I purchased a black flash E-3 model which has work...

I purchased a black flash E-3 model which has worked fairly well for the short time I have had it. Recently I found that water/ice penetrated the battery seal. In addition the camera had zero photos on that SD card. I am familiar with Cuddeback trail cameras as this is the third one I have owned. Customer service told me my camera is out of warranty and that it is not in production any more. My options from Cuddeback were repair the camera and I pay for repair and shipping or Cuddeback offers a 30% discount on a like model. My complaint is that the customer service rep acknowledged on the phone the camera has little use and her offer through Cuddeback even with their discount would cost me more than I had paid for the camera originally by a fairly large sum. In addition, I have to pay for shipping and could not purchase through a local vendor to prevent having to pay for shipping.
In summary will be reviewing like competitors cameras prior to purchasing a replacement. The Customer service representative was polite but in reality the warranty / coverage for their product failing is really poor. I don't foresee myself purchasing again in the future now knowing that if I have a problem I'll more than likely be having to pay in full out of pocket and their warranty covers pretty much nothing.

-James