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UK price - Online for £359.88...

..delivered next day, seems a good price or a mistake as it appears to be £110 cheaper than anywhere else, or are prices on the way down.
http://www.handtec.co.uk/product.php/1351/htc-touch-pro

err link? website etc

Sorry, yes, edited original post.

BUMP!!!
...and, Doh!!! I paid £480 for mine about 7 weeks ago. Sigh. I wonder if people have stopped buying them because of some of the possible issues!

just found it on hotdeals! posted by..... you nice
why soo cold tho??? full of knobs!

You got to love and hate hotdeals.
It is without doubt a bargain, if you want one and can afford it, I believe that people on that site just vote cold on anything they dont want or cant afford or dont understand, shame really.

rolandrat said:
..delivered next day, seems a good price or a mistake as it appears to be £110 cheaper than anywhere else, or are prices on the way down.
http://www.handtec.co.uk/product.php/1351/htc-touch-pro
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Thanks for that - i've been waiting for play.com to have a 10% discount which would have only bought the price down to £432(approx).
This is a great price - i only hope they don't say its a mistake as it looks like one (its cheaper than the Diamond which is £363.39).
It Should arrive on Thursday - just ordered it now.

spark9990 said:
Thanks for that - i've been waiting for play.com to have a 10% discount which would have only bought the price down to £432(approx).
This is a great price - i only hope they don't say its a mistake as it looks like one (its cheaper than the Diamond which is £363.39).
It Should arrive on Thursday - just ordered it now.
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I've decided to give a WM phone a go again and ordered myself.
To start with I'll just use it with a data sim, to see what its like, as you can't knock a blackberry for staying in touch with IM etc, but Im just so bored of the crap browser experience and lack of software like Live Mesh, which I use one hell of a lot to keep things synced.
I'll use both for a few weeks and see how it goes.

Looks like they have discovered it - gone back up to £466.89 without postage.
Good thing i bought mine

LOL! I don't feel so sick now ; )
spark9990, when your new pro arrives, please could you take a look at what version ROM it ships with now? (start/settings, system tab, device information - though I'm sure you'll know that already). Congratulations on getting such a great price!!!

spark9990 said:
Looks like they have discovered it - gone back up to £466.89 without postage.
Good thing i bought mine
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Yes and mines on tracking so give them credit for keeping the price for those that bought.
I've used them many times actually and they always have been good.

rolandrat said:
Yes and mines on tracking so give them credit for keeping the price for those that bought.
I've used them many times actually and they always have been good.
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They've cancelled my order - twats. Can they do that?

Mine as well, mine was at the delivery depot.
Not even a offer of a good will gesture, I'm going to check out if they can do that, especially I can prove it was out for delivery.

rolandrat said:
Mine as well, mine was at the delivery depot.
Not even a offer of a good will gesture, I'm going to check out if they can do that, especially I can prove it was out for delivery.
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Let me know what you find - I'm trying to find out if they can do that as well.

Had they sent emails to you both confirming dispatch? If so then then I guess they had entered into a contract with you... talk to Trading Standards for a firm answer....

Ouzo said:
Had they sent emails to you both confirming dispatch? If so then then I guess they had entered into a contract with you... talk to Trading Standards for a firm answer....
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I don't have proof of that - but i do have a receipt, and they did take money out of my account.
Then without my permission carried out a refund transaction. I trying to find out how to contact trading standards but in the mean time i am going to try to reason with sellers.

In a retail store, if a product is tagged as a cheaper price by mistake, then the retailer has to give it at that price.

If Handtec had debited your back account/credit card account, then they had entered into a contract with you to supply that item at that price. Speak to both Trading Standards and Handtec about it and make sure you can demonstrate that they had taken your dosh. All you did is select a product on Handtec's website in good faith and, for their part, it would appear that they too entered into that contract to suppply it, so I suggest they honour it!
EDIT: http://www.tradingstandards.gov.uk, and they should have an entry in your local phone book. Kent is 0845 7585497 (just in case - good luck!)

nuke1 said:
In a retail store, if a product is tagged as a cheaper price by mistake, then the retailer has to give it at that price.
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Thats not true. Most big stores (such as Tesco) will sell you at the quoted price for the good will. By Law they infact have something like 24 hours to correct the price once notified by a customer, during which time they can sell at a different price than is quoted.

