Okay I'm convinced, but where do I buy it???

Okay, after reading a bazillion reviews on this site (and others) I've decided to buy a Canon A590, but everyplace I've tried doesn't carry it, it's out of stock (and can't say when new stock will arrive) and one vendor even told me it's been discontinued!!!! So where do I buy the darn thing???

Indeed the store salesperson was correct. This is last years model after all. It is being moved off the shelves of retail stores for newer models such as the 12.3 MP A1100 IS (The second successor to this camera- The A1000 IS is a 10 MP version).

Okay this is the deal- Camera makers release new cameras on a cycle. There is a trade show called PMA which is held at the end of Feb. This is a trade show where camera makers show off their newest models. The Cameras from that show get on retailers shelves around end of March-April (Right in time for cameras to be on the shelves for- you guessed it Wedding/Vacation Season). Then right around end of October/Early November more models of cameras, typically slightly upgraded versions of the cameras released earlier in the year, tend to get released for the Christmas shopping season.

People will often ask me what is the best Digital Camera to buy and when to buy it.... This depends on what you are planning on doing with the camera (AKA with what you want to do is a; SuperZoom, SLR, Ultra-Compact, Etc...Etc appropriate) however I always tell them, unless you need the bleeding edge technology (AKA currently the 26X Optical zoom or 12-14 MP) buy last years camera in the last week or so of March- First week of April, In August (Back to school sales for college students), the end of October, and end of December (After Christmas). Why? The price comes down significantly and the manufacture has time to apply patches to the firmware to fix wonkiness in the camera. I do not recommend buying last -last years camera (Unless it is under $60) because at this point it may cost more and you will get less features for your money. Of course if you need the camera now- then buy it.

WalMart was putting these cameras out on the clearance racks for $95 last Saturday. RadioShack has them on special for $109 (In store only) to move them off the shelves. WalMart, BestBuy (Model already removed from their website but last Saturday the local BestBuy where I live still had some in stock), OfficeDepot, and RadioShack all have new find in store utilities on their websites which will tell you which store has a stock of the item. Look up which stores still have them (locally for me 2 Radio Shacks and 2 Office Depots still have them in stock but none of the local WalMarts list them as in stock). You can also call your local retailers and see if they are still in stock.

Reputable online retailers such as Amazon, Canon's E Store (On Back Order), OfficeMax.com(In stock and on sale for $109+Bonus Digital Keychain), OfficeDepot.com (In stock $129), Ritz/Wolf Camera (On Back Order), Adorama Camera (In Stock), WalMart.com (In Stock Online-$129), or BeachCamera (In Stock but charging $149). You want to pay tween 100-130 for it.

My friend bought one at Office Max yesterday for$69. That was with 20% off for bringing in some bag. The location was Crestwood, IL