The official Samsung store at the Westfield Shopping centre in Stratford city will be handing out the Galaxy S3 on the 29th at 6pm for those who pre-ordered it from them in-store or online. It's not too late to pre-order. They will then go on sale the next day.
Sucks I'll be in Turkey then! It's only 10 minutes away from me doh! The joys of having a large shopping centre near you
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The official Samsung store at the Westfield Shopping centre in Stratford city will be handing out the Galaxy S3 on the 29th at 6pm for those who pre-ordered it from them in-store or online. It's not too late to pre-order. They will then go on sale the next day.
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Pre-Orderd today in there, will be picking mine up @6pm on the 29th
I wrote in the pre-order topic the other day and got laughed at when they said they would receive their pre-orders before the shops have them....
That has never happened ever......
Means a trip from lovely Greenwich to ****ty Stratford but will be worth it;P
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whats the store website? i cant find it
But Westfield Stratford? *shudders at the thought* I'm on the Isle of Dogs so not too far but that shopping centre is a utterly horrible experience. I'll just wait for my little package to be delivered
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Sprint?
The Shack (Radioshack)?
Best Buy mobile?
I personally pre-ordered mine at Best Buy Mobile, but I don't know if I'm getting mine tomorrow or not because I have graduation
skip it the evo only comes out once. im also getting mine at best buy in Houston (Fairmont)
I pre-ordered mine for bestbuy so i'll be going there. There better honor the fact I'm number 11 on list so no excuses when I come through with my cash in hand.
Best Buy. 8AM. I am #2 on my Best Buy's reserve list. Plus no rebate is the best.
EDIT: Just thought about it, but it seems kinda cool that an Android device actually has a good amount of hype behind it. That alone will make it an iContender.
8:05am @ Best Buy.
im #11 too
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1 @ 8am from Sprint / 1 @ 10:40am from BestBuy
Free from sprint muhaha
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BEST BUY JUST CALLED ME!!!! they told me that they got mine in and i can come get it tm at 8
Best Buy mobile, didn't gave any number so..........first time in the morning.
screen is a little too small I might be putting this one on hold for at least 10 or 12
... o'clock tomorrow
The Shack at 7:00
Best Buy in Houston, 12pm. I was on the second wave of preorders scheduled for 6/10 delivery, but I guess they got a bigger shipment to fit me in. SCORE!
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I just got the call from The Shack. They are opening at 6am but expect a rush from those who didn't preorder. I'll be there just before 7am to pick my pre-ordered EVO.
Best buy, just called them and am getting mine at 745am, hurray!
RadioShack in the Woodbridge Mall in NJ.
They don't open until 10am so i made my appointment for first thing when they open.
chandlerw88 said:
skip it the evo only comes out once. im also getting mine at best buy in Houston (Fairmont)
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Getting mine at the Sprint store in Houston, also. Specifically, Westheimer and Shepherd.
Just pre ordered mine today... or at least tried to after seeing so many people here doing so.
they said no more pre orders so i got on the waiting list
waiting list was good! they called me to come in at 730 AM at the Radio Shack.
lady there said it was gonna be $250 for the upgrade. Nice.
Just called the best buy and picking up at 9:30 am surprised cuz I was number 25 on the lisar thought I was fin b one of the last ones....
How many of us pre-ordered with Best Buy and got back ordered? I ordered a 32g White on the 8th.
I pre-ordered from BB as soon as it was available (32GB W). Got an email notice yesterday the device has shipped (from OH). This morning the device is in Buffalo.
Due to arrive on Tuesday, per UPS tracking.
Same thing. Shipped from OH and coming on Wednesday. If my preorder back from the 8th went to back order status I would go find a store that has the model you want and talk to the store manager. That's not right (don't care what or how it happened) thats not good customer service and last time I checked the majority of the US economy is what?.......a service economy.
bummed
Now I am bummed I found them at a Best Buy close to me and I called to have it transferred to store so I can get it now but now it says order being fulfilled now and they cannot transfer now. They said I should get it Thursday or Friday so much for pre-order.
it's ridiculous how pre-order is to be shipped after the retail store have it in stock. i've always thought pre-order is to be shipped out so that the buyer would have it on the same day it's available to consumers.
cancelled pre-order, pick 1 up this morning. i'd be surprise if they sell much @ my local best buy, no ads or any indication they have it in stock. no display unit. most reps don't know they have it other than mobile department reps.
