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Does anyone know if AT&T is going to allow you to preorder this phone? I really want to be guaranteed one on Sunday!
I was wondering the same thing. I was also wondering if other merchants like Best Buy would carry the phone on launch day.
I'm just gonna be there at 11am when the store opens on Sunday. I went and asked about it a couple days ago at the local ATT store and they had no idea they were even going to carry it. Kind of dissapointing really, but that just means they haven't been hyping the phone, and I'll be able to get one for sure
An AT&T customer service rep said "no" to pre-ordering. I'll just order it online on Sunday. Why risk having to pay a store's re-stocking fee in the event you want to return / exchange it? Not being negative - just realistic.
It will available. Its not a Iphone. Only tech savvy people like us will be interested in these type of phones. No pre order necessary. I don't understand how and why people are willing to stand in a line for hours for crap like that.
less hype = loyal customer base and less teenagers showing off their new phone and complaining it isn't like the iphone >.> I seriously hate it when younger kids (10~14) have a smart phone and barely know how to use it, ahem I'm talking about you grade schoolers with blackberries
still awaiting confirmation if it is 350$ but I'm really hoping that it isn't sold out when i attempt to get one by the end of next week =[
less hype = less stock = one phone per store.
You telling me there's no person in a 5 mile radius around me that doesnt also want the captivate?
caelestis2 said:
less hype = less stock = one phone per store.
You telling me there's no person in a 5 mile radius around me that doesnt also want the captivate?
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LOL no one carries one unit per store.
I called 4 BestBuy stores around me and none of them know if they will have it Sunday. Most of them said to call back later to see if they came in on their truck this week. Doesn't surprise me AT&T stores don't know about it. The one by me, I told them they had the Aria, but they didn't believe me until another guy came out of the back room with one and said "Is this what you were talking about?" wtf?
Danni3 said:
less hype = loyal customer base and less teenagers showing off their new phone and complaining it isn't like the iphone >.> I seriously hate it when younger kids (10~14) have a smart phone and barely know how to use it, ahem I'm talking about you grade schoolers with blackberries
still awaiting confirmation if it is 350$ but I'm really hoping that it isn't sold out when i attempt to get one by the end of next week =[
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Its confirmed on ATT Twitter now! $350 off contract
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I called 4 BestBuy stores around me and none of them know if they will have it Sunday. Most of them said to call back later to see if they came in on their truck this week. Doesn't surprise me AT&T stores don't know about it. The one by me, I told them they had the Aria, but they didn't believe me until another guy came out of the back room with one and said "Is this what you were talking about?" wtf?
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I've chatted with AT&T reps online who, when asked about the Captivate, had no idea what I was talking about. And this is a product that's 5 days away. Let's cut to the chase. My experience has shown that - generally speaking - we know a lot more about their product line than they do. It would be a good thing if their employees shared our passion.
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I called 4 BestBuy stores around me and none of them know if they will have it Sunday. Most of them said to call back later to see if they came in on their truck this week. Doesn't surprise me AT&T stores don't know about it. The one by me, I told them they had the Aria, but they didn't believe me until another guy came out of the back room with one and said "Is this what you were talking about?" wtf?
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I went to an ATT store near me today and the lady there said that they had gotten their demo but not the shipment. She said that she didn't normally get excited by phones, but this one she was pumped about. She had to check with someone else to confirm the Sunday date, though I knew about that, and she said that they didn't really know the price off contract. She also said they usually get their shipments on Wed or Thurs with the info about the phone that they need to know.
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I've chatted with AT&T reps online who, when asked about the Captivate, had no idea what I was talking about. And this is a product that's 5 days away. Let's cut to the chase. My experience has shown that - generally speaking - we know a lot more about their product line than they do. It would be a good thing if their employees shared our passion.
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Are you surprised? It's not the Jesus phone so what do they care?
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I went to an ATT store near me today and the lady there said that they had gotten their demo but not the shipment. She said that she didn't normally get excited by phones, but this one she was pumped about. She had to check with someone else to confirm the Sunday date, though I knew about that, and she said that they didn't really know the price off contract. She also said they usually get their shipments on Wed or Thurs with the info about the phone that they need to know.
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I went to my local corporate store today and they wouldn't show me their demo and said they had no stock to sell. I went out to my car and called the next closest store and they told me the same thing!
