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Does anyone know where I can buy a Touch HD?

I ordered one from www.expansys-usa.com last Tuesday. They told me that it would arrive the next day. Then they told me that it would ship out on Friday, then Monday (today), then Tuesday (tomorrow). Now they're telling me that they wont get any more in until the first week of December. What's going on? I just want to buy a phone. Any place overseas have them IN STOCK that they want to ship to me?

Try clove technology
and search here for them too. I think people are satisfied with their service!
Ofiaich

ebay. there's 2 people there that have them in the u.s.

You can try ebay.com.au. They do delivery to worldwide, but the warranty is only in Australia.

eBay has a couple sellers with them "In Stock". Mine has yet to ship from one of these sellers. I suggest using Microsoft Live! cashback if you purchase through eBay. Last time I checked 25% back was still available for Buy It Now PayPal purchases (US Only).

there are over 100 units from various sellers on Ebay USA, some claims to be in stock.

Would ya'll trust something like that coming off eBay?

Vampire2800 said:
Would ya'll trust something like that coming off eBay?
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Provide you pay by paypal, there is a 20,000 buyer protection program, subject to a relatively small admin charge. I won't worry about it.

Vampire2800 said:
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y not?
i've never had a problem buying something on ebay. check feedbacks and pay with paypal for protection

try clove technology; that's who i purchased mine from and so did several others on the forum. whoever you go with, remember that the phone WILL HAVE to clear US Customs so make sure the seller has completed all the paper work! the most important item to include on the customs paperwork is the FCC ID!

cortez.i said:
try clove technology; that's who i purchased mine from and so did several others on the forum. whoever you go with, remember that the phone WILL HAVE to clear US Customs so make sure the seller has completed all the paper work! the most important item to include on the customs paperwork is the FCC ID!
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I second this. I bought it from Clove Technology in UK. They shipped my device overnight as promised. It got delayed at US customs due to some paper work. But when I communicated to Clove about this, they filled it out and sent me a scanned copy via eMail and I sent the same to FedEx by Fax and it got cleared and got it delivered the next day.
Unfortunately, I got a defective device. My phone was not recognizing the SIM card. I tried everything, and its just the hardware problem. I contacted Clove... they asked me to ship it back. As soon as they received it, they shipped the replacement the same day. I got mine this morning.
I am sure they have enough units with them, since they sent my replacement device right away.
- Clove you owe me a discount on my next purchase...

Vampire2800 said:
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Absolutely, if the seller is networkingrus! I've purchased two touch cruise's and and HD from him, and his act is really together!!! Or... you can check out his website. He's not as cheap as some of the other places, but his service is top-notch!
Everyone always says Clove, but no one ever give their website... so here it is... www.clove.co.uk. These guys are cheap, but I can't vouch for their service or integrity.
Happy trails!!!

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I've used eBay for many gray market phones. Its a good choice. Some sellers are excellent. Just check feedback, read descriptions, and use PayPal.

Inkino
I used Inkino for my HD purchase. I found it on the "approved" list from the HTC site. Very good price and shipped really fast. I called them once to confirm an address and they were exceptionally nice and friendly. It was my first time using them. I recommend them.

I'll second networkingrus on ebay...I got mine through him and the service was top notch I emailed him over the weekend to verify his stock and he replied right back. It shipped that very next business day.

DELL Streak Price drop!!!

I Just decided to take the plunge an order my streak.. quite surprised to see its coming out at £416 inc del, instead of £449.99 it was a few days ago.
The "travel package" & "multimedia package" have also been reduced down to £446 so I've basically got the AV dock for free!
Lets just hope this is followed up by a Android update!

i wonder if this is because of the problems people are having

spartan73 said:
I Just decided to take the plunge an order my streak.. quite surprised to see its coming out at £416 inc del, instead of £449.99 it was a few days ago.
The "travel package" & "multimedia package" have also been reduced down to £446 so I've basically got the AV dock for free!
Lets just hope this is followed up by a Android update!
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Still shows as £449 for me :-(

its still 449 for me, where did you find it cheaper?

looks like it went to £416 for a short while last night/this morning, google's cache shows it at £416 last night.
Looks like we missed the boat

I was pleasantly surprised last night as I was looking at the red one earlier yesterday morning, but when I got home in the evening, it had dropped in price. So the phone was ordered (as I'll be returning my current one to a noob on ebay), got to work this morning and I told a friend about the price drop....next minute, he's back saying "what you on about" as the price was the same as it was yesterday morning...I had to double check my invoice to make sure I did pay £416

Keethos said:
I was pleasantly surprised last night as I was looking at the red one earlier yesterday morning, but when I got home in the evening, it had dropped in price. So the phone was ordered (as I'll be returning my current one to a noob on ebay), got to work this morning and I told a friend about the price drop....next minute, he's back saying "what you on about" as the price was the same as it was yesterday morning...I had to double check my invoice to make sure I did pay £416
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Bonus!

