Adorama Camera

Bought a 2T hard drive and it arrived in an envelope without any padding. The box has an open face so you can see the hard drive - which means something could strike it. Person at the post office recognized it as coming from a camera store and said: "Boy, there's not much padding." Indeed, there was no padding. Tried to "chat" with somebody at Adorama and gave up after being stuff at "two minutes and 44 seconds" for about 10 minutes. So, now I could send it back - which means my work project is delayed - or I can just hope it won't fail.

Ordered an SSD with 4-6 business days for shipping. On day two, tracking said it was going to arrive on day four, which was fantastic - and then it stopped updating and wasn't delivered. Contacted on Friday asking about the lack of tracking, mentioning there might be an error, just got a canned, "We're in the shipping window, please wait." Contacted Monday (day six) after mail had been delivered with no package, got the same canned response, even though mail had ALREADY ARRIVED, and they also tried lying to my face and said that I had selected 7-10 days, until I called them on it and showed I had in writing from them 4-6.

End of day arrives, surprise surprise, no package. I call again, and only THEN does the person actually check anything and say, "Oh, there was an error with your tracking number, it was impossible for you to receive." Offered either a reshipment or a refund, I went with refund. We'll see if it actually comes through. I am never, EVER shopping at Adorama again, and I highly recommend nobody else does, either. They've refused to even glance at an issue, do not provide customer satisfaction, and have attempted openly lying to my face.

Adorama Camera is very bad with customer service. Shipped incomplete order and took 10 phone calls and then they said they don't have it. Then offered a credit. Rejected that offer. They are disorganized. False advertising. No excuses.

I submitted a request for a used lens buying guide (what to look for) when I discovered a link in an old Nikonians post. Helen **, Adorama Camera Customer Service Ambassador, was very quick to reply and generous in digging this document up for me. A true photography community member... sharing and caring!

Helen is the best! Helen helped me a lot, was very kind and answered very quickly. Without their help, I probably would not have been able to complete my purchase on time. No doubt I would deal with her again in the future. Thank you very much Helen!

After having some issues with misunderstandings and "dropping the ball" a few times, I contacted Helen **, Adorama Camera Customer Service Ambassador. Helen handled my problem without hesitation and took care of me right away. I need to give credit where credit is due, Helen, you're the greatest. Thank you!

This was my first time buying from Adorama and it will be the last one. I ordered some screws for my camera on December 27, the screws are marked as "In Stock". After a month and multiple complaints I finally receive the package on the mail, just to learn that they sent the wrong item. I asked for a shipping label to send the stuff back and a refund of my money. I was told they were going to open an "investigation" as if it was my fault. It's February the 3rd today and I haven't received my money back. I don't even know if I'm going to get my money back or if they are going to try another dirty trick to keep my money. Shame on you Adorama. This guys are thieves and they should not be in business.

Bought an expensive Canon Lens with a package deal only offered by Adorama. The price of the lens was on sale with an instant rebate. Everyone was selling this popular lens at this sales price but only until the end of the year. I picked Adorama only because they had the lens with a package where you got a tripod for free as a bonus, so why not. Well I got the shipping notice that my stuff was ALL on its way. However, only the tripod showed up. I then had to log into Adorama to research what happened to find I got refunded for all of my purchase including the on sale Lens minus about $25. It doesn't say why. The tripod was worth more than that.

What upsets me is that NOW the lens is not for sale anywhere and will cost me an extra $150. The Canon rebate period is also over. So now I have a tripod I really did want and should have been free, but cost me $25 plus now the extra cost of getting the lens after the instant rebate or Canon rebate period. They are still selling this exact same package for more money. So the lens was in stock. Is this some sort of rebate scam where they are getting rebates and never selling the product? They never emailed me to tell me of my refund or I would have purchased somewhere else for the same price while it was still on sale. They did this on Dec 31 the end of the Canon rebate. Interesting.

Purchased a used 400-CD/DVD changer for $54 plus $21.75 shipping. Their website says all merchandise is checked to see it's working before it leaves the store. Well, nobody checked this one. Didn't work from the moment I plugged it in. Door wouldn't open half the time, turntable made horrible screeching noise and CDs wouldn't play. Of course, I could return the item, packing it up, schlepping it to the PO, where, of course, I'd have to pay return shipping, which would give me a grand total of $10.50 for a refund. Please save yourself much frustration - and money - and don't deal with this rip-off company.

I was concerned with ordering a camera from Adorama, based on the numerous poor reviews on the Yelp website. I contacted Helen (Adorama Customer Service) and she immediately addressed my concerns via email. One of my main concerns was if they shipped to APO boxes as I am stationed overseas. I also conducted reviews of Adorama on camera specific websites, and found little to no poor reviews of Adorama. I ordered the camera and it arrived in a week, which is very good time. Thank you Adorama.

