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I'm headed to my local Best Buy store to be there when the doors open at 10:00 a.m. today to pre-order the Evo... is anyone else going to get this phone right away? For those who don't know, if you gave Best Buy your email address at the Evo page on their site, they sent out an email last night around midnight pacific time saying that you could pre-order the Evo now. There doesn't seem to be any way to pre-order it online yet, so I'm gonna be at the store today! See you there?
Let's try to get an idea of which store you pre-ordered from and how many people were there, or if you're going to wait and try to get one when it comes out June 4th?
just did...10:00 Chicago!
pre-ordering the Sprint Evo 4G at 10:00 a.m. May 13, 2010
Give us the details when your done.
Amazon or wirefly will probably have it cheaper but you do go on.
awesome rockky, how did it go? for those of us who haven't preordered a phone at best buy, what can we expect? what's the process like? were there many other people there? preoorder supplies limited?
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awesome rockky, how did it go? for those of us who haven't preordered a phone at best buy, what can we expect? what's the process like? were there many other people there? preoorder supplies limited?
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preordered.....just give them $50.....done deal
Just preordered mine. $50 down. Filled out a sheet with my contact info. Done deal. Can't wait!
10:10 am !
first to preorder mine @ BEstbuy SPringfield Ohio .
hell the employee had no idea that the preorder was a go !
slapped down 50 got a 50 card to hold onto till the 4th then it will beapplied to my phone WOot !
http://radioshackwireless.com/templ...geid=7831&refcode1=RSK_4444_000_SITESEARCHEVO
I am heading to RS to do my preorder! 20$ off accessories and it's 2 miles away verses 50 miles away!
Sporkman said:
10:10 am !
first to preorder mine @ BEstbuy SPringfield Ohio .
hell the employee had no idea that the preorder was a go !
slapped down 50 got a 50 card to hold onto till the 4th then it will beapplied to my phone WOot !
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me too, STL Missouri, BB rep new but the mobile guy did not, then the mobile was shocked at the $199.99 price tag, as he looked at his iPhone in disgust. haha
Neither of them knew what they were doing and one was a manager but I have my receipt locked in the safe Christmas or Birthday eek:I will figure out what to say to the wife later) is early for me!
Just went to a seattle suburb best buy and they said I CAN'T pre-order this phone because they don't carry sprint phones in the store?! they said they can only carry 3 of the major carriers so they have verizon, att, and tmobile. i showed the email i got and they said sorry, order it online. i explained that i can't order it online because their website says to get it in the store... wow. I guess ill try radioshack even though I hate that store.
When you go into pre-order can you order it for the full price or do they only do pre-orders if you are signing a new contract?
Went to a Sprint store, and they took my name, address, phone number, and social security number, and they said that will reserve an Evo for me on the day it comes out. They said theywill get a line like they did for the Pre, but can schedule me for any time of day (after the rush dies down) so I can just walk in and choose a plan and walk out. They will call me on the 3rd (the day before it comes out) to schedule a time for me to come in. Sounds good - buying it directly from Sprint is fine with me anyway. Getting a little bit tired of Best Buy, and Radio Shack is so 1980 anyway
Well made my pre order at best buy. $50 and thats it.
Done. Leaving bestbuy as we speak
After reading online about a gift card we're supposed to get i went back and got mine. Would've been nice if the best buy guys mentioned this in the first place. Appointments are to be set on the third when they call people based on when they made the preorder. I'm 8th in line at my store
by the way, the Sprint store didn't require me to put any money down, they just took my information and said they will call me the day before. so, maybe try the sprint store if you don't have the $50 right now. the guy i dealt with was a sales manager or something to that effect and was very friendly and knowledgable, he said he guarantees i will have one reserved. no gift cards though he said they don't even know which contracts are applicable for this phone yet for sure, but he said he's pretty sure it will be "80 bucks" which makes sense based on the 450-minute plan for $69 and the $10 fee for 4G.
The store I called said they are not doing reserves or pre-orders, wtf
preordered mind at bestbuy 50dollars down cant wait to june 4
going to pre order mine later today
I just preordered at One of the BB's in Las Vegas. 50$ commitment thogh they said I could use the 50$ for something else or apply it towards the phone at release. So it's almost like a free preorder. Thogh you can't preorder if you are too broke. I went to BB, a retailer I abhor, because they weren't as dumb as the broad I talked to at radioshack two days ago and becase they always deduct mail in rebates at the time of purchase.
