EVO 3D preorder at best buy now (in store only)

[novox77]

this is no longer a secret. i received an email about this earlier this AM.

Best Buy

Lol. One day super-secret pre-sale.

Seems like they decided to go public since the cat was out of the bag.

Ok Sprint. Your turn.

 

[themuffinman75]

Drat you beat me to the punch; I too received an email. However, I wonder about the ethics of this approach without providing either a release date or final cost. Sure we're take your money; you can always ask for it back but it might be a year or two before there is a product and by the way it'll cost you 10 grands when it is available but none the less come on in and give us your money

There isn't anything unethical about this in my opinion. We all have a choice whether to even go there or not in the first place so if you allow your excitement for the evo 3d to go and pre-order with no other information then you can't blame bestbuy for providiing that service. But lets be honest, the ones that have pre-ordered already aren't complaining at all.

 

[CanDMan]

Since you're paying for a gift card all you're really committing to is spending $50 at best buy at some point. I would think they use the pre-sale information to gauge demand and better distribute handsets out to the stores that have them sold already (only true if it's not up to the carrier). If you change your mind, then you have the gift card to use on something else, you're not stuck getting that specific device.

 

[you2]

Well I can tell you from my droid x experience they did a pretty crappy job and the preorder was worthless. Even though I preorder well in advance and was first I was not allotted a phone while verizon (and a few other stores) had plenty; I actually went buy a verizon store to play with one and then decided to not buy the phone. Anyways as someone else noted if it makes you feel better to preorder @ BB then by all means do so AND they do handle the rebate for your which is one reason why I often buy the phones at BB over sprint.

This time around my guess is that supply will be limited and I'll probably buy directly from sprint but who knows I could be totally off base here.

Since you're paying for a gift card all you're really committing to is spending $50 at best buy at some point. I would think they use the pre-sale information to gauge demand and better distribute handsets out to the stores that have them sold already (only true if it's not up to the carrier). If you change your mind, then you have the gift card to use on something else, you're not stuck getting that specific device.

 

[ikonosin]

Just placed my order. Two of the three clerks in the phone section didn't even know about the preorder.

 

[swnic]

Didn't sprint charge a $35 fee for returning a phone for another?

no fee, no restock, just traded and payed the difference in phone price.

 

[Android 17]

Hopefully either BB or Radio Shack will have a bonus for pre-orders, when you got the EVO from Radio Shack last year, you would also get a $20 credit to be applied to any EVO accessories.

 

[Sketchr]

this is no longer a secret. i received an email about this earlier this AM.

Best Buy

Did BB have a preorder for the EVO last year and were they able to fullfill all of them?

I mean, it would really suck if we preordered with BB but they didn't have enough to fullfill all of them on launch day. Then we would have been better off waiting to order with Radio shack or sprint - providing they come up with preorders soon...

 

[themuffinman75]

Did BB have a preorder for the EVO last year and were they able to fullfill all of them?

I mean, it would really suck if we preordered with BB but they didn't have enough to fullfill all of them on launch day. Then we would have been better off waiting to order with Radio shack or sprint - providing they come up with preorders soon...

The only thing a pre-order guarantees is the fact that bestbuy gets your money month in advance and they get to make a little interest off of it. There were many people I know who pre-ordered last year from bestbuy and was promised a phone on release day only for some random crap to happen then they ended up getting them in july. Something like this I will not pre-order, I will be at the sprint store first thing that morning and leave with my evo 3d before bestbuy even opens their doors for business.

 

[RichboyJhae]

I had a pretty painless Best Buy experience, aside from the system overload of people trying to get EVO's. I was relatively far down on the pre-order list, and still had an EVO on launch day. This time around I expect the experience to be even better since I was the first one to pre-order from the store. I'll be there as early as possible, getting my EVO 3D the day it drops

 

[Sauske]

I'm curious as this site is on fire...and I'm loving it! I was wondering how many people actually pre-ordered the 3D!?