Ordered used Tamron 150-600mm G2 lens. My order was confirmed and shipped. Received order which included the wrong lens. Customer service provided return shipping information but would not ship lens ordered or provide a pricing adjustment on another lens in stock due to Adorama's error. I offered to split the difference on price on the in stock identical G2 lens.

If you are thinking of buying, trading and/or selling equipments to this company, please head out: DO NOT. Do not trust them with your equipments, and most especially with your time. First, I bought my metabones from them, they also sent brochure about they buy/trade used camera equipments. The metabones was a failure. I talked to professional photographers and I was given several opinions like updating the newer software on which I did but still did not worked. I sent it back. Then, I decided to sell my canon lenses on which I should have not. It took them forever. I emailed 3 times, they tried to call me one time. Then I didn't hear from them. And when I finally talked to one person, the amount that I was supposed to get was not true. So, I'm very disappointed with this company and I will not deal with them ever.

Bought this product that had a $20 rebate offer. This rebate was part of my reason for buying. Product is great. The rebate process is an absolute disgrace. The amount of information required is ridiculous considering this company must have a record of what they need: Original UPC Barcode Label, Original Serial Barcode Label, Invoice or Order form. Am I meant to cut the serial number out of the box which is a gift for a friend? After mailing the product to me and charging my card are you not aware that I am a customer. Don't you have this data on your computer systems... or do you just mail products without any kind of inventory system. Based on what is required, it's clear to me as a customer that the rebate process is so involved and difficult for purchasers that they will not follow through. Congratulations, Adorama you get to keep my $20, but I will never buy from you again or recommend your company to anyone.

I ordered a "wireless" printer from Adorama and got free shipping. The product that I ordered was NOT wireless so I bought another one from them, paid for it and then got my return form to fill out. Come to find out that the "free shipping" will be deducted from my original purchase price. This is in addition to the return shipping I have to pay separately!!! Bottom line is that with my reimbursing Adorama the cost of initial shipping plus the cost to me for return shipping of the product will end up costing me more than I originally paid for the printer. I understand paying for return shipping but also initial shipping is just plain wrong. BOGUS.

Ordered a 27" Dell Ultra sharp that they had described as crystal clear and great for photography. I received the product and was so excited, and as soon as I plugged it in my heart sank. It's a piece of junk. After writing customer service and telling them they sold a product with a misleading description, they basically told me "they strive to provide the best customer service." If that's the case, I should have been provided a return label for the awful product I was sold. Instead, they said to pay for it to be shipped back ($100.00) AND basically what I see as a punishment for returning a crappy item, they would also deduct the cost for them to ship it to me. Seriously, the worst company I have ever given my money to.

The verification team at Adorama don't stay behind their shipping policies. The whole point on shopping with them was to have an item being shipped the same day. After made the confirmation or the order, the Verification team messed up and activated the order to be shipped after 8pm EST. The call that I received from that team before 8pm can be reviewed since they recorded them and the time can be verified there. However, since they messed up the item was not shipped that day and until the next one I found out about it. Spend around 30min with Customer Service and they have no solution for me. They offer you a compensation for completely ** with you as long as you don't cancel the order.

There was no point for me to continue with the order since the person receiving the item as a gift was flying out from the country so I could have spent the same amount of the purchase on trying to send abroad this item to that person. An apology just doesn't solve the issue and I have the proof (they as well) of how they are not behind their policies advertised on their website and how someone on their team made a mistake that they should have resolved around the customer.

Think twice before relying on such incompetent resources and hopefully they could train their representatives better so they don't waste their customer's time. I will do my best to discourage anyone I know that is considering Adorama by sharing my experience and provide better options so they don't buy with them. Thanks again to Adorama for messing up with me and the whole story behind this gift. The only thing I got from Adorama instead of a nice gift was nothing and someone that got away with it.

This is my story. Nikon D750 body with just over 1,500 shots. Nikon SB 900 with all blank warranty papers. Nikon 28-300mm Which I just bought from Adorama for over $1,000.00. Tamron 24-70mm newest version the best lens. Canon XA-10, with Mic, and aftermarket Hi cap battery, charger And some accessories. These items are in excellent condition, along with all warranty papers. After I talked to Avi ** He told me that I will hear from him soon, after waiting for a few days I got a reply from Avi that I can get roughly for $3,470.00. I am happy to see this $3,470.00, and I thought that I might get some more after they get all my gears.

