Just found that there is a coupon for a free Scribe pen with the HTC Flyer purchase at Best Buy. Log in to your Reward Zone home and the coupon is available for print on the front page. It ends July 2, so only couple more days. Says it only works in stores. Enjoy!
No log in is required to print:
https://myrewardzone.bestbuy.com/earning/offersandpromotions/coupon/0900a76f800309de
Nice find. Wish they made this more widely known. Now to find my original receipt... Or maybe just cash in on a backup pen.
Soooo if I took my receipt up there along with this coupon, could I get my money back but still keep the pen?
Gumby, they should honor that considering Best Buy's Customer service policies and the rewards card is their card. I had to go round and round with Sprint and it was a nightmare to get my Flyer activated because I am on a grandfathered phone plan and while it shouldnt effect the upgrade it did. When all was said and done, as an existing Data Plan customer I was not elligible for a free pen, so the store manager said if I bought two accessories, the dock and the pen, he would discount them 25% and then credit me the remaining amount I paid for the pen.
I think it's worth a try, although technically it says not valid for previous purchases on it. If it doesn't work, most stores should still allow you to use a coupon for a recent purchase with receipt. Just return the pen and re-purchase, since the pen should fall under the 30 day return policy.
I found this coupon RIGHT after I placed the order for the Flyer and the pen for a store pickup after work. Will have to go in and talk them into applying this coupon for me as well.
Blu3Fr0g said:
Gumby, they should honor that considering Best Buy's Customer service policies and the rewards card is their card. I had to go round and round with Sprint and it was a nightmare to get my Flyer activated because I am on a grandfathered phone plan and while it shouldnt effect the upgrade it did. When all was said and done, as an existing Data Plan customer I was not elligible for a free pen, so the store manager said if I bought two accessories, the dock and the pen, he would discount them 25% and then credit me the remaining amount I paid for the pen.
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Are you talking about the Flyer or View? Does the US version of the Flyer have the SIM card slot? If you activated it with GSM, what kind of subsidy are they offering? I just purchased the Evo View, but I'd consider the Flyer instead depending on the GSM subsidies, I just didn't really know that thing had a SIM card slot.
Not for previous purchase.
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Well it looks like I'm going to return my pen, then use the coupon for a new one. That's basically the same thing lol
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Best Buy is being horsey about this one. Not only did they point out the "Not valid on previous purchase." but when I pointed out I would just bring back my pen and rebuy, they nearly laughed as they pointed out the preceeding sentence: "Items must be purchased on the same receipt." So unless you could bring back both the Flyer and Scribe, you lose. Way to go Worst Buy...
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Just found that there is a coupon for a free Scribe pen with the HTC Flyer purchase at Best Buy. Log in to your Reward Zone home and the coupon is available for print on the front page. It ends July 2, so only couple more days. Says it only works in stores. Enjoy!
No log in is required to print:
https://myrewardzone.bestbuy.com/earning/offersandpromotions/coupon/0900a76f800309de
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Hmmm this is good to know; one reason I went with Sprint and Evo View was for the free pen. Does this thing have a SIM card slot? Even though I have Sprint, I'd almost rather have the Flyer with a pay-as-you-go SIM card for emergencies than a service plan with Sprint.
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Hmmm this is good to know; one reason I went with Sprint and Evo View was for the free pen. Does this thing have a SIM card slot? Even though I have Sprint, I'd almost rather have the Flyer with a pay-as-you-go SIM card for emergencies than a service plan with Sprint.
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Unfortunately, the Flyer only has a SD card slot under the removeable cover where the camera is. Unless the bottom piece is also removeable, has anyone tried it?
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Best Buy is being horsey about this one. Not only did they point out the "Not valid on previous purchase." but when I pointed out I would just bring back my pen and rebuy, they nearly laughed as they pointed out the preceeding sentence: "Items must be purchased on the same receipt." So unless you could bring back both the Flyer and Scribe, you lose. Way to go Worst Buy...
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They were a PITA with me on this as well. Luckily I was within my 14 day return window. Nothing to stop you from returning both and re-buying them right back with the coupon.
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Unfortunately, the Flyer only has a SD card slot under the removeable cover where the camera is. Unless the bottom piece is also removeable, has anyone tried it?
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So the US/Best Buy version doesn't have it.
I guess the Euro/International version does have the slot:
http://cgi.ebay.com/New-HTC-Flyer-P...80693015059?pt=AU_Tablets&hash=item415a9b8213
For example.
