Hey guys,
Just wanted to share this with you all. Check the link: http://www.crazecase.com/samsung-original-galaxy-note-3-black-s-view-cover
I stumbled upon the above site a couple nights ago. I contacted the seller (in HK) and they guaranteed me their cases are OEM (as I imagine the owner of this online store is also the Samsung store manager - something along those lines). It came to my surprise that their cases are 36$ + 2$ shipping (for the OEM Samsung S-View), anywhere in the world. I'm due to receive mine within the next two weeks (yay Canada, eh!), so I'll confirm whether or not these are legit cases. From the looks of it, it is however. Browse the site for more colours (I think they have all the colours available, avoid their Spigen cases though, they're overpriced):
If anyone purchases and receives it sooner, let us know!
(P.S.: If you put FB5 as the code, you save 5%, if you put FB10, you save 10%... go figure)
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I am curious if anyone else, with a ViewSonic G Tablet and the Skinomi Skin Protector, received a skin that does not seem to match the layout of the tablet, both front and back. I ordered the skin that protects the front and back and what I received just does not seem to line up with anything.
The front has only one hole and an odd 1 inch x .5 inch rectangle in it. The hole does not match up to my camera aperture or my light sensor aperture. The rectangle makes absolutely no sense.
The back is the most messed up skin I have seen. I know the skins come in a few different pieces that fit together like a puzzle but the back has two main parts to it and those main parts do not fit together because they seem to go on two different hemispheres of whatever they think this skin should fit on. Then the four rubber plug holes that are in each corner do not match up to the skin holes. They are not even close. That is the best I can describe the back. It has to be the wrong skin is my conclusion.
Overall this skin is smaller both width and length wise. The picture that is shown in the product page is definitely not what I received. If the actual product is suppose to be different there was no disclaimer stating that the picture shown was just for example purposes and not a reflection of the actual product.
If anyone can give me some feedback on their own experiences I would greatly appreciate it. I sent Skinomi an e-mail about this but I explicitly explained to them that I would not be paying for return shipping and that they WILL be sending the correct product through a 2-day shipping scheme. That is if it was the wrong product that was sent to me. If it is in fact the right product then I am definitely getting my entire purchase price back.
I have been through the situation where the wrong product was shipped before and the problem was remedied but it is a big time sink and nuisance to the customer. If only you could charge companies, that screw up like this, for the time and effort you have put forth. It might actually prompt them to make sure they get it right the first time.
U can check another thread here about screen protector from skinomi. A lot of feedback there. Some ppl also complain about wrong measures... maybe they are having some system issues and geting wrong orders... i dont know. I ordered just a front cover and its perfect... camera and left hole are present...
It even improved my viewing angles with no sensivity lost
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I am curious if anyone else, with a ViewSonic G Tablet and the Skinomi Skin Protector, received a skin that does not seem to match the layout of the tablet, both front and back. I ordered the skin that protects the front and back and what I received just does not seem to line up with anything.
The front has only one hole and an odd 1 inch x .5 inch rectangle in it. The hole does not match up to my camera aperture or my light sensor aperture. The rectangle makes absolutely no sense.
The back is the most messed up skin I have seen. I know the skins come in a few different pieces that fit together like a puzzle but the back has two main parts to it and those main parts do not fit together because they seem to go on two different hemispheres of whatever they think this skin should fit on. Then the four rubber plug holes that are in each corner do not match up to the skin holes. They are not even close. That is the best I can describe the back. It has to be the wrong skin is my conclusion.
Overall this skin is smaller both width and length wise. The picture that is shown in the product page is definitely not what I received. If the actual product is suppose to be different there was no disclaimer stating that the picture shown was just for example purposes and not a reflection of the actual product.
If anyone can give me some feedback on their own experiences I would greatly appreciate it. I sent Skinomi an e-mail about this but I explicitly explained to them that I would not be paying for return shipping and that they WILL be sending the correct product through a 2-day shipping scheme. That is if it was the wrong product that was sent to me. If it is in fact the right product then I am definitely getting my entire purchase price back.