A week after I called Avi whether he got my package, they did and I asked Avi that how much more I can get for my gears, Avi transfer my phone to Jack. My first question I asked Jack is how much more I can get, Jack told me that I can get for $2,500.00. I said "No" to Jack immediately. How can I want to sell my gears for that much, when I see the first number $3,470.00 that they show me. If I didn't see that number, I didn't think I will send all my stuffs without questions. Amir told me that Adorama will buy things from customer 70% based on the market price. If doing so my whole gears can get paid over $4,000.00 based on the price on Adorama Website.

Please help me, if Amir didn't give me the number $3,470.00 then there is no way I will send all my photo equipments in such wonderful condition. I told Amir that I want to buy a camera that can do both video and still. This Nikon with big lens banged to my 3 years old daughter a few times, I don't want that to happen again; therefore, I have to let them go.

Now, do you think I can get the price that the first time Amir told me which is 3,470.00 or I can only get $2,500.00. Just think like this. If you sell all my gears for half of the market price, you already make a lot more than you pay for me. I am not a Pro guy, and I am just a Handicap guy. I can get over $1,000.00 a month, and I have four mouths to feed. I love to take photos for my kids, now I think if I sell these to Adorama, I will get more money than selling them on Ebay. Please rethink this matter, and help me.

Please anyone out there can help me, I am so greatly for all helps that I can get. Jack told me that Deal is a deals many time, and He spoke very fast; therefore, I have to make sure that I can get $3,470.00 by asking Jack over and over again. Ok I said. Before hung up the phone I asked Jack that I want to buy a camera which can do both still and video, Jack suggested me that the Sony A7II is good for that and if I buy it then I can get $250.00 off. Wow that is great. A week later I got my Sony along with a check $250.00. I call Jack right away because How can I get that much, Jack told me that I can get that much along with $400.00 in my account? I didn't have any Adorama Account as I recalled, and no one told me that is what I get pay, and I didn't asked them to do so. Jack explained to me that the sony A7II is $1,700 plus $400.00 in my account plus a $250.00 check therefore, the total that I can get is $2,350.00.

Jack, are you out of your mind or you are taking advantage on non English Native Speaker. Please do your math. If someone out there has all my gears and sell them on Ebay for %30 percent of the market value right now, then I am sure they can get a lot more than Adam pay me for $2,350.00 on Ebay right now. I am very scary and sad, because of how can a big company with the Reputation can do such thing for a Disabled guy like me. Jack told me this over and over that our conversation on the phone has been recorded, then there is no way I can do anything about it. Jack, if you are a decent man, please don't do that to me and either you pay me $3,4700. Or returned back all my gears. Thank you.

I purchased a Sony 70-400 zoom lens through Adorama/Amazon. Not only was the lens priced nice, but to my surprise, Adorama shipped me the newer model (G series). I had first ordered through a competitor and when they failed to ship on time, Adorama/Amazon had the lens to me in less than 24 hour. They were hands down the best experience for me. The lens is beautiful!

I source many items as a part of my work. I have learned that I come out much better if I deal with companies that have exceptional support, rather than exceptional prices. Anybody can offer a low price. It takes a real commitment and integrity to provide exceptional support. The sales person that I dealt with at Adorama did not rush me, was so knowledgeable, that he helped me quickly navigate their vast product offering to the items that would serve ME best. If I only could include a tip for such a salesperson... I would.

In short: Paid extra for express 1-day shipping, took me 14 phone calls with them and 4 emails to actually make the order, only to realize they don't even have that item in stock. Just horrible, horrible overall online service. I've performed a 1-day shipping expedite order since I knew I'm leaving the US on Friday (ordered on Tuesday). The item has been stuck on "Pending" for a few days and I started making some emails. Every e-mail took forever to answer (over a day). Eventually, I gave up and started making phone calls. The representatives on the phone were nice but caused insane amounts of frustration and confusion.

Apparently the credit card charging failed due to MasterCard marking the deal as "Suspicious". After 2-3 calls to MasterCard, it was resolved. She said (the representative) it will be shipped out today during all of our calls before and after resolving the payments. They finally were able to charge me after me making almost 14 phone calls to them overall. I was sure it's all over and I'm gonna get my item in time.

A couple of short minutes after finally getting this done, after spending my entire last day in the US on phone calls with them and being sure everything is fine - they called me from Verification and said "Your order is back ordered, it won't be available to ship". WHY THE HELL WOULD YOU OFFER 1-DAY ON BACK ORDERED ITEMS?? This is absolutely unacceptable! and INFURIATING! Why move a customer through all of this frustration and phone calls for no absolute reason? Why commit to 1-day shipping if you're going to take 2 days to even reply to an e-mail. Just ridiculous. DO NOT DEAL WITH THEM.

