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Buying Nexus from BestBuy, wtf?

Hi.
I am not in the US right now, so I've asked a friend of mine in Seattle area to buy a Nexus S for me.
He went to the big Best Buy at about 10am on the first sales day. He grabbed the phone, payed for it but he was not allowed to take it!!! They told him, they will ship it to him, around Dec 20-22.
WTF? Who had the same experience?

I'm in the exact same situation, I live in Canada and someone from the US is getting it for me. They said they'll get it on the 22nd at the latest when they bought it.

I live in Florida, had no problem going into a Bestbuy store today, purchasing the phone, and leaving with it.
It's charging as I type .........

worry said:
Hi.
I am not in the US right now, so I've asked a friend of mine in Seattle area to buy a Nexus S for me.
He went to the big Best Buy at about 10am on the first sales day. He grabbed the phone, payed for it but he was not allowed to take it!!! They told him, they will ship it to him, around Dec 20-22.
WTF? Who had the same experience?
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It sounds like your friend picked it up with a contract.

JCopernicus said:
It sounds like your friend picked it up with a contract.
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nope, he paid 529 + tax

I should mention that the person that is getting it for me bought it online, which probably explains the 22nd date

what means 529+tax. tax not including in 529?

Walked into a Best Buy at 8am on release day and was given the phone promptly...

same thing happened when i went to my local best buy store. I then just picked one up at a Best Buy Mobile location, they had tons in stock.

I went to my BB. I bought the phone on a contract, and walked out with it. That's odd. (from the US)

alexis_p3300 said:
what means 529+tax. tax not including in 529?
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I see you're from Switzerland.
US charges sales tax when buying merchandise locally except a few:
uncooked food
milk products (including yogurt and ice cream)
medicine

Maybe OP and his friend had a miscommunication? If not, I say try another Best Buy location.

They dont activate there
I chose to use my old sim and forgo the activation fee and I walked out the door. I really gotta recommend the case they have there at best buy, very slick. I don't have the package anymore but it comes with a separate holster you'll probably like and has the letter Pt in a square for the logo hidden on the phone backing piece.

mingkee said:
I see you're from Switzerland.
US charges sales tax when buying merchandise locally except a few:
uncooked food
milk products (including yogurt and ice cream)
medicine
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i'm from greece anyway thanks for explaining i didn't knew it..how % is tax for electronics?

Non-mobile Best Buy stores supposedly only got 4 or 5 on launch date. Once those were gone, they offered to ship them. Also if you want it with a contract from a regular (not BB Mobile) store, they have to ship it since they don't do T-Mo activations in most non-mobile stores. In my BB store, all phones were gone by 8:10am (glad I got there at 7:50am)! Best Buy Mobile stores were supposed to get 35 or so for launch day.

it has to be miscommunication OP

fourakind said:
I live in Florida, had no problem going into a Bestbuy store today, purchasing the phone, and leaving with it.
It's charging as I type .........
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I went to the Best Buy Mobile inside the Citrus Park Mall (by the food court)
in Tampa today and upgraded my phone (new 2yr contract) and walked out with it.
They are the only store in the area thats a T-Mobile dealer.
The rest of the Best Buys in the Tampa area have it shipped to you if you
want to upgrade and not buy it outright.
The guy told me he had 70 phones on the 16th and I bought number 51.
So he had 19 left if anyone wants to upgrade and not wait for it to ship.

About this one. Here in Florida ****ing bestbuy mobile store at sawgrass mall forces u to buy a frikin case that cost 35 bucks when u buy the phone off contract at full price. I was like wtf. And called manager and he was like I'm sorry it was not my decision it was the GM ...if u want u can wait for her. And I said no that's actually the reason she's nor here. Anyway I bought the case no choice ...anyway. I went to big store and returned the stupid case. I know cases protects ur phone but I'm not fan of them.
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ajftl said:
About this one. Here in Florida ****ing bestbuy mobile store at sawgrass mall forces u to buy a frikin case that cost 35 bucks when u buy the phone off contract at full price. I was like wtf. And called manager and he was like I'm sorry it was not my decision it was the GM ...if u want u can wait for her. And I said no that's actually the reason she's nor here. Anyway I bought the case no choice ...anyway. I went to big store and returned the stupid case. I know cases protects ur phone but I'm not fan of them.
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This is when you write to Google customer service. They wouldn't be pleased to hear that their exclusive partner in this release is treating customers in this way.
EDIT: OH JESUS I pulled a they're/their. Shoot me.