Looks like I ordered it at the right moment then, I ended up getting the dock as it still worked out 2 quid less that what I was about to spend on the steak itself!
Was this a pricing error on Dell part? Or some kind of planned cut maybe?

I have no idea, but I'm livid that I had to pay full price for the dock, even though it was on offer but only with the carbon one...even though the red one is the same price as the carbon one on their own. Though I should be getting about £33 back via quidco
Anyone know why Dell don't sell the 32GB version where as O2 do?

It’s still advertised as 416 all over the web, but you can't buy it at that price. You really can't trust dell on anything.

Keethos said:
I have no idea, but I'm livid that I had to pay full price for the dock, even though it was on offer but only with the carbon one...even though the red one is the same price as the carbon one on their own. Though I should be getting about £33 back via quidco
Anyone know why Dell don't sell the 32GB version where as O2 do?
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You can buy it. Just customize it with a 32GB card. It'll cost you extra £80 though.

mmp7 said:
You can buy it. Just customize it with a 32GB card. It'll cost you extra £80 though.
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extra £80 ? where did u get that from ? u can buy a 1tb+ hdd with that mony
its $35
http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-Micro-SD-32...gital_Camera_Memory_Cards&hash=item255c6c52d2

i see now that when you order one you get the chance to upgrade to 2 years of warranty for an extra £5 they did not have that when i ordered mine 2 weeks ago.
So i have just applied for a warranty upgrade so will see what they have to say when they contact me

souljaboy said:
extra £80 ? where did u get that from ? u can buy a 1tb+ hdd with that mony
its $35
http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-Micro-SD-32...gital_Camera_Memory_Cards&hash=item255c6c52d2
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souljaboy, I would not go anywhere near that item, there are soooo many knock-off flash drives (USBs, Cards etc) on ebay for silly money, your PC will read that it's XX GB but as soon as you start to fill it up, it will all get corrupted and when you try and format it, it will either fail to format or reviel it's true size. My first Streak was off ebay and the fella who sold it to me included a 32GB card, but when I saw the card, I had a feeling it was fake as it was non branded and that I had questioned him before on where he had brought the card from, turns out it was a fake and that he brought it off ebay for £40 and didn't actually test it before selling it. I always go for branded flash units and when the price is too good to be true, it usually is!
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You can buy it. Just customize it with a 32GB card. It'll cost you extra £80 though.
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I didn't get the option to add that when I ordered mine

If you are buying a Note 10.1, save yourself some money

Since the 10.1 2014 launched I knew I was going to buy one, I wanted to find a good deal on it though. I got my Black 32GB for $480 shipped! $120 off retail ain't bad.... :good:
What I did:
Go to Amazon and select the Black 32GB, there will be Used ones listed below. Amazon Warehouse is selling "Open Box" ones for $533 in "Good" condition. I looked for one that had the description that said: "Packaging may be damaged" as the only disclaimer. Then during checkout, apply for the Amazon Rewards card and they will give you a $50 gift card instantly that you can apply to the order. You don't even have to use the Amazon card, you just have to apply for it. Free money! I had it shipped with Free 2 day Prime shipping and when it arrived it looked like it never was used. The box had a couple rips on it, thats it. The tablet is in perfect condition.
For my money, I think you can't go wrong.
Thought I would share the love

If I'm goon NH to open a credit card is rather open one that hat gives me a XXX amount of money as a sign up bonus.
Just saying that's another option.
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yeah I was wondering the same thing OP...
But I always think the ones that were sent back had some problem(right?!)
when the are sent back, does Amazon look into them and like restart and fix the item?! or they just put it in a box and send it to us? is it what's called refurbished?!
anyway another option for me is to wait for black friday...this tablet is a must have for me...so will get it one way or another