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Just placed my order through premier earlier and then got an email 3.5 hours later saying that they are backordered...
I haven't gotten my confirmation email yet from an order I placed about four hours ago, but the Premier website shows that I have an order in progress (with no details).
Man, that didn't take long!
Yep I just heard they are out. I don't have an ETA when at&t will get more but I will post something as soon as I hear it.
I got the last one from my local ATT store, but they only had 3 total.
I got one from an AT&T store and they said they had plenty left, I guess it just depends what area you're in...
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I got the last one from my local ATT store, but they only had 3 total.
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When I showed up to get mine Sunday they hadn't even put it out yet. Lol
Yeah, I was the only one so far to buy it from the RadioShack I work at, they have quite a few in the back (they haven't even made a dummy phone available for the store).
Mine is still back-ordered
Same here. I've also been trying to call the premier number and haven't been able to get through to talk to anyone. I just want an approximate date...
I got through (took about 30 minutes). They said that it would either ship the end of this week or beginning of next. I cancelled my order -- maybe I'll get the nexus one instead, and risk the wrath of my wife.
What do y'alls think? I like the small form factor of the aria, and the price is right, but ... nexus one!
i ordered mine within 30 minutes of it going on sale saturday night.. and mine was backordered...
could try Best buy... got mine from them for $130 with no need to bother with rebates
Cronis said:
could try Best buy... got mine from them for $130 with no need to bother with rebates
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or amazon, newegg, dell, or tigerdirect. all of which have it cheaper unless you have a really good FAN discount
Yeah Newegg (Simplexity) is best price around, no FAN req'd. Ordered Sunday night, receiving 2 Arias in the mail Wednesday.
If you want to pick it up in person and actually want to PAY for the phone, go to Costco. Best in-store price, better than Best Buy.
newegg and letstalk.com both have the Aria for free right now
Just an update:
I was finally able to get through to premier yesterday, all of the other times I tried it just said to try again later. The person I talked to said that it was too late to cancel the order.
Today, I just got an email saying that my phone has shipped. Now, it's time to wait for the fedex man to arrive @ my house...
I had ordered one for my wife through premier store on monday night and it came as back ordered too. I canceled and went to my local store where they then gave it to me for $229 and $100 in free accessories. The premier store wanted $318.99... I'm glad it was on back order or I would have paid the $318.99 amount. Its no nexus, but it sure holds its own. And, apps that aren't in the app store can be installed via bump. We put shapewriter on hers last night from my nexus and it worked perfectly (shapewriter is not in app store).
Mine finally shipped...just in time for the weekend and I doubt they sprung for Saturday delivery. So tomorrow I am going to call the FedEx depot and beg for them to let me pick it up.
Ordered mine today over the phone with premier. It has been processed and shipped already. So they obviously have them in the warehouse. Good luck guys
Contacted BestBuy today in regards to shipping the Galaxy Tab 10.1
They are not shipping the unit until the 17th, therefore I probably won't get it until the 20th or later.
I'm seriously thinking of canceling my order and just going to BestBuy to get it at my local store on the 17th. Hate to pay for shipping and get it later than expected.
are you sure it's even going to be in stores on the 17th? it is not even in the weekly ad
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are you sure it's even going to be in stores on the 17th? it is not even in the weekly ad
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That is the national release date...
Since they were able to launch it at the one store in NY on the 8th, I was hoping they would have it setup so that those of us who pre-ordered would have it on the 17th. It would be a let down to see people going to Best Buy on the 17th & posting on the forums how great the device is, while those of us who pre-ordered are at home still waiting a few days for it to arrive.
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It would be a let down to see people going to Best Buy on the 17th & posting on the forums how great the device is, while those of us who pre-ordered are at home still waiting a few days for it to arrive.
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Isn't that always the case for pre-ordering unless the item is hot and will sell out in stores instantly? My experience with pre-ordering is sometimes you get it early but most times you get it later than expected.
I don't think GTab is that hot.
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Contacted BestBuy today in regards to shipping the Galaxy Tab 10.1
They are not shipping the unit until the 17th, therefore I probably won't get it until the 20th or later.
I'm seriously thinking of canceling my order and just going to BestBuy to get it at my local store on the 17th. Hate to pay for shipping and get it later than expected.