going_home said:
I went to the Best Buy Mobile inside the Citrus Park Mall (by the food court)
in Tampa today and upgraded my phone (new 2yr contract) and walked out with it.
They are the only store in the area thats a T-Mobile dealer.
The rest of the Best Buys in the Tampa area have it shipped to you if you
want to upgrade and not buy it outright.
The guy told me he had 70 phones on the 16th and I bought number 51.
So he had 19 left if anyone wants to upgrade and not wait for it to ship.
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So that's where everyone went. Good, because I went to the one in Brandon off of I-75 and there was one other person there besides me when the store opened. I was surprised that Best Buy had at least 6 from what I saw. Citrus Mall was going to be my second pick if I couldn't get one.
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This is when you write to Google customer service. They wouldn't be pleased to hear that they're exclusive partner in this release is treating customers in this way.
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I don't even think Best Buy Corporate would be pleased with that.

AT&T price match COSTCO

Hi guys,
This may or may not be news to any of you, but I was able to procure my Atrix from AT&T for $99 (2 year upgrade renewal) after asking them if they'd price-match the costco.com price.
FYI in case anyone is/was going to pay $199.

I work for at&t and I rarely price match. In this case I wouldn't have done it, the cost is too high and I wouldn't make any money if I did the price match.
Just so anyone else knows if they get told no. That's why.
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totalimmortal363 said:
I work for at&t and I rarely price match. In this case I wouldn't have done it, the cost is too high and I wouldn't make any money if I did the price match.
Just so anyone else knows if they get told no. That's why.
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Good to know. It seems like this might be up to the manager's discretion as the sales rep did need his/her's approval.
I am a Costco member so it was just a matter of who wanted my $99 more.

I bought my atrix from best buy on the 29th of april for 99 bucks with a 2yr upgrade, they said it just went on sale
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MrSub said:
I bought my atrix from best buy on the 29th of april for 99 bucks with a 2yr upgrade, they said it just went on sale
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That's where I got mine on the 26th. I might return it though.

Why are you going to return it?
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ATT can never match sales tax!
I got my Atrix at Costco. Costco claims they have "warehouse" price so the sales tax is based on $149 (the Atrix is $99). AT&T's sales tax is based $599. I do not believe they can match that with Costco.
Plus Costco gives you car charger, case and wired earphone for free. It probably would cost $20 to buy them online. Plus you can return it with 30 days and exchange it within 90 days.
I got the Atrix for about $115 with tax two weeks ago. A little drawback is that they are no longer giving good cases anymore. I got two Atrix at same time, and one comes with very good case (selling for $12 on Amazon) and one has really bad case. I went back trying to get the good case. They opened up a few bags and the cases are all the bad ones.

big_redfox said:
I got my Atrix at Costco. Costco claims they have "warehouse" price so the sales tax is based on $149 (the Atrix is $99). AT&T's sales tax is based $599. I do not believe they can match that with Costco.
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I was shocked when I bought mine at Costco and only had to pay tax on the 149, so nice. Ended up getting a couple of blu-ray's and some other odds and ends for the price I budgeted to get my Atrix. Plus, the guys at my Costco live and breathe smartphones so they know what they're selling (which for some reason is hard to find around here).
If you've got a Costco membership, save some serious scratch and get your Atrix there

Tax on Phone sales is in direct relation to what state you live in
When I lived in nevada a year ago I only paid tax on the sales price of the phones i purchased at at&t stores. As far as i know only California at&t stores make you pay tax on the full retail of the item and even the at&t rep when I bought my wife's last phone said its a california thing. Just thought i would chip in my 2 cents.

big_redfox said:
I got my Atrix at Costco. Costco claims they have "warehouse" price so the sales tax is based on $149 (the Atrix is $99). AT&T's sales tax is based $599. I do not believe they can match that with Costco.
Plus Costco gives you car charger, case and wired earphone for free. It probably would cost $20 to buy them online. Plus you can return it with 30 days and exchange it within 90 days.
I got the Atrix for about $115 with tax two weeks ago. A little drawback is that they are no longer giving good cases anymore. I got two Atrix at same time, and one comes with very good case (selling for $12 on Amazon) and one has really bad case. I went back trying to get the good case. They opened up a few bags and the cases are all the bad ones.
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Sales tax varies by state.
Here in AZ, the sales tax is on the actual price paid, not the retail value.
I bought mine in an AT&T store on launch day for $149 and only paid tax on the $149 sale price. (9.3% sales tax)

