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Hi everyone.
I want to order a Galaxy note but dont want to pay too much.
Does anyone know any cheap prices that they have seen.
Handtec.co.uk is out of stock!!!
and i dont want to wait much longer...

You will get it cheaper from amazon.de than you will in the uk
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Ebay?
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Price on amazon.de rised 70 euros since friday :s

This is one hell most wanted beast of the year!!
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try simplyelectronics.net or on their ebay store.
My Dad and i have ordered ours from their, cheapest legit place £460 with free shipping.

curlymanoliver said:
try simplyelectronics.net or on their ebay store.
My Dad and i have ordered ours from their, cheapest legit place £460 with free shipping.
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Have you received yours from Simply Electronics? I ordered mine a week ago, the money was only taken on Monday but no email confirming dispatch ... cheap but terrible service in my opinion. I have phoned them twice and they have always had stock so simply no excuse for the delay in my mind. Also no option of express delivery annoyed me so I can't really recommend Simply Electronics - wish I'd bought from Amazon.De instead

I've just got one free from buy mobiles.net for £32 a month on o2 with 300 mins unlimited txt 500mb and free bt openzone wifi.
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I got a cracker from mobiles.co.uk for an upgrade on Vodafone to remain at 36 pounds a month. Think they screwed up cause the upgrade was supposed to be 41. 24 month contract, 600 min, 500 Meg data and unlimited texts.
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I have a spare one for sale if you want it

samstables said:
Have you received yours from Simply Electronics? I ordered mine a week ago, the money was only taken on Monday but no email confirming dispatch ... cheap but terrible service in my opinion. I have phoned them twice and they have always had stock so simply no excuse for the delay in my mind. Also no option of express delivery annoyed me so I can't really recommend Simply Electronics - wish I'd bought from Amazon.De instead
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We ordered on the 2nd, no not yet but apparently it is coming on friday, they seem to be extremely slow, but they are no doubt legit, i have seen alot of people complaining about slow delivery, but they seem to get the products... also if there ebay feedback is anything to go by they seem to be good, so we'll see what happens on friday. its stpidly frustrating though!!!

I can almost forgive Simply Electronics as I think delivery was attempted of my GN this morning... I'll find out tomorrow when I can try and get it back from the Royal Mail sorting office! (not that Simply Electronics told me it was on its way or gave me the tracking numbers... and assuming that's what the missed delivery was...)
If you can stand to wait for delivery of 10-14 days they're probably ok as the price was by far the best I've seen PLUS I found an £8 voucher online which made the price even better

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Price on amazon.de rised 70 euros since friday :s
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Amazon.de ran out of stock so only Amazon market sellers have them and are charging a fortune for them,
Wait till they have them back in stock.
I am waiting for the White Note from amazon.de

Got one for you
Used 15 days. Samsung screen sticker still in place. Protected buy Nillkin silicon case from day 1.
XXKL7 firmware. DBT CSC code switchable to anything you like since it's OXAKL7 CSC.
Under 400£. PM me.
Came from GS2 can't imagine going back to it. So much screen real estate, easily pocketable.
Try it U'll love it.
In case you wonder why I'm getting rid of it : just ordered a so gorgeous WHITE Note
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apparently you can get it on contract with low minutes on O2 via third party seller and if you got to thrid party seller via cashback websites like quidco or topcashback then you get about 100£ for contract phones with some providers. Plus if you drop the data plan on the O2 contract then you get the phone for about £440 with free flip cover.
Plus bonus you get Uk charger unlike amazon.de and also you get free 18-24m payments without interest charge if you treat it like buying a sim free phone. mentioned on hotukdeals threads about samsung galaxy note. search for those threads if interested.