Thank you very much! Within my 14 days, walked in tonight and got my $80 back! Woohoo...
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My Best Buy let me have the pen three weeks after I had the flyer. Guess its the employee/manager you get. Thanks for the heads-up on this one.
Is the coupon still available? I clicked on the link and I don't see it.
Just hit the thanks button
The coupon expires today (7/2). It should still work, but now it asks for login, so you might have to login to rewardzpne to print it.
I logged in and it said the coupon is unavailable. Is it possible to get it from anyone here?
Sure, though it did expire yesterday. Not sure if you'll be able to talk your way past that. I totally decided to wait for a 10" HTC tablet. Then of course went out last night and bought a flyer, wups!
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It looks like most Retailers are accepting trade ins on most electronics. This could help out with the purchase of your non upgrade purchase or make your upgrade almost free! I also looked and radioShack, Best Buy, Ebay instant sale, and Amazon below you will see the current (as of 5/23) trade in values.
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best buy offers $132 on a gift card. http://www.bestbuytradein.com/bb/
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Radio shack currently offers $179 Gift Card, for a used EVO 4G in great condition, $155 in good condition. Radio Shack Trade And Save
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Ebay has a instant trade value if $223 Cash PayPAL required http://green.ebay.com/instantsale/
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Amazon has a trade in of up to $114 currently, and they just give you a girft card. Amazon Trade In Program
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Sprint offers $150 credit on your bill for the EVO 4G Sprint Buy Back Program
Looks like you have to mail it in to Best Buy for the gift card which says it takes 7-14 days after receiving the item. If you were able to do it in store that would be cool and I would probabaly think about doing it depending the the 3d price.
Anybody know if it can be done it store?
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Looks like you have to mail it in to Best Buy for the gift card which says it takes 7-14 days after receiving the item. If you were able to do it in store that would be cool and I would probabaly think about doing it depending the the 3d price.
Anybody know if it can be done it store?
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there is a drop down near the bottom of the page that lists states, find your state then select your city, It turns out the bestbuy I pre-ordered at is a trade in center.
did a little shopping around and it appears that radio shack is offering $179 trade in for the evo 4g in excellent condition, $155 for good condition, and ebay has a instant sale program where $188 for a evo in great condition.
Im going to pre-order at the shack today because they actually know what they are doing when it comes to account management. the best buy pre order I was told is refundable. but either way I will be selling my evo using one of these programs.
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So If the price is $199 (when I use my upgrade) minus the 139, minus the $50 pre-order gift card = $10 on launch day.
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Plus sales tax on full price... at least where I live.
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Im going to be doing the same thing. I did that with my pre when I got the evo. The thing is once the evo 3d is out evo 4g prices will drop on ebay. I know I can get a bit more like 180 for the evo but it just easy to trade it in at best by for 150 and get a new phone for 50 bucks. cant beat that. I only paid 40 bucks for my evo so either way a new phone for 50 bucks is great.
Amazon does trade-in's now too:
EVO 4G trade-in
currently up to 209 bucks... i'm sure it will drop over time though... I know best buy's trade in was 175 bucks a week or so ago
Do you guys really think price will be $199? Im thinking $149
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I think its going to be 199 and sprint gives you 149.99 for the evo right now not sure what it will be when evo 3d comes out though
So i went into my local Radio Shack and asked about the trade in program and the guy said yes "we do participate in the program but honestly why would you want to do that, Ill give you $200 for the phone right now" he looked at the phone and determined that it was in the good quality bracket. and would be able to give me $155 in store credit. he said to get the $177 it cant show any wear at all. and mine shows wear by the hdmi/charge ports. other than that its been in an otterbox.
Sprint just gives you a $150 credit on your bill. Im not sure if you can put the new phone on your bill.
also anyone know If I can use my %25 employee discount on new equipment purchase?
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So i went into my local Radio Shack and asked about the trade in program and the guy said yes "we do participate in the program but honestly why would you want to do that, Ill give you $200 for the phone right now" he looked at the phone and determined that it was in the good quality bracket. and would be able to give me $155 in store credit. he said to get the $177 it cant show any wear at all. and mine shows wear by the hdmi/charge ports. other than that its been in an otterbox.
Sprint just gives you a $150 credit on your bill. Im not sure if you can put the new phone on your bill.
also anyone know If I can use my %25 employee discount on new equipment purchase?
