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Xoom at Staples for $399 ($499.98 - $100 coupon)

Staples has a $100 discount on any tablets and that makes the Xoom $399.
I had bought the Xoom from Staples when they only had $50 coupon and today they refunded another $50 when I showed the new coupon. Thy returned the previous purchase and sold it back to me at the lower price.

zzzxyz said:
Staples has a $100 discount on any tablets and that makes the Xoom $399.
I had bought the Xoom from Staples when they only had $50 coupon and today they refunded another $50 when I showed the new coupon. Thy returned the previous purchase and sold it back to me at the lower price.
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Can you share where I can get this coupon from? I just bought 3 wifi xooms with the $50 coupon for my work.

tutech said:
Can you share where I can get this coupon from? I just bought 3 wifi xooms with the $50 coupon for my work.
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Try this one.
http://reg.e.staples.com/c/s/tagfrm...QWxnb0JDak1BQUFjTnJxZ0FBQUhN&PID=552179&n=927
or
http://dealnews.com/Staples-printable-coupon-100-off-any-tablet/482382.html

krips2003 said:
Try this one.
http://reg.e.staples.com/c/s/tagfrm...QWxnb0JDak1BQUFjTnJxZ0FBQUhN&PID=552179&n=927
or
http://dealnews.com/Staples-printable-coupon-100-off-any-tablet/482382.html
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Thanks alot! Will try to get some money back.

zzzxyz said:
Staples has a $100 discount on any tablets and that makes the Xoom $399.
I had bought the Xoom from Staples when they only had $50 coupon and today they refunded another $50 when I showed the new coupon. Thy returned the previous purchase and sold it back to me at the lower price.
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Thanks for bringing attention to this coupon zzxyz! I found the coupon over in the XDA_Developers Asus Transformer forum earlier this morning. I bought my TF over a month ago but I bought my Xoom at Best Buy 9 days ago when the price dropped to $499.00. I took the Staples coupon in to Best Buy and asked them if they could do anything for me. They handed me $106.65 in cash. Awesome! Xoom for $399.00 Thanks again for bringing attention to this coupon in our Xoom forum!

JoTeC said:
Thanks for bringing attention to this coupon zzxyz! I found the coupon over in the XDA_Developers Asus Transformer forum earlier this morning. I bought my TF over a month ago but I bought my Xoom at Best Buy 9 days ago when the ice dropped to $499.00. I took the Staples coupon in to Best Buy and asked them if they could do anything for me. They handed me $106.65 in cash. Awesome! Xoom for $399.00 Thanks again for bringing attention to this coupon in our Xoom forum!
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sweet. bought xoom at best buy last week for $499.00..think I'll try this and see if I can get some money back....

Crazy deal they got going on. You can get a Dell Streak 7 for $199. Not too shabby if you're on a budget.

I'm getting the xoom next week on friday (July 29th) after I cash my check. Spending all of my money on that thing.

picked mine up today and am loving it. Great price!

Is there a way to know where the Xoom was purchased or would you need the receipt?

UnidH4x0r said:
Is there a way to know where the Xoom was purchased or would you need the receipt?
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You didn't save your receipt?

UnidH4x0r said:
Is there a way to know where the Xoom was purchased or would you need the receipt?
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You would need the reciept for staples. They also have 15% off all the tablet accessories at time of purchace and 25% back in rewards store wide (tablets and normal exclusions apply)
Also their accidental damage plans are being fulfilled with cash cards for store credit not refurbished...
Dell streak 200 with coupon
Xoom 400
Acer iconia 300
And more pretty slick
(Somewhat of a staples bias )

Just so everyone knows places that price match also are taking the coupon. I just picked up an Asus Transformer at HH Gregg for 399.99. They honored Staples coupon.
Try Best Buy as well
Edit: Make everyone's life a little easier.. See coupon below
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I am debating get me first tablet from this deal. But having a hard time deciding if I should get the Xoom or the Asus Transformer.
Or should I wait to see whats coming in the next few months...