I explained at the first store how a few people online had seen them in the store and even a few had purchased units and she told me if they had stock they would probably sell it but they had no stock and were HOPING they had a few for Sunday.
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Are you surprised? It's not the Jesus phone so what do they care?
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I wouldn't put up with it if I were in upper-level management at AT&T. Either you give a damn or get out. The store managers should be ashamed that some of their employees are uninformed and, worse, uncaring. And the district managers should be ashamed...and so on. If we have to educate them about their product line then we should be receiving a portion of their salaries. During a chat session today with a CSR at AT&T I sent him the link about the upcoming release of the Captivate.
There are no excuses.
AT&T is making a huge mistake by not hyping this phone. They obviously don't know how great of a product they have and to be the first in the US to release it! I realize they are trying to stay close with Apple, but come on!! Unleash the beast! Give the consumers what they want! Oh yeah and Apple, LMAO... http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-20010212-37.html
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During a chat session today with a CSR at AT&T I sent him the link about the upcoming release of the Captivate.
There are no excuses.
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I had a chat session with a CSR today also and the guy pretty much said "Check out att.com/android for any news about this phone." Like everyone else said, we seem to know more about the phone than AT&T itself.
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Its confirmed on ATT Twitter now! $350 off contract
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This is a pretty douchey thing to ask for a newb like me, but can you provide a link for that tweet?
Not doubting, just hoping.
http://twitter.com/ShareATT
@harishv79 - The Captivate is $350 w/o contract
9:32 AM Jul 12th via web in reply to harishv79
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Haven't we known the off-contract price for a week or so now? Maybe I just dreamed it, who knows
I had to ask around at three stores before I found one where they even knew that the Captivate was coming out (the first two had no clue when it was coming out, if AT&T was even sending them any, or when). At the third store though, the guy was awesome and let me sign up to be notified as soon as they get it sometime next week (hoping for Sunday or Monday), and he said he'd put one aside for me.
I do hope Wirefly/Amazon puts the Captivate for sale online for under $200, like how they're selling the Aria for free with a contract, but I'll get it in store if not.
Looks like they had a royal screw up. The price is $499 with out a contract.
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Hey Kristie, sorry it took so long to get a response. We’ve reached out to the product manager to confirm the pricing. The latest pricing for the Captivate is $199 with 2 year agreement and smartphone data plan is required. The non-commitment pricing is $499.
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Looks like they had a royal screw up. The price is $499 with out a contract.
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Hey Kristie, sorry it took so long to get a response. We’ve reached out to the product manager to confirm the pricing. The latest pricing for the Captivate is $199 with 2 year agreement and smartphone data plan is required. The non-commitment pricing is $499.
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wow ghey, how do you fk that up?
I get a kick out of them using the word "latest"
The other thing that was brought up is this was somewhat of a bait and switch, and maybe price discrimination. Lots of people purchased this for $350.
Will ATT be involved in 2 class action lawsuits in the same month?
I guess I'm gonna have to f'in upgrade. If I wasn't on a family plan I'd leave right about now.
i wouldnt waste that upgrade, there are still links to them false advertising up. Because they just recently corrected themselves and only through one medium (facebook), it would be smart to go up there with some proof that its 350 and then pull the word false advertising out and leave with a 350 captivate.
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i wouldnt waste that upgrade, there are still links to them false advertising up. Because they just recently corrected themselves and only through one medium (facebook), it would be smart to go up there with some proof that its 350 and then pull the word false advertising out and leave with a 350 captivate.
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Great, where can I find the proof?
Bought mine for $350. I might post part of the receipt later
They originally thought it was $500 but when they rung it up it was $350, so I was like hellzyes
Well unless someone else is successful with it, I'm not wasting my time talking to mindless reps.
Got mine for 199 on contract and a buddy got his at the same time for 350 off contract.
Both got ours at the AT&T store in Eastview Mall, Victor NY yesterday evening.
http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=8576093908&topic=14787#topic_top
page 2, 6th post down. Im gonna dig up some more.
I see what they did. Not that sneaky really. They told some stores to start selling them early to see how popular they were. When they realized people actually want the phone, they hiked up the price since it is not officially released yet. Interesting.
yes when you put it that way in store im sure you'll get some special treatment..
man im having a hard time finding the tweet where they offered it up for 350 off contract. anyone remember where that link was? It was on here or on androidandme.
systoxity said:
yes when you put it that way in store im sure you'll get some special treatment..
man im having a hard time finding the tweet where they offered it up for 350 off contract. anyone remember where that link was? It was on here or on androidandme.