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Can't use the discount for phone purchases.
The last couple of times I ordered through telesales they billed me Sprint account. Not sure if you need to meet a certain criteria for that though.
I wonder if RS is going to reduce their trade in value to $100 like it says in that "leaked" ad, from the current $179 trade in value. If so I might go in a day or 2 early and get the $179 on the gift card and then go in the next day and purchase the evo 3D.
Does sprint have it where you can make payments, if you buy it at full price?
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Does sprint have it where you can make payments, if you buy it at full price?
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I have been told that if you order over the phone, You can have the phone billed to your account. And I have heard that it could be split into 4 billing cycles. but I would call to make sure.
I bought my Flyer on 5/26. Went to Best Buy and asked (nicely) if I could get a pen, and they gave me one. Worth a try; you never know.
I was searching yesterday, deciding between the Q550 tablet or the flyer and saw the free pen on best buy. Today it's all over the net that it's included, but it doesn't mention it on their site anymore. Weird. Glad to hear it worked for you.
I would still give them a call, 'cause you never know. The tag at the store didn't mention the pen either, and the blue shirt guy had to go research a little because he hadn't been told anything about it.
best buy doesnt seem to be offering this bundle anymore but sprint still is as of Tuesday when i became a EVO View owner
As mentioned in another thread, it seems that the free pen with the Flyer is very random, and maybe up to the specific location or store manager. I bought my Flyer right around the same time as the OP, and asked about the free pen. All of the employees working in the tablet department said they hadn't heard anything about it, and couldn't give it to me.
I guess I lucked out. =) Other than the mentions online, I didn't see anything on the BB website or local store, and the dude hadn't heard anything either. Maybe he just liked me. I hope not too much, though.
i just got the view about a week ago from sprint and they gave me a pen for free just fyi
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i just got the view about a week ago from sprint and they gave me a pen for free just fyi
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The pen is free (at least for a limited time) with the purchase of the View from Sprint. This has been officially advertised by Sprint.
http://newsroom.sprint.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=1955
The case of getting a free pen from Best Buy with the WiFi-only Flyer, however is much more inconsistent, with no official announcement/advertising for it.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834230219
Asus Prime 64GB Gray in stock now as of 3pm PST 1-16.
Order now before they are gone!
Nice find...
Almost pulled the trigger on this, but then noticed that Newegg has a restocking fee, apparently on all items. Couldn't even find out how much it is.
Don't like restocking fees...
15% restocking for a refund only they rma it for a replacement
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The Keyboard dock is still in stock as well.
xAnimal5 said:
The Keyboard dock is still in stock as well.
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They have a bundle of the 64GB Gray and the Gray Keyboard that saves $10.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.815542
I just ordered the bundle and there is free shipping on the bundle.. Where as it is 9.99 on the prime and 4.99 on the dock if purchased separately.
Surprised there wasn't a 100$ price drop lol..
I wonder if Asus ever plans on selling champagne docks for my "transformer"
Just returned my tablet. Good luck guys. No more Asus crap for me.
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ljwnow said:
Just returned my tablet. Good luck guys. No more Asus crap for me.
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care to elaborate?
ALSO WOW that was fast... they are already out of stock!!! Glad that I didn't hesitate.
I placed an order but for some reason my card was declined even though I have the money on there I am going to ***** my bank out tomorrow..
Newegg sent me an email saying they will try to authorize my payment once more when I update the payment information. My order now shows up as "ON HOLD" but the item is out of stock, does anyone know if this means they have one on hold for me until they try putting my card through again or if its going to be backordered now? Im really upset.. I've had the money for this thing sitting on my card for several weeks now.
jb9217a said:
I placed an order but for some reason my card was declined even though I have the money on there I am going to ***** my bank out tomorrow..
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Debit card? Some prevent purchases greater than $500 without bank coordination.
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Debit card? Some prevent purchases greater than $500 without bank coordination.
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Yup, wonder if thats it then.. I will call my bacnk first thing tomorrow. Wonder if they held one for me while I contact my bank, lol. Probably not...
I didn't realize they could do that but it makes sense since it was $600+
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I placed an order but for some reason my card was declined even though I have the money on there I am going to ***** my bank out tomorrow..
Newegg sent me an email saying they will try to authorize my payment once more when I update the payment information. My order now shows up as "ON HOLD" but the item is out of stock, does anyone know if this means they have one on hold for me until they try putting my card through again or if its going to be backordered now? Im really upset.. I've had the money for this thing sitting on my card for several weeks now.