For sure you need a receipt, I just purchased mine last night!!!!

hipertec said:
I am debating get me first tablet from this deal. But having a hard time deciding if I should get the Xoom or the Asus Transformer.
Or should I wait to see whats coming in the next few months...
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xoom!!! (You are on the xoom forum)
Great support from independent developers.
Honestly chances are you will be happy with either. I wouldn't stress too much. If you wait a couple of months what's to stop you from waiting a couple more months and then more and more.
There will Always be something around the corner that will be better, and I don't see anything coming soon that's would be worth waiting for.
Get one and start playing

playya said:
Just so everyone knows places that price match also are taking the coupon. I just picked up an Asus Transformer at HH Gregg for 399.99. They honored Staples coupon.
Try Best Buy as well
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i tried to buy one from best buy, but the guy there said they didn't honor the coupon as for pricematching. said only the actual offer at staples in the store would count

Best deal...who's selling the note for less?

I'll be getting this phone with in the next month, but I was curious what outlets you guys are aware of that are selling the phone.
I saw it on amazon 2 weeks ago for $900.00. Today its around $700, but I wanted to know if you guys knew of anywhere with even better deals.
It's a long shot I know, but I figure it is worth asking. Thanks

I would like to know this too. Seems the 'Hands Down Cheapest Place to Buy' thread is dead
Every day I scour XDA, Google, Ebay, etc looking for prices. I'm in Canada. With taxes,etc I think I'm looking at about $800 more or less (can anyone confirm that?). I think after Christmas I may go for this price but ideally I'm looking to pay about $700 more or less total. Then I'm worried about screen issues or a dead pixel which happened with the Nexus One I ordered from the States so I don't really want to ship it back overseas if this happens which it may judging by other threads...
So I'm looking for it to come down about another $100 but dont know if/when this will happen.
And ideally would like it to be released in Canada or even the US so I don't have to get it shipped which may lower that cost? But don't know if or when that will happen.
Then there is the fear that Samsung will discontinue it and I'll never get one or the prices will shoot up or something?

http://www.handtec.co.uk/product.php/5504/samsung-galaxy-note--16gb--sim-free-unlocked-
About $670 without VAT. From what I've seen in other threads, it doesn't apply if you're outside the EU. I think that might take the cake as the cheapest?
http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Galax...RDX6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1322262246&sr=8-1
Also Amazon has a couple different sellers with the SGN in stock. Around low 700-750s. Most of these are in the US which would be better in case of a defect.

MinionOfEckerd said:
http://www.handtec.co.uk/product.php/5504/samsung-galaxy-note--16gb--sim-free-unlocked-
About $670 without VAT. From what I've seen in other threads, it doesn't apply if you're outside the EU. I think that might take the cake as the cheapest?
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I ordered mine from HandTec when they had it listed briefly for £418.99 plus £14.99 shipping, for a total of £433.98, (which PayPal converted to $697.46), but HandTec has put the price back to £434.90 + shipping since I ordered. May still be the best price, however.
OTOH, Amazon now has a Prime 2-day shipping seller for $739. I'd pay the extra $40 or so bucks to have Amazon peace of mind if I had seen a price that good 4 days ago.

cushcalc said:
I ordered mine from HandTec when they had it listed briefly for £418.99 plus £14.99 shipping, for a total of £433.98, (which PayPal converted to $697.46), but HandTec has put the price back to £434.90 + shipping since I ordered. May still be the best price, however.
OTOH, Amazon now has a Prime 2-day shipping seller for $739. I'd pay the extra $40 or so bucks to have Amazon peace of mind if I had seen a price that good 4 days ago.
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The new issue with handtec is that fedex will charge you 30 $ 1-2weeks after u get the phone

So because I'm in Canada I'm looking at around $800
But if I was in the US or UK I'd be looking at around $700

Same thread and a few tips in here.. UK, US, CA, India, HK..... sources...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1320023&highlight=hands+down
Hands down cheapest place to buy without contract

thanks for the links and info....whats up with fed ex charging me for anything? im already paying shipping when i order, no? is it COD only or something

seeking said:
thanks for the links and info....whats up with fed ex charging me for anything? im already paying shipping when i order, no? is it COD only or something
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Ditto . . . .