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Don't even waist your time with Best Buy. I ordered mine off of Amazon and it has a delivery estimate of June 21st. Plus you don't have to pay shipping or sales tax. save yourself $42, plus amazon has a way better and easier return policy.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00519RWI8/ref=ox_ya_os_product
Definitely think I will be canceling my best buy order. Happy to not have to give them my business now.
Does anyone know local / national retailers who will be selling at midnight?
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Don't even waist your time with Best Buy. I ordered mine off of Amazon and it has a delivery estimate of June 21st. Plus you don't have to pay shipping or sales tax. save yourself $42, plus amazon has a way better and easier return policy.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00519RWI8/ref=ox_ya_os_product
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Amazon sounds like a much better deal. I would definitely go that route, but I have BestBuy gift cards tied to my order. So I will have to stick with BestBuy. Otherwise I would go through Amazon.
is it too late in the game for a pre-order?
what are my chances of strolling into a BB store on friday morning (within 10 minutes of them opening their store) and snagging a tab?
more importantly, what is BB's return policy?
I'm torn between this and the ipad2 for my dad and need to make a decision within 5 days since I have to send it overseas with a relative.
does BB charge a restocking fee for galaxy?
I already have an ipad2 so I know it's behavior.
my reason to buy the tab for my dad is so that it's easy for him to sync his media between his home and office PC's, updated gmail and youtube client, ability to play xvid and avi files and the ability to drag and drop files from ANY pc to the tablet (he's not going to go for that apple iTunes sync with 1 pc crap though there are ways around it...)
When I returned my ipad 2, they didn't give me a refund. They said that they could only give me a gift card with the amount of my purchase. The ipad 2 was also un-opened. I'm using the gift card balance to purchase the Tab 10.1
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is it too late in the game for a pre-order?
what are my chances of strolling into a BB store on friday morning (within 10 minutes of them opening their store) and snagging a tab?
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99.9-100%.
Seriously, folks. Just because you are excited about this device (as am I) doesn't mean its a line-up-at-door-at-3am blockbuster product. Demand for the 10.1 Tab will be good, but not sell-out good. The only thing that would make a retail outlet sell out would be low supply, which is unlikely since the production device went final weeks and weeks ago.
If the order status still says "In Process" by Wednesday, I will cancel & just grab one at the store on Friday.
Just ordered mine off of Amazon...$499 + $3.99 one day shipping. Best part is saving $50 on tax. I got my email receipt and it says estimated delivery is 20th but hopefully it ships on 17th, Amazon has shipped things earlier before.
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99.9-100%.
Seriously, folks. Just because you are excited about this device (as am I) doesn't mean its a line-up-at-door-at-3am blockbuster product. Demand for the 10.1 Tab will be good, but not sell-out good. The only thing that would make a retail outlet sell out would be low supply, which is unlikely since the production device went final weeks and weeks ago.
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I'm not as optimistic. I worry the national launch was delayed from the 8th to 17th because of supply issues. And look at the ASUS Transformer, it's still hard to find in stock over a month after launch.
Samsung is making this tablet super thin and using a new Super PLS display, manufacturing issues could be a concern.
Only way this is going to sell out is if there are like three in the store, which i think might be the case
relax folks, look what happened to launching in NY. its only one store and there still left over after 24hrs.. this is national launching and i bet you have a lot of BB around you
Yeah, I don't think this will be on high demand... There is more Honeycomb tablets to choose from.
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I returned my ipad 2 at bestbuy and got my money back on my card. Full refund. They do give you a 14 day return policy, I think.
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Just ordered mine off of Amazon...$499 + $3.99 one day shipping. Best part is saving $50 on tax. I got my email receipt and it says estimated delivery is 20th but hopefully it ships on 17th, Amazon has shipped things earlier before.
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Right, I canceled my order at BB and got it at amazon. The 16GB was $540, estimated delivery after the 21st, with amazon I got the 32GB at $604, with one day shipping (I couldn't resist), estimated delivery the 20th!
Folks, I am dreaming it at night!!!
gordita said:
is it too late in the game for a pre-order?
what are my chances of strolling into a BB store on friday morning (within 10 minutes of them opening their store) and snagging a tab?
more importantly, what is BB's return policy?
does BB charge a restocking fee for galaxy?
