GH2 Pre-orders
- Thread starter Ben_B
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If you search the internets, you just may find how to obtain a login to get the discount. I will not give instructions here, but that is what I did initially. Later, I found out my company was part of the discount program anyway, so got a legit login from them. The discount applies to almost everything Panasonic sells. Lenses and accessories are heavily discounted. I also bought my plasma TV this way and a stereo. The discounts make me one VERY happy Panasonic customer.
Vitaliy Kiselev
Carbonite Member
Guys, why not to make group buy of GH2 bodies using legit Panasonic corporate account?
I think many guys agree to get body at this price.
What do you think?
I think many guys agree to get body at this price.
What do you think?
How do we make this happen?
Vitaliy Kiselev
Carbonite Member
Select member with corporate account (we have many as far as I know).
Send him money to his paypal account (order sum+shipping).
Wait for your camera.
Of course, it requires mamber who will be willing to spend some of his time.
stoneinapond
Veteran
Often there is a restriction on the number of items a person can buy with these discounts (for obvious reasons.)
I ordered yesterday still no email and order status is empty. Who else got their order confirmations?
I got my order confirmation yesterday about 30 minutes after I ordered. I suggest you call customer support.
The group buy is great idea considering I spent about $950 with tax on my GH1 body. Still a pretty good price for everything it offers but $650 would be a much more manageable price considering I could probably sell my hackable GH1 for around that. I would be willing to send a little extra $$$ to pay for someones time and effort as I'm sure many would.
The group buy is great idea considering I spent about $950 with tax on my GH1 body. Still a pretty good price for everything it offers but $650 would be a much more manageable price considering I could probably sell my hackable GH1 for around that. I would be willing to send a little extra $$$ to pay for someones time and effort as I'm sure many would.
Did you order through the panasonic discount program?
Cory Braun
Well-known member
Unfortunately my work is not in the corporate discount program. If anyone could help me out with a corporate discount, I would really appreciate.
Peter J. DeCrescenzo
Veteran
We got an "order" (pre-order, actually) confirmation email from Panasonic Direct about an hour after placing the pre-order. This email was just to acknowledge receipt of the pre-order. The receipt includes an "Estimated Shipping Date" of 12/1/10, which would be great if true, but I haven't had a chance to check if it actually shipped out yet. (Will do later today).
As others have indicated, my understanding is that Panasonic Direct's corporate discount program is for companies which have buying agreements with Panasonic. Some of those companies can choose to offer this discount to their employees, too, as an employee benefit. I'm fortunate that my wife works at a company which offers this employee benefit.
Concerning the possibility of my helping other folks buy gear:
At the risk of incurring the "wrath of the internets", I hope you'll respect that my wife & I aren't comfortable offering this discount to anyone outside our immediate family. Even if it wasn't a technical violation of my wife's employment situation, I'm personally not comfortable with financial transactions of this type with folks I barely know or only know online. It's not just this Panasonic Direct situation: I avoid any financial transaction of this type.
I'm happy to help out here online answering questions about cameras & video production, etc., but I apologize for not being able to help folks buy gear, etc.
Sorry for the long-winded answer, but I hope you understand.
In your experience Peter, have you found delays in receiving your order confirmation email? I placed the order last night, got an order #, but still have not recieved an email confirmation. I called them today, and after 40 minutes on hold I hung up.
I've never ordered through the panasonic EPP program before, not sure if this delay is normal.
Thanks!
Peter J. DeCrescenzo
Veteran
I've ordered from Panasonic Direct once before and that transaction went relatively quickly & smoothly. However, they sometimes have _very_ long hold times when trying to reach sales & customer support. Yesterday I was on hold for at least 30 minutes, waiting to resolve a problem I had with their online order website. When I finally spoke with one of their CS people, they were friendly & addressed my issue quickly.
Panasonic Direct seems to have a very uneven track record concerning telephone hold times, customer service, quick service, etc. There have been many reports here on DVXuser about folks going through nightmare scenarios when dealing with them. That's why I was very reluctant to give them a try, and only did so because I was fortunate to get the corporate discount. Otherwise I would buy locally or through Adorama, B&H, Amazon, etc.
With most customer service phone systems, it sometimes makes a big difference what time of day you call them. Keep trying, you'll probably eventually get through. But if Panasonic Direct proves to be too much of a hassle, the good news is that are alternatives. Best of luck & YMMV.
Let me know when you get your email or shows up in order status. I tried calling too but message said heavy call volume. Every year when they launch this GH camera it's always the same.
admactanium
Well-known member
You can't order an unlimited amount of items from the Corporate Partner store and technically you are not allowed to resell the stuff you buy from them. They would likely revoke your ability to buy from that store if you attempted to buy 20 cameras.
Vitaliy Kiselev
Carbonite Member
May be Panasonic PR department could make group buy in this case.
I see good marketing result from this