Gosh, that really sucks guys. I pre-ordered mine on Amazon, got annoyed with the delayed shipping (and decided to upgrade to a larger capacity), and ended up walking into my local Best Buy and picking one up.
Why can't these companies do a pre-order right. It shouldn't be that hard. You don't even have to guess at the demand! There is no reason that I should have been able to walk into the store and buy one when you guys are stilling waiting to receive your pre-order.
Yup.
There's just no reason to pre-order these things. You know there won't be a stampede to get them and the pre-orders are always handled in some funky manner.
Either do it the Apple way where pre-orders are literally delivered to peoples' doors the day the product is released or at least make it so that people can pick up their device in-store on that date.
Pre-order actually worked out OK for me. My local BB, while it had >60 of these devices on 17th, 100% of them were 16GB devices - I want a 32GB device. Who know when this BB store will get 32GB in inventory?
I'll have my device on Tuesday - soon enough, I suppose.
At least you had the option / appearance of a preorder... My two closest stores didn't do them. They did tell me they had a 32GB physically in hand today so I drove 35 miles only to find out they won't get them til tuesday... Hopefully.
Spent an hour today getting F'd in the A by BB. Nice letter heading to corporate today after talking with 2 douche managers. Tips? Ideas?
Bukem75 said:
At least you had the option / appearance of a preorder... My two closest stores didn't do them. They did tell me they had a 32GB physically in hand today so I drove 35 miles only to find out they won't get them til tuesday... Hopefully.
Spent an hour today getting F'd in the A by BB. Nice letter heading to corporate today after talking with 2 douche managers. Tips? Ideas?
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Here are a few that could help them:
-Ship preorders early so they arrive on Launch Day. If not possible due to various reasons, clearly indicate that on the preorder information.
-Allow people that preordered and are on backorder to pickup their preordered model in the store.
-Dont wait until customer opinion surveys reach rock bottom before attempting to fix the problem. High end electronics retailing should equal good customer service. I dont care that you might only have 5-10% margin, to the customer they are still paying on average more than other items.
- Have an equal or slighly smaller quantity of device accessories along with the tablet.
Dang I am so jealous I am still waiting for my pre-order. Thursday is suppose to be my day.
I pre ordered on the 8th. When I found out they wouldn't start shipping them out until the 17th, I canceled my order. I ended up going to my local BestBuy on the 17th to pick one up.
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I walked in a got one no problems lol cancel it and go in to the store
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Ordered your GS3 from BB? I feel your pain, never gonna preorder from a 3rd party again. But if you have any info re: BB preorders, post it up here.
I gotta say, my whole reason for preordering through Best Buy was because they were the first to open for preorders. They started accepting preorders on 6.5.12, everyone else the following day, so I surmised that at best I'd get the phone slightly before everyone else or at worst the same time as AT&T. The sad truth is that although I preordered before 99% of the people here, I'll likely be one of the last to get the damn thing.
That being said, I'll never preorder though Best Buy again. They are as wildly uninformed as AT&T but when push comes to shove, BB gets pushed to the side as if somehow it's customers (who's money goes directly to AT&T just the same) aren't as important as those who preordered through AT&T direct. The one's who lose are us, the customers. Lesson learned. If I ever preorder a phone again, rest assured it will be direct from the carrier.
Sorry for the rant, just sucks to see so many people who preordered after I did get their phone, or at least shipping confirmation (with delivery eta 6.21.12) before I even know if my preorder is going to be filled on or before 6.21.12 as stated on my preorder receipt.
I preordered in a Best Buy store and have no reason to think I wont be able to pick my phone up tomorrow.
Yeah...I ordered from Best Buy as well. But ain't quite ready to rush the joint with torches.
We shall see what tomorrow brings.
Two BBs around me both said the phone was coming out tomorrow. So I'll be up and on the phone seeing if I can buy an unreserved one
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Phone* not process.
We do have the Zagg HD for them though.. Lmfao
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Do you get shipments overnight, or early morning?
Why not wait a year? I remember all this fuzz a year ago with the GS II. Now you can get a GS II for 99 cents...
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Post your Best Buy instore pre-order status today 6-21-12
Post in here any information you get today from the instore Best Buy preorders whether you were able to get your phone or not, when they may get them and the city you are in.
Waiting on my call, Austin Texas Lakeline Mall store.
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Just called my store 12:15 pm and they have been delayed till Mon 6-25-12. Preorders will be filled then by order in line.
