Maple Leaf Photo

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Maple Leaf Photo has 55 customer reviews and ranks 184th in the Camera category. Common review topics include customer service, camera, 3 days.

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Undelivered item
March 7, 2025

I ordered a camera lens. They promised delivery within 5-8 days. Now it has been over two weeks, and the item still hasn't arrived. Customer support is unresponsive and has no communication with the store.

Date of experience: February 20, 2025
Canada
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Terrible experience
November 27, 2024

They will not reply to your emails asking about a refund. It took 3 months for my refund to be processed. I thought they scammed me because they ghosted me in the communication process. I have never seen such an unprofessional company.

Date of experience: November 20, 2024
Canada
1 review
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Bait and Switch
January 17, 2024

Ordered a pair of headphones that were advertised as brand new but received an item that had either been previously opened or refurbished. The company could not fulfill its refund obligations.

Date of experience: January 17, 2024
Canada
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Buyer Beware - Grey Market?
December 21, 2023

I ordered a D6 this week and choose Maple Leaf Photo based on product availability and price. I received the product today so no issue there. However, I thought something was odd when I noticed that the product box had a slight crease to it. OK but now realize that this is likely a grey market product. Why? Because no legitimate Canadian retailer would A) send an instruction manual in English only and B) have a charging cable that is 330 v as opposed to 120 v which is what we have here in Canada. Now, if I was travelling to Singapore I would be set. Not sure what to do - maybe put aside what I saved for future repair costs as likely will not be warranted by Nikon Canada. Good thing I did not purchase Maple Leaf's Photo's extended warranty. Based on what I'm reading now, it will likely be hard to get them to honour the one year warranty if anything happens.

Date of experience: December 20, 2023

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Will I get my money back?
August 2, 2023

I ordered a camera with the seller promising it would come on time for my trip but when it didn't, he at least had the decency to cancel my order. Went on my trip & came back to a camera in the mail, sent it back & am still waiting for my $1100 refund a month later. Ben said he'd do it today, but I haven't received it yet. Don't buy from them!

Date of experience: August 2, 2023
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Unprofessional
February 17, 2023

Beware of this "company" I ordered a camera from them and the next morning I decided to take a look at their reviews (learned my lesson to always look before hand) once I looked at the reviews I was accepting my loss. Then I looked at my bank statement and realized it didn't go through. My bank card had got locked and blocked some how. Thank God. I called them this morning to make sure the order was cancelled. Although they did answer very quickly, you can just feel the unprofessionalism the whole "company" has. The man answered the phone saying "hello" didn't even mention the company name, his name, or the department. Ended up cancelling the order for me. Just beware is all I will say. Thankfully my experience didn't end up like everyone else's but I 100% learned my lesson.

Date of experience: February 17, 2023
Canada
1 review
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Appears to be a scam
February 8, 2023

I ordered a camera lens on Feb 1. They charged my credit card immediately. They still haven't shipped it 7 days later. I have emailed support and no one responds. I call and no on answers the phone. This company shouldn't even be in business

Date of experience: February 8, 2023
Canada
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Service very,very bad
January 27, 2023

When I buy my lense,on the facture,did not put the serial number and don't want to do,so no garanti

Date of experience: January 27, 2023
Canada
5 reviews
1 helpful vote
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Website information not reliable
January 19, 2023

I bought a new Sigma 18-200 lens which is listed "New in stock" on the website. I received a USED Nikon 18-200 lens instead (which is listed as "open box" (which to most people means "near mint return item") - but lens arrived in a plain non-OEM box and appears obiviously used). Although the return process was smooth (though I had to insist twice that they pay for return shipping) and they did not charge me the "restocking fee" that some other sites would sneak in, I am still not impressed by the misinformation they gave on the item they sent me by mistake.

Date of experience: January 19, 2023
Canada
1 review
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Absolute garbage.
July 27, 2022

Avoid at all costs. Seriously. They will charge you immediately. Give you 0 info, say they tried to contact you when they didn't then cancel the order and never get back. Trash company. I trusted them because it's a Québec address, but when I went to Maps / street view it's not even a real business. That's what I get for trying to get a good deal I guess.

Date of experience: July 27, 2022
Canada
1 review
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Ordered a GoPro 10. Didn't ship it.
Didn't return money to visa, either. This company is not negotiable by BBB. Not answering the bbb claims. Visa insurance is acting on behalf. They said not cooperating to return money. Police report filed.

Date of experience: July 22, 2022
Canada
1 review
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Reliable
July 11, 2022

I was skeptical ordering from this company as I never heard of them. However I was familiar with the address of their Montreal mailing address so I decided to go ahead and give it a try. I Ordered a hard to get Fujifilm camera, as it was on backorder almost everywhere else on the net. While their website noted my item to be in stock, it wasn't, however they offered me the other available colour. Once I got a hold of customer service via Email and sent a few stern emails, they had a live person call me to address my concerns. From then on, I received excellent service. I made a follow up call to their support centre and someone actually answered and addressed my concerns with the delivery times. Overall, I think you can rely on this company to deliver however I wouldn't rely on their website for what's in stock. Their pricing was 100$ less expensive than the competition for the camera I ordered. I was pleased with that. The item received was in mint condition.

