memory cards not included

Well, I know what you mean, but you see the memory cards are not necessarily required for each of those things to work. The camera, digital frame, psp game.. they all work without the memory card. So they are not required or included. I agree with you that it would be nice if they did, and I know how much more we have to end up paying for those extras, but that's what they are: extras. Extras because the amount of space we need to save the things we want is greater than what come with each item. But if we think about it... let's think about camera. We used to have manual cameras. And had to buy film for them. Each time we used the film, we needed to buy more. And the maximum pictures we could take with that film was usually 36, with most of them with 24 pictures only. WIthout a memory card, most cameras can take and store a different number of pictures depending on the resulotion. Most cameras came with a standard memory of 16 or 32M which will be able to store about 100 pictures at least at low resolution and maybe about 20 at higher. Seems fair enough. The thing is that we always feel safer having more storage space and the memory card helps there, but as I said, it's not required for the camera to work and store pictures. the same with the frame.I'm not really sure, but I've seen some that come with 8MB , that would be enough to store and display a bigger number of pictures at low resolution and then of course less at higher resolution. It can still work without the memory card, just it will be storing and displaying less pictures that's all. So, again the memory card is an extra. As for the games, I'm not sure about the psp.But I am sure I am not mistaken by saying that the games can still be played without the memory card. Of course the saving options will be more limited and people prefer to be able to save more. One more time, the memory card is not needed for the item to work, helpful and important even in some cases, but not indispensable. That's the way things are. If we want something else we have to purchase it separately, that goes with memory cards as well :) That's why the big companies get bigger and the consumer's pockets get empty:)

Oh absolutely.. I remember my daughter needed a memory card for her game cube and then also needed some more extra stuff for the game if she wanted to advance.. As much as I like playing these games, I really hate the fact that not only do you have to buy extra things, (which aren't cheap), but in just a short amount of time, it becomes obsolete. They suddenly need the next version which means another investment, (that's what it feels like to me), and nothing is compatible....

Sure it should be included but they will charge more for the items.

oh yes...i do agree. My daughter got a nice digital camera. How disappointing to realize we had to go get a memory card in order for her to try it out! The cost of these things, you'd think that the memory card would be included....and we still had to buy batteries as well!

Everything needed for an item to function should be included initially but, of course, companies make more money if they seperate the package items; after all, it's all about their bottom line, or their overall profit margin. The consumer is a pawn in the marketing game; when we put our foots down and stop buying what they feed us, they regroup and adjust their plans to accommodate what the market "will" bear. We rule, but they lead us into believing that they do.

i think so too...try writing the companies...at the very least they may send you a coupon...if you have time for that anyways ;) this is why i try not to get those kind of gifts...santa did not bring anything that needed batteries or accessories to our house this year :)

how big and how many memory cards did you buy? You can get a 2 gig sd card now a days for what $10. You did not shop very hard.

Yes, you would think!!!!! But that is just another way to make more money! I'm glad the memory cards have come down in price a bit! They sometimes include batteries for remotes to TV's. That's the only thing that I can think of that they include the batteries with, might be more! I think they should include the memory cards, even if it is the smallest memory card. Then if you want more memory have the option to upgrade!

Good grief. I think that is outrageous. To be honest I would have thought that everything would be included in the box too considering how much these things cost. I mean batteries cost a fortune and it really irks me to know that I will have to spend almost as much as the gift to put the batteries in. And the quantity is always so well hidden that I have often been shocked to find that some items take 4 or even 6 batteries so the extra expense is shockong. I think that for such expensive digital items as cameras and especially game consoles the memory card should be included. I am sure they charge way to much for them because they know how much you need them.