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Check the other big thread, I've posted it numerous times and once again today somewhere.
good call thanks, heres a link to their tweet that tysj found.
it states: @espectr0 Hi there... The Captivate will cost $349.99 without a contract.
9:24 AM Jul 15th via web in reply to espectr0
http://twitter.com/shareatt
its on the first page, print it out b4 it gets pushed back into oblivion
systoxity said:
good call thanks, heres a link to their tweet that tysj found.
it states: @espectr0 Hi there... The Captivate will cost $349.99 without a contract.
9:24 AM Jul 15th via web in reply to espectr0
http://twitter.com/shareatt
its on the first page, print it out b4 it gets pushed back into oblivion
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I have screen shots, pdf, and physical printouts.
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pwned. Now it can be safely said that the sooner you get in and demand your captivate the better. Also, first ask for it and make sure they are going to sell it to you. Dont go in there all offensive cuz they can always pull the oh, we arent supposed to be selling that till sunday anyway crap.
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I have screen shots, pdf, and physical printouts.
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Can you e-mail? I gave my e-mail address on facebook message.
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Can you e-mail? I gave my e-mail address on facebook message.
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http://pcsites.com/captivate.jpg
http://pcsites.com/captivate2.jpg
http://pcsites.com/sh.pdf
Enjoy!
Screen Shots of AT&T saing $350 for the Captivate
Hopefully these screen caps can help. I plan on printing these out and taking them to the two local stores that also told me $350 for the non-commitment price just yesterday.
AT&T Says $350 on Twitter
AT&T Says $350 on Facebook
AT&T Says $350 on Facebook again
This really pisses me off. I am out of contract, and going to be an angry customer come Sunday if I don't get one for $350.
There was a rumor going around the Radioshack might be giving the inspires out early - can anyone confirm a case of this? I had called two stores and they both said no, however if someone can confirm a positive on this - I will keep calling!
The stores were given strict instructions not to. Plus many of them have likely not received their stock yet.
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The stores were given strict instructions not to. Plus many of them have likely not received their stock yet.
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Thanks, this is what I thought. When I reserved mine the guy said that the system won't even allow them to sell them until Sunday... but then again on various message boards there were people saying the Radioshack sales rep that they pre-ordered their phone with said they would call them if they got them early. If the sales reps are unsure of information, they should just not say anything.
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If the sales reps are unsure of information, they should just not say anything.
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Keep in mind that a Radio Shack employee isn't much higher on the ladder than a McDonald's employee. So you can't expect much common sense from them. lol
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Keep in mind that a Radio Shack employee isn't much higher on the ladder than a McDonald's employee. So you can't expect much common sense from them. lol
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Well, maybe a little higher than McD's employee... but I haven't been inside McD's in about 12 years.
My Radioshack guy was way to "YEAH BRO, TOttalLy bro! Sick Phone Bro!!" for my taste. I'm not really a personable shopper... I kinda want to get in, take care of business and get out while in a store.
I actually just came from a radioshack after calling the store and she told me I could buy one...I was like are u sure?? She said yeah ..come over...I rushed over there to talk to her, she went back to get it and give it to me and her manager saw her...and said no! What a **** lol...anyways she atleast opened the box and let me play with it for awhile...thing is sexy! Feels so solid..camera is awesome ...and btw everyone *****ing about the battery cover being tough to come off is either a like girl or a retard...got it off in no time...can't wait till Sunday now! Ima pick one up first thing
Oh btw it booted up super fast, and asphalt 5 HD installed
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man I was just in radio shack today and they wouldn't let me pre order - they said they'll only have 4 left after the pre orders so I'd better be there when they open on sunday if I want one.
Went in my local Radio Shack yesterday, and they told me the pre order deadline was on Wednesday. Anyhow, they called me today and have one with my name on it for Sunday morning pick up. I doubt if these people will let one go early.
I also pre-ordered from RS and have been trying to get them to give it to me early, lol. When I pre-ordered on the 8th, guy said they were getting it in on the 10th and I could pick it up then!
So I went back on the 10th and unfortunately there was a different guy working and he refused to give it to me. Bah! I think it depends on the person there, some people seem to be more/less knowledgeable that others.
