Vivid $130 at Costco - HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity

I thought I would take the plunge today and upgrade my phone and found that Costco have the black Vivid at $130 pus their usual pouch and charger kit.
AT&T have it at $200. I walked into my local and they refused to do a price match.
Costco dont have the phone in store but it can be ordered online.

Not as cheap as I expected it. When I upgraded on Black Friday, I was debating whether or not to wait for Costco to carry it in-warehouse, as they give better deals than their online ones. I bought my Vivid for $90 back then... When Costco gets it in-warehouse, I'll hazard a guess that it'll be retailing for anywhere between $70 and $100.

I gave $90 at the AT&T store a few weeks ago, no specials or anything.

Not sure if any of you have a Fry's Electronics near you but when I was there last week they had both the black and white Vivids for $50. I dont know if the price is still the same but its worth checking out.

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[Q] Where did you buy your Nook Color?

I just wanted to get an idea of how the majority of people aquired their nook color. Online, in a B&N store, Best buy, craigslist? I'm shopping around and looking for the best place to get one under MSRP, or at least tax-free. Any suggestions, or websites I should keep an eye out on for possible sales?
I got mine from craigslist for $225.00 total. it was brand new (still in plastic). the best part about CL is no sale tax, saving me $30.00. I met the guy at the mall give him 1/2 of the money and told him if the nook boots up fine I'll give him rest of the money. so far I'm vary happy with my NC running CM7
best buy simply so i could also get a micro sd with an adapter at the same store.
I bought mine on ebay new, but no box. 207 shipped.
Ebay here as well. B&N provided a coupon for $50 off. It was $208. Pretty sure it's the first time I've paid a tax for an internet purchase.
Ebay With the Bn coupon $206 with tax
ebay, new, from b&n $200
Ebay during B&N's sale.
Ebay as they don't sell them in Australia. I just missed out on the coupon so paid too much.
i got mine from b&n cuz they have a store about 100 feet from my apartment...
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Best buy through a relative for $100. Woot!!!
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Had to get mine from the farther-away Walmart, as B&N, BB, and the closer Walmart were all out of stock. Tempted to get it online, but wanted to try local first.
got mine at a brick and mortar B&N store, it was an impulse buy
Bought mine at the nearest B&N store. Nice folks, but "The Nook Guy" wasn't there.
Store. There's a big stink on b&n forums towards people who got it on hsn. Kinda funny.
Best buy while my visit to USofA.
With CM7 NC makes the best price-performance for me.. and it's not sold in Europe.. they'd outsell ipad in Europe if B&N saw the oppurtunity
Best Buy, mostly on a whim, knowing that there was cme community behind it. Of course, things have really changed now, haven't they.....
Craigslist for $150. Couldn't resist such a low price. It was practically brand new.
I bought it because I knew there is an active XDA community supporting it. Even at $250 the nook is a pretty nice bargain given the hardware.
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I got mine at Best Buy with some other stuff so I could get it with no interest for 18 months deal.
I bought mine at a B&N store. It was a week before the Groupon coupon deal but at least I got a 5% rebate by using a B&N Mastercard.