I keep hitting refresh in my email inbox. Still nothing from Best Buy....
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Nothin in my hand milwaukee wisconsin.
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I'm at Gurnee, Illinois hoping they get some, worst case scenario i use the $50 gift card on something else....sigh
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I called my local store (Watertown, MA) a little after 10am and they had no idea when the shipment was going to come in. I've also tweeted @BestBuy. I'll post if/when they respond.
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Do you get shipments overnight, or early morning?
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Morning shipments. Best buy does not do any inventory things at night. They will arrive in stores via UPS or FedEx.
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I pre-ordered mine at Best Buy, my gf works in mobile and just called and word is they haven't got their UPS shipments in yet today(due in any time)but RSS is still showing they should be here today. So I'll wait before I grab my pitchfork.
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I pre-ordered mine at Best Buy, my gf works in mobile and just called and word is they haven't got their UPS shipments in yet today(due in any time)but RSS is still showing they should be here today. So I'll wait before I grab my pitchfork.
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Yeah...gonna wait until noon to call. Fingers still crossed.
Just went into my best buy store here in frisco, texas. When I arrived the salesman showed me an internal email they received that stated that the pre orders would be closer to july first before they would be filled.
As I was walking out the salesman called me back over to show me a new email they received that said the preorders would be fulfill tomorrow.
Bottomline, the store doesn't have a clue nor does the best buy home office.
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Best buy always does that crap I think it's a scam to try to get more preorders to be honest
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Just called my local BB (Corpus Christi, TX) and was told the SIII was delayed but hopefully they'll fulfill pre orders this weekend. I was 14 out of 25 pre orders
Mine told me they didn't even have a date for sprint yet lol. I'm going wherever gets it in store first.
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Couple guys in the main Sprint pre-orders thread said they received calls from their local Best Buy telling them to expect a call around noon tomorrow to pick up their phone. They were both expecting shipments by tomorrow morning.
Well, today I walked into my local AT&T Retail Store.. wanting to take a peek at a SGSIII to find out that they actually do not have demo/display units !! Asked the owner when they would be looking into receiving them.. said that the last he heard was not until at least the 2nd week of July or later !!
Can anyone confirm this ?
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my local corporate store told me to go back tomorrow morning at 9, they've been told not to sell them until the 31st, at least that's what they told me on thursday
ElKompaAndres said:
my local corporate store told me to go back tomorrow morning at 9, they've been told not to sell them until the 31st, at least that's what they told me on thursday
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Really? 31st? Of June? Sounds fishy...
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ElKompaAndres said:
my local corporate store told me to go back tomorrow morning at 9, they've been told not to sell them until the 31st, at least that's what they told me on thursday
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There are only 30 days in June.
ElKompaAndres said:
my local corporate store told me to go back tomorrow morning at 9, they've been told not to sell them until the 31st, at least that's what they told me on thursday
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I think they're pulling your leg... There is no 31st in June.
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Pretty accurate for almost all carrier stores from all of the other threads on this forum. Very short supply, pre-orders are even not being filled. BigBox stores might have gotten a small amount each. I'd expect 3rd party resellers not to see this phone for a few more weeks, corporate stores maybe in the next week...Samsung had some serious sourcing issues on a few of the parts for the US variants.
Att non corporate stores choose when and what phones they will carry since they have to pay up front for their inventory. Best advice go to a corporate store
Corporate sprint store near me is suppose to have them July 1st. I plan on swinging by tomorrow to see if it happens on not.
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Just went to my corporate at&t store they still havent got them and dont know when there getting it. So i showed them mine its the first one they saw.
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maybe I misunderstood and said 1st lol but they told me this sunday and I hope itll be there cuz my phone just got dropped in some water by my son
Just got home and I picked up a SIII from Bestbuy store on Pico Blvd in WLA. As of 3:35pm today they had 3 more in stock.
Hurry down there if you want one or just try other Bestbuy stores. It seems that Bestbuy stores are getting their shipment in today.
Cheers.
please post to this thread what other Bestbuy store you are finding/not finding SIII's so other members can benefit from your info.
I love this phone!
I thought they weren't going to be available until the 8th...
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I called AT&T to try and upgrade this morning and was told that even the Telesales depart were out of the phones. I was told to go online and do the pre-order thing.
I found the SIII at Bestbuy totally by accident when I was there to return my Galaxy Player. I could not believe they actually had it so I jumped on it.