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My prime preordered from newegg was on hold for over a month, so yes it means it is backordered. I never even got the tablet from them in the end, was able to order right after Christmas with next day delivery from best buy. I did snag a rock from them a couple days later though.
Long story short, on hold means its a backorder.
So, how much was the 64gb prime?
Since it is now deactivated, i can not see the price.
Thanks
racerxx said:
So, how much was the 64gb prime?
Since it is now deactivated, i can not see the price.
Thanks
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it was $599.99 plus shipping unless you bundled then it had free shipping.
I just got back from picking up my Note from Best Buy, and there were issues getting my $50 credit. Ultimately they had to call corporate, and corporate has to email the printable $50 credit. They were unable to print out the credit for some reason.
Has anyone else run into this today? It caused what was initially quick and easy a 2 hour endeavor. The good thing at least was that I was able to use my phone while waiting for them to try to get it resolved. I'm not really bothered by it though.
the gift card has worked flawlessly 99% of the time from my experience. problem has only occured when people registered wrong number on the Phone Freedom site, or issues sometimes with multiple numbers registered and multi line upgrades in store.
Issue right now, henna on the phone with the people behind the curtain.
Single line upgrade, number matched the one I registered.
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Yeah, I just got back from BB. Same problem, couldn't apply the $50 gift card to the purchase. The salesman got on the phone with corporate and was told to give me a $50 gift card. I held my ground and insisted they take $50 off the sale of the phone. The manager came over and told the clerk to hang up with corporate, then she overrode the computer to make my price $249. Sweet...
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Yeah, I just got back from BB. Same problem, couldn't apply the $50 gift card to the purchase. The salesman got on the phone with corporate and was told to give me a $50 gift card. I held my ground and insisted they take $50 off the sale of the phone. The manager came over and told the clerk to hang up with corporate, then she overrode the computer to make my price $249. Sweet...
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I probably could have done this as well, but since I know I'll shop at Best Buy again, getting the $50 later wasn't a big deal. The girl ringing me up was really nice and I didn't feel like making trouble for her.
I had an issue with mine as well, but the guy at my store just took the phone down to $249..
I used buyback on my Skyrocket, so I got $325 ($649.99 retail) plus the $50 credit and buy back on the new phone brought my total after tax to $308.32...
Not to mention that I had the $50 gift card from when I preordered (technically I paid for it, but I still have it)
So i'm looking at it as making $62 in best buy gift cards from getting the note. I win.
BTW @ Best Buy the Retail on the Note was $749.99... So if I want to turn my phone in on BuyBack I'll get $375.. Totally worth it considering I've changed phones 5 times in the past 4 months.
I too had an issue with the $50 credit. In the end they entered the credit manually with a note the it was for the freedom stuff. In the end I got the price dropped.
Just got back from picking up mine, there was one person in front of me so had to wait. The guy in front of me got his gift card printed out just fine, but when it was my turn, they could not get it to print anymore, no matter what they tried, so they ended up just taking $50 off the price of the phone, since that's what it was going to go towards anyway.
There was no problem with my transaction it all went smooth and I walked out the proud owner of a super sexy white note!!!!!!
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What do you need to do go prove that you signed up? Do I need a code or print an email or something? I am going to get my phone after work and I don't want any hassle.
Saelee said:
What do you need to do go prove that you signed up? Do I need a code or print an email or something? I am going to get my phone after work and I don't want any hassle.
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Its attached to your phone number you entered in. You just have to tell them and they should be able to print it out. The problem lies within them being able to print it out. I don't think there is anything you can do but pray.
Same problem at my store. They had to cancel the preorder and ring it up as i was just buying it then.
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I just got back from picking up my Note from Best Buy, and there were issues getting my $50 credit. Ultimately they had to call corporate, and corporate has to email the printable $50 credit. They were unable to print out the credit for some reason.
Has anyone else run into this today? It caused what was initially quick and easy a 2 hour endeavor. The good thing at least was that I was able to use my phone while waiting for them to try to get it resolved. I'm not really bothered by it though.
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All they had to do to get around it was reduce the price of the phone by $50. Took the guy helping me about 2 minutes. Saved me a little on taxes too.
Just got my note from BB. They had SO many problems.