Deal Alert
Check out Ebay if you are looking to get one.
ww.androidpolice.com/2013/11/07/deal-alert-galaxy-note-10-1-2014-edition-on-sale-for-569-99-on-ebay-daily-deals-free-shipping-and-tax-only-in-maryland
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Rew482 said:
Check out Ebay if you are looking to get one.
ww.androidpolice.com/2013/11/07/deal-alert-galaxy-note-10-1-2014-edition-on-sale-for-569-99-on-ebay-daily-deals-free-shipping-and-tax-only-in-maryland
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Great find!
But a word of caution to anyone going the eBay route, Samsung will not honor their warranty unless you purchase the device from an authorized dealer.
If you're planning on tripping the KNOX counter with root though, you won't have to care.

alias747 said:
Since the 10.1 2014 launched I knew I was going to buy one, I wanted to find a good deal on it though. I got my Black 32GB for $480 shipped! $120 off retail ain't bad.... :good:
What I did:
Go to Amazon and select the Black 32GB, there will be Used ones listed below. Amazon Warehouse is selling "Open Box" ones for $533 in "Good" condition. I looked for one that had the description that said: "Packaging may be damaged" as the only disclaimer. Then during checkout, apply for the Amazon Rewards card and they will give you a $50 gift card instantly that you can apply to the order. You don't even have to use the Amazon card, you just have to apply for it. Free money! I had it shipped with Free 2 day Prime shipping and when it arrived it looked like it never was used. The box had a couple rips on it, thats it. The tablet is in perfect condition.
For my money, I think you can't go wrong.
Thought I would share the love
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Do you still receive all the perks? Thanks

swamks said:
yeah I was wondering the same thing OP...
But I always think the ones that were sent back had some problem(right?!)
when the are sent back, does Amazon look into them and like restart and fix the item?! or they just put it in a box and send it to us? is it what's called refurbished?!
anyway another option for me is to wait for black friday...this tablet is a must have for me...so will get it one way or another
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Not necessarily at all. It's like people that buy stuff at Best Buy. They just decide they don't want it and send it back. I have used mine a ton since I got it and it works perfect. So I don't know how it could be a bad one. It's not refurbished, that would have to be done by the manufacturer. This would be constituted as "open box".
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Do you still receive all the perks? Thanks
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This is a good point and opens up a new discussion. My theory: I think that people are being very dishonest and buying these tablets to simply get the free perks and then are returning them. I mean heck, you get $75 in free movies/music/apps! Mine when I got it still had all the Perks papers in the box. However, when I went to register on the site it said it was already registered. I opened a ticket with Samsung chat today and the rep said that in 2 days I should get an email from an elevated team that will give me the perks. I was very vague in my dialog. I simply said I bought it from Amazon and it would let me register the device on Samsung.com but would not let me register for the perks. He took all my info and left me waiting to hear from the other team. But I have a copy of the chat transcript that says I will get my perks in 2 days. I think they will have to honor that... In any case, I really don't care that much if I don't get them. Honestly all I wanted was this awesome tablet. And for the price I got it, it's a steal. If I get Perks too, then yay for me!
So you could def get lucky and buy one that the person didn't steal the Perks out of... A gamble I guess.

alias747 said:
Not necessarily at all. It's like people that buy stuff at Best Buy. They just decide they don't want it and send it back. I have used mine a ton since I got it and it works perfect. So I don't know how it could be a bad one. It's not refurbished, that would have to be done by the manufacturer. This would be constituted as "open box".
This is a good point and opens up a new discussion. My theory: I think that people are being very dishonest and buying these tablets to simply get the free perks and then are returning them. I mean heck, you get $75 in free movies/music/apps! Mine when I got it still had all the Perks papers in the box. However, when I went to register on the site it said it was already registered. I opened a ticket with Samsung chat today and the rep said that in 2 days I should get an email from an elevated team that will give me the perks. I was very vague in my dialog. I simply said I bought it from Amazon and it would let me register the device on Samsung.com but would not let me register for the perks. He took all my info and left me waiting to hear from the other team. But I have a copy of the chat transcript that says I will get my perks in 2 days. I think they will have to honor that... In any case, I really don't care that much if I don't get them. Honestly all I wanted was this awesome tablet. And for the price I got it, it's a steal. If I get Perks too, then yay for me!
So you could def get lucky and buy one that the person didn't steal the Perks out of... A gamble I guess.
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Make sure you check your gmail under the promotions tab. I thought some kind of funny business was going on with my tablet since I also got the "already registered" message when trying to claim my perks, but it turns out their page for it can be hit or miss (found lots of complaints online). Meanwhile the perks were sitting in my promo folder all along...