Worst company to deal with via their online department. Customer rep is like talking to a brick wall. Cannot comprehend the issue I was having and seems like she was trying to find the solution in the Q&A book. Will never use them again. They offer flex shopper as a payment option but most reps don't even know how it works.

EBay item description did not match item description on company's website. Company blamed eBay for posting it wrong and offered no rectification at all. Told me to contact eBay to return, but I had used before I noticed the discrepancy. Blamed the whole thing on eBay. Never get my business again.

I placed a gift order for a Phantom 4 drone package and was distraught when I saw it was being shipped UPS Ground. Checking company reviews, I came across the email address for Helen, the Adorama Camera Customer Service Ambassador, and emailed her at 11 pm California time. The last thing I expected was to get a reply within minutes - when it was after 2 am New York time. But that's exactly what Helen did. We exchanged further emails at that wee hour of the morning. Helen explained that since Monday is Memorial Day, the shipment would still arrive in the 3-business-day window promised. She said to contact her at any time, that her goal was to provide fantastic customer service. Getting a reply in the middle of the night shows how seriously she takes her job. I couldn't be more impressed.

These guys brag about giving you top dollar, then have you ship your gear to them and offer you a bottom rate so they can sell it off at a much higher price. They claim 70% of "market value," send you an already low offer, then once they have your gear, they give you 70% of what THEY are offering for it, not the real market value. Avoid these people. Rude and pushy.

On April 24, 2016 I decided to purchase a Westcott 7ft umbrella bundle, but I only received the stand & the umbrella was backed ordered. On May 16, I called Adorama and I was informed that it could take two months before I receive the umbrella, so I canceled the order. While I had Trixie (the sales rep) on the phone, I decided to place another order. So, I had Trixie verify that the items were in stock and I gave her my credit card information, (BIG mistake). I checked my credit card account and I noticed that I had been charged $1121.56. At this point, I am thinking that my order was being processed and Adorama would soon ship my order. Later on that evening, I received a confirmation email showing that only two of three items had shipped. In the email, I opened the invoice and I noticed that I had been charged again for the amount $953.20. I rechecked my credit card account and there was another charge pending.

I called Trixie the next morning and she gave me the runaround. She told me not to worry that everything was fine. I asked her again about the second charge, but she kept ignoring my question. Finally, I was very upset and I told her to get a supervisor on the phone and that is when she told me that she would cancel the first order. I receive a cancellation email with a copy of an invoice, but it had another name & address on the invoice. She was trying to scam me! I tried calling her again and I ended up talking to another rep. He never answered any of my questions and the only thing he said, "It happens a lot, sorry sir." I will never buy anything from Adorama and I will never give my credit card information to anyone else. I called my credit card company and they are aware of the problem and they will be reversing the charges. Buyers BEWARE!!!

I ordered online two cameras at least from them up to now. One was as described the other was not working since listed as ranked E. Camera did not recognize the stock lens that I had. I returned the item next day, Adorama responded in very slow fashion. It took almost month and half to get money back after having at least 4 times call. I don't feel easy to order another one. Another thing is that they don't provide shutter counts for the camera. Shutter count relies on your luck.

My used but in good working condition Sony HVR Z5U camera was mailed to Adorama for evaluation under their trade in for cash or for gear. When the camera was mailed back to me from Adomara it was damaged. I telephone called and explained to the Used Department Manager Jack ** that nothing was wrong with my camera prior to me shipping it to Adorama. He said that he would look into the situation and call me back that evening. I did not receive a call or an email from him. The next morning, I was reading reviews posted about Adorama. I read how Helen ** an Ambassador for Adorama helped an unhappy customer.

I emailed Helen around 11:00 am and shared my frustration with receiving my camera back to me in damage condition. I received an email back from her within that hour saying, "I was concerned to read that this was your experience. I just discussed with the Used Department Manager, and he assured me that a member of his team will be in touch with you directly. Please accept my apologies for the inconvenience caused, and don't hesitate to come back to me if you need any additional help." Manager Jack ** contacted me and he offered for me to send my Sony z5u camera to Sony for repairs.

The camera was sent to an authorized Sony Repairs Center, but I opt out from getting the repairs done to the camera. Jack ** suggested to me, that since I was trying to buy the canon 5d mark 111 camera; he would subtract the repair cost plus subtract additional money from the price of an out of the box used canon5 d mark 111. This suggesting made it affordable for me to purchase the Mark 5d 111 camera with a 24-105 Lens. I was very happy with Helen ** and Jack **. Adorama is one of the nation's largest photo, video and electronic retail and mail order suppliers, because of people like Helen **. Thanks.