Just Google these guys... joke. Simply electronics took 2 weeks, 4 emails and 4 phone calls and a brief communication from Google check out to get me my refund. Keeping in mind I requested the refund 2 hours after payment!
Simply electronics...? simply stay well clear.
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curlymanoliver said:
We ordered on the 2nd, no not yet but apparently it is coming on friday, they seem to be extremely slow, but they are no doubt legit, i have seen alot of people complaining about slow delivery, but they seem to get the products... also if there ebay feedback is anything to go by they seem to be good, so we'll see what happens on friday. its stpidly frustrating though!!!
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i dont wanna worry you but do a google search on simply electronics problems, fingers crossed your order arrives soon
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mancuk29 said:
i dont wanna worry you but do a google search on simply electronics problems, fingers crossed your order arrives soon
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There seem to be about as many positive as negative reviews online! and the ebay rating is pretty high (98.9%), esp considering the number of transactions (15443)...
I did get an email from them today apologising for the delay (but not quite managing to actually let me know when it would be dispatched!)
So I live in hope.

I also ordered one to the states on Jan. 9 and I'm still waiting to be dispatched. I don't know if it will ever come but like you said, the reviews for them are lopsided. Either extremely good or extremely bad.... Has anyone here order from them and gotten one? Was it new and comes with everything including product being sealed?

I have seen a couple of other people in this forum say they have recieved theirs from there...
for the american above me.... you could be waiting a while, im in the uk and i ordered on the 2nd... they said it would be here today, but alas, nothing,im really hoping tomorow! if it gets to monday that would be the start of the third week of waiting!

[Q] GameStop vs. Play Store

I'm kind of on the fence on whether or not I want to order from GameStop. There's the obvious cost benefit with no shipping, but I haven't been able to confirm if it has all the same bonuses as the Play Store. Plus they list the shipping date as July 31st, and I can barely wait for it as it is. What's your guys opinion on the better choice? I wanna order it soon, I'm really excited for it!

WindyCityRockr said:
I'm kind of on the fence on whether or not I want to order from GameStop. There's the obvious cost benefit with no shipping, but I haven't been able to confirm if it has all the same bonuses as the Play Store. Plus they list the shipping date as July 31st, and I can barely wait for it as it is. What's your guys opinion on the better choice? I wanna order it soon, I'm really excited for it!
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The general consensus is that it won't include the 25 gift card if ordered from gamestop this hasn't been confirmed but is likely
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WindyCityRockr said:
I'm kind of on the fence on whether or not I want to order from GameStop. There's the obvious cost benefit with no shipping, but I haven't been able to confirm if it has all the same bonuses as the Play Store. Plus they list the shipping date as July 31st, and I can barely wait for it as it is. What's your guys opinion on the better choice? I wanna order it soon, I'm really excited for it!
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$50 to preorder at Gamestop or $250+ thru the Play store both offer the same bonuses.
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The general consensus is that it won't include the 25 gift card if ordered from gamestop this hasn't been confirmed but is likely
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There isnt a gift card, its what ever account gets entered first on the Nexus 7, gets all the bonuses.
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Same deal at GameStop as Google. $25 and Transformers. Went and pre ordered it today actually.
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Question that needs to be asked is will Gamestop get it at the same time as the folks that pre-ordered from Google Play Store. Guess, we will find out.

RMXO said:
Question that needs to be asked is will Gamestop get it at the same time as the folks that pre-ordered from Google Play Store. Guess, we will find out.
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Have you called your local Gamestop?
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SinisterModz said:
Have you called your local Gamestop?
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Nope, I've already pre-ordered from Play Store. Anyone that pre-ordered from GS, have they given you a release date yet?

No date per se, just says it'll ship in 3-4 weeks.

Questions go in the Q&A section

When I spoke to the guy at my GS he said hat they have a ''soft date'' of 7/31 but in the ''training'' they received to push these tablets they were told mid july. When they have a hard date it'll be listed as a ''street'' date.

I'll be preordering at Gamestop, 30% extra trade in credit if i trade my Xoom so why not!

Nexcellent said:
I'll be preordering at Gamestop, 30% extra trade in credit if i trade my Xoom so why not!
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Do you get cash for the Xoom & 30% extra off the Nexus 7? If so, that is looking pretty good.