alias747 said:
Since the 10.1 2014 launched I knew I was going to buy one, I wanted to find a good deal on it though. I got my Black 32GB for $480 shipped! $120 off retail ain't bad.... :good:
What I did:
Go to Amazon and select the Black 32GB, there will be Used ones listed below. Amazon Warehouse is selling "Open Box" ones for $533 in "Good" condition. I looked for one that had the description that said: "Packaging may be damaged" as the only disclaimer. Then during checkout, apply for the Amazon Rewards card and they will give you a $50 gift card instantly that you can apply to the order. You don't even have to use the Amazon card, you just have to apply for it. Free money! I had it shipped with Free 2 day Prime shipping and when it arrived it looked like it never was used. The box had a couple rips on it, thats it. The tablet is in perfect condition.
For my money, I think you can't go wrong.
Thought I would share the love
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YOU MAY BE OVER LOOKING SOMETHING
Below is a copy of the Standard Limited Warranty and according to the warranty by purchasing it used you don't have a warranty.
So if it was registered........... There goes your savings as you now need to purchase a warranty.
I would buy an extended warranty with damage protection anyway because micro USB ports are known to be fragile and I would want to experiment with root. Still a savings though.
What is covered and for how long?
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS AMERICA, INC. (“SAMSUNG”)
warrants that SAMSUNG’s devices and accessories
(“Products”) are free from defects in material and
workmanship under normal use and service for the period
commencing upon the date of purchase by the first
consumer purchaser and continuing for the following
specified period of time after that date:

vdc530 said:
Great find!
But a word of caution to anyone going the eBay route, Samsung will not honor their warranty unless you purchase the device from an authorized dealer.
If you're planning on tripping the KNOX counter with root though, you won't have to care.
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is there even a way for Samsung to know where you purchased it? You can technically say it's a gift and they would have to cover you

499 tax free for 16 MB model at Military Exchanges...got mine today, good stuff, except can't play with it until tomorrow...on a road trip right now.

Just an update, I got an email from Samsung today and I got my perks! So I am not sure if the tablet truly was already registered for it or if the site was just having troubles but they sent me codes.
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Be careful I bought one of these last week and it didn't have an s pen. A bit ticked off but amazon gave me credit to buy an s pen at my local store. There's 2 very minor scratch on the bottom but not very noticeable unless you really look. Also some light bleed. Otherwise the tablet is fine. Considering it has some scratch I would assume it was a returned used unit. Still not a bad deal but I'm a bit concerned. I was able to register the device so I'm good with warranty coverage I assume.
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does anyone know if big retail stores(bestbuy,target etc) have discounts for Black Friday or Cyber Monday?! anything for GN 10.1 2014 edition?

aznmode said:
Be careful I bought one of these last week and it didn't have an s pen. A bit ticked off but amazon gave me credit to buy an s pen at my local store. There's 2 very minor scratch on the bottom but not very noticeable unless you really look. Also some light bleed. Otherwise the tablet is fine. Considering it has some scratch I would assume it was a returned used unit. Still not a bad deal but I'm a bit concerned. I was able to register the device so I'm good with warranty coverage I assume.
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Yeah I hear ya, that's why I looked for one that only had the description that said the packaging was damaged. They were right on, my tablet is perfect. Minimal light bleed and not a scratch on it. I think that all units are going to have a little light bleed, its just the nature of the beast. The missing s-pen is a fluke I'm sure.
I am assuming the same things about warranty, they would never know if I bought this used if I am the first one to register it... So warranty should be fine

John Lewis Price Drop - Now £369

Just noticed they have dropped their price to £369
http://www.johnlewis.com/samsung-ga...-android-10-1-16gb-wi-fi/p753447?colour=White

Thanks
Cheers!
I just rang them and will get a further reduction. I've had one return, and 2 price matches
In all I've had 110 GB Pounds back off John Lewis since I bought it a month or so ago. Not bad for 2 years gurantee.

I just got mine on Saturday (replaced on Sunday) would I be able to get the price match?

EpicDom said:
I just got mine on Saturday (replaced on Sunday) would I be able to get the price match?
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Yeah call them up when you get a chance and they will refund you £30 - I haven't done this personally as I didn't buy from JL but people on this forum got refunds when JL dropped price from £450 to £400 and @bu11d0g is saying he has got price match refund from the initial £480 price.