I already have an ipad2 so I know it's behavior.
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BB has a 14 day return window for in-store purchases (not sure about online purchases). No restocking fee, and really no questions asked when I returned my XOOM, waiting for the Samsung device.
I do like Amazon return policy, but really no where near as easy as driving down to BB with the device in-hand and exchanging with a human being. No return label and carrier pick-ups to deal with.
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Only way this is going to sell out is if there are like three in the store, which i think might be the case
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You think the Galaxy Tab 10.1 is going to be less popular than the ASUS Transformer?
So I go to check my order status at BB to see if it shipped late yesterday or last night and it says "Status - Back Ordered".
WTF!!!
Maybe I should just tell Sammy to go pound sand! I already have some concerns about them and their promises.
My order now says "Being fulfilled. Usually ships in 1-2 days."
Dang it - I was hoping to cancel and run down to BB store and look for stock.
Oh well.
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My order now says "Being fulfilled. Usually ships in 1-2 days."
Dang it - I was hoping to cancel and run down to BB store and look for stock.
Oh well.
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I guess that's the good news, I can run down to the store and check. Or at least call first thing this am.
lucky i have one close to my job that has them available. taking an early lunch to pick it up.
I pre-ordered mine earlier this past weekend. BestBuy claimed they weren't going to ship them until today. So I canceled my order. Went online last night & purchased it for in store pickup. Got an Email about 30 minutes ago saying that my order is ready for pickup. Can't wait to the store opens so I can go grab it!
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I pre-ordered mine earlier this past weekend. BestBuy claimed they weren't going to ship them until today. So I canceled my order. Went online last night & purchased it for in store pickup. Got an Email about 30 minutes ago saying that my order is ready for pickup. Can't wait to the store opens so I can go grab it!
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Just looked and tried to do that and all stores within 50 miles of me here in SE FL say unavailable. I already cancelled my order also, oh well.
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I pre-ordered mine earlier this past weekend. BestBuy claimed they weren't going to ship them until today. So I canceled my order. Went online last night & purchased it for in store pickup. Got an Email about 30 minutes ago saying that my order is ready for pickup. Can't wait to the store opens so I can go grab it!
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Turns out, if you just call up Customer support and ask nicely, they'll transfer your order to an in-store pickup location, and get priority over people who just ordered it last night/this morning.
Now thats customer service.
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My order now says "Being fulfilled. Usually ships in 1-2 days."
Dang it - I was hoping to cancel and run down to BB store and look for stock.
Oh well.
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Best Buy email just arrived = Shipped! Yay!
UPS does not list a delivery date at their tracking site yet - Boo!
Looks like our store in Madison only received 16gb models.
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Looks like our store in Madison only received 16gb models.
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Interesting enough, when I call the local stores they have the 16G White version. Guess Samsung made lots of those.
Once the status says "Processing" customer service can't do anything. I tried this morning to have them transfer my order to a local store.
Good news is that I just got a confirmation e-mail that it just shipped, but now I have to wait for it to arrive instead of grabbing it from the store.
Thanks to substandard customer service, BB has lost my business. I called another store who also did not have the 32G version in stock but did notify me that they are showing the warehouse has units available if I wanted to do a store pickup. So I asked how could they have it in the warehouse and I get a back ordered status? The store customer service rep stated I should call the 888 number to find out. I did that and was abruptly told that the .com warehouse was different and they are obviously out of stock. So I tried to rationalize with her that why would BB take preorders and then not allocate units that they obviously have available. She states that "Sir I just told you that the .com uses a different warehouse". So I (with some sarcasm at this point) ask her if it is the same company. Well at no time did she offer to find one locally or go ahead and have one shipped to my local store and when I finally asked her if she could do that for me, I said never mind if I have to ask you to do that for me then I will just purchase from another business who values customer service. I assure you that at no time was I rude and only got sarcastic at the end of the conversation.
c'est la vie
For me....Only Best Buy stores that have them are way too far away. Local ones don't have them and unknown when either, so its the luck of the draw as to where Samsung ships to and how many to even bother driving for one just to be disappointed in selling out.
I would just a rather order online instead
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For me....Only Best Buy stores that have them are way too far away. Local ones don't have them and unknown when either, so its the luck of the draw as to where Samsung ships to and how many to even bother driving for one just to be disappointed in selling out.