I have been through the situation where the wrong product was shipped before and the problem was remedied but it is a big time sink and nuisance to the customer. If only you could charge companies, that screw up like this, for the time and effort you have put forth. It might actually prompt them to make sure they get it right the first time.
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Hey heres my thread on the Protector you purchased.http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=904814 Go ahead and post your issue there. It seems the last few days a few people recieved the wrong order. I have multiple full screen protectors I ordered from them and they fit perfectly. I am not sure why they are messing up now. One user reported they only got the protector for the screen and not the bezel. very strange and we have sent emails and exchanged phone calls with the company. I would not pay for return shipping either. Defiantly not your fault and Please keep us up to date on how they resolve this with you.
I just receive my shipment on Friday and have the same problem; they definately shipped the wrong skin to me. I should charge them for my time to deal with this...
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I would not pay for return shipping either. Defiantly not your fault and Please keep us up to date on how they resolve this with you.
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+1, they should cover return + replace with correct item.
There email support isn't that prompt but they eventually reply, and when I was complaining about the lack of updates about the order status, when they eventually replied back they did offered immediate replacement. I did receive my skin on that day though, so I emailed back and told them it wont be necessary for them to send replacement.
Best of luck,
Mine was fine. Early order. This is too bad for them as they really got a great boost here. I hope they make it right and regain their position as the only one out there with a custom screen and a reasonable price.
I recieved mine with two holes for the camera and the sensor. everything fits perpectly
yes.. guess they are having no idea of the free publicity we are giving them here...
else they would make an effort to serve better
I am updating the status of this thread. I called Skinomi today and, after calling their customer service line 6 or 7 times, I got through to someone, instead of the voice mail they really wanted me to use.
I explained the situation and the female that helped me was pleasant and told me that she would ship out the correct skin right away. I explained that I needed it by Friday since I am moving on Saturday and the snail mail they send it in normally would not have made it to me in time. She told me that they are not able to ship it any faster than their normal free shipping option, unless I choose it when I purchased it. I politely told her that she was incorrect and that of course they could send it through 2-day shipping. She began to stumble over her words and then told me she would talk to her manager.
So the manager, Alex, got on the phone and he asked that I take a picture of the skin I received so that they can see what skin is being shipped by accident. After explaining the skin to him he figured out that the skin I received was the Archos tablet skin. He then told me that they would ship out the correct skin within an hour or two and that I could count on getting it within 1-2 days. I thanked him very much and that concluded the conversation. The test will be in 2 days whether or not I get the skin or not. I have dealt with a few companies before that tell me they will ship it as 2-day and then never do. I hope Skinomi is better than that.
I will keep you all updated.
youve given me the idea to call them tomorrow. I think their shipping sucks..I ordered last week from them..wednesday..on friday i ordered some stickers from androidstickers to go with the skin..guess which came first??!!! yeah androidstickers beat them and skinomi had a two day head start..both are on the west coast..Ridiculous..They gave me a tracking number that still shows no movement!!
Done with skinomi, thats just unacceptable
Updating: It is the 2nd day of the 1-2 days that Alex from Skinomi told me it would take for my correct skin to get to me and I received nothing. It seems that this Alex guy from Skinomi was blowing smoke up my arse. I am sad for this because I will never recommend Skinomi to anyone, regardless of how nice the skin is when it finally gets to me. I have been using my Tablet sparingly for fear that I might scratch up the screen before I get the skin on it. Now I only hope that I get the skin before I move on Saturday. It is going to be even more of a let-down if I have to wait for the shipment to be redirected to my new house, 220 miles away.
So let this thread be a warning to anyone contemplating purchasing a Skinomi product. You might order the correct item but there is no guarantee you will get the correct one and then you will be forced to wait even longer for the correct item to be reshipped to you, and that is if you can make it through to someone on the phone. Otherwise you will have to wait for their ridiculously slow response time via e-mail.
I will update this thread when I do finally receive my correct item but anyone following this thread might be waiting a few extra days for that to happen.
I ordered mine on 1/19/2011 and received it on the 24th. I fit very well. The holes for the camera and light sensor were right on.