Thank you. I received the tablet under complex circumstances anyway. I actually didn't know I'd receive it since I got a cancellation email and was waiting for the refund from paypal (still waiting) to buy one again. I was initially going to wait, but then I got an email saying my tablet was being dispatched and effectively got charged for this tablet and right now my bank account looks like I've bought the tablet twice. I figured since it was too late to cancel and it would be arriving anyway I decided to keep it. I kind of regret it now lol but I do hope I'll be able to price match with them. Thank you for bringing this to my attention by the way!

White is all sold out online, but call your local store and you might be lucky. They will put it aside for you. My local JL had 3 white only left.

Okay I was told to do a price match form so hopefully they'll get back to me. If not I guess I'll call them up again.

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White is all sold out online, but call your local store and you might be lucky. They will put it aside for you. My local JL had 3 white only left.
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Thanks for this info, otherwise I wouldnt have bothered walking into the store where they had loads in stock so bought a white one ... however the assistant first brought out a box with one seal broken (can't say for sure if she knew or not but I will give benefit of the doubt) but when I told her about it she seemed a tad shocked and got me another straightaway. Don't get why samsung don't just have that plastic film like on ipads or other devices as it would be plainly visable if it had been opened/tampered with. Oh well i have mine now so all is well :good:.

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Thanks for this info, otherwise I wouldnt have bothered walking into the store where they had loads in stock so bought a white one ... however the assistant first brought out a box with one seal broken (can't say for sure if she knew or not but I will give benefit of the doubt) but when I told her about it she seemed a tad shocked and got me another straightaway. Don't get why samsung don't just have that plastic film like on ipads or other devices as it would be plainly visable if it had been opened/tampered with. Oh well i have mine now so all is well :good:.
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Glad you got what you wanted ?
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Thanks for that infomation, I filled out there online price match form last night, and got a conformation e-mail today telling me they have credited me the £30. Very happy (and somewhat surprised)

Bought mine online from them a couple of weeks ago and picked up in store. Emailed them earlier, reply this evening saying they are crediting my card with the £30 refund... great!

Happy days!
Yay, submitted a price-match claim last night and this morning received an email saying they are refunding £30 :victory:

Got mine today! it kills my tab 3 8.0. The screen is something to behold.

Just wanted to confirm that they've also verified my price match and I should be getting my £30 back. Thank you so much for bringing this to my attention. It makes me feel more relieved that I've made the right decision purchasing this.

I bought mine last week from JL for 399.. just emailed them to see if I can get my 30 quid back too .. my missis wasn't too happy at me when I shown her how much it is now lol

Ordered mine today. Paid for next day delivery but it says wednesday Doh!

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Ordered mine today. Paid for next day delivery but it says wednesday Doh!
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I guess you bought the black version? I can't wait for them to get white back in stock

Ive submitted a price match form, hopefully ill be lucky! loving the tab and this might be time to root it so i can move some games to my SD

Wasn't sure where to put this but since it says 'John Lewis' on the tin I might as well. I got this tab from John lewis so if I were to return it or if it broke within the 2 year warranty with the Knox counter tripped, would they check it or would they just repair/replace it no questions asked. Thanks in advance
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Saga Continues
Update:
So I called up my local John Lewis to check the store stock, they tell me they have the Note 10.1 2014 in stock so she says its reserved for you now so come into store and pick it up within 3 days. Me being all excited I head out for JL straight away. I get there, find an assistant...she pops into the back and walks out with a brown wooded box so I get even more excited - on closer inspection its a Tab 3 10.1, I tell her its the wrong one, she apologieses and pops back into the stock room and returns empty handed once again apologising that there is no Note 10.1 left. So that was a wasted journey and go home sad and empty handed.
So try 2...I call up on wednesday and once again I'm told they have stock and its on hold - I repeat many times "Note 2014" and even mension I've already had a wasted trip and she goes " I have personally placed it on the shelf myself", I was catching a domestic flight home and as soon as I land I make the way to the shop and the exact same thing happens, obviously I was a tad annoyed by this stage, I didnt really mind the first time as mistakes happen but twice!
The assistant understood my annoyance and in the end he said whenevever it comes back into stock I will get a £30 discount...so in total the tablet will cost £340...I left tabletless once again but atleast I will get a good deal whenever I do buy it. Patience is a virtue haha.

Anyone else feel that launch day buyers got the shaft?