I would just a rather order online instead
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I couldn't find any BB stores in the state of Massachusetts that had the 32gb version, so I went online.
Circuit City claims to have an order today/ship today policy on the 32gb version. I went ahead a tried it - we'll see. I did it from their website, not from Amazon, and had to call them to ask them to process the order now.
I didn't know circuit city even existed anymore.
Bummer about the horror stories. Not to make you feel bad, but I strolled into my local Best Buy about 15 minutes after opening today. No pre-order, no deposit, no nothing. Walked out with the 32GB Grey ... and they didn't charge me sales tax! That's a 9.75% (~$60) bonus!
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Bummer about the horror stories. Not to make you feel bad, but I strolled into my local Best Buy about 15 minutes after opening today. No pre-order, no deposit, no nothing. Walked out with the 32GB Grey ... and they didn't charge me sales tax! That's a 9.75% (~$60) bonus!
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Good to hear someone had a good experience. I don't feel bad just a little jealous I guess. I'm actually thinking about just getting the Iconia instead. I have had the xoom and transformer but returned them both. The xoom for a charging issue and I just never liked the feel of the transformer, maybe just a little to wide and I have larger than avg hands.
I suffered from the same back-order issue. I pre-ordered one for my wife when I first got the e-mail from Samsung on 6/6/2011. Now you would think with my last name being at the beginning of the alphabet and my order being placed so early that I would be a shoe-in to receive one.
WRONG! I didn't receive an e-mail or anything. I'm a Silver Rewards member because of my continued customer loyalty...yet you can't even let me know what's going on before hand so I can order elsewhere.
I called 3 stores, checked online, did a online chat with Best Buy employee Brenda, and then talked to 4 different people through customer support. I heard different answers each time but the same result. "It shows as back-ordered but that it will ship in 1-2 business days." From the stores I heard "We haven't received our shipments yet but the ones we're getting are for pre-orders." The last statement was obviously a lie because ship-to-store has not been an option for any of the local 10 Best Buy stores.
How does any of this make sense? Yes I could come up with some patchwork logic to calm myself but at the end of the day, it's horrible customer service. I was respectful to each person I talked to. I didn't even complain. I went online to cancel my order and then called back to make sure it was done.
I'll keep it real simple. Worked for Best Buy for roughly 2 1/2 years during my younger days. During high school and then when I was in college in Tucson.
I hate Best Buy. From their "non-commission" approach they have the sales associates present shoppers with to their TERRIBLE phone customer service, the place is nothing but horrible experiences. I have a Rewards Silver account with them as well. I've spent way too much money to care to calculate with them and they continue to suck. I've shifted my purchasing from Best Buy to Amazon and am now a Prime Member with them (have been for over a year).
To stay on point with the OP, I went to Best Buy on Camelback in Phoenix this morning to see if they had any in stock. The PCHO (PC / Home Office) and Mobile Phone in store reps both told me they didn't get any in nor did the rest of the state of AZ. The only way I could get a Galaxy Tab was through Best Buy.com. This was after roaming around both departments for 10-15 minutes waiting for a sales rep to approach me (or even see one that I could approach for help). All immediately after the store had opened. Non-knowledgable, unwilling to help anyone sales reps and terrible supervisor / management that could give two craps less about your experience and care about nothing other than you buying a Geek Squad extended service plans and taking advantage of their financing offers.
I'm not buying a Galaxy Tab at all now nor am I, for any reason, shopping at Best Buy any longer (not like it's a huge deal... their stores have been dwindling in the number of shoppers for the past two years).
At first thought it's nice to see that I am not alone, but it really is kinda of sad. I do hear lots of great things about Amazon and have purchased a couple of times through them, but i am still a little weary about online purchases. Not really rational since Amazon does in all regards appear to be very safe and easy even with respect to returns. So who knows maybe it is Amazon here I come!
Prime Membership is totally worth it if you shop on Amazon frequently. I do ALL of my Christmas shopping each year with them, never any hiccups. As a Prime member, you get FREE Two Day shipping on almost everything you buy along with no tax. It destroys whatever Best Buy offers these days. On new videogame releases, they are not only typically $5-10 cheaper, there is no tax and it arrives on the same day of release at my front door.
**end of gushing**
Lets start a thread for those of use who preordered through Best Buy (regrettably) and post when we preordered, color, location and when we received our notices that our device is ready for pick up.