That being said, just heard Costco has them now and are being sold. I'm going over soon and see if they sell them off-contract. If not, then I'll swing by RS again and see who's working tonight, lol. Worth a try.
Looks like the only chance I have to get this a little early is to drop by RS before closing on Sat night, and hope they're cool enough to let me walk out with it...
I don't know why ATT is making such a big deal about the 13th release date. If a store has in stock, who cares!
Mine opens at 10...guess i'll go try my luck
I tried to get mine today but no luck. I even said that I'm flying for business and won't be able to make it tomorrow, but still.
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I tried with no luck. Radioshack has their sku locked so it won't even ring up. Very disappointing and a waste of a drive. Oh well 1030 tomorrow isn't too far off...
Called my radio shack today and no luck either. Was told they couldnt release them until tomorrow, and that they hadnt even got them in yet, truck was supposed to come later today.
WHERE IS THIS SURVEY ON THE RECEIPT? I can't find it anywhere - I think it might have been cut off? Do you enter your order information on the online survey site? If so, can someone please post the URL to the survey? Would be much appreciated, thanks!
I went in today and bribed the Guy to sell me one and he finally caved and went to ring me up....only to find out the sku wasn't recognized and it was literally impossible to buy guess I will be there bright and early. On a side note I also went in to att to ask about the price off contract as I heard it was 399 at corporate stores only for them to rudely tell me that because there wasn't a price tag yet that they couldn't tell me. Wtf att?? That kind of bull**** is probably why I will still buy at radio shack even if att is cheaper.
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Got mine today from Radio Shack. Got to know the tricks. I was buying outright so that may have been the difference. He rang me up with 481.49 in gift cards. He will use those gift cards to ring the actual phone tomorrow. I waled out with a phone and was happy. I do have to make a return trip to get my real receipt. Radio Shack is supposedly $50 higher than COR stores on an outright purchase. I had a Otterbox Defender IP4 that I was given from there for Christmas. He took that back which netted my price down to about the same as the COR stores. If I did not have the freebie $50 off, I would have just waited to get it at a COR.
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I went in today and bribed the Guy to sell me one and he finally caved and went to ring me up....only to find out the sku wasn't recognized and it was literally impossible to buy guess I will be there bright and early.
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Haha, I considered that also, slipping the guy a $20... but if the sku won't even take, then I guess I'll just have to wait until Sunday morning.
BTW, I was looking at my pre-sale receipt and it does not mention the 2/13 release date at all - it only says they'll hold it for 3 days after getting it in stock. I suppose if you wanted to be a giant PITA, you could make a fuss out of it, but whatever... I'll just wait.
According to their Sunday Newspaper add.
That would be the 11th. Why does that sound familiar? I think I kept hearing the 11th in the UK and the 18th in the US. Something like that.
If that's true, I hope I get my pre-order by the 9th or 10th.
EDIT: Just checked my local Best Buy ad here in Kansas City, same thing, available 11/11/16.
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That would be the 11th. Why does that sound familiar? I think I kept hearing the 11th in the UK and the 18th in the US. Something like that.
If that's true, I hope I get my pre-order by the 9th or 10th.
EDIT: Just checked my local Best Buy ad here in Kansas City, same thing, available 11/11/16.
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Too bad, kids took all my money for Christmas and birthdays or I would of out right get one through best buy. Nice to see someone local on here. Gonna wait for tmobile, hopefully they start pre-order soon.
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Gonna wait for tmobile, hopefully they start pre-order soon.
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Luckily I don't care about the 4G version, Doesn't look like Sprint is going to carry it.
Had mobile data with my Gear S but ended up cancelling it. Never used it. Was just throwing away $10.
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Luckily I don't care about the 4G version, Doesn't look like Sprint is going to carry it.
Had mobile data with my Gear S but ended up cancelling it. Never used it. Was just throwing away $10.
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Yeah i really can't front the $400 cause of said holidays and b-days, but I want a smartwatch so I will take the hit and consider it an interest payment. I may cancel it later if I can tho.
At least for tmobile I think I read somewhere that it was only $5/mo, if thats the case then no biggie since i have returned the note 7 thus saving me $32.50/mo and just sticking with my note 4. I also have a second s7e not being used (for backup) that i may swap too later for samsung pay.
I saw it also! I hope they mean THIS Fri, not 11/18...
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I saw it also! I hope they mean THIS Fri, not 11/18...