That is really bad!
I thought maybe it had something to do with stock levels, but if it got to the depot, you think they would have realised!
Hope you get a response from them or Trading Standards

Ecell Ebay Craziness

E-cell was selling the sensation last night for 419 pounds, the purchases rained down on them myself included...
This morning they have revised their price to 449, but still very cheap, its definitely still the cheapest around...
Just check Ebay and search for HTC Sensation, E-cell will be shown usually near the top

OccasionalDroid said:
E-cell was selling the sensation last night for 419 pounds, the purchases rained down on them myself included...
This morning they have revised their price to 449, but still very cheap, its definitely still the cheapest around...
Just check Ebay and search for HTC Sensation, E-cell will be shown usually near the top
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tempting... it says no logo and sim-free... But i'll just wait till you get yours

nicky041192 said:
tempting... it says no logo and sim-free... But i'll just wait till you get yours
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Well they are a reputable company with quite a massive feedback, and in the UK we are covered by distance selling regulations which gives us 14 days cooling off period and we can return within that time for a full refund or exchange.
I think 419 is definitely no money at all for the HTC Sensation

Are they an authorized Samsung retailer? If not, be careful with the warranty.

BarryH_GEG said:
Are they an authorized Samsung retailer? If not, be careful with the warranty.
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Its a HTC Phone mate, and all new phones are covered by law which states a 12 month warranty.
If they are a HTC Partner you will get 2 years...

Do you know when you'll get yours? I really wanna know if it's unbranded XD
they say 7-10 days but the sim-free version isn't supposed to be out till the end of june.

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Do you know when you'll get yours? I really wanna know if it's unbranded XD
they say 7-10 days but the sim-free version isn't supposed to be out till the end of june.
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To be honest mate, for that price im not too worried 419 for the sensation is a steal I think
Even 449 is still a great price...
What i have seen of E-Cell is they get their stock the same time as others, so its just a matter of waiting.

Sounds like an advertisement thread to me. New guy + Ebay seller mentioned and praised.

If I find links to ebay in this thread, I'll lock it.
@ OP
Previous poster is right, new member + Ebay support thread
Just a heads up guys
Badwolve1

Lol. Im waiting for mine too. I managed to get mine from E-cell while it was £419. A bargain I must say. . Just can't wait to receive it. Idiots are posting it after a week
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Badwolve1 said:
If I find links to ebay in this thread, I'll lock it.
@ OP
Previous poster is right, new member + Ebay support thread
Just a heads up guys
Badwolve1
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As it happens im not a new member, I was under the name of Jupiterdroid but erased my account as i have a massive year at university this year and would not be using my account as much.. You can even confirm that with Mick Channon.. So before you start throwing accusations around find out facts! I had well over 2000 posts with the JD account, i wanted it closed as i knew it would be inactive for long periods of time. So Mod get running to Mick and he will tell you the story..
I bought the Sensation for 419, dont you think that is worth writing about when the actual price is 500? Just trying to help the community when i can

ikhzter said:
Lol. Im waiting for mine too. I managed to get mine from E-cell while it was £419. A bargain I must say. . Just can't wait to receive it. Idiots are posting it after a week
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Good buy mate
There isnt anywhere else cheaper thats a fact Even though they have now moved it to 450 its still the cheapest. I think they really undercooked it at 419, they had like 15 sales in 5 hours lol.

I know. I was shocked. Lol. I was actually In two minds about buying it now or a month or two down the line. Glad i got it now.
I got mine around midnight.
419....I paid that much for my dhd over a month after it was released.
I'll let you know how it goes once I get it. Now just hope these bootloaders will be unlocked. Then I can design my own theme and flash away
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ikhzter said:
I know. I was shocked. Lol. I was actually In two minds about buying it now or a month or two down the line. Glad i got it now.
I got mine around midnight.
419....I paid that much for my dhd over a month after it was released.
I'll let you know how it goes once I get it. Now just hope these bootloaders will be unlocked. Then I can design my own theme and flash away
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Nice one mate,
Yeah i got mine at around 11pm, the next day i think there was one more purchase then they upped the price as they was selling at a fast frequency. When i bought my DHD i paid 479
Good luck with your purchase pal

OccasionalDroid said:
Nice one mate,
Yeah i got mine at around 11pm, the next day i think there was one more purchase then they upped the price as they was selling at a fast frequency. When i bought my DHD i paid 479
Good luck with your purchase pal
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Yh. Am still having second thoughts about sensation. Especially after reading the bugs page
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I would really advise you to be very careful when dealing with ecell.
Just google ecell ebay.
They have a very sketchy record with high value items like phones.
I bought a nexus one over a year ago. Had to file a paypal dispute after I found out that they lied about shipping the phone.

