Re: How did it go picking it up at Best Buy?
I went into a small AT&T store today just to see if they had any. The place was dead, I was the only person in there. I asked if they had a demo, (I already played with one at Best Buy a little while ago) he just opened one up for me and answered my questions. It would have been an impulse buy, but oh Well, Patience isn't a virtue I have. I asked about any promotions going on for it, ,he told me none. When I asked about the Samsung promo, he said there was one for a $100, but already ended. So I asked how much for my trade-in on my mint Note 3, he said $73. I was like you're nuts! He said, well we only have two of each color right now, so you need to act now if you want it. I said no thanks.
So I decided to check around. I went to the best buy near my AT&T corporate store. They said they would Give me $225 for my Note 3. Now we were getting somewhere. I asked if any in stock for Either AT&T or even considered Going back to Verizon for the phone at a cheaper retail price if a plan was good. He said, None in stock and don't know when the next order will be in. He said all the ones in stock were saved for Pre-Ordered. So lucky I went to the AT&T store in the same mall parking lot and a Verizon is right across from AT&T. I could have walked out the door at AT&T, except all they had were White ones. I'm not settling, especially because the Note 4 is so darn expensive. So I said I would check back on Monday. Oh and AT&T told me after I told them what Best Buy offered me for my Note 3, they would give me $200 which is acceptable.
Then Since I was in the area, checked out my old nemesis Verizon, which I left in August, because of High Bills for what I thought was a cheaper plan on AT&T. I like that Verizon is Selling the Note 4 for $700 retail, instead of AT&T's Ridiculous $825. I refuse to pay that for a phone. Come to find out if I do the individual $60 2gb unlimited talk and text Plan with Edge, and They will give me $186 for my Note 3 now the Note 4 is looking pretty nice to me! I'm paying $65 a month on AT&T right now for the same going month to month, so am really considering going back to Verizon. The Edge plan payments are cheaper than AT&T also, so I can make a payment or a few and pay it off when I like. Only thing is the whole pre-order and waiting until the 27th or taking my chances at the store. So no luck for me at Best Buy and it seems It's first come first serve, After they fulfill all the Pre-Orders.