Verizon corporate store won't let me buy Note 2 at full price until 2 weeks later ?!?!?

[sudbury78]

Best buy also offering return until January 24 for holiday returns as it was bought at retail. ;$

 

[Tari]

Best buy also offering return until January 24 for holiday returns as it was bought at retail. ;$

Isn't Best Buy also charging $100 more for it?

 

[ibcop]

Isn't Best Buy also charging $100 more for it?

Best Buy does list it as $799 but they will price match the Verizon price of $699. You just have to ask them to price match.

 

[Tari]

Best Buy does list it as $799 but they will price match the Verizon price of $699. You just have to ask them to price match.

Oh, that's interesting. My local BB refused to price match full retail prices on their smartphones. I'll try asking again, might try a different store too. Thanks for the info.

 

[slopokdave]

Sucks to see VZW do this as they please.... Being on the other side of the contract fence now.

 

[Droid_Evo_8]

that's why you just buy it off contract from Costco, with that sweet 90 day return policy

Nope, return policy for phones bought from Costco is only 14 days. Only electronics (not counting cell phones) have 90 day return policy. I asked plus they have a little poster about it on their kiosk.

 

[vNaK]

Nope, return policy for phones bought from Costco is only 14 days. Only electronics (not counting cell phones) have 90 day return policy. I asked plus they have a little poster about it on their kiosk.

It's actually 90 days for cell phones, but the catch is, if you decide to cancel your contract after X days of the trial period, you will have to pay ETF . The 90 days only applies to the cell phone itself, not the contract.

Straight from their website:

If I do not like my phone, can I return it?
Costco's return policy for any Wireless Advocates merchandise is 90 days from date of purchase. This includes all wireless accessories and handsets. Within 90 days you may receive a refund on the handset itself once it is received back into our distribution center. However, you will still be responsible for any applicable early termination fees if service is canceled after the Trial Period. The Trial Period varies by carrier and state. See carrier Cancellation Policy for details."

 

[Droid_Evo_8]

It's actually 90 days for cell phones, but the catch is, if you decide to cancel your contract after X days of the trial period, you will have to pay ETF . The 90 days only applies to the cell phone itself, not the contract.

Straight from their website:

If I do not like my phone, can I return it?
Costco's return policy for any Wireless Advocates merchandise is 90 days from date of purchase. This includes all wireless accessories and handsets. Within 90 days you may receive a refund on the handset itself once it is received back into our distribution center. However, you will still be responsible for any applicable early termination fees if service is canceled after the Trial Period. The Trial Period varies by carrier and state. See carrier Cancellation Policy for details."

This is what I understand from them: (also straight from the site)

"Verizon:

You can try out our service for 14 days. Verizon Wireless gives all customers a 14 day (from date of purchase) trial period to try out the phone and Verizon service without incurring an early termination fee. If the service is canceled after the 14 day trial period, Verizon will charge the subscriber an early termination fee per line of service as follows:

Advanced Handset: $350 Early Termination Fee (Fee will be reduced by $10 for each full month completed toward the minimum term of the contract) Note: Visit https://forums.androidcentral.com/e....com/support/software-updates/&token=gS5u94NL for details on Verizon handset types.

Standard Handset: $175 Early Termination Fee (Fee will be reduced by $5 for each full month completed toward the minimum term of the contract) Note: Visit https://forums.androidcentral.com/e....com/support/software-updates/&token=gS5u94NL for details on Verizon handset types."