PS. I got BB to tell me what position in line I am for my preorder, the customer service rep I spoke with talked with the store that I preordered from and she said I was either #4 or #6, she couldn't remember which one it was.
Obviously I haven't received mine yet but will post on here the second I do.
Oct 3rd
Menomonee Falls, WI
White
I preordered 10/15, black N4, Maryland. TBD when I receive the notification. But I called last night and she said mine is in the system and will be ready in store the 22nd. Although she said most likely it will processed the 22nd and than ready for pickup the next morning. My main concern was since I preorderd so late, would that effect when I could get my phone. Seems it won't be an issue. I did enroll in text message notifications too. I'm ready!
Wow, that is good news for you. Hopefully it is true.
I'm going to call my store this morning when they open and see if they have any new information. I need to ask about my email address I gave them too because I never received a confirmation email from when I ordered my phone which is weird because my wife did get a message.
Yeah I know. I never knew if when you had preordered mattered or not but seems not. I'm going to call again today to verify. Is your wife the primary line? I didn't get the confirmation either but realized my father is still the primary on our family plan so he received it. So that's why I told the women I spoke to to sign up me up for text alerts which will keep me updated on the status of my order.
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Yeah I know. I never knew if when you had preordered mattered or not but seems not. I'm going to call again today to verify. Is your wife the primary line? I didn't get the confirmation either but realized my father is still the primary on our family plan so he received it. So that's why I told the women I spoke to to sign up me up for text alerts which will keep me updated on the status of my order.
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No we both actually don't have service with Verizon yet. The plan was, when I received the phone to switch to Verizon.
Still got my fingers crossed that I will have it this week still but who knows....
Oct. 1 Black
Best buy
Westminister, CA
Will let you guys know when I get a notice
Local best buy knows nothing. They say they don't have inventory yet but they receive weekly shipments on thursday and it might (or might not) be on the truck. They have no clue what position I am on the wait list; they have no clue if they have an allotment. They have no clue when they will make the phone available if they do receive it. In fact calling the person I spoke to ... would be a good description.
I called my Best Buy last week and the guy told me I would be able to pick it up on the 24th. When I preordered the lady told me I would get an email the night before it's available. So I'm not expecting to hear anything until Thursday night.
I ordered the black one.
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Local best buy knows nothing. They say they don't have inventory yet but they receive weekly shipments on thursday and it might (or might not) be on the truck. They have no clue what position I am on the wait list; they have no clue if they have an allotment. They have no clue when they will make the phone available if they do receive it. In fact calling the person I spoke to ... would be a good description.
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I'm kicking myself for switching my preorder to Best Buy. They still haven't sent a notification on a Sprint Note 4 a family member ordered.
If I find out I have to wait til 10/31, I'll be livid because I can't switch back to ordering it from Amazon. Also I need to purchase it through preorder to get that rebate--I'm paying full price for the phone.
This really is the worst handled launch of a phone.
I worked for Best Buy on and off over the years in their Mobile dept. The way it works is the district warehouse sends a predetermined number of product to each store based on sales rank for various products - regardless of the number of pre-orders the store may have received. For example, I pre-ordered a Black N4 from my local best buy the other day, and talking to my former co-worker she looked up the number of black N4s assigned to be delivered to our store. RSS showed 11 were ordered for our store, though the system does not say when they will arrive, or if they will all arrive at once. Best Buy employees have no ability to look up pre-order quantities so you cannot tell if of the 11 expected to the store one will be allotted to you. Pre-orders are filled in order of receipt, so the earlier you were to pre-order the more likely it is you'll get one the day/day after they receive them. Best Buy will get a truck on thursday morning (23rd) likely having the first round of N4s on it. So thursday they will process the delivery and you'll get a notification mid to late afternoon that they have your phone (if there were enough delivered to get to your name) You shouldnt get any notifications from best buy until the store you ordered from processes their received stock and your pre-order is filled in store and is awaiting pick-up.
Hope this helps.
Just got off the phone with a sales rep at my local BB where I preordered. He said he doesn't have any new information but they are expecting to receive Verizon note 4s in on Thursday and I should check back with them then. I'm going to keep calling every day to see when they actually get some in. Also, once we know that they are starting to get them in, it wouldn't hurt to call around to the other BBs in the area to see if they maybe got more in than the store you ordered from. It may be a long shot but if a store got like 20 of them in and only had 10 preorders, the remainder will be available to be sold. In that case, you can simply go that location and have your preorder fulfilled through that store. Again, probably a long shot but at this point, I just want the damn phone asap.