Hands Down Cheapest...
Well I still think Clove.co.uk is the best place to buy at this time simply because they're including a matching Samsung OEM Flip Case free! Also, being a commodity and having the price fluxuate by the hour (literally) keep checking MobileCityOnline.com too!
These two places at one point during the day can hit anywhere from $699 - $729 at the absolute lowest. But keep in mind Clove.co.uk INCLUDES the free Samsung OEM Flip Case. For some that's a deal maker plus most other outlets are selling this same flip case for $65 on average.
That is why if you catch Clove on the lower end of price fluxuation it's such a good deal. You won't go wrong choosing either one of these retailers that's the good news. The only possible bad news is at what price you'll end up paying for your Note.
Anyway you do it - your going to LOVE THIS PHABLET!
Abso - ****ing - lutly love it... quote me on that too.
Happy Hunting boys and girls.

drgopoos said:
The new issue with handtec is that fedex will charge you 30 $ 1-2weeks after u get the phone
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I got the phone almost 3 weeks ago. I have not gotten this extra charge. I already paid $10 brokerage on delivery?
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drgopoos said:
The new issue with handtec is that fedex will charge you 30 $ 1-2weeks after u get the phone
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Charge $30 for what? FedEx hasn't charged me anything in the States for ordering from Handtec.

By far cheapest place to buy this phone is from India.
You get this phone for about US$ 615-620 range which includes official Samsung flip cover in the package.
If there is significant interest from people in states or UK, some of you guys can get in touch with some ebay.in sellers with good reputation and request him for shipping quote and get him to create a special thread for you guys.
Last time around with SGS2 couple of my mates from US requested a seller from ebay india this way and got him to create a private listing for them and got their SGS2.
Or if you guys trust someone from India around here in these forums, get him to purchase phones and paypal the funds to him.
Note is significantly cheaper here than anywhere else from what I have seen online.

DWI have the Note for $635 Australian this weekend and if you use the code LIKEDWI you get free priority shipping.
www dwidigitalcameras com au
These are shipped from Hong Kong, no idea if they are actually in stock or sourced once the order has gone through.
I ordered one on Friday, seeing $635 was my crumbling point and i couldnt resist anymore.

expansys USa $100 off GNote for net delivered $695
Use code BFNOTE during checkout and the price of the black GNote drops from $794.99 to $694.99 with free shippiong to USA address.
Hope that helps

Carphone Warehouse - Galaxy Note deals
Got mine yesterday from carphone warehouse (UK)
Orange 24 month contract £30 per month
400 minutes
Unlimited Texts
750MB data
Handset cost £200
includes official flip cover.

aesthetics1210 said:
DWI have the Note for $635 Australian this weekend and if you use the code LIKEDWI you get free priority shipping.
www dwidigitalcameras com au
These are shipped from Hong Kong, no idea if they are actually in stock or sourced once the order has gone through.
I ordered one on Friday, seeing $635 was my crumbling point and i couldnt resist anymore.
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So that's a) AU dollars and b) a company called Digital World International who only deliver to Australasia, then...

sketch-UK said:
Got mine yesterday from carphone warehouse (UK)
Orange 24 month contract £30 per month
400 minutes
Unlimited Texts
750MB data
Handset cost £200
includes official flip cover.
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that is a very expensive contract.
Especially taking into account the low amount of minutes and data you get.
Also paying £200 for the phone on top of the £720 is a big slap in the face...
return it and get a 'bigger' contract for less and also only pay a max. of £50 for handset

claude4 said:
Use code BFNOTE during checkout and the price of the black GNote drops from $794-99 to $694-.99 with free shippiong to USa address.
Hope that helps
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Great price for the Note from a dealer here in the US. Thanks!
Also don't forget to combine the 2% cashback for Expansys-USA through Fatwallet making it $681.

