Is the 14 day return policy for the xoom also? I was told today that its 14 days on phones and 30 on tablets.
I haven't bought it yet, but I like Costcos price adjustment and 90 exchange policy. To bad it doesn't qualify for Costcos 90 return policy like the TV's. I'm deciding who has the better deal, I want to see if Best buy will match motorolas $100 off coupon (posted on droidlife and This forum) first.
Also, in your opinion, do you think getting the contract is a good deal? (besides saving money up front)
Thanks for your info.
Here's the scoop. Costco has a lifetime return policy that's limited to 90 days for some things like TVs, computers, smartphones, and other certain electronics like our Xooms. Costco doesn't limit this 90-day return policy for anything, including smartphones on contracts.
Where a limit comes in is with a carrier's wireless contract. Sure, you can return a subsidized phone within 90 days and after the 14-day or 30-day carrier return policy (depending on state), but that would be rather silly because you'd still be liable for the wireless contract with nothing to show for it. Cancel that contract, and you're liable for the ETF. (Note: it might also be that if you return a subsidized phone it automatically cancels the contract, but I'm not 100% on that part.)
Since our Xooms can be purchased with no associated wireless contract (except in some early cases a month-to-month that can be cancelled, and in California we have 30 days to cancel even those, so it's effectively no contract at all), we can return them within 90 days no questions asked and without any sort of penalty.
Of course, if you buy the subsidized version and sign a contract, then you're on the hook just as if you'd purchased a subsidized phone. In California, that would mean that you have a 30 day trial period for the wireless contract, and then would still theoretically have a 90-day return on the Xoom but wouldn't want to exercise it because you'd still have the contract to worry about.