It sounds like a "crap-shoot" with them. I do not think I have been this unhappy with a company's customer service in a long while.
You're not alone...they gave me false promises too..been waiting since the 18th for my order and nothing but bunk tracking numbers is what they give me
A quick update, even though I have not received my "correct" order.
I called Skinomi since I did not receive my order yet in order to see if they really did send it 2nd day mail, like Alex from Skinomi claimed he would send it. Guess what? They did not. George, the manager that talked to me, said it was through the normal USPS priority mail, the same as my first order that took 5 days to get to me. I asked George why they did not send it 2nd day like I was told they would and he informed me that they cannot do that. I then asked him why they could not.
They are within the US so they should have access to UPS or FedEx delivery. What baffles me the most is that this George guy told me he would refund my order total completely ($24.95). So they can send out a replacement order and then when they screw that up they can refund my order but they cannot pay the money to send the replacement order through 2nd or even 3-day mail? Then as this guy was ending the call he says to me, before I can retort, that in the future if I need the item in 2-days that I should choose the 2nd day shipping when I make the purchase. If he would not have hung up I would have cussed him out. I would not have to worry about the shipment getting to me on-time if they would have sent the correct item in the first place. The 2nd day mail request came when I realized that I would not get the replacement in-time for my move downstate.
This company has their priorities ass-backwards. I plead with anyone that plans on getting a skin from this company to please stay away from them.
It is unfortnate that an employee must have mispoken and promised 2nd day or overnight service. The reality is, next day service would cost them more than the $15 that they recieved for the goods. Shipping costs eat the majority of profit on these small items these days if they have to be shipped any other way than 3 day priority mail / flat rate box etc. UPS and Fed Ex are going to run close to $20 for minimum overnight shipment. I have a small mail order business and not including the $7 drop ship fee I pay the vendor (I can not afford to stock the items) the cheapest UPS shipping on a one pound box anywhere even close to the source is a minimum of $9 and as much as $12. I only charge $10 shipping which means that I pay close to $18 shipping on an item that I pay $30, sell (have to be competative) for $59 plus $10 shipping. So bottom line is I make about $21 gross before advertising and web site fees. If someone wants to return something and I then have to ship a replacement, that eats up shipping again both ways and everyone loses money!
That all having been said, they need to speed up their shipping. It sounds like they are vending out this product and just re-selling them when they get the order and may not even stock them. Why else would it take so long? That means that most of their cost is in the shipping tube and postage! Not much margin on $15.00 gross sales price.
This is through Skinomi themselves. I recognize that shipping it a decent cost but that should simply be a motivator for getting the order right the first time. What it really comes down to is that they shipped the wrong item, not just to me but many others, and they must eat the cost that is associated with their mess-up.
I own my own computer repair business and if I make a mistake while building a computer I do not charge the customer the price for a second hard drive or CPU (whatever the damage item might be). I also do not charge them for the extra time it took me to reinstall the new component. I eat the cost. I might even give them a discount for their time and lost productivity depending on the situation. By them deciding to only ship the replacement through the same snail-mail shipping, they are, in a way, disregarding my time spent waiting for this item. In my case I am moving on Saturday and my case is unique in that I will have to wait even longer if the shipment does not come before I move because the order will have to be redirected to my new house, 200ish miles away.
I ordered mines a few days ago and it came today. It fits almost perfect.
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So I am sure no one really cares anymore but I did want to just update this thread real fast but first of all I must implore anyone in the US to not use the free shipping option that Skinomi offers on their website because it is through the United States Postal Service and they are part of the reason why I STILL do not have my replacement/correct order yet.
I just received an e-mail from Skinomi saying that they received my return order and that they cannot process my refund since it has been over 30 days from when my order was placed. My jaw literally dropped when I read this. I have been waiting at my new address since the 31st of January for my order that, due to Skinomi lying and telling me the order would be 2nd day shipped to me, I did not receive my replacement order in time before I moved on the 29th. So I have been waiting patiently for my package to show up from USPS via the forwarding that I set up through the USPS. So over half a month later I get that e-mail saying that they received the return order from me...