Nexcellent said:
I'll be preordering at Gamestop, 30% extra trade in credit if i trade my Xoom so why not!
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You might come out even or have some credit left over.
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If you have anything to trade, go with Gamestop. I traded in my 64gb iPod Touch 4th Generation that I never use anymore. It was in "Like New" condition, so the trade-in value was $203. With the extra 30% I got around $265 for it. With the original cost and tax of the tablet ($266.05), I owed $0.85. So I basically got the tablet for less than a dollar. I had saved up enough money to buy it, but now I'm pocketing the $270 that would have been spent on it which is a pretty damn good feeling.

Preordered mine through currys in the UK
Says in the site : estimated arrival time 21st july

I'm going with gamestop.
I save $13 and have to wait a week longer? Sounds like I got an option for slower shipping.
And I can walk there after class the day of, instead of waiting for the mail or dealing with tracking down a package( which is a pain in the city)
Plus it gives me somewhere to swap if I get a dud
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jtc276 said:
If you have anything to trade, go with Gamestop. I traded in my 64gb iPod Touch 4th Generation that I never use anymore. It was in "Like New" condition, so the trade-in value was $203. With the extra 30% I got around $265 for it. With the original cost and tax of the tablet ($266.05), I owed $0.85. So I basically got the tablet for less than a dollar. I had saved up enough money to buy it, but now I'm pocketing the $270 that would have been spent on it which is a pretty damn good feeling.
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damn, that's baller. i have some games that i could trade in.

Nexus 4 in store

Sooo, it's November 13th, and except BO2 day, it's Nexus 4 day. I'm already hearing that the phone is sold out in all of the Google Play store countries. My question now is if people living in the Google Play enabled countries inside Europe can tell me, and other people ofcourse, if they see the phone in real stores so not online and for how much. I can see they're not in stores today but if anyone knows something please post it in this thread
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They have a couple in my local o2 store, not a display model the lady had to go and unbox it for me to take a look. £399 is the price she said sim free although she said they would have to check the computerto see if they could sell it sim free today as is might be contract only today.

its so **** though... £400 when Gplay is selling £279...... £121 difference!

Yep its £399 +10 top up in o2.
Its from lg not from Google. Hence the price difference
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Buying in the UK

So this isn't due in the UK for another month, but I want one pretty desperately (impatient!)
Can buy it from eBuyer for £230 and they say it will be delivered on 28th Aug.
But there are so many of these on Ebay that are perfectly legit, with shipping from the US. The price works out roughly the same, sometimes cheaper.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Google-Ne...51312472043?pt=US_Tablets&hash=item3a8363ffeb
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Brand-NEW...51091775153?pt=US_Tablets&hash=item232dc586b1
Obviously this way I'd get it a lot sooner. Am I missing something? Is there any reason not to buy one of these and wait an extra few week?
What are the rest of you from the UK doing?

You'd almost certainly have to pay import tax and fees of £30+ on top of the eBay price so it might start to get expensive.
I've got a 16GB on the way to the UK by using Amazon US and comGateway for forwarding. It's cost me £175 for the Nexus and Amazon/comGateway's shipping so I'm hopeful that after tax/fees it won't be far off the £200 UK price...

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You'd almost certainly have to pay import tax and fees of £30+ on top of the eBay price so it might start to get expensive.
I've got a 16GB on the way to the UK by using Amazon US and comGateway for forwarding. It's cost me £175 for the Nexus and Amazon/comGateway's shipping so I'm hopeful that after tax/fees it won't be far off the £200 UK price...
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Normally they'll add on 20% when it gets into England. So you'll end up roughly paying the same.
I'd do it too, the only concern being warranty issues
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xT4Z1N4TRx said:
Normally they'll add on 20% when it gets into England. So you'll end up roughly paying the same.
I'd do it too, the only concern being warranty issues
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My thoughts exactly if something is wrong you will have to pay even more to get it shipped back to the usa and then back again it's not worth the hassle may as well wait 4 weeks and buy a uk model.

daleski75 said:
My thoughts exactly if something is wrong you will have to pay even more to get it shipped back to the usa and then back again it's not worth the hassle may as well wait 4 weeks and buy a uk model.
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Yep. Also Google play might sell it earlier than august 29th. Probably won't, but you know. Personally I'd prefer to buy from Google, as their replacement service is excellent
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xT4Z1N4TRx said:
Normally they'll add on 20% when it gets into England. So you'll end up roughly paying the same.
I'd do it too, the only concern being warranty issues
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Ah that's true, hadn't really thought about the warranty. Not worth the risk for an extra couple of week I guess.
I'm sure I'll cope ! Cheers

Costco selling Bundle for 32GB $579 (Now $529!)

