Copy-cat, I just posted that in another thread.... ;-)
Yeah, my wife is likely going to buy a Charge at Costco tomorrow for those very reasons. Two more benefits:
- Only pay tax on $299 instead of $599 (saves another $25 or so)
- Claimed they provide more accessories w/the phone than VZW stores do
The only down-side on the 90 day return is that you have to exchange it for a phone they have at Costco, which does not include all the phones that VZW has. But still better than the VZW deal by far.
BTW - what are the top reasons you're returning your Charge?
Oh really? I didn't see your post, I promise, haha!
Yes, Costco provides a car charger, case, and crappy earbuds.
But yeah, that's what makes me apprehensive about keeping past the 14 days; I don't know if a phone will come out within those other 76 days that has what I want AND that Costco carries.
The reason I'm returning is that I don't feel like this phone is very revolutionary. UI-wise, it's barely faster than my Droid 1; it's MUCH slower than my mom's Droid 2 and my dad's Droid X. It just feels laggy. I expect CyanogenMod 7 to make it better because it replaces the horrible RFS with ext4, but still... I dunno. Also, no notification LED really bothers me and I'm hoping the Droid 3 will have LTE because I LOVE physical keyboards, but since the Droid X2 is just 3G, the Droid 3 will probably be as well.
But yeah, Costco really is the best. I ONLY buy electronics from them. Electronics nowadays are just too downright horrible and too shoddily built to buy anything without a good return policy/warranty, and Costco has that covered by selling all electronics with 90 return and all computers with 2 year warranty as well.
Oh, just want to mention: If the phone weren't so downright GORGEOUS, it'd already be returned.