So if I am understanding this correctly the USPS screwed up and did not forward this package to me at my new address but sent it back to the sender. I truly hope this is not the case because I am already seeing red and I cannot fathom how a company like Skinomi and the USPS continue to exist if this type of crap happens. It all started with Skinomi sending me the wrong skin in the first place and then sending the replacement through snail mail instead of the 2nd day like they told me they would on the phone so that it would make it to me before I moved. Then the postal service and their just god-awful service.
If I have anything to say about Skinomi it is STAY THE FRICK AWAY! They are just terrible. Yeah, one person had a bad experience does not speak for the whole company. I have read about a lot of bad experiences that other people have had with Skinomi.
Please do not recommend Skinomi, XDA Developers, if you are. You are doing the community a disservice by doing so.
Well I live in the US and I received my screen protector from Skinomi in 3 days. The screen protector works beautifully for me. I personally would not hesitate to order another screen protector from them since everything worked great and they shipped quickly. I had never heard of this company before purchase other than the responses in this thread and I am really happy with the product. Just because you had a bad experience does not mean that this happens with all orders. This is just my experience and opinion.
Thanks
I am looking for a case that has a kick stand for my new Galaxy S Player 5.0
so far the only thing i can find comes on ebay at £22 (a bit steep)
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Folio-Leather-Case-Samsung-Galaxy-S-Wifi-5-0-YP-G70-/200637712083#ht_5657wt_1004
i also found this on a korean site but its not for sale; its also Fugly.
http://www.exportprive.com/en/samsung/20083-protection-case-deother-case-for-samsung-galaxy-player-70-yp-gb70-orange-black.html
does any one have a case like this or know where I can get one?
I bought a similar Case here: http://www.amazon.de/gp/aw/d/B005G3GBYU/ref=redir_mdp_mobile?ref_=cm_sw_r_an_am_ap_am_de
Its named Samsung Diary (YA-C1C7N) and it has an awesome quality. Definitely worth it! Maybe you find it on ebay... Will also take a look for you
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//Found one: http://item.mobileweb.ebay.co.uk/viewitem?itemId=130632399457&index=0&nav=SEARCH&nid=57298203704 .
Seems to only be sold in central europe...But even shipping is absolutely worth it
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Clear-TPU-G...Accessories&hash=item33745df3fe#ht_500wt_1180
here's the one I got. He also just sells the suction stands by themselves. Check out his store.
I purchased this from him as well, getting the suction stands and screen protector. It works perfectly and he ships fast (2 days) in my case, but I'm in the same state - AZ.
Also purchased additional screen protectors from him, again fast shipping.
Inquired about belt-clip cases for SGP5, said he would get back to me after checking with his supplier, so far no response, will post if he's able to get this.
just ordered a 3 in 1 set for my gp
comes with case/stand, stylus, and screen protetor
i'm new to this forum so i cant post links yet
just look up "3 in 1 for galaxy player" on ebay
gonna see if its any good when it arrives in 3 weeks from HK
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got the case a few weeks ago and is working great. and the price is hard to beat at 13 USD.
After looking for a couple of minutes for a current t-mobile accessory coupon(to not avail), I thought there should be a coupon/deal thread for note 3 accessories on here. Post away and help out the community if you find something special.
I had the rep write one a business card the 30% off plus the buy-two-get-one they were offering today. He committed to make good on it when the S-view case came out.
We'll see, but they didn't have anything in print, nor a way for me to find it.
Janis said:
I had the rep write one a business card the 30% off plus the buy-two-get-one they were offering today. He committed to make good on it when the S-view case came out.
We'll see, but they didn't have anything in print, nor a way for me to find it.
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The buy 2 get one free is an everyday promotion that T-Mobile has always had.