Just fyi. Its great that Costco is doing this because if you do decide to purchase through them you will have a 90 day return period no questions asked rooted or not. Cheers!
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Bundle comes with a
-Black version 32GB Note 10.1 2014
-Official Samsung pouch that converts to a stand.
Purchased mine here in Everett, Washington warehouse.
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What is included in the bundle?
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I was at Costco in Torrance this afternoon and the only tablets for sale were various Samsung Tabs and Dell tablets.
I'll check other Costco warehouses in my area in hopes of seeing this deal.
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What is included in the bundle?
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Comes with a pouch that can convert to a stand of some sorts.
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harrychimp said:
I was at Costco in Torrance this afternoon and the only tablets for sale were various Samsung Tabs and Dell tablets.
I'll check other Costco warehouses in my area in hopes of seeing this deal.
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Im here in Washington State. I was told that they just got them in and they had a ton of them.
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$579 is not really much of a price break,, especially for Costco where items tend to be significantly cheaper than their competitors. I was hoping to see at least a $50 discount (10%).
Oh well.

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$579 is not really much of a price break,, especially for Costco where items tend to be significantly cheaper than their competitors. I was hoping to see at least a $50 discount (10%).
Oh well.
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I agree. I read somewhere here that at one point it was $50 dollar savings. But still having it available at Costco is still a win for us because of there fantastic 90 day return policy no questions asked.
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jjdevega said:
I agree. I read somewhere here that at one point it was $50 dollar savings. But still having it available at Costco is still a win for us because of there fantastic 90 day return policy no questions asked.
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Just bought a brand new white Note 10.1 2014 Edition 16GB on eBay for $519 and no tax. The seller has over 10,000 transactions with 99.9% positive feedback. Added a SquareTrade 2yr Accidental Damage warranty for $99 and I'm set. I preferred the black model, but it's going to be in a case. So the color was not a deal breaker by any means.
Now, I need a decent case and a 64GB micro SD card.

I picked one up at costco on the 6th. I wouldn't really call this a bundle. The pouch is pretty mediocre, the price is just okay, but the return policy is awesome and I didn't have to wait for it or go to best buy.
If anyone else bought this puppy at costco, can you explain how the pouch converts to a stand? I can't figure it out. The best I've been able to do is make a bump out of it and I don't think I would ever try to rest the tab on it; it would most likely just slip off of it. I pretty much just use it as a sort of placemat under it when I put it down. It's not even good as a pouch.
The note itself is pretty cool, though and I don't really mind not getting much of a price break. Sammy still hasn't sent me the code for the perks though. That kind of ticks me off. The serial number and the mac address don't match and it's taking them forever to deal with it. If they don't get their act together pretty soon I might just bring it back and wait for them to go on sale. It would be a shame though, this one has no issues that I've noticed yet. No screen bleed, build quality is excellent. Battery life could be better and there is a little lag but I can live with that. Oh well.