I'll keep everyone posted.
Well let see... When I was in store doing my pre-order with Gift Card on my BB credit card, I was promised the 17th as discussed in prior thread(s). I never actually believed this since various Best Buys deceived me so much on my qualified trade in being a Droid X. Even the original rep had got smart with me in the store I pre-ordered and rudely swung her monitor around showing my Droid X was listed in there system as a $0 value. She was correctly corrected by both a co-worker and manager of which I further had them write my trade in model and acceptance of trade upon picking up my pre-order when it arrives on paper.
As the 17th passed with no email or notification that my Note 4 was in store, I called and finally reached a different manager. He right away told me that there was a lawsuit of some sort between Verizon and Samsung or Best Buy - he really didn't give me much information regarding that other than Verizon had just sent them a letter around the 14th demanding they would not receive shipments until the day of the 23rd and be allowed to release them then. The manager also promised me that mine would be available as of that date and that even further, they would likely actually receive the shipment on the 21st or 22nd and start sending folks like me notifications of pickup ready for the 23rd.
That is where things stand at this point with me. Gee, I wonder what to expect next...
A few weeks ago I wanted to preorder the N4 but my best buy said they were done with verizon note 4 preorders. But than a couple weeks later, on 10/15. I went back into the store and I was able to preorder a N4. My question is, if I'm preordering the phone, that should mean that's one additional N4 my best buy needs to have shipped to it's store. It makes absolutely no sense that none of us shouldn't get our PREORDERED N4 on release day. That is the whole point of doing a preorder, or else why bother. Like I said in my previous post, BBM told me a date of the 22nd being in store, which they will process it than or that night, and be ready for pick up Thursday. I hope this remains true. I know I preordered very late, but I still a preorder. My thinking is that say my best buy originally was told they were getting I don't know, say 30 Verizon N4s. Well they got confirmation they could actually receive 40 so they opened preorders back up and that's when I got mine. I'm hoping this is the case at least.
tu3218 said:
A few weeks ago I wanted to preorder the N4 but my best buy said they were done with verizon note 4 preorders. But than a couple weeks later, on 10/15. I went back into the store and I was able to preorder a N4. My question is, if I'm preordering the phone, that should mean that's one additional N4 my best buy needs to have shipped to it's store. It makes absolutely no sense that none of us shouldn't get our PREORDERED N4 on release day. That is the whole point of doing a preorder, or else why bother. Like I said in my previous post, BBM told me a date of the 22nd being in store, which they will process it than or that night, and be ready for pick up Thursday. I hope this remains true. I know I preordered very late, but I still a preorder. My thinking is that say my best buy originally was told they were getting I don't know, say 30 Verizon N4s. Well they got confirmation they could actually receive 40 so they opened preorders back up and that's when I got mine. I'm hoping this is the case at least.
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Only time will tell. Hopefully they will start receiving the devices in the next day or so and have them available to us that preordered relatively early (Oct 3rd, in my case). That would be the best case scenario, worst case scenario is they only receive a couple devices of each color and this goes on for weeks until they fulfill all of the orders.
Fingers crossed, getting pretty anxious here
tu3218 said:
A few weeks ago I wanted to preorder the N4 but my best buy said they were done with verizon note 4 preorders. But than a couple weeks later, on 10/15. I went back into the store and I was able to preorder a N4. My question is, if I'm preordering the phone, that should mean that's one additional N4 my best buy needs to have shipped to it's store. It makes absolutely no sense that none of us shouldn't get our PREORDERED N4 on release day. That is the whole point of doing a preorder, or else why bother. Like I said in my previous post, BBM told me a date of the 22nd being in store, which they will process it than or that night, and be ready for pick up Thursday. I hope this remains true. I know I preordered very late, but I still a preorder. My thinking is that say my best buy originally was told they were getting I don't know, say 30 Verizon N4s. Well they got confirmation they could actually receive 40 so they opened preorders back up and that's when I got mine. I'm hoping this is the case at least.