Date of experience: July 11, 2022
Canada
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Not Great But Was OK For Me
June 29, 2022

I have not had the bad experiences of others but it was not the best either. I ordered 3 cameras and the price was great with fast shipping so all good there. When the sales guy offered to take 25% off batteries, I added one extra for each camera. Unfortunately these were aftermarket batteries and not the original Panasonic batteries I had expected for the price I paid. The discounted amount is the same I would have paid to buy them myself from Amazon so clearly no real discount, just shady sales tactics.

Date of experience: June 28, 2022
Canada
1 review
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Avoid, grey market, no warranty, no after sales support
April 8, 2022

Purchased a Nikon lens. Arrived DOA. Called multiple times, and never received a return authorization. Support email address is a dead link. No after-sales support. My advice would be to purchase from a legit dealer like Henrys or Vistek

Date of experience: April 8, 2022
Canada
1 review
3 helpful votes
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In the end got my stuff
March 17, 2022

Wow. Stressful experience thinking this was all a scam waiting over 2 weeks that they said they shipped the day I bought it. The item was sold out in all shops so I was desperate and ignored all the red flags Many phone calls because they didn't answer emails. I tried so hard to be nice like I was sweet talking a monkey that stole my cell phone from my backpack once. In the end the Mapleleaf monkey gave me my stuff. Supposed to be a signature to accept package but arrived when I was out of town and sat on my porch all day open due to poor packaging and rough handling. Very surprised 8,000 dollars of gear was all there. I think luck was on my side.

Date of experience: March 17, 2022
Canada
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Nobody there and no answers
February 17, 2022

Seems like this shop is fake or a scam. I wanted to order a fuji lens as their price was the best on the market in Montreal. Before ordering I wanted to make sure the shop exists and I called them on business hours. No answers. I drove to their shop that finally looks like a generic warehouse next to the highway, closed again and no answers. Not buying there!

Date of experience: February 17, 2022
Canada
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DO NOT DEAL WITH MAPLE LEAF PHOTO
January 8, 2022

I ordered a camera for an event i needed to do some marketing for. I was told by the salesman that the camera was in stock and would ship that day. 5 days go by still no tracking so i called. I was told the camera had to be sent from another warehouse to there location so it could be shipped to me. I was upset but still needed the camera so i said ok. The salesman told me he would personally look after my order and promptly send me a tracking number when my order shipped. 4 days go by. Still nothing so i called again same story, promises to take care and still nothing. Now im past the date that i needed the camera for and wanted a return so i called and was unable to get through. Finally after several calls finally got through, asked for a refund and was put on hold for long time and no one ever came to phone so i hung up. Not sure what to do. Accept hopefully help keep anyof you reading this from doing buisness with them. If like me your seeing the bad reviews after a purchase good luck. I think this place is a total scam.

Date of experience: January 8, 2022
Canada
1 review
5 helpful votes
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Product Out Of Stock
January 6, 2022

I waited a week after ordering my camera and didn't get a tracking number so I called them and they said the camera is out of stock and I have to wait another week before they even ship it. Even then they couldn't give me an exact date so I'm left waiting. Which would have been fine but they didn't tell me it was out of stock. And they didn't offer me anything for my inconvenience. Instead I got attitude from the customer service… They said there's nothing they can do and hung up.

Date of experience: January 6, 2022
Canada
1 review
3 helpful votes
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Do not deal with this company
October 26, 2021

I purchased a bundle package for my son for his birthday. The site said there was stock so I ordered it. Nothing came after a month, so I called them to find out what happened. The associate said they were out of stock and that they should be getting more in that I should get my order in a week or 2. I waited still nothing I checked site still says they have stock in. So I messaged them to find out what's going on now its been 7 weeks and still nothing my sons birthday has past and nothing. I get an email this morning they cancelled my order and I will be reimbursed 1-5days. Do not deal with these people most likely you won't get what you pay for. Now here's hoping I get my money back they seem to lie about everything else.

Date of experience: October 26, 2021
Canada
1 review
4 helpful votes
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Absolute nightmare...
September 15, 2021

Absolute nightmare... do yourself a favor and buy from a proper business. So here is my story. I ordered a $2800 ($3200 with tax) camera bundle online on August 29th. Sales calls me the next day and I make it clear that I am going on a trip on Sep 18th and I need this delivered before then. They assured me that the camera would be shipped asap and that I would receive it in 2-3 days way before the deadline... 12 days passes and I keep checking my email and mailbox and nothing is happening. I call them several times just to find out that the payment hadn't gone through and they forgot to send an email or call me that my item was canceled... no respect for customer at all. Anyway sales enters my other card information and this time they confirm that it went through. I was told that the item would be shipped on that day and a tracking number will be sent to me right away. As expected by this point I didn't receive a tracking number nor an email saying I put in an order or any indication of the new order... On Monday the week after I had to call again around 5 times, wait for minutes get bounced around to find out they hadn't shipped the item yet... after several tries and starting to get frustrated they promise to send the item and send me the tracking number. I receive an email that I will get it on Tuesday. I also got a tracking number that doesn't show anything because the item was shipped from the US... Tuesday comes and goes and as you guessed no camera anywhere to be seen. Calling again on Wednesday they tell me I will probably get it by Friday which is the last day before I leave... So the order that was put in on Aug 29th is still not delivered and I am not even sure I will get it on time... online orders are supposed to be easy and convenient but my experience with this company has been anything but smooth. It has caused me so much stress, frustration, time and energy and I still don't have my item and I am not even sure if this ordeal is over or not...

Date of experience: September 15, 2021