Hi there at&t brother (sister)! Price matching varies far each market, here in mine, we get reamed for price matching, but to the people who upgrade at costco, watch out because a lot of the time they have secondary contacts, as well as unlimited data plan removal. Tread carefully
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MrSub said:
Why are you going to return it?
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First of all, I don't like the camera on the phone. It's pretty bad compared to the Captivate I used before. Second, not sure if it's my phones issue, but people have trouble hearing me when I speak. They always say "what?" or "I can barely hear you" it happens with every single call and the phone has the latest update.

I tried three local at&t stores, none of tem price match to costco or even best buy, even after I said the bestbuy is right around the corner and they said I should buy from BB then.

twinkiestar said:
I tried three local at&t stores, none of tem price match to costco or even best buy, even after I said the bestbuy is right around the corner and they said I should buy from BB then.
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Just buy it from Best Buy and if you return it you won't be charged a restocking fee.

I have had them price match from Walmart not even an I'm not sure I asked then and they said yes but my phone was only a $50 difference from there store plus a store owned by at&t is more likely or they saw 5 phones on my account all with unlimited data and didn't want to lose that much over $50
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rjohnstone said:
Sales tax varies by state.
Here in AZ, the sales tax is on the actual price paid, not the retail value.
I bought mine in an AT&T store on launch day for $149 and only paid tax on the $149 sale price. (9.3% sales tax)
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This is true but when I first bought my Atrix at radio shack they made me pay tax in full price $599 bought for [email protected] But when I went to Costco I paid 129.99 and only had to pay tax on the 129.00.
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Paid $99 plus 5% sales tax totaling $104.94 at best buy in GA, this was about 2 months ago though.
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lost2030 said:
First of all, I don't like the camera on the phone. It's pretty bad compared to the Captivate I used before. Second, not sure if it's my phones issue, but people have trouble hearing me when I speak. They always say "what?" or "I can barely hear you" it happens with every single call and the phone has the latest update.
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Camera sucks, can't argue with you there.
As far as the voice quality issue, its a known and widespread problem. I went through 3 phones until I got a working unit that didn't have the voice or flash problem. Google it and look at the Motorola forums thread. Exchanging might get you a working unit.
I will say this: the first two that had the same problem were from the same batch. The third was from a different Costco and a different batch.
Also, Im yet to find anyone who works at a cellphone kiosk who knows more about smartphones than your average XDA user. SPECIALLY at AT&T stores. They are extra retarded in there.
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Can't go into details but I got my Atrix for free through the OP's method.
If I didn't have a decent reputation here, I wouldn't even bother mentioning it as no one would ever believe me
I won't say anything over PM either so don't ask...

wirednix said:
Camera sucks, can't argue with you there.
As far as the voice quality issue, its a known and widespread problem. I went through 3 phones until I got a working unit that didn't have the voice or flash problem. Google it and look at the Motorola forums thread. Exchanging might get you a working unit.
I will say this: the first two that had the same problem were from the same batch. The third was from a different Costco and a different batch.
Also, Im yet to find anyone who works at a cellphone kiosk who knows more about smartphones than your average XDA user. SPECIALLY at AT&T stores. They are extra retarded in there.
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By flash problem are you referring to the dual LED's?? Mine are fine, I did find a thread where people said the LED would flicker and turn off. This voice issue is really bad though!

h]How can sprint store's NOT be taking preorders ..

for the e3D ? really i went to preorder mine so i stopped in at the 2 stores near me ... neither are taking preorders .. reason no release date umm WTF . i told them to check androidcentral.com and you will see radioshack leaked the release date June 24.
he looks it up and say's can't trust it since it's not from sprint .... wow then tell me im the only one that has asked about the phone and doughts it will be a big hit ..WOW
oh well bestbuy got my preorder i asked how many they had taken for preorders he smiles and says .. im the last one for that store IE 35 preorders

CheesyNutz said:
for the e3D ? really i went to preorder mine so i stopped in at the 2 stores near me ... neither are taking preorders .. reason no release date umm WTF . i told them to check androidcentral.com and you will see radioshack leaked the release date June 24.
he looks it up and say's can't trust it since it's not from sprint .... wow then tell me im the only one that has asked about the phone and doughts it will be a big hit ..WOW
oh well bestbuy got my preorder i asked how many they had taken for preorders he smiles and says .. im the last one for that store IE 35 preorders
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I can't say I'm surprised, some sprint store employee's don't even know what time or day it is and only know when the store closes. I have had extremes when going to sprint store such as just plain terrible customer service to fantastic customer service. Oh well I wouldn't preorder from sprint if Bestbuy is doing an instant rebate anyway.

i was kinda speechless when i was told no they are not ..