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EDIT: Called my local BB in Hawthorne, CA and YES IT WILL BE RELEASING THIS FRIDAY 11/11/16! SWEEEEET!!!:good::good:
Same in Cleveland, just checked the Ad and says in stores 11/11/16
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Anybody taking bets on if this will really happen?
I say very doubtful...
Was out and about this morning, so I stopped by Best Buy.
Just as I thought, no go. Said the Samsung rep told them that there were very limited supplies and that this store didn't get any. Hmmm... They couldn't find ANY stores that did. They were just feeding me BS because they screwed up their ad.
My guess is next Friday just like Samsung has been saying all along. Hopefully pre-orders ship a day or two ahead of that.
They did offer to let me pre-order it though... Already did that long ago.
What's the chance for us early adopter to get a refund? Or are we Sol?
The facebook post says early adopters get a 200 dlls coupon. That could bring the cost of the phone to 300!
They better release the dock before then. =/
Pretty miffed about this.
I smell a death spiral
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The facebook post says early adopters get a 200 dlls coupon. That could bring the cost of the phone to 300!
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Can confirm, just filled out a small form online, and said it will take "15 Days to process"
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Can confirm, just filled out a small form online, and said it will take "15 Days to process"
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That's great! Amazing deal!
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Can confirm, just filled out a small form online, and said it will take "15 Days to process"
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Any link to that form?
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Any link to that form?
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Link is in their blog post. https://www.essential.com/pages/friends-and-family-offer
While it's nice for them to offer this to us early adopters, it really doesn't benfit us unless they release the dock or other accessories by Dec 15th.
Well, my wife is really enjoying her phone... May pick up a white one for 299 with the code...I think that it's a great value at that price...
Oh, great idea, the white one is a nice idea... lol
Still waiting on them to release the gray and green version. Already have the phone so I am waiting for the dock and or smart home hub. It's nice that they at least gave us early adopters a bone. But without new accessories it really is a waste for us. They have dropped the ball before, so hoping they don't do it again. :/ They have allot of potential I just hope they get there. Also hopefully the lower price leads to more developers jumping in on the device and helping to get the developer section in this community going.
Oh, to have one of those codes. Id then go out on a limb and buy one of these great looking phones.
So tempted, but just not enough at $500.
bought off ebay
I literally bought and paid for a phone off ebay saturday night. the seller shipped it and said he would not work on price.
I want to be able to get a coupon but i'm afraid that "someone" will have already claimed it or essential will not honor it.... If anyone is in same situation, please let me know if you were able to get the coupon.
Thanks!
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I literally bought and paid for a phone off ebay saturday night. the seller shipped it and said he would not work on price.
I want to be able to get a coupon but i'm afraid that "someone" will have already claimed it or essential will not honor it.... If anyone is in same situation, please let me know if you were able to get the coupon.
Thanks!
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Bought mine on swappa 4 weeks ago, just sended the email to essential so now I'm waiting for their reply, I'll let you know.
Did you alrealy filled up the form for the coupon?
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Bought mine on swappa 4 weeks ago, just sended the email to essential so now I'm waiting for their reply, I'll let you know.
Did you alrealy filled up the form for the coupon?
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I did not. the seller had the phone until this morning. i asked for the IMEI and he said i would get it when it comes in the mail. so basically can't make the request until i get the imei. i have sneaky suspicion that he may have claimed.... he knew all about the promotion when i sent him a message.
I am just going to get another phone.
I don't think I'm going to bother with the charging pad if they release it in time seeing I keep the phone in a case anyway.
Sent out the info for my credit to Essential, and called Best Buy this morning and got them to price match the new price since I was within my return window (the credit has already shown up on my card).
So I got $200 back from Best Buy and will get $200 credit from Essential. Sweet.
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Sent out the info for my credit to Essential, and called Best Buy this morning and got them to price match the new price since I was within my return window (the credit has already shown up on my card).
So I got $200 back from Best Buy and will get $200 credit from Essential. Sweet.
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How did you get them to do that? I haven't bought one, but if I can get them to knock another $200 off the 499, that'd be dope!
So I filled out the form, is there suppose to be an email confirmation?
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How did you get them to do that? I haven't bought one, but if I can get them to knock another $200 off the 499, that'd be dope!
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No, I originally bought it for $699. Got best buy to price match it back to $499 after the price drop.
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