Best Buy

I got my pre ordered One on Sunday from my local best buy. I paid $260 after my upgrade and getting the geek squad insurance and sales tax. I got to reading the wire fly thread and saw that they had them for $119 with $20 visa card. That would drop it down to $100 plus I get the $100 from my OG EVO. WELL...I went into Best Buy tonight and told them I wanted a refund on my phone and I was going to buy from Wire Fly. They asked if they price matched, would I keep it? Said, SURE! Walked out paying $.01 for phone and $9.99 for protection plan. $10.00!!!! I also get $100 back from HTC! In the end I'll have made $90 on the new ONE!
Just had to share my story. Love this phone!
Wish I had nice Best Buys near me that price matched online retailers. Mine only does local brick & mortar stores. Congrats!
Hey, I've got black tie, too. Dies having black tie help get any kind of discount even when you're not upgrade eligible? (Sorry, not real familiar with black tie/best buy).
TIA
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reynoldsrobbie said:
I got my pre ordered One on Sunday from my local best buy. I paid $260 after my upgrade and getting the geek squad insurance and sales tax. I got to reading the wire fly thread and saw that they had them for $119 with $20 visa card. That would drop it down to $100 plus I get the $100 from my OG EVO. WELL...I went into Best Buy tonight and told them I wanted a refund on my phone and I was going to buy from Wire Fly. They asked if they price matched, would I keep it? Said, SURE! Walked out paying $.01 for phone and $9.99 for protection plan. $10.00!!!! I also get $100 back from HTC! In the end I'll have made $90 on the new ONE!
Just had to share my story. Love this phone!
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Very nice. I wish bestbuy would be consistent with their pricematching.
I had every intention on returning it I even chatted with an online sales person to see if they'd price match, they told me only if it says 'lowest price guarantee". When I went in, the girl asked me if they matched the price, would I keep the phone. She then asked the details she must have misunderstood me and gave it to me for free. Score!
Was able to give evo4g LTE to son and send in his evo for $100.
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I bought a HTC One from Best Buy, then realized that Sprint was selling it for $150 less. They would not price match so I ordered one from Sprint, it arrived a couple days later, then returned the first one back to them.
Pretty ridiculous that they wouldn't price match especially considering I bought it off contract.
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I bought a HTC One from Best Buy, then realized that Sprint was selling it for $150 less. They would not price match so I ordered one from Sprint, it arrived a couple days later, then returned the first one back to them.
Pretty ridiculous that they wouldn't price match especially considering I bought it off contract.
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I could be mistaken but I believe their policy says they price match most things except "contract phones." Since you were going to buy yours off-contract from BB, they should have price matched. I would call up BB corporate and complain, telling them that cannot see yourself shopping at BB any longer after that experience. I do this every time a BB employee/manager screws up and corporate always makes up for it by sending me a $50 gift card.
Here is the policy:
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Payment...ee/pcmcat297300050000.c?id=pcmcat297300050000
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I could be mistaken but I believe their policy says they price match most things except "contract phones." Since you were going to buy yours off-contract from BB, they should have price matched. I would call up BB corporate and complain, telling them that cannot see yourself shopping at BB any longer after that experience. I do this every time a BB employee/manager screws up and corporate always makes up for it by sending me a $50 gift card.
Here is the policy:
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Payment...ee/pcmcat297300050000.c?id=pcmcat297300050000
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That's what I thought too but the guys working in the mobile section seem to be a few beers short of a six pack.
I let them know that I would never considering buying a phone from them again. I will continue to use Best Buy for their "showrooming" quality and order my stuff online.
Ya I too bought mine from best buy off contract and I couldn't for the life of me get them to price match sprints off contract price when I use to get them to price match the off contact price on my past phones like the Evo 3d and Galaxy Nexus, they said it was a new policy that went into effect in like March
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reynoldsrobbie said:
I got my pre ordered One on Sunday from my local best buy. I paid $260 after my upgrade and getting the geek squad insurance and sales tax. I got to reading the wire fly thread and saw that they had them for $119 with $20 visa card. That would drop it down to $100 plus I get the $100 from my OG EVO. WELL...I went into Best Buy tonight and told them I wanted a refund on my phone and I was going to buy from Wire Fly. They asked if they price matched, would I keep it? Said, SURE! Walked out paying $.01 for phone and $9.99 for protection plan. $10.00!!!! I also get $100 back from HTC! In the end I'll have made $90 on the new ONE!
Just had to share my story. Love this phone!
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Hate to one up ya......but check out what I did. Last year my wife and I both got 2 Evo 4G LTE's and I shelled out an extra $30 on each phone for their black tie trade in program. I had to open up 2 new lines as my wife and I's lines were not available for upgrade. Best buy let me swap my 2 new lines to the old lines. This would allow me to upgrade my LTE's in a year if I wanted. (My friend wanted one of my lines and the other went to my mother). So this brings us to this year and the one. When I went to trade in my LTE's, Best Buy gave us $280.00 per LTE for trade....I walked out about $40.00 + after taxes....and have 2 phones to send back to HTC....so end the end....+240.00!!!! (well minus the $60 i paid for the program only $180 ahead.) still not bad being paid for this awesome phone!!
LymeWire said:
Ya I too bought mine from best buy off contract and I couldn't for the life of me get them to price match sprints off contract price when I use to get them to price match the off contact price on my past phones like the Evo 3d and Galaxy Nexus, they said it was a new policy that went into effect in like March
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Ya, that new policy in March says no price matching for "contract phone." The employee you spoke with incorrectly applied it to off contract phones. You can see the policy in the link I provided in my previous post in this thread. I would print out a copy and show it to them. If they still refuse, call corporate and complain. They will likely send you a gift card for your trouble at the minimum.