aesthetics1210 said:
DWI have the Note for $635 Australian this weekend and if you use the code LIKEDWI you get free priority shipping.
www dwidigitalcameras com au
These are shipped from Hong Kong, no idea if they are actually in stock or sourced once the order has gone through.
I ordered one on Friday, seeing $635 was my crumbling point and i couldnt resist anymore.
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Darn! Can only select New Zealand or Australia for shipping.
Waiting, waiting, waiting for the price to come down a bit as I'm willing to pay a bit over $700 here in Canada total with shipping, tax, etc. but not willing to pay a over $800!! Just seems like too much...
I had a dream last night I was using my GNote & loving it... maybe the universe is trying to tell me to just order the darn thing

Nexus 7 2013 India Thread and Where to Buy!

Nexus 7 2013 India Thread! Where to Buy!
This is a thread for discussing how to buy a Nexus 7 2013(flo) in India as well a tutorial for importing the Nexus 7 to India! Please share your buying methods and which forwarder service do you like/trust the most!
UPDATE: As pointed out by XDA Senior Member sidthegreatest in the comments below, Amazon is now shipping the new Nexus 7 directly to India with their FREE SUPER SAVER SHIPPING and they are charging less money than most forwarding services mentioned below! So buy from Amazon and get it shipped directly to your India address by Amazon
You also need to pay a customs fee upfront to Amazon at the time of buying the tablet. If the actual customs duty charged to you was less than what you paid at the time of purchase, Amazon will refund the remainder of the customs amount!
How To Buy Nexus 7 2013(flo) from India:
Step 1) Register with a forwarder service like HopShopGo, PPOBox etc. They will give you a US Address where they can receive your Nexus 7 on your behalf and then forward it to you in India!
Step 2) Buy the Nexus 7 from Amazon.com(using a Credit Card!) as they are selling it for the same price as Google Play Store USA and tell Amazon to ship it to your US address(which you got in Step 1)
Step 3) Once the package arrives at your US Address, Pay the forwarder to ship the items to your home address in India!(They usually accept payments in Credit Cards only! If you are thinking of paying via PayPal, PayPal requires a Credit Card too to pay!)
Step 4) Forwarder will ship it to your address in India. Pay the courier guy Customs Duty money in cash! He will have a Customs charges invoice with him to show you how the customs was calculated!
Step 5) Enjoy!
PRICE:
Nexus 7 2013 32GB WiFi = $269
HopShopGo shipping Charges(Express Shipping option selected!) = $25 (approximately)
Customs Charges = RS 3k approximately
I got my Nexus 7 32GB WiFi total(Includes shipping price, Mivizu Shell Case for Nexus 7 2013 worth 15$, Customs Duty) for Rs 23480
I had placed the order on Amazon on 18th August 2013 and had the Nexus 7 in my hands on 31st August 2013!
Important Note: If you buy a Nexus 7 2013 from USA you DO NOT GET warranty here in India! You can get it repaired at Asus Service Centres once Google officially launches Nexus 7 2013 in India but you will have to pay for that! This is clearly written in the Nexus 7 2013 warranty booklet included in the box!
Got suggestions? I will edit this post to make sure everyone benefits from this thread!
Hit the THANKS button on the left if this thread helped you in anyway

I got mine!
Thanks a lot. This method is really cool. I got my Nexus 7 12 days after ordering. And it still hasn't been released in India!
Sent from my Nexus 7.