 

[deltatko]

I got in on it at Best Buy on the "secret" pre-order day, the first one at the store I went to.

 

[novox77]

your poll choices are kinda vague... for example, when would someone choose "did not pre-order" and/or "waiting..."?

 

[Sketchr]

Well, I pre-ordered with the devil.

They were so disorganized over there and I'm the first one on the list, or so he said. The only thing I'm confident about is the exisitence of receipt and the $50 gift card being valid.

 

[Sauske]

your poll choices are kinda vague... for example, when would someone choose "did not pre-order" and/or "waiting..."?

Waiting for something esle to come along...like you said I should of been more descriptive!

 

[novox77]

got it. voted

 

[Sketchr]

I guess I should have verified this before.

Anyone know if we are qualified for the same discount with Best Buy as we are through the Sprint? Since I've not yet been a customer long enough earn full discount, the website indicates I'm eligible for a $75 discount instead of the $150. Will BB give me the $75 off or no discount?

 

[lordofthereef]

I'd pre-order, if I knoew the price. As it stands, I am going to have to buy this thing outright (I think?) and I know Sprint sold their EVO for $450 outright, while BB sell it for $600 (please correct me if I am wrong).

 

[Androidalltheway]

Let me get this straight... we can pre order the evo 3d, only if we go in the store, and ask them about it... and have to put a $50 deposit down, ok... but they are not saying when the phone will release? that seems so crazy to me, yet I am intrigued to pre order it, just wish like all of us we had a concrete date...

 

[lordofthereef]

Let me get this straight... we can pre order the evo 3d, only if we go in the store, and ask them about it... and have to put a $50 deposit down, ok... but they are not saying when the phone will release? that seems so crazy to me, yet I am intrigued to pre order it, just wish like all of us we had a concrete date...

It's likely because they don't know the release date. Pre orders are a great way to make a sale. Once you put money down, you are likely to get that item at that particular store. As I mentioned. EB and Gamestop do pre-orders on products that were just announced, with no release date in sight. Great way to lock down a sale.

 

[rls365]

I guess I should have verified this before.

Anyone know if we are qualified for the same discount with Best Buy as we are through the Sprint? Since I've not yet been a customer long enough earn full discount, the website indicates I'm eligible for a $75 discount instead of the $150. Will BB give me the $75 off or no discount?

Yea anyone know this, i'm in the same boat.

 

[drexappeal]

I guess I should have verified this before.

Anyone know if we are qualified for the same discount with Best Buy as we are through the Sprint? Since I've not yet been a customer long enough earn full discount, the website indicates I'm eligible for a $75 discount instead of the $150. Will BB give me the $75 off or no discount?

Yea anyone know this, i'm in the same boat.

I've done my last 2 upgrades at best buy and from what I understand, they have access to the same information that Sprint has. That said, only way to verify is to call or go in and ask.

 

[banzaiwolfe]

I guess I should have verified this before.

Anyone know if we are qualified for the same discount with Best Buy as we are through the Sprint? Since I've not yet been a customer long enough earn full discount, the website indicates I'm eligible for a $75 discount instead of the $150. Will BB give me the $75 off or no discount?

You would be able to get the $75 off as far as I know, but Best Buy usually charges more than Sprint for the handset so it may not really help you.

 

[Sketchr]

I've done my last 2 upgrades at best buy and from what I understand, they have access to the same information that Sprint has. That said, only way to verify is to call or go in and ask.

I guess I'll have to wait until they announce a release date and price. I don't have a problem paying a partially discounted price on the device if it's the same across the board, but I do have a problem if BB is going to price gouge. I'd even wait a few weeks after launch date to avoid that. If BB won't give me the same price as I'd pay at sprint then I'll be stocking up on ink with the gift card...

 

[Sketchr]

You would be able to get the $75 off as far as I know, but Best Buy usually charges more than Sprint for the handset so it may not really help you.

They definitely charge more for the handsets if you buy them outright~ no contract discount. But I'm not sure if they gouge on the partially qualified ones. That's what I need to know...