CheesyNutz said:
for the e3D ? really i went to preorder mine so i stopped in at the 2 stores near me ... neither are taking preorders .. reason no release date umm WTF . i told them to check androidcentral.com and you will see radioshack leaked the release date June 24.
he looks it up and say's can't trust it since it's not from sprint .... wow then tell me im the only one that has asked about the phone and doughts it will be a big hit ..WOW
oh well bestbuy got my preorder i asked how many they had taken for preorders he smiles and says .. im the last one for that store IE 35 preorders
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I pre ordered mine they just wanted $50 bucks

If you recall when the EVO was coming, Sprint was not taking preorders at first...it was Radio Shack (and I think Best Buy came a bit later). It's marketing....Sprint sells exclusives to these stores so they generate traffic. The phone still gets sold..and the participating stores get traffic so people will buy other things. Once it's closer to (or right at launch) the exclusive is over and the Sprint stores jump in.
Radio Shack's internal communication isn't that great. Some are franchise and some are company owned...which leads to "huh?" a lot.

Also depends on what type of store it is. Only corporately owned stores are able to take preorders, indirect (preferred/authorized/co-branded/etc) are not able to.

Lol cheesy. Just did the same thing. Went to sprint to pre order and they looked at be like I was crazy. Said they didn't have a release date yet. I said the 24th and he looked baffled. Told him I would just go to best buy and he said "are they doing pre orders?" I said yes and radio shack. So I went over to the best buy in the same shopping center and 10 minutes later I ordered 2 of them. Smh........
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Sunsparc said:
Also depends on what type of store it is. Only corporately owned stores are able to take preorders, indirect (preferred/authorized/co-branded/etc) are not able to.
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one was a corporate store

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I went in for service on my EVO a week or so ago right after I made my 3D pre-order at Radio Shack (Best Buy will never get my money again) and when I mentioned the order the Sprint "tech" looked baffled. For some reason Sprint doesn't seem to want to sell many phones in the store. The Sprint prices for all phones are always higher in the store and online than they are at other retailers, their mail-in-rebates are actually mail-in, and they're the last to offer pre-orders. Take for example the EVO, which is still $199 from Sprint, is $149.99 at Radio Shack.

I just pre ordered mine today, they only wanted $50, then asked for my number so they could call when it comes in. I asked him about the leaked radio shack flyer and he said he doesnt think its fake but doesnt know how true it is. Then my "wtf" moment was when he told me I was #2 on the list!

I got my pre order last week for 50$ gift card that can be used to buy the phone. Weird some of the sprint stores do and some don't. I'm also #2 on the list lol
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ausch30 said:
I went in for service on my EVO a week or so ago right after I made my 3D pre-order at Radio Shack (Best Buy will never get my money again) and when I mentioned the order the Sprint "tech" looked baffled. For some reason Sprint doesn't seem to want to sell many phones in the store. The Sprint prices for all phones are always higher in the store and online than they are at other retailers, their mail-in-rebates are actually mail-in, and they're the last to offer pre-orders. Take for example the EVO, which is still $199 from Sprint, is $149.99 at Radio Shack.
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Best buy the best place to upgrade
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Does anyone have a idea how much the 3d will be?
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Does anyone have a idea how much the 3d will be?
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$199 w/ contract and $499 w/o contract.
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:-( now I'm not sure...I was dead set on getting the E3D but I've watched/listened reviews (podcasts) on the sensation and there similarities and also on the Samsuck Galaxy S2 and it looks like the Sammy (to me) is over all alot faster smoother more fluid moving phone. :-( now i know all about samsungs crappy issues lol (from previous phone's) but I'm still up in the air about this one..(did I also mention that I hate touch wiz ? :-\
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Same deal with me, I went to the corporate sprint store and the obese lady told me that I have to pre-order online, which I told her that you can't do that.
Luckily next door is a radioshack, so I got my pre-order there. I assume sprint still gets money from these orders, but not as much as when bought from the store.