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Basically the Pre-order guarentees the $200 working phone trade in offer, and that if there arn't enough phones on the first truck, on tuesday (usually the next delivery day for bby) you'll have guarenteed product. Verizon store is the same way if you go in and pre-order. It's basically just a hold to prevent someone from walking in and buying the N4 once they have one available. It's supposed to reduce people calling in and coming to store asking alll the time "Do you have this phone now?"
Unfortunately bby gets what Samsung sends them, then from there they send their pre-determined shipments out to the stores based on store sales statistics, not so much on pre-order demand.
Information regarding Verizon Note 4/ Best Buy:
I hope everyone is well. I work for Samsung inside of Best Buy, and I am also awaiting a note 4 via verizon. I can tell you in OUR circumstance, all intial orders tracked through RSS were pre-orders ONLY, and not all preorders will be met. We are currently getting in only 6 (4 black, 2 white) at my location. They are "on order", and are expected in later this afternoon or early tomorrow morning. They are available FOR sale prior to the 23rd, but more than likely, Best Buy will tell you that they are not or you won't know because your e-mail doesn't go out until late tomorrow night.
They are on there way and you should be receiving e-mails no later than tomorrow evening if you were the first couple of pre-orders per color. There will be a VERY limited amount, so for those pre-ordering late, my best wishes are with you.
I just wanted to give you a straight, no bs response unlike some of the things I've read/heard/ seen dished out from BB employees.
Best of luck and I hope you all get your phones soon!
Samsung guys in best buy work for Samsung, not best buy. They don't even have access to best buy sales systems. Besides asking a mobile sales rep for the incoming quantity that is shown in RSS there would be no further information except sales guidelines for when they are allowed to actually sell the device. Best buy has to abide by Samsung / Verizon's contract as to when they will sell their phone. Same thing for PS4 Xbox etc... Sell a product prior to the agreed release date and best buy can be sued for a ton of money loose rights to sell product etc
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Samsung guys in best buy work for Samsung, not best buy. They don't even have access to best buy sales systems. Besides asking a mobile sales rep for the incoming quantity that is shown in RSS there would be no further information except sales guidelines for when they are allowed to actually sell the device. Best buy has to abide by Samsung / Verizon's contract as to when they will sell their phone. Same thing for PS4 Xbox etc... Sell a product prior to the agreed release date and best buy can be sued for a ton of money loose rights to sell product etc
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The interesting part is RSS has the street date listed as 10/17/14, so there is nothing prevent the sale. POS picks up the street date and will not allow sales ahead of the street date based from RSS. The only thing claiming 10/23/14 is a sheet of paper that is often wrong.
Kmclove14 said:
Information regarding Verizon Note 4/ Best Buy:
I hope everyone is well. I work for Samsung inside of Best Buy, and I am also awaiting a note 4 via verizon. I can tell you in OUR circumstance, all intial orders tracked through RSS were pre-orders ONLY, and not all preorders will be met. We are currently getting in only 6 (4 black, 2 white) at my location. They are "on order", and are expected in later this afternoon or early tomorrow morning. They are available FOR sale prior to the 23rd, but more than likely, Best Buy will tell you that they are not or you won't know because your e-mail doesn't go out until late tomorrow night.
They are on there way and you should be receiving e-mails no later than tomorrow evening if you were the first couple of pre-orders per color. There will be a VERY limited amount, so for those pre-ordering late, my best wishes are with you.
I just wanted to give you a straight, no bs response unlike some of the things I've read/heard/ seen dished out from BB employees.
Best of luck and I hope you all get your phones soon!
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I was told I am number 4 or 6 (the BB rep that called me couldn't remember after contacting the store). You said that your store is only getting 6 in total. Do you think all stores are only going to get 6 in (or about that amount) or do you think that some stores may receive more/less?
I really hope I'm in the first wave of devices they receive.
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Samsung guys in best buy work for Samsung, not best buy. They don't even have access to best buy sales systems. Besides asking a mobile sales rep for the incoming quantity that is shown in RSS there would be no further information except sales guidelines for when they are allowed to actually sell the device. Best buy has to abide by Samsung / Verizon's contract as to when they will sell their phone. Same thing for PS4 Xbox etc... Sell a product prior to the agreed release date and best buy can be sued for a ton of money loose rights to sell product etc
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We do work for Samsung, but we have complete access to all numbers for Best Buy as well .
The release date was weeks ago in the system; they are fair game when they arrive and your name is called.