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Step 3: Once the package arrives at your US Address, Pay the forwarder to ship the items to your home address in India!
Important Note: If you buy a Nexus 7 2013 from USA you DO NOT GET warranty here in India! You can get it repaired at Asus Service Centres once Google officially launches Nexus 7 2013 in India but you will have to pay for that! This is clearly written in the Nexus 7 2013 warranty booklet included in the box!
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Can you explain bit more on step 3? Once I get it in my US address, do I need to ship it to the forwarder, who in turn will ship it to India address?
Also, are you sure about the warranty part? I remember reading here in another thread that it has international warranty.

unni_kmr said:
Can you explain bit more on step 3? Once I get it in my US address, do I need to ship it to the forwarder, who in turn will ship it to India address?
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Your US address is the same address which the forwarder gives to you once you register with the forwarder! In other words, it is the address of the forwarder's Warehouse where he can receive the package on your behalf!
So, you have to tell Amazon to ship your package directly to the address which the forwarder assigned to you(i.e. their warehouse address!) and then once the package reaches the warehouse, the forwarder will receive it on your behalf!
After that you pay the forwarder and then they ship your package to your ACTUAL address in India!
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Also, are you sure about the warranty part? I remember reading here in another thread that it has international warranty.
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I am pretty sure about the warranty part. The Nexus 7 2013 manual clearly says that the warranty is only valid in USA, Mexico and Canada and is only given to legal US citizens.

Thanks. How about the charger? Are you using the charger that came with the tablet or something else?

Anyone here used PPOBox??

Amazon.com is shipping the N7 to India directly, so there is no need to go through hoops and use freight forwarders, etc..
Comes to Rs. 20324 inclusive of shipping, taxes, everything.

Got my nexus 7 from best buy in Canada for 16000 they were asking 49 dollars extra for international warranty. Having fun with it though it does have it's issues bit that's ok. Waiting for kitty katty 4.4
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sidthegreatest said:
Amazon.com is shipping the N7 to India directly, so there is no need to go through hoops and use freight forwarders, etc..
Comes to Rs. 20324 inclusive of shipping, taxes, everything.
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Why the hell are they charging 4900 bucks for import fee? Import duty on tablets is just 12%.
If anyone has ordered, did they refund the extra fee charged? Also exchange rate is marked too high @ 67

littleromeo said:
Why the hell are they charging 4900 bucks for import fee? Import duty on tablets is just 12%.
If anyone has ordered, did they refund the extra fee charged? Also exchange rate is marked too high @ 67
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From what I understand, this is just the deposit, if the actual import fees charged is lower than this amount, they will refund the difference.

It is better to buy 32GB version as it has less import fee deposit. I ordered it yesterday. These are my charges
Item price: $269
Import fee:$36.01
Total:305.01
Totally, I was charged Rs.20,534 only.

I got it for my friend from eBay India.
Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk 4

unni_kmr said:
Thanks. How about the charger? Are you using the charger that came with the tablet or something else?
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Yeah, I am using the same charger which came with the tablet by using a US to India convertor plug that you can find in your local electrical hardware shop!
I got it for Rs 50 from a local electrical shop. If you don't know any such shop in your area, you can get one from ebay, like this one, http://www.ebay.in/itm/Universal-Adapter-international-Adapter-Plug-INDIA-AU-UK-US-EU-Plug-Converter-/200962922659?pt=IN_DVD_Players_Recorders&hash=item2eca52d8a3&_uhb=1#ht_3336wt_1275

sidthegreatest said:
Amazon.com is shipping the N7 to India directly, so there is no need to go through hoops and use freight forwarders, etc..
Comes to Rs. 20324 inclusive of shipping, taxes, everything.
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You must be talking about the 16GB version, in the original post I mentioned the price for a 32GB version that I got from HopShopGo.
At the time I had ordered, Amazon was NOT shipping the Nexus 7 to India. Also, now the price is 21k something, looks like the rupee has recovered slighlty!

Aman27deep said:
I got it for my friend from eBay India.
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Ebay India Sellers are selling the Nexus 7 at very high rates!
Direct Import to India by Amazon is the cheapest option right now

So in reality what can be the date of launch here in india. What can be the the price of the 32gigs launch.
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They are charging much higher for import duties. Even the exchange rates are pretty wild (there exchange rate=67.30 vs current exchange rate=61.77). Check the screenshot.