I'm really surprised at how many of you enjoy sending in those 150 dollar rebates. Radio Shack handles the rebate for you so the phone is 199.99 + tax. At sprint it will be 349.99 and you deal with the rebate. I don't get it. Radio Shack has my preorder and I already laid down 50 so its 149 and if I trade in a EVO it will be 50 bucks. Can't beat that.
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I walked into my sprint store and pre ordered no problem... Got gift card and confirmation number... Turned around 5 minutes later and used the gift card to pay 50 towards my bill...
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I never got a gift card at my Sprint store. Just an invoice paper saying I pre ordered and paid my $50
HTC EVO = my best friend

where to preorder??

so this morning i pre ordered my evo lte at sprint.com. came out to be 235 bucks. Iv been looking around and seeing that so many other places are having better deals. Should i cancel my pre order and go pre order it somewhere else. I was thinking bestbuy.

I've just read that sprint won't let you cancel. Sorry..
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best buy has the same price, maybe less tax maybe not. wire fly has it $50 less. if you call in you could cancel your pre order but according to ppls conversations with sprint reps we re gonna be getting it before the 18th whereas wire fly ships on the 18th

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Warrior 3000 said:
so this morning i pre ordered my evo lte at sprint.com. came out to be 235 bucks. Iv been looking around and seeing that so many other places are having better deals. Should i cancel my pre order and go pre order it somewhere else. I was thinking bestbuy.
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Wirefly for $119.99

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Wirefly for $119.99
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Fml... I ordered from there earlier when it was still 150
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its 119 with upgrade for anyone. i guess they JUST changed. calling sprint right now to cancel my pre order!!!

Best place to buy Note 2 for Sprint?

Bestbuy, radioshack, sprint store.
I want to know who has the best return policy and will any have them other than sprint stores on launch day?
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jamesey said:
Bestbuy, radioshack, sprint store.
I want to know who has the best return policy and will any have them other than sprint stores on launch day?
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I haven't heard of any stores that aren't going to have it. All stores should have it. I'm getting it from Sprint cause Best Buy and the others manage to always screw up sownthing. 14 day return policy from Sprint, 30 day from Best Buy. Unsure about radioshack.
Cant wait til Thursday
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I'm gonna try to get mine from the local Walmart. If you live in CA, then Walmart is the place to get it from. I just found out that Walmart only charges tax on the sales price of the item. By CA tax laws, we are supposed to pay tax on the full retail price. Just scooped up an iPhone 5 for my wife's Bday today for $205 out the door.
From the Sprint Store, BestBuy etc it would have cost $254. They charge the $199.99 and then sales tax on the $649.99 value of the device. So thats a big savings in my book, as I saved just under $50 this way.
KB

I'm hoping it shows up on Amazon soon. I plan to buy it outright since I'm halfway into contract and don't know how this Softbank deal is going to play out. I'll keep my options open for any future shenanigans....

CA sucks with all those taxes. So glad l live on the border of NH. Live free or die, no sales or state taxes!!!

If you want to buy phones tax free and don't mind waiting a day or so for shipping, this is the best place.
www.wirelessmarketplus.com
ID is 3249312
Enter your zipcode to get in.
This is the only place I buy phones now.

Techronico said:
If you want to buy phones tax free and don't mind waiting a day or so for shipping, this is the best place.
www.wirelessmarketplus.com
ID is 3249312
Enter your zipcode to get in.
This is the only place I buy phones now.
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Cool, I'll check them out. I got my 3D from Wirefly for $69 last September, with zero taxes and free shipping.

KB112 said:
I'm gonna try to get mine from the local Walmart. If you live in CA, then Walmart is the place to get it from. I just found out that Walmart only charges tax on the sales price of the item. By CA tax laws, we are supposed to pay tax on the full retail price. Just scooped up an iPhone 5 for my wife's Bday today for $205 out the door.
From the Sprint Store, BestBuy etc it would have cost $254. They charge the $199.99 and then sales tax on the $649.99 value of the device. So thats a big savings in my book, as I saved just under $50 this way.
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wow that's really good to know. how did you find this out? where in the east bay are you??