First of all, their machines weren't letting them do upgrades, so they had to call AT&T just to do upgrades. This happened for all customers there, not just ones picking up the note.
They also couldn't do the 50 dollar gift card either, but they eventually got that sorted out. All in all it took me about 2 hours to get my note.
Took me about 2 hours too because of the issue with printing out the credit.
In the end they took off $50 and are still emailing me another $50 GC for the inconvenience so it worked out perfectly for me
I had the same issue. I however was not given any freebie. =(
same thing here. The guy gave me the phone to play with. In the end they brought it down to $249. I didn't even ask for the phone freedom they just did it. Very nice people.
I ran into that very problem today. The guy at BBMobile said the issue was with their system and fulfilling a pre-order. If they had just cancelled the pre-order and rung the phone out normally, the card would have printed without issue. Unfortunately, they didn't tell the sales associates that little detail.
Since I had to put the difference on my credit card, I'm gonna have to go back to the store to get the credit applied from the free gift card and get this charge of my CC (trying to reduce debt, not add to it!).
On a totally different subject...absolutely loving this phone! Yeah, its a little big, but totally worth it.
I couldn't get mine, either. I was told to wait for it to get to my email, but that was 6 hours ago. I paid the full price (less my pre-order $50), and am going to be really upset if I never get my gift card.
I had the same problem I think it has to do with having the phone preordered. They are going to email the giftcard to me.
Anyway...
Seems that just in the last hour or so, BestBuy has put up this page:
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/HTC+-+E...93&st=htc evo 4g lte&cp=1&lp=1&contract_desc=
Looks like I can get to bestbuy, use my bestbuy card, and pre-order after all. It was beginning to seem that Bestbuy was not doing pre-orders.
Good news good news!
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See this user's post concerning best buy EVO LTE offers.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=26267499&postcount=241
I was just about to order from best buy, but I did a web chat with CSR and asked about 50$ gift card. He said that's only in-store. That's fine with me, as I only shop brick and mortar, but thought others may wanna know.
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that regular price seems a bit steep. hopefully i can get the discount
what benefits are there to pre ordering with Best Buy? based from past experience, it assures you a phone at launch, but for the same price wouldn't you just pre order with Sprint and get it a couple days earlier(potentially)? unless you have a gift card or something
I know with the OG Evo and pre ordering thru radio shack, the nice part was radio shack processed the 100$ rebate in-store. I didn't have to mail the rebate in and wait 2mo for it in the mail. But, that may not be relevant anymore, as it appears the rebate is pre-processed with online sales.
That said, waiting for rebate in mail can be good, too. With my diamond, I got a rebate for 400 something dollars. Somehow the rebate center thought it was for 4 devices. Nice surprise in the mail, that's for sure.
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I just got back from pre-ordering mine at my local best buy. I just had to pay $50, sort of a down payment but I got the $50 gift card. On the receipt it says the estimated date to pick up is May 18th but he said it could change.
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I just got back from pre-ordering mine at my local best buy. I just had to pay $50, sort of a down payment but I got the $50 gift card. On the receipt it says the estimated date to pick up is May 18th but he said it could change.
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Hate to say it, but you got ripped off my friend. Or maybe not. For this launch, BB doesn't require the downpayment (at least they didn't for me or anyone else I talked to - might be a regional thing though). All BB preorders get a $50 gift card without the downpayment, which you'll recieve when you purchase the phone. This gift card can then be used towards the cost of the phone - bringing the cost of the phone down to $150 if preordered at BB. Having said that, hopefully you'll still revive the extra $50 gift card when you go in to buy the phone.
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i got back from bestbuy.
NO MONEY was given.
they asked if im upgrading, zip, email, name, and printed out a sheet of paper detailing my reserved phone. they'll email me when its there.
they also give you a printout of available accessories for the phone on release date, otter case, n some other chit.
i guess i'll pay for it when it gets there, they said the gift card is given if you trade in your EVO. i was like, nahh. i was one of 2 people @ 2pm. (edit, sounds like bestbuys arent on the same page)
i dont think many people are excited about this phone or know about it.
either way, cool with me, saves me money until it arrives.
i wanted to walk out with that asus transformer prime/or t300
theyre speculating 18th, friday release too.