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I picked one up at costco on the 6th. I wouldn't really call this a bundle. The pouch is pretty mediocre, the price is just okay, but the return policy is awesome and I didn't have to wait for it or go to best buy.
If anyone else bought this puppy at costco, can you explain how the pouch converts to a stand? I can't figure it out. The best I've been able to do is make a bump out of it and I don't think I would ever try to rest the tab on it; it would most likely just slip off of it. I pretty much just use it as a sort of placemat under it when I put it down. It's not even good as a pouch.
The note itself is pretty cool, though and I don't really mind not getting much of a price break. Sammy still hasn't sent me the code for the perks though. That kind of ticks me off. The serial number and the mac address don't match and it's taking them forever to deal with it. If they don't get their act together pretty soon I might just bring it back and wait for them to go on sale. It would be a shame though, this one has no issues that I've noticed yet. No screen bleed, build quality is excellent. Battery life could be better and there is a little lag but I can live with that. Oh well.
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Well you have 90 days from when you purchased it at Costco so I'm sure something will happen by then. I too have yet to receive the code. I even had it escalated through live chat 3 days ago and was told that I should be receiving the code through email today. Nothing yet so far so I'm sure I'll be talking to Live Chat once again. Regarding the Pouch as a stand? My mistake it doesn't stand the tablet up at all. It's more of a way to set it down on an angle for typing maybe? But I agree not much of a bundle but we did save some money for a 32GB model. I purchased a Poetic slim case for $9.99 @ Amazon with Prime shipping. It looks great and now well protected. Very happy I bought this tablet.
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Well you have 90 days from when you purchased it at Costco so I'm sure something will happen by then. I too have yet to receive the code. I even had it escalated through live chat 3 days ago and was told that I should be receiving the code through email today. Nothing yet so far so I'm sure I'll be talking to Live Chat once again. Regarding the Pouch as a stand? My mistake it doesn't stand the tablet up at all. It's more of a way to set it down on an angle for typing maybe? But I agree not much of a bundle but we did save some money for a 32GB model. I purchased a Poetic slim case for $9.99 @ Amazon with Prime shipping. It looks great and now well protected. Very happy I bought this tablet.
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Smart purchase with the Poetic case. I had a similar case from another brand for my old Motorola Xoom. So I decided to buy the Poetic Slimline.

Has anyone seen this in a southern California store? I looked at my local Costco in orange county and they only had the old one and the note 8.
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Has anyone seen this in a southern California store? I looked at my local Costco in orange county and they only had the old one and the note 8.
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Keep checking. I'm sure it will come that way. Costcos here carry them (Washington State).
Update: Finally received my Code perks! It took about two weeks but finally here. I now just registered my second Note 10.1 2014 unit for perks as well. Unfortunately I also had to speak with live chat agent regarding errors during registration. I was told I should be receiving my perks within two days.... more like 2 weeks. At least now I know it will be coming.
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jjdevega said:
Keep checking. I'm sure it will come that way. Costcos here carry them (Washington State).
Update: Finally received my Code perks! It took about two weeks but finally here. I now just registered my second Note 10.1 2014 unit for perks as well. Unfortunately I also had to speak with live chat agent regarding errors during registration. I was told I should be receiving my perks within two days.... more like 2 weeks. At least now I know it will be coming.
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Still nothing at my local Costcos which are only pushing the Note 8 and Tab 3.
Personally, I bought brand new 16gb version on eBay from a reputable seller located in New York on December 13th and had it in my hands in Southern CA on the 23rd (even with the UPS delays). For potential buyers, you may want to consider this option, though only buy from a reputable seller.

I bought mine from Costco in early Dec for $579. It is interesting though, the store I went to had a whole stack of them, but no other Costcos in the Detroit area had any. When you check for them you may want to have them search all the Costcos in the area.
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Just at my local Costco today and noticed that they lowered the price from $579 to $529. If you purchased yours within 30 days of this change in press you can get back the difference or just simply return it and get another one since you have 90 days return policy.
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Costco refund
I paid 579 for mine. I saw they now had it for 529. I went in and got 50 refund. I think this refund time is for 90 days. Just offer to either return it or get the difference and they will always give you the difference.
We have 3 Costco's here and only one has ever had the Note 2014. The other two never have it. They have it online, but the price is higher.
The pouch is pretty worthless. If it can be a stand, I have on idea how that would work.

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I paid 579 for mine. I saw they now had it for 529. I went in and got 50 refund. I think this refund time is for 90 days. Just offer to either return it or get the difference and they will always give you the difference.
We have 3 Costco's here and only one has ever had the Note 2014. The other two never have it. They have it online, but the price is higher.
The pouch is pretty worthless. If it can be a stand, I have on idea how that would work.
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Yes as a stand I agree it's worthless, it's more like a way to have an angle when you rest it on a flat surface for typing maybe? I was told from an employee if you purchased before the price change, you have 30 days from the start of the reduced price to refund you the difference. Your safety night of course is the 90 day return policy.
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