85mm f/1.2L II USM
EF 50mm f / 1.2L USM
EF-S 60mm f/2.8 Macro USM

[premium-member]

Nice. First Abel bans henryp and then you all jump on his company's discount codes. Very nice.

[Titaniumblade]

Originally Posted by premium-member

Nice. First Abel bans henryp and then you all jump on his company's discount codes. Very nice.

Yup! I thought we would not allow these codes to be posted either...

Besides, I checked them out to see how they worked and see what the all great discount was all about. I found that discount code did not get me a discount at all....it was $40.00 higher with the code...LOL

Never the less...we banned someone based on this once before...Not sure why we allow it now..

[jon_k]

Originally Posted by Titaniumblade

Yup! I thought we would not allow these codes to be posted either...

Besides, I checked them out to see how they worked and see what the all great discount was all about. I found that discount code did not get me a discount at all....it was $40.00 higher with the code...LOL

Never the less...we banned someone based on this once before...Not sure why we allow it now..

I just reported the thread to the board moderators with the message.

Abel probably doesn't know about this thread, or he's mad at B&H. One or another.

Abel made a rule in the buy&sell forum forbidding selling of "software" because he fears people might sell pirated versions of Photoshop and other things.

When I reported this post, I compared this post to that situation.

What if I started a thread right now saying "Hey Guys, I just bought Adobe Photoshop CS3. Here's my serial #".... it's no worse than posting B&H discount codes, right?

I mean, discount codes are intended for people who go to trade shows, or pay to go to certain functions that B&H sponsors.. so I don't think it's right.... I mean unless B&H condones these codes for mass consumption, it'd seem wrong to post them.

[ElanR]

Originally Posted by premium-member

Nice. First Abel bans henryp and then you all jump on his company's discount codes. Very nice.

Mr. Longoria,

I looked up Longoria, Texas, and for some reason, my map program keeps pointing to Brooklyn, New York. Can you please help me with locating this town? I'm about to toss this piece of garbage defective software and order something that'll actually work!

Anyone got a B&H code for map programs??

[Abel]

Originally Posted by premium-member

Nice. First Abel bans henryp and then you all jump on his company's discount codes. Very nice.

Don't sweat it guys... this is just a previously banned member from TPF who loves to give me a hard time. Go figure.

And in reference to his "homepage" in his profile... I've never even been to Kansas. I guess he doesn't realize that there could be more than one Abel Longoria in the entire US.

[CobyPhoto]

Originally Posted by premium-member

Nice. First Abel bans henryp and then you all jump on his company's discount codes. Very nice.

This ass isn't banned yet? [Just my opinion.] (Just another reason to not purchase from B & H, for me at least.) How can they or anyone else, even presume to control what individuals post on this or any other forum, when the information posted is free and available to the general public??

Abel does a great job of regulating what happens here, in conjunction with the moderators. He can't be expected to be on here 24/7 policing threads and especially a thread such as this, where no member is inclined to report it...it is a discount code! Damn, why would people report something that might save them some cash??

CJ

[Roadrnr]

Originally Posted by jon_k

What if I started a thread right now saying "Hey Guys, I just bought Adobe Photoshop CS3. Here's my serial #".... it's no worse than posting B&H discount codes, right?

Those are two entirely different things. Giving out a serial number is allowing someone to steal a program. Discount codes are just that, discounts on products and in order to use them you have to spend money. Whereas the serial number allows anyone to download a pirated copy of the software and use it for free. Poor analogy, IMO.

[Breezy]

But wasn't it stated that the codes were for those who actually attended the convention etc... Not for every tom, dick and harry?
I mean to me I see B&H in the future no longer offering discount.

[Tom]

THere is also a big difference in photogs helping photogs and a company that refuses to support Abel that tries to get free ads.

[CobyPhoto]

Originally Posted by Breezy

But wasn't it stated that the codes were for those who actually attended the convention etc... Not for every tom, dick and harry?
I mean to me I see B&H in the future no longer offering discount.

Quite honestly, when you hand out catalogs with discount codes to convention attendants, it is complete feasible for those individuals to SHARE the wealth, so to speak with others. It would be completely unreasonable to to think that the codes would not get passed around. If B & H only wants those people at the convention to use the codes, they need to devise a method to prevent those codes from being shared. It can be done.

Trust me, B & H isn't that concerned with others using those codes. If they were, they would be doing something in the first place to prevent every "tom, dick and harry" from using them. $$ is $$ to them. Their business is based on volume.

CJ

[KdLaneJr]

I've seen B&H discount codes crawling around the internet long before I ever knew there was a TPF.

It's naive to believe that B&H is hurt by the sales increase they experience over other vendors when someone on the fence discovers and uses one of their codes.

I attended a seminar earlier this year that they sponsored. Received a B&H booklet full of product and codes. One of the more unusual items I was interested had a code that didn't work. No big deal.

Regarding the seminar; Now you can call me naive. I did not expect to show up and find a gazillion vendors hawking software and books like street market in Hong Kong.

So whether or not these codes are 'intended' for people that pay to attend a seminar and get bombarded by sales people or not, if the codes in the wild were truly an issue for B&H they wouldn't have them at all or they would find another way to make them available to seminar attendees.

Let me see, Increase my volume sales by using a discount gimmick that keeps people coming back for more, yeah.., I'd have to put a stop to that right away.