Camera Action

After an entire summer, I finally bought a new camera. My old camera just couldn't take my abuse anymore. I mean, it couldn't even handle a few drops onto pavement. Sheesh. Well, after borrowing my brother's Canon SD550 during my European escapade, I figured it was a pretty sweet camera. So in the spirit of one-upping him, I decided to get the Canon SD800, which is similar in form and function. Unfortunately, he recently got himself a Canon Rebel digital SLR, which eats point-and-shoots for breakfast. I want to see him try to put that SLR in his pocket, though.

Since I'm going to try to take much better care of this new camera, I'm getting a silicone skin cover for it. It fits snugly over the entire camera to protect it from scratches and such. I found a seller on ebay selling these for $12.98, which isn't bad. But then I searched for skins for the Ixus 850 (which is what the Canon SD800 is called outside of the US), and the same vendor was selling those for $11.24. It's the exact same product! And then I noticed that there were also some listings in British pounds, and those converted into about US $12. Sneaky, huh?

So... after blowing thousands of dollars this summer, I figured saving $1.74 should about make up for my spending.