So,
I purchased my oneplus 5 in less than an hour after launch and I put the welcome kit (which was discounted) in my cart so I could get an extra charger and a case to protect my phone. I was trying to checkout in a hurry and I saw that as I was trying to checkout the kit said out of stock, but I thought it would go ahead and charge me and send it to me when they got back in stock. I honestly was thinking the phone was about to sell out and wanted to get my purchase through.
So after my order was complete, I tried to go back and take time and noticed all the cases were "Out of Stock". In less than an hour after the phone launched (crazy right).
But then the day after launch everything was magically back in stock
But now to buy a case from Oneplus, you have to pay $30 or some idiotic price for shipping, unless of course you spend over $100. Seriously? And there are almost 0 cases to buy anywhere else.
This is my first time dealing with Oneplus. I do like the phone but the way this company handles launches on top of everything else I've read about them in the past is starting to make me wonder how this experience is going to go.
I could easily return the phone for a full refund, then buy another one, get the $20 discount on accessories and free shipping.. But I think that's stupid to have to go through all that. They should make things right for day 1 launch buyers Right?

I completely agree with you . Its frustrating that the cases were out-of-stock. After hammering away for an hour I did manage to get the car charger but seriously, they should offer free shipping (not expedited) for accessories. It's not like they are cheap.

Call me a pessimist, but did you contact them and ask if they could work with you on a discount for shipping, or did you just come immediately here to complain?
Why is XDA the cry fest of mobile enthusiasts sites?
I'm sorry you didn't get free shipping, and in a rush to order you decided to remove accessories from your cart, but I don't think you got screwed and I don't think an entire XDA pitty party forum post is in order either.

Same problem here
I was looking to buy 2 phones, one 6bg and one 8gb
I got to the checkout, having put the bundles and the phones in my cart.. and the bundles were out of stock... so i went back and removed them.
When i came back my 8gb was out of stock...
I ended up getting 2 6bg phones, now they are plenty good enough, but ... it was frustrating for sure

I've order over 6 phones over the years from oneplus, my last order was yesterday. I forgot to add a case to my order, so an hour later I contacted them to see if they could help me with the shipping. They said they couldn't, I was a bit irritated considering that I have spend a couple thousand on phones and they wouldn't help me. It was my mistake though, still kinda sucked!

Elnrik said:
Call me a pessimist, but did you contact them and ask if they could work with you on a discount for shipping, or did you just come immediately here to complain?
Why is XDA the cry fest of mobile enthusiasts sites?
I'm sorry you didn't get free shipping, and in a rush to order you decided to remove accessories from your cart, but I don't think you got screwed and I don't think an entire XDA pitty party forum post is in order either.
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Yes, I actually did contact them via chat first (the day I purchased the phone). They told me that the promo on accessories only applies when you purchase a new phone and it didn't matter that I just purchased a new phone. And the only way to get free shipping is to spend at least $100.
Then I called them (yesterday). The first girl that answer "supposedly" couldn't hear me when she asked me my name and email. So she hung up on me. So I called back, the 2nd girl gave me the same generic answer as they did in chat.
I came on here to bring up this issue, because clearly Oneplus lied about being out of stock because they saw how much money they were loosing to people buying their phones at launch. How else do you explain them having accessories back in stock a day later?
XDA is a forum for mobile enthusiasts. If you can't voice your opinion about when a mobile company is jerking around consumers on here, where are you supposed to?

I ordered the phone at 12:01am on Tuesday morning, since they sold out of the early drop on launch day. I knew they were going to be having issues with stock when I woke up on Tuesday morning. I usually don't use a case as I've never dropped a phone, I usually put a DBrand skin on if it's slippery. With the way this thing charges, I only felt the need to buy the car charger after thinking about it. So thankfully I didn't run into any out of stock issues.
That being said, that was pretty ****ty of any company not working with someone when they were showing out of stock on accessories for launch day regardless if you bought many or nothing prior to this purchase. That's just bad business/customer service. I almost bought the 3T but waited for the 5 and so obviously this is my first phone with OnePlus. Though I was impressed that with their standard shipping I got it in 2 days from California to Philly.

Elnrik said:
Call me a pessimist, but did you contact them and ask if they could work with you on a discount for shipping, or did you just come immediately here to complain?
Why is XDA the cry fest of mobile enthusiasts sites?
I'm sorry you didn't get free shipping, and in a rush to order you decided to remove accessories from your cart, but I don't think you got screwed and I don't think an entire XDA pitty party forum post is in order either.
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I'm on the exact situation of the OP, and I contacted them....
They changed the subject and never answered me the discount I asked for shipping