Garmin 76CSX: anyone know who's got the best deal for it?

I checked out bizrate.com but if I remember correctly, I think I may
have seen posts here or elsewhere where there online GPS stores that
have better prices that don't end up on Bizrate.

Anyone know of any retailers who have any good deals? Tbanks

Might try Darrel at TVNAV.COM Bought my 76CSx from him, good, honest and
reputable online dealer..

Bob

I got mine from Shipdog. Good service, good price.

But.

After about 6 months my 76CSX started getting "lost". After contacting
Garmin tech support, they advised I should send it back for
repairs/replacement. Which they did, and it only cost me the shipping but
took a little bit of time.

And,

If I had bought my 76 from the local REI store, they would have taken it
back and given me a new one, right then. None of the fuss dealing with
Garmin. Yes, it would have cost a little more to begin with, but the
convenience of a good local merchant is worth the extra to me. When I got
my Etrex Vista HCX, I bought it from REI.

pumper hinkle wrote:
: I got mine from Shipdog. Good service, good price.
:
: But.
: And,
:
: If I had bought my 76 from the local REI store, they would have taken
: it back and given me a new one, right then. None of the fuss
: dealing with Garmin. Yes, it would have cost a little more to begin
: with, but the convenience of a good local merchant is worth the extra
: to me. When I got my Etrex Vista HCX, I bought it from REI.

Good points. Except where I am, the local stores do a good job in
raping people on these hand-held units, not so much on the popular
in-car GPS models because they have a lot of turnover and demand. Even
then, then, they tend to only offer a one month return/exchange policy
and then you're stuck with shipping back to Garmin. I prefer not to buy
online because I have had to send my other GPS units back to Garmin
directly and I dont like paying the shipping and insurance et al.

I have no connection to REI except as a member/customer. I have long
considered them to be a provider of quality merchandise although not the
least expensive. That said, they have a return policy that sounds pretty
good although I have never had to use it.

http://www.rei.com/help/returns.html

If I had to buy online or mail-order, I now think I would rather deal with
someone like REI that provides a reasonable return policy. Even if it
costs more.

Ralph