Can't find Nexus 7 which is shippable to India
Hello All
I, strangely, cannot find the link for Nexus 7 32gb wifi, which is shippable to India. All product links I am getting state "We are not able to ship this item to your default shipping address."
Anyone? Link? Or has Amazon stopped shipping this product to India?
Rgds.
Sanjay.

sanjay_arora said:
Hello All
I, strangely, cannot find the link for Nexus 7 32gb wifi, which is shippable to India. All product links I am getting state "We are not able to ship this item to your default shipping address."
Anyone? Link? Or has Amazon stopped shipping this product to India?
Rgds.
Sanjay.
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here you go: http://www.amazon.com/Google-Nexus-...e=UTF8&qid=1380094545&sr=8-1&keywords=nexus+7

Got my 32gb wifi from ebay(which was imported from amazon) for 22k using discount coupon in flat 24hrs

Xperia Z2 Pre-Order Offers in UK

Hey guys. Since I spent the last few days looking for Xperia Z2 pre-order offers, I thought I'll share my findings with you. Here's the list of offers I managed to find. Please be advised that I included SIM-Free and unlocked offers only, as I don't care about contracts - for those you simply need to look at your network's page - and only retailers I personally know and trust as I ordered stuff from them before.
I know that some of them have already been mentioned here, but thought it would be nice to have them all in one place. Also, they are mostly UK retailers, but som if not most of them will ship within the EU so feel free to browse, even if you don't live here.
Sony Mobile:
Price: £599
Postage: Free
Shipping date: 7th - 14th of April
Temporarily Unavailable
Bundle:
Noise Cancelling Headphones
Sony Premium BT Speaker
6 Digital Films from Sony
30 Days of free Sony Unlimited Music
Clove UK:
Price: £540
Postage: Not Free
Shipping date: 7th - 14th of April
Bundle:
Noise Cancelling Headphones
SRS-BTM8 BT Speaker
6 Digital Films from Sony
30 Days of free Sony Unlimited Music
Unlocked Mobiles:
Price: £544.98
Postage: Not Free
Shipping date: 7th - 14th of April
Bundle:
Noise Cancelling Headphones
SRS-BTM8 BT Speaker
6 Digital Films from Sony
30 Days of free Sony Unlimited Music
Handtec UK:
Price: £535
Postage: Not Free
Shipping date: 7th - 14th of April
Bundle:
Noise Cancelling Headphones
SRS-BTM8 BT Speaker
6 Digital Films from Sony
30 Days of free Sony Unlimited Music
Mobile Fun UK:
Price: £539.99
Postage: Not Free
Shipping date: 7th - 14th of April
Bundle:
No pre-order bundle offered
Carphone Warehouse:
Price: £549.99
Postage: Not Free + Free Pick-up offer available
Shipping date: 7th - 14th of April
Bundle:
Might be available with Pay Monthly plans only, CPW website is vague about it.
Noise Cancelling Headphones
Harman Kardon Onyx BT Speaker
6 Digital Films from Sony
30 Days of free Sony Unlimited Music
Half-Price Voucher for Sony SmartBand
Amazon UK:
Price: £559
Postage: Free + Premium Available
Shipping date: 14th of April
Bundle:
Noise Cancelling Headphones
£50 Amazon Voucher
I'm going with the Amazon offer. I don't need the speaker, and I can spend the £50 voucher to get a nice 64gb MicroSD card and a docking station or the official Sony case.
If you find anything else - let me know or simply post it here, I'll add it to the list.

Thanks for posting these but it looks like the wireless speaker at CPW is only available on selected monthly deals

james_d said:
Thanks for posting these but it looks like the wireless speaker at CPW is only available on selected monthly deals
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You might be right. This is a bit confusing, they posted the bundle on the SIM-Free page as well, but the * says "selected pay monthly deals".

Where did you find shipping dates for Clove and handtec? I see Clove says they will have stock starting the 7th. handtec doesn't appear to say anything. I'm not too familiar with these sites so I might just not be seeing it. If they are saying they will ship between 7-14 that would be good news. Thanks.