199.99 at sprint telesales ymmv

This is just my experience, this is very YMMV (your mileage may vary) and depends on the rep you get and how you treat them/what you say.
I was upset that amazon was taking 2-3 weeks to get me my phone. I called sprint telesales and played dumb. I asked the cost and of course it was 249.99. I told them that I have seen phones priced at 199.99 and it seemed to me like i was paying for the 149.99 discount which was "unfair and disappointing* as many of us were complaining about. Played the loyal customer card, She talked to supervisor and they over rided the price. Had to endure listening to those terms and now the phone should be here in 3-4 days instead of weeks. With my triple a discount, it comes to 199,99 + 12 shipping + tax, around 220. However no activation fee (thanks to triple a). If your ordering through a third party and not happy, i would suggest trying this out.
If it doesn't work, try again. You can call in and say you got cut off but they were in the process of applying the $50 discount and you didn't get the customer service number for your ticket. You could try for even more off but odds are it won't work.
Good Luck!
I got mine at 199.99 at Sprint Stores, told them if they dont give me the phone for the promo of 150.00 i will go to another company, they told me that they could offer me for 199.99. So i got it
Just got off the phone. Asked politely and they agreed! Got it for $199 + tax + $12 shipping.
Hoping to get it soon!
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What number do you use to get to telesales? I'm getting a bit pessimistic about my Costco preorder shipping friday. If I order tonight from telesales, it should ship tomorrow and there's a good chance I have it Friday or Saturday.
Also, what's this triple account you mention in order to get the activation waived?
Thanks!
Got mine at the store for $199. The rep wanted to sell accessories so bad that he dropped the price of the phone to buy a spare Battery and charger for my wife's note 2.
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Deutch said:
What number do you use to get to telesales? I'm getting a bit pessimistic about my Costco preorder shipping friday. If I order tonight from telesales, it should ship tomorrow and there's a good chance I have it Friday or Saturday.
Also, what's this triple account you mention in order to get the activation waived?
Thanks!
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Triple a membership has a sprint discount. 10 percent off the monthly sprint bill plus free activation for all phones. Its the workplace discount thing.
Call 866-866-7509
Got mine yesterday!
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Galaxy Tab S 10.5 - $399