I was at a T mobile store today looking for a case but $35 was too much for the tech 21 case they have, and they were selling screen protectors for $25....way too much, no thanks
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I was at a T mobile store today looking for a case but $35 was too much for the tech 21 case they have, and they were selling screen protectors for $25....way too much, no thanks
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I'm a former rep, so I don't advocate this but.. I always think it's worth it to grab a case when you purchase the phone-- even if you order another one and return it within 30 days (for refund). You could also buy a case, return it later, and then do a buy 2 get 3rd free, if you're not obvious about it. No system controls in place to prevent that.
Not sure if this is common knowledge, but if you register your device with samsung at http://www.samsung.com/us/support/account (US site link) you get a coupon for 50% off any accessory under 50 bucks, it won't quite get an S-View cover which is infuriating, but it is something! The code is good for 90 days after you register, and is one of the better ways to get a cheap replacement s-pen if you happen to lose those!
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Not sure if this is common knowledge, but if you register your device with samsung at http://www.samsung.com/us/support/account (US site link) you get a coupon for 50% off any accessory under 50 bucks, it won't quite get an S-View cover which is infuriating, but it is something! The code is good for 90 days after you register, and is one of the better ways to get a cheap replacement s-pen if you happen to lose those!
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You don't have to register a device. Those 50% codes are easily found at the regular coupon code websites. I used one myself recently (rv18623) and got 50% off some accessories. Probably still valid.
Seidio has 15% off today, use FB15 at checkout.
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Just saw this today and tried to use it but says it'e expired.
ImSteevin said:
Not sure if this is common knowledge, but if you register your device with samsung at http://www.samsung.com/us/support/account (US site link) you get a coupon for 50% off any accessory under 50 bucks, it won't quite get an S-View cover which is infuriating, but it is something! The code is good for 90 days after you register, and is one of the better ways to get a cheap replacement s-pen if you happen to lose those!
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Thee 50% off code will be handy, WHEN Samsung actually puts their accessories up. Talk about a company that is so DYSFUNCTIONAL, they just don't have their stuff together. The GN10.1 is out next week and no accessories for that anywhere.
The 50% off anything up to 50 dollars is so stupid since the only case they sell is 59 dollars. I just happened to register my phone and when the email came with the offer I actually got excited for a second, still it will bring the cost of their dash mount down to $25, S-Pen $15.00 as well as chargers, cables etc. Link to accessories: Just search around through other mobile devices and maybe find something else of use to use it on, maybe blue tooth or whatever.
http://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/cell-phones/SM-N900TZWETMB-accessories
anyone knows deal for s7？
look here:
https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias=aps&field-keywords=s7+deals
I don't know what carrier you have but you could try checking out their store, I bought an s7 flip case for half off, I also saw that they had a few other cases for sale for half off as well.
Shipped my S20 a few days after I received my Note 20 and just got the email that I will be charged $250 in 7 days because my device arrived with a cracked screen. I have pictures of it before I shipped it and have emailed them to Samsung. They put the $250 charge on hold until they review them. I attached the pics I have from when I shipped it and the one they sent of the damage.
Has this happened to anyone?
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Shipped my S20 a few days after I received my Note 20 and just got the email that I will be charged $250 in 7 days because my device arrived with a cracked screen. I have pictures of it before I shipped it and have emailed them to Samsung. They put the $250 charge on hold until they review them. I attached the pics I have from when I shipped it and the one they sent of the damage.
Has this happened to anyone?
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I myself haven't, I've sent back several trade-in devices (to T-Mobile) over the years and never had an issue. I always shipped it back in the original packaging & packed that box w/protective wrapping in yet another box.
In the future, I'd take a pic (or video) showing the about phone/IMEI page as definitive proof, along w/several pics of the reboxing in its various stages of re-boxing.
I've heard of several instances where Samsung has interpreted the condition of the phone received to be of lesser quality than the owner's interpretation.
I don't know what recourse you have, YMMV depending on your town/state/province/country of residence.
Ya I have pics (the ones above) so they are reviewing it.
I know I'm kinda late to the party, but I hope this was resolved! IMHO it just looks like the Samsung tech cut the screen protector when opening the box. You can see the bubbles on the "crack" and it doesnt reach the far left end of the phone. Again, hope you got your trade in credit in the end!