kuba1410 said:
I would really advise you to be very careful when dealing with ecell.
Just google ecell ebay.
They have a very sketchy record with high value items like phones.
I bought a nexus one over a year ago. Had to file a paypal dispute after I found out that they lied about shipping the phone.
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That does sound dodgy, but with over 600,000 phones sold and a good feedback in the high 90's im sure your one was a minor glitch in comparision.
In the UK we have distance selling regulations on our side, so if you dont like it, return it within 14 days and get a refund

OccasionalDroid said:
That does sound dodgy, but with over 600,000 phones sold and a good feedback in the high 90's im sure your one was a minor glitch in comparision.
In the UK we have distance selling regulations on our side, so if you dont like it, return it within 14 days and get a refund
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Actually it is not 600 000 sold phones. It is 600 000 sold items with a vast majority being low-value items - this is how they boost their feedback.
The research I've done after I ordered my n1 from them indicates that this it was not a minor glitch and their tactics is based on waiting for the 40-day PayPal dispute window to expire. They come up with excuses as to why they haven't shipped yet or outright lie to you (as was in my case) claiming that the phone has been shipped.
Maybe they've changed their ways, I don't know. Just thought a heads up was in order.
Below are some links discussing ecell.
http://fotios.org/node/2173
http://www.nokiausers.net/forum/tec...er-internet-seller-ecell-please-dont-use.html
http://reviews.ebay.co.uk/BUYING-A-MOBILE-DONT-USE-E-CELL-AT-ALL-COSTS_W0QQugidZ10000000012150159

your actually right, looking through the negative feedbacks im alarmed at the significant number of feedbacks regarding phones arriving a month late. im not sure now whether im going to go ahead with them. they did seem abit dodgy, only thing that was persuading me to buy was the 60,000 feedback

ikhzter said:
your actually right, looking through the negative feedbacks im alarmed at the significant number of feedbacks regarding phones arriving a month late. im not sure now whether im going to go ahead with them. they did seem abit dodgy, only thing that was persuading me to buy was the 60,000 feedback
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Yep me too, think im gonna cancel tomorrow also;( Shame as it was a good price;(

HTC One X for $149 when preordered through Target Mobile or RadioShack

For everyone who is preordering anyway, might as well do so through Target Mobile or Radioshack and save $50.
Proof for Target Mobile:
http://an.droid-life.com/2012/04/18...ne-x-on-att-start-at-target-april-22-for-149/
Proof for Radioshack, scroll down to bottom of the page:
http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/18/atandt-confirms-htc-one-x-to-land-may-6th/

Okay, so dumb question regarding preorders (only phone I ever preordered was an iPhone for the wife)
is it possible to do a store pickup for these preorders? I'd love to save an extra $50, but all my parcel carriers require a signature, and given the fact that we actually work for a living, no one is ever home to sign.

JoeM01 said:
Okay, so dumb question regarding preorders (only phone I ever preordered was an iPhone for the wife)
is it possible to do a store pickup for these preorders? I'd love to save an extra $50, but all my parcel carriers require a signature, and given the fact that we actually work for a living, no one is ever home to sign.
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Yes, they typically offer the option to have it shipped to you or to pick up in the store.

Thanks for posting! good lookin' out!
Billy

I just came from my local radio shack and its confirmed. 149 plus a bunch of music downloads.
Cool thing is that I'm trading in my SGSII and they are giving me 300 store credit for it! I just need to wait until Sunday to pre order it.
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I wonder if amazon or bestbuy will give a discount as well
Edit: RadioShack trade-in
Hmmm looks like they will give me about $80 for my old captivate

UMGixxer said:
I wonder if amazon or bestbuy will give a discount as well
Edit: RadioShack trade-in
Hmmm looks like they will give me about $80 for my old captivate
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$100 for my 3 year old 3GS. So, $50 to upgrade to the newest best phone on the market, and stay grandfathered in to my unlimited data?
HECK. YES.

I wonder if they care if the phone has a custom rom on it.

Artimus009 said:
I just came from my local radio shack and its confirmed. 149 plus a bunch of music downloads.
Cool thing is that I'm trading in my SGSII and they are giving me 300 store credit for it! I just need to wait until Sunday to pre order it.
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The $300 special is.supposed to end 4/28. Are they extending the time..or keeping your phone for a week?