I'll be ordering mine through the Sprint website or call telesales. They seem to be pretty good on shipping. My wife's iphone5 came in two days, when they said that there was a 3 week delay.
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morphiend said:
wow that's really good to know. how did you find this out? where in the east bay are you??
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I live in Brentwood...Far East Bay. lol
But all Walmarts around do this. I found out a few months ago, when my Mom wanted to get my Pops an upgrade from his iPhone 3Gs. She asked if she had to get it from AT&T and I told her that they can do it at any authorized AT&T reseller. So they were in the local Walmart and my Pops upgraded to an iPhone 4.
My Mom called me later, since she was confused about the price she was charged. She said she was only charged Tax on the SALE price of the phone, not full RETAIL tax. So I googled it and found lots of others said the same thing. So I was pretty stoked to find this out, since that more than wipes out the $36 Activation Charge Fee. You still come out ahead this way, as I would have paid $253, plus $36 activation on my bill. I ended up paying $205, plus $36 activation fee.
I called 5 Walmarts in our county and no one had any iPhone 5's. So I called Tracy Walmart, which is only 30mins from me. He had one iPhone 5 in stock and they charge $189.99 for it, so off we went. The guy was really cool and into Android and we started chatting about the Note 2 during the activation process. He said he was waiting on it (AT&T) and was juiced. He said to give him a call and check back next week, to see if he has em in stock.
PS - They had a Note 1 on display with the other models. So I gotta assume they will also get the Note 2.

KB112 said:
I live in Brentwood...Far East Bay. lol
But all Walmarts around do this. I found out a few months ago, when my Mom wanted to get my Pops an upgrade from his iPhone 3Gs. She asked if she had to get it from AT&T and I told her that they can do it at any authorized AT&T reseller. So they were in the local Walmart and my Pops upgraded to an iPhone 4.
My Mom called me later, since she was confused about the price she was charged. She said she was only charged Tax on the SALE price of the phone, not full RETAIL tax. So I googled it and found lots of others said the same thing. So I was pretty stoked to find this out, since that more than wipes out the $36 Activation Charge Fee. You still come out ahead this way, as I would have paid $253, plus $36 activation on my bill. I ended up paying $205, plus $36 activation fee.
I called 5 Walmarts in our county and no one had any iPhone 5's. So I called Tracy Walmart, which is only 30mins from me. He had one iPhone 5 in stock and they charge $189.99 for it, so off we went. The guy was really cool and into Android and we started chatting about the Note 2 during the activation process. He said he was waiting on it (AT&T) and was juiced. He said to give him a call and check back next week, to see if he has em in stock.
PS - They had a Note 1 on display with the other models. So I gotta assume they will also get the Note 2.
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Called the Walmart in Mountain View and confirmed that they charge tax on the sale price. Now, can anyone tell me if Walmart will get the Note 2 when it comes out on Thursday??

I'm hoping they will. Like I said earlier, they had a Note 1 on display.
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Everyone has been talking about Walmart ..hmm might have to check it out in my local area
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I'm doing Bestbuy. Price match/ return/ exchange within 60 days for me. I get points for purchases as well.

I don't like buying at non-Sprint stores because they tend to screw things up. Happened when I got my EVO 4G from radioshack. Never happened to me at Best Buy cause I worked there and made sure it was done right. That's just me though.

Geronimo.USMC said:
I'm doing Bestbuy. Price match/ return/ exchange within 60 days for me. I get points for purchases as well.
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I have that rewards program too. But BB charges full retail tax and they
also inflate their retail prices, so taxes are even higher for CA.
-viperboy- said:
I don't like buying at non-Sprint stores because they tend to screw things up. Happened when I got my EVO 4G from radioshack. Never happened to me at Best Buy cause I worked there and made sure it was done right. That's just me though.
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I've heard these stories before, never had anything happen to my plan though.
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As of today (11/2/2012) Wirefly and Marketplus still don't carry the Note 2... I'm also looking to avoid the CA sales tax. I was quoted $87 just in tax from Sprint telesales.
Any Californian have any success getting around the tax?

unkellsam said:
As of today (11/2/2012) Wirefly and Marketplus still don't carry the Note 2... I'm also looking to avoid the CA sales tax. I was quoted $87 just in tax from Sprint telesales.
Any Californian have any success getting around the tax?
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From what I hear, 3rd party Sprint retailers should have it around the 9th-11th. That's what I'm waiting for, that and the fact I get paid on the 10th. lol
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