JMonkeYJ said:
Where did you find shipping dates for Clove and handtec? I see Clove says they will have stock starting the 7th. handtec doesn't appear to say anything. I'm not too familiar with these sites so I might just not be seeing it. If they are saying they will ship between 7-14 that would be good news. Thanks.
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"First stock due week commencing 7th April"
This week is the 7th to 14th window. I assume they will ship as soon as they get the stock, that's why I put this date. All the dates, however, are not guaranteed.
Interestingly, I got an e-mail from Amazon's customer service and they assured me that their Z2s will ship on the 14th of April.

I don't get it, the phone was supossed to be released this month and sony said they're not delaying the launch only that their stock is limited but where are the phones? The phone should be out this week (last week of march) , it sounds plausible since the Xperia tablet Z2 was already released, but I haven't seen any early unboxings of the Z2 , any sample pictures from final hardware/software apart from the ones coming from Japan, the ones the press took while they were in Barcelona :crying: and that Clove review

I made payment to Clove and waiting for delivery.But still thanks.

Sony why must you hate the US

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wow thanks, I had a gdoc with all of this in and was checking the links seperately.
I too am leaning towards the amazon deal as I already have some gift balance available.
I do kinda wish they would price match the others though especially as the other's have a "better value" pre-order.

i ordered mine via vodafone 12 month contract with the free sony bravia tv on a 12 month contract and 20% discount £149 upfont £50 quidco works out around £670 over the year

stinkypoo said:
i ordered mine via vodafone 12 month contract with the free sony bravia tv on a 12 month contract and 20% discount £149 upfont £50 quidco works out around £670 over the year
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I'm not a fan of 'big red', but this deal seems good. How did you get the 20% discount? I can't see any mention on their website.

chaps said:
I'm not a fan of 'big red', but this deal seems good. How did you get the 20% discount? I can't see any mention on their website.
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I work for the nhs mate so get 20% of my line rentals every month on the veas scheme Vodafone employee advantage scheme check if you r company is in it police nhs military loads in it

stinkypoo said:
I work for the nhs mate so get 20% of my line rentals every month on the veas scheme Vodafone employee advantage scheme check if you r company is in it police nhs military loads in it
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Just ordered mine with the TV too. Got the 20% discount as my mum works in the NHS
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I just paid £360 to get out of my Vodafone contract early. Their network performance is shocking. Less 3g masts and when you do get one one, the performance isn't there, in my experience.
Would strongly recommend steering clear of their network!

Yeah I am on Vodafone in London and I hate it. Will be going else where for sure.

I haven't been able to find anything better than what's been posted already. Please update if the offers change or something new comes along.

Is there a specific place to go to on Amazon to get the voucher offer? I can't see it...
Also, have you seen it in purple on Amazon anywhere?

sdfgsteve said:
Is there a specific place to go to on Amazon to get the voucher offer? I can't see it...
Also, have you seen it in purple on Amazon anywhere?
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They appear to have removed the product as sold by Amazon themselves, I guess they have pre sold the allocation they have ordered.

packetlos said:
They appear to have removed the product as sold by Amazon themselves, I guess they have pre sold the allocation they have ordered.
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It's still available for pre-order with the voucher...
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It's still available for pre-order with the voucher...
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Ha! Somehow I missed that wee box, thanks!
Still, no purple version though Maybe purple isn't coming to the UK? I can't find it anywhere.

Available for £350 at Clove and Handtec UK !

Yes, amazing price (that's why I put an exclamation mark in my title).
Price includes vat, don't know how much the postage is.
Green colour not available from Clove, available at Handtec but costs a lot more.

Wow. That's actually an insane price. I'm seriously tempted the cancel my Sony Store order and get it through these guys instead.

SteveYorks said:
Yes, amazing price (that's why I put an exclamation mark in my title).
Price includes vat, don't know how much the postage is.
Green colour not available from Clove, available at Handtec but costs a lot more.
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tilal6991 said:
Wow. That's actually an insane price. I'm seriously tempted the cancel my Sony Store order and get it through these guys instead.
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2 quick questions as I'm a newbie to importing:
1) Do I have to pay "VAT" if I'm importing to the United States?
2) Would Sony honor the warranty on this 'grey market' device in the United States?
Thanks for any help you can give

Wow, indeed. I'll probably order from Handtec soon.