I found this Best Buy page.
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/samsung...hite/7798007.p?id=1219291425819&skuId=7798007
Went to Walmart and they price matched it for me! Walked out with a new Galaxy Tab S 10.5 for $399 and didn't have to wait for black Friday.
The price is down to 379 now. Happy price matching!
hey give me credit please.............you got it from ME on slickdeals
I figured I wasn't the first one to find it. The Internet is a pretty big place
just kidding, glad you got the deal as well.
You got lucky there was an idiot working at Wal-Mart when you asked for the price match. bb price is still 499 for new. The link you posted was for a GSCR which is for a Greek squad certified refurbished unit!
....... Paid 499 for lol! Someone got real lucky!
I was the OP and I got mine right at best buy so it shows not just Walmart can be idiots
Suzook1 said:
I was the OP and I got mine right at best buy so it shows not just Walmart can be idiots
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Wait so you guys got it at bestbuy or walmart at 399? Brand new?
I got mine at Best Buy for $379.99. I went in and asked for a 16 gig white Tab S 10.5. When he told me the price, I showed him the print out and even the link. He didnt even bat an eye lash. It wasnt until after I posted that it was realized that four letter word stands for refurb. So its a ymmv deal but it also
does not scream refurb anywhere so you might have an argument with management. (refurbs are usually much more clearly labeled) See my receipt here to show what they gave me and the price: http://slickdeals.net/f/7367948-sam...-white-379-better-than-black-friday?t=7367948
Suzook1 said:
I got mine at Best Buy for $379.99. I went in and asked for a 16 gig white Tab S 10.5. When he told me the price, I showed him the print out and even the link. He didnt even bat an eye lash. It wasnt until after I posted that it was realized that four letter word stands for refurb. So its a ymmv deal but it also
does not scream refurb anywhere so you might have an argument with management. (refurbs are usually much more clearly labeled) See my receipt here to show what they gave me and the price: http://slickdeals.net/f/7367948-sam...-white-379-better-than-black-friday?t=7367948
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Nice, I was curious what Best Buy would do. I was even going to go as far as trying in store pickup but decided to go the Walmart route instead. I didn't know it was for a refurbished unit, the page gives absolutely no information about it.
ill stop by bb today and see if i can get one for 379!!!!
but im still waiting for the dell venue 8 700 !!!!!
mywingtophone said:
ill stop by bb today and see if i can get one for 379!!!!
but im still waiting for the dell venue 8 700 !!!!!
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I'm one of the guys who got the deal at Walmart. My BB store knew the deal on the tablet...so I took the printed ad to my Walmart and they price matched without hesitation. Brand new for $379!
spaceace414 said:
I'm one of the guys who got the deal at Walmart. My BB store knew the deal on the tablet...so I took the printed ad to my Walmart and they price matched without hesitation. Brand new for $379!
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Your so lucky! I would of wanted one for that price!
Do a search on Ebay.
BestBuy/Geek Squad is selling Refurbished 32 gig Titanium color model for $379 Shipped to you no charge. Bought mine last night.
This deal is rather tempting, but I am also waiting to learn how much the Dell Venue 8 will be and how the Moorefield processor performs in comparison to the Exynos.
Should we have any concern about this being a refurb? I may bite as well at bb.
I do NOT think this is a high enough value product that these are physically repaired units. I tend to think these are just customer returns that have been factory reset, cleaned off, and repackaged. If anyone with real expertise can comment further I'd be curious. Whether customers returned them because they were broken or they just didn't like, hard to know. I think warranty is only 90 days and i don't know if a credit card doubles the warranty on a refurbished product or not. I've bought a moderate number of refurbished electronics before and never had a problem though, and most problems will surface in first 90 days. That said price new is only $20 more next week so savings not big enough to just ify It.
the point is that its one day to get that price and the madness behind it. Also I disagree in that anytime I have bought a refurb from a large company, its usually pristine. GO to cowboom and that is a prime example of taking returns and simply reprocessing them.
It's four days. Many stores have that price and you can order online. No hassle at all. Samsung.com has it for 399$ beginning Sunday and you can pre-order today.
Also if you want to go refurbished, Newegg is cheaper than bb, no sales tax, and includes a one year warranty.

Pre-Orders from Best Buy Thread

Curious how other pre-orders from Best Buy are doing. I ordered a black 32 gig S6 Edge on April 1st, with an estimated shipping date of April 17th. Got an email this morning saying the new shipping date is April 22nd. The wireless charger shipped out today.
Screw Best Buy! I originally had mine pre-ordered till I found out that they're charging $150 more if you wish to just buy out the phone. Got a refund on my pre-order, and took my money to Verizon, and picked up my phone this morning.
Preordered mine on the 1st and walked in today 30 mins after the store opened and picked it up.
WilliamStern said:
Screw Best Buy! I originally had mine pre-ordered till I found out that they're charging $150 more if you wish to just buy out the phone. Got a refund on my pre-order, and took my money to Verizon, and picked up my phone this morning.
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Yup. Especially after that 100~200 dollar phone trade-in thing, it's hard to justify a purchase elsewhere. Also, I have no idea how phone activation is handled at a Best Buy, haha.
Ordered mine on 4/3 from bestbuy, 64gb black verizon. Picked it up today, bought it off contract and price matched it to Verizon at $799 and still got the free charging pad!
I got a 64gb black at 3pm from my local best buy with no preorder. They still had a few left in fact (both black and white), and a ton of 32gb ones.
In which best buy store ? Which location ?
The Rim in San Antonio.
Pre-ordered back on the first day they were even taking them, I think the 27th, and picked mine up today with the free wireless charger. I got the 64GB Black Edge on Verizon. No scratches or problems that I know of.
Kind of bummed though, because I just came across this post here http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s6-edge/general/moto-360-best-buy-preorder-t3078614 and had no idea they were doing that. Hoping I can go back in tomorrow and see if I can get the moto 360 for that price.
EDIT: Went back into Best Buy the very next day and they were able to give me the Moto 360 for the $80 price. I'm now a proud owner for a Moto 360, Black Edge 64, and wireless charger!!!

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