Same here. Just walked out of best buy. No money exchanged hands. No gift card. Just a paper reservation. Which has the wrong name in it, I noticed halfway home. A diff line/name/number on my family plan. Need to get this sorted out. They were selling Evo 4gs for 99$. I was surprised to see that. Almost got one for my mom for mothers day. But I'm thinking galaxy nexus for her. That way if Evo never gets flash friendly, I'll just trade her phones lol
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Hate to say it, but you got ripped off my friend. Or maybe not. For this launch, BB doesn't require the downpayment (at least they didn't for me or anyone else I talked to - might be a regional thing though). All BB preorders get a $50 gift card without the downpayment, which you'll recieve when you purchase the phone. This gift card can then be used towards the cost of the phone - bringing the cost of the phone down to $150 if preordered at BB. Having said that, hopefully you'll still revive the extra $50 gift card when you go in to buy the phone.
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Well if that's the case, I didn't get screwed over. I just bought myself a gift card. Which I don't really see the point in but at least I didn't have to pay for the whole phone right there.
I also got the "no gift card, no money exchanged" version of the pre-order at BB.
Do I have to get insurance with BB if I want insurance, or can I still get it elsewhere? Any suggestions?
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the original evo 4g release at best buy was a joke.
sprint systems were bogged making activation an hourly issue, bestbuy was allowing later numbered people skip.
i hope this time around its a little more smooth.
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mine was down payment. Paid $50 for a giftcard which I could then use to pay down the phone. Wasn't until recently that I read that you also get another $50 giftcard upon activation of the phone. I don't see it as a ripoff though, $50 is pocket change to me.
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mine was down payment. Paid $50 for a giftcard which I could then use to pay down the phone. Wasn't until recently that I read that you also get another $50 giftcard upon activation of the phone. I don't see it as a ripoff though, $50 is pocket change to me.
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That's not a very flattering statement. But regardless, I would love some of your pocket change if it is so insignificant to you. Most people would have their day made if they found $50 on the street.
Similar experience at BB. Info given at 6 pm, got my paper, no money exchanged. 2nd in line (woman next to me was 1st), Will receive e-mail when it's in. Will cost 50$ to get the phone assuming im trading in my Evo. Through Sprint it would have cost me around 130$ or more depending on how much value the Evo loses over the next few days. No brainer there.
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preorded today instore at best buy
no deposit (per the email they looked at in the system)
filled out paperwork just like i would on a normal upgrade
got confirmation (email and physical)
left my phone number and time i expected to pick it up (assuming it stays on 5/18 launch)
I didn't ask about $50 wireless freedom or $50 preorder, but that right there should drive price to $100, then add in $10 Google Wallet and possibly $50+ in trade in.
well done
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That's not a very flattering statement. But regardless, I would love some of your pocket change if it is so insignificant to you. Most people would have their day made if they found $50 on the street.
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How's that not flattering? Used to be a time when nice cellular phones weren't owned by everyone. I don't necessarily miss that. People have their priorities so far out of whack, it is absurd. If $50 is a lot of money to someone maybe they shouldn't be dropping $4000+ a year on cellular services and its accompanying toys.
Hell I commented on a post earlier about a guy taking no interest financing for 18 months on a sub $500 tablet. A lot of what is wrong with the current economy in the US. People living beyond their means. Feeling entitled. Always having to get the latest and greatest. Saddens me
I bought 2 for $250 shipped no tax. Considered paying for express shipping, but that would have negated my good deal by $40.
ls3mach said:
How's that not flattering? Used to be a time when nice cellular phones weren't owned by everyone. I don't necessarily miss that. People have their priorities so far out of whack, it is absurd. If $50 is a lot of money to someone maybe they shouldn't be dropping $4000+ a year on cellular services and its accompanying toys.
Hell I commented on a post earlier about a guy taking no interest financing for 18 months on a sub $500 tablet. A lot of what is wrong with the current economy in the US. People living beyond their means. Feeling entitled. Always having to get the latest and greatest. Saddens me
I bought 2 for $250 shipped no tax. Considered paying for express shipping, but that would have negated my good deal by $40.
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I completely agree with your comments about living our of their means. I also agree that this country is messed up that way. I am a teacher in a high school just outside of Chicago, and while 80% of my students are on free or reduced lunch, 100% of them own a cell phone (and about 80% are smartphones from my estimation). I find this to be both disturbing and indicative of our messed up system.
Anyway, I just didn't feel that flaunting the insignificance of x dollar amount was real classy. Maybe it was to make a larger point, to me it came off as very smug. I don't care how rich you are, saving $50 if the option is present should mean something to you, in my opinion.
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