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2 quick questions as I'm a newbie to importing:
1) Do I have to pay "VAT" if I'm importing to the United States?
2) Would Sony honor the warranty on this 'grey market' device in the United States?
Thanks for any help you can give
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You'll need to pay the vat as it's been sold in the UK and the taxman will want his cut of that sale.
Don't know about the warranty, it could be a European one or Worldwide, you'll need to contact the seller or Sony to check.
Also you'll need to check that the GSM will work in your region.
Update - No vat to pay for exporting.

I'll probably order a red one from Clove tomorrow,I hope this isn't a typo and they honor the price. I'm sure though I've seen it on Clove before at £420, so it does look like this is a genuine price reduction.

http://www.handtec.co.uk/sony-xperia-z3-compact-16gb-green.html
£425.99 incVAT
£354.99 exVAT

Thanks for the info on the low price! Went ahead and ordered one from Clove.

Ordered mine. Great price. Happy to see Sony going for volume over margin. Hope to see lots of development on this, as it should be incredibly popular. Honestly expected it to be £500 at the Sony store and ~£440 at the cheaper retailers.
Re: importing to the US, you shouldn't need to pay VAT (contact the retailer to make sure they don't charge - may be better to order over the phone), but you will need to pay import / customs duty and possibly sales tax in your state in the US.

Me too. Brilliant value

GREAT! Thanks!
Just brought a red/orange one from Handtec, since they use DPD which is my favorite delivery company.
Does anybody know if the phone their sell is UK model, EU or grey import?
P.S. DPD will give you 1 hr window slot in the morning of delivery, and you can track the drive on a map to see roughly when you will get your delivery within the 1hr time frame. Much better than other company's 8am to 6pm delivery time frame, too afraid to go the the bathroom for missing the door bell approach.

Bigmille said:
GREAT! Thanks!
Just brought a red/orange one from Handtec, since they use DPD which is my favorite delivery company.
Does anybody know if the phone their sell is UK model, EU or grey import?
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There are only two models: D5803 and D5833. The D5803 has UK and EU bands, as well as bands for some US carriers. The D5833 is the one for Asian markets. You can be sure the Handtec one is the D5803.

Handtec removed the green z3c and also matched price with clove - both are about 290 GBP without VAT

Ordered mine today and was pleasantly surprised when it came out to 290 GBP at the checkout since I'm from Canada and don't have to play the VAT fee! Best pre-order pricing for a beastly phone eVar!
P.S. LULz at all the Apple fanboys waiting in line and paying nearly twice as much for a significantly more inferior phone, but hey, whatever floats your boat!

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Ordered mine today and was pleasantly surprised when it came out to 290 GBP at the checkout since I'm from Canada and don't have to play the VAT fee! Best pre-order pricing for a beastly phone eVar!
P.S. LULz at all the Apple fanboys waiting in line and paying nearly twice as much for a significantly more inferior phone, but hey, whatever floats your boat!
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Hah! Yeah, I've seen that graphic make its rounds around social media. Classic. But also true! So by 2016, the iPhone 7 may have finally caught up to the Z1 Compact.

Ordered mine from Clove yesterday, with shipping to Mexico so no VAT.
I can't wait for this to be delivered!

Anybody know if phones from clove / handtec come as bootloader unlockable?
Listings say sim free/unlocked which is not the same thing...

phroenix said:
Anybody know if phones from clove / handtec come as bootloader unlockable?
Listings say sim free/unlocked which is not the same thing...
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From history, it has always been the case that sim free Sony phones from any outlet always allow unlocking of the bootloader. I doubt that this would change this generation.

Hah! Just noticed Clove is basically selling the Z3C for the same price as a Z1C. That's crazy!