Artimus009 said:
I just came from my local radio shack and its confirmed. 149 plus a bunch of music downloads.
Cool thing is that I'm trading in my SGSII and they are giving me 300 store credit for it! I just need to wait until Sunday to pre order it.
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What exactly qualifies as "a bunch of music downloads"?

kreestof said:
What exactly qualifies as "a bunch of music downloads"?
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I would think more than 3 is a bunch don't ya think?
Seriously...I think 10 songs.
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ricktat said:
The $300 special is.supposed to end 4/28. Are they extending the time..or keeping your phone for a week?
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Not sure...but I got a dumb phone that I can use for the few days until I get the one x.
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nice...162 and change for my isheep4 to bad I don't have anything else to use until the 6th.

MWilt said:
nice...162 and change for my isheep4 to bad I don't have anything else to use until the 6th.
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lol... this is where having a cheap backup phone comes in handy.

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lol... this is where having a cheap backup phone comes in handy.
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I'll just pay the 159 and use the store credit for accessories and such when it comes out. hopefully RadioShack carries all the HTC accessories when they are released.

We can pre order from radioshack online right? And can I ask them to ship it to my house?

If you can preorder it online, I don't see where. I'd love to do that though... have it shipped to my work from either RadioShack or Target..

inktimi said:
If you can preorder it online, I don't see where. I'd love to do that though... have it shipped to my work from either RadioShack or Target..
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Yeah, can someone provide the actual Target or Radio Shack pre-order links? Or do they go live on Sunday, 4/22?? Thanks!!!

junodragon said:
Yeah, can someone provide the actual Target or Radio Shack pre-order links? Or do they go live on Sunday, 4/22?? Thanks!!!
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It may just be at stores... As long as it comes to my home it doesn't matter to me.

So other than the issues with outright returns, do you give anything else up buying from a non-corporate store? I've only ever bought from the ATT store so don't want to get surprised by something if I buy one of these from Radio Shack.

release date in eu/price

release date in eu/price
i want one with 32gb
http://www.gsmarena.com/asus_transformer_pad_infinity_700-4606.php

Unknown as of yet. Rumors go that, while the 64 GB version will officially go retail in somewhat less than two weeks, the 32 GB version will only start shipping when existing stocks of 32 GB Primes have run out. All predictions I have seen to date have put it somewhere in September, with some suggesting slippage of the release date to the holiday season (i.e., Christmas time).

According to a user in the General Infinity Thread the 32GB with Dock is available in Spain for €619.

Dub Tech said:
According to a user in the General Infinity Thread the 32GB with Dock is available in Spain for €619.
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That'd be great news, at least for the Spaniards. I'm happy with the 64 BGB version, but the price premium admittedly is a bit steep for 32 GB....
Lucky b'stards -- win the world soccer championship, then the European one, and get the cheaper version of the Infinity...

komplett dot ie had 5
(Sorry, no link posting for me yet!)
But they are sold out until the 24th July now.
I think I might wait until the end of the month, as the price might drop slightly with better supply.

philtrick said:
komplett dot ie had 5
(Sorry, no link posting for me yet!)
But they are sold out until the 24th July now.
I think I might wait until the end of the month, as the price might drop slightly with better supply.
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That's for the 64GB version. I ordered it on Monday for €749 and now they've reduced the price to €729 and sold out! I wonder if I'll be refunded €20...

Dub Tech said:
That's for the 64GB version. I ordered it on Monday for €749 and now they've reduced the price to €729 and sold out! I wonder if I'll be refunded €20...
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Have you got it yet?
I'd be interested to see your reactions.

philtrick said:
Have you got it yet?
I'd be interested to see your reactions.
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It arrived today while I'm at work. Very eager to get home and give it a whirl!
It's my first tablet purchase so my perspective may be different to that of a seasoned user.
Will post feedback in the general thread tonight/tomorrow morning.

Dub Tech said:
It arrived today while I'm at work. Very eager to get home and give it a whirl!
It's my first tablet purchase so my perspective may be different to that of a seasoned user.
Will post feedback in the general thread tonight/tomorrow morning.
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I'll be glued to that then!
I would quite like to see your thoughts on using it instead of a laptop, I was thinking of replacing my laptop with a desktop, and using a remote desktop connection to that from the Transformer for heavy work, and quickoffice etc for standard day to day stuff.

essential cutting the price of the ph1 by $200

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!

Exsurgence said:
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!

mongofrye said:
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?

TheDethEgineer said:
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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JasonJoel said:
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?

benjmiester said:
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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