Just went to two costcos, one was out, the other flat out refused to honor the 90 day return policy and they have some left in stock. Even though every other Costco in the LA area will swap out a Charge for a Bionic no problem, this place won't. Don't go to the Costco in Northridge.
Awesome Costco deal!!
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Went to the Costo here in Fresno, Ca and they only got 6 in. I was number 4 in line but was told the phones will be in at 11:00 they didn't come in until 12:30!!! Oh well I got to at least taste the FREE samples while I bought my bionic.
P.S The bundled accessories was insane
P.S The bundled accessories was insane
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can i visit the costco and instead of all the free accessories, request dem the HD Multimedia Dock with remote?
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Happy to report that I got in on this deal. It took some hustle on my part, but in the end it worked out perfectly. I had 3 issues:
1) I am not a member. My father is, so I had to go get a card and take a picture.
2) My dad's membership coincidentally expired 7 days ago.
3) I had a physical therapy appointment this morning which prevented me from getting to the store until 11AM.
So, I go last night to get the membership stuff out of the way, only to find out the membership expired. The guy gives me a one-day temporary pass, but it's for last night, and not today.
I decide to try my luck anyway. I call the store after my AM appointment (about 10:45) and ask if they got their shipment in. She says yes, but they only have 3 left. She says she'll hold one for me for an hour.
I hustle up there and claim it and try to purchase it with the expired pass, and the guy keys in an override code for me which allows me to purchase it. Thank goodness! Now it's at home charging for me. By the time I was done purchasing, they were out of stock.
The branch manager did tell me two things:
1) They MIGHT be getting in another shipment this week.
2) All Costco stores only got 6 Bionics (he didn't specify if that was this region, or nationwide).
This was an awesome deal!
Brandon
1) I am not a member. My father is, so I had to go get a card and take a picture.
2) My dad's membership coincidentally expired 7 days ago.
3) I had a physical therapy appointment this morning which prevented me from getting to the store until 11AM.
So, I go last night to get the membership stuff out of the way, only to find out the membership expired. The guy gives me a one-day temporary pass, but it's for last night, and not today.
I decide to try my luck anyway. I call the store after my AM appointment (about 10:45) and ask if they got their shipment in. She says yes, but they only have 3 left. She says she'll hold one for me for an hour.
I hustle up there and claim it and try to purchase it with the expired pass, and the guy keys in an override code for me which allows me to purchase it. Thank goodness! Now it's at home charging for me. By the time I was done purchasing, they were out of stock.
The branch manager did tell me two things:
1) They MIGHT be getting in another shipment this week.
2) All Costco stores only got 6 Bionics (he didn't specify if that was this region, or nationwide).
This was an awesome deal!
Brandon
Got mine this morning..
I was pretty sure the Docks were Motorola Branded but thought the car mount would be a third party.. It is actually a Motorola part and fits the Bionic perfect.... another plus
I was pretty sure the Docks were Motorola Branded but thought the car mount would be a third party.. It is actually a Motorola part and fits the Bionic perfect.... another plus
Actually, some locations got 9.. the 2nd Costco across town here is a little bigger than the one I picked up my Bionic at, they got 9 today.. By buddy went to that Costco and was lucky #7 in line.... at first he was pissed since there were six in front of him this morning...
Wow that sounds very shady on their part. How can they have a sign posted with the return policy and then not honor it? I actually returned my charge today thinking it was the 90th day and I was wrong...it was actually the 91st but the manager just said it was no big deal and did the override on it.
My house is about 30 min from two Costcos, I decided to go to the one that was further out in the boonies than the one closer to downtown Dallas. The decision paid off! I got there about an hour early and there was only one guy in line. We had to wait around for the Fed Ex guy to get there about 11 am. I was out the door at about 11:30 and there was still only the 4 guys in line when they opened, LOL.
Here is all my Costco stuff! Everything is original Motorola except the cheap "leather" belt clip. here are the links to the EXACT Motorola accessories you get. The only difference is the HD dock doesn't have the HDMI port, it does have the charger port and speaker port and the vehicle dock has a plug so you can charge your phone while it's in the dock. My car charger is not in the picture because I left it in my car.
P513 Car Charger (Micro USB) - 89143N - Overview - Motorola Mobility, Inc. USA
Vehicle Dock for DROID BIONIC - Overview - Motorola Mobility, Inc. USA
Standard Battery HW4X for DROID BIONIC - Overview - Motorola Mobility, Inc. USA
Travel Charger (Micro USB) - SPN5334A - Overview - Motorola Mobility, Inc. USA
Battery Dock for BW and HW Batteries - Overview - Motorola Mobility, Inc. USA
HD Dock for DROID 3 - Overview - Motorola Mobility, Inc. USA
Here is all my Costco stuff! Everything is original Motorola except the cheap "leather" belt clip. here are the links to the EXACT Motorola accessories you get. The only difference is the HD dock doesn't have the HDMI port, it does have the charger port and speaker port and the vehicle dock has a plug so you can charge your phone while it's in the dock. My car charger is not in the picture because I left it in my car.
P513 Car Charger (Micro USB) - 89143N - Overview - Motorola Mobility, Inc. USA
Vehicle Dock for DROID BIONIC - Overview - Motorola Mobility, Inc. USA
Standard Battery HW4X for DROID BIONIC - Overview - Motorola Mobility, Inc. USA
Travel Charger (Micro USB) - SPN5334A - Overview - Motorola Mobility, Inc. USA
Battery Dock for BW and HW Batteries - Overview - Motorola Mobility, Inc. USA
HD Dock for DROID 3 - Overview - Motorola Mobility, Inc. USA
Wow that sounds very shady on their part. How can they have a sign posted with the return policy and then not honor it? I actually returned my charge today thinking it was the 90th day and I was wrong...it was actually the 91st but the manager just said it was no big deal and did the override on it.
I honestly have no idea. I went to 3 different Costcos in the area and called 2 more. Northridge was the only place that had them and I'm even at Cal State Northridge so it was right there. We talked to managers and everything and I even got to show them how my phone loses it's data connection constantly. Nothing. According to them I couldn't exchange it because I wasn't due for an upgrade and to swap for a different phone I'd have to use an upgrade. Made no sense but that's what they said.
Oh well I guess that's what I get for playing with fire. I do have a legitimate reason to take back the Charge though and I hate the phone. My 90 days are up in 2 days....
It's a Agreement between you and Verizon Wireless, not you and Costco and it's the same "contract" you would do directly with Verizon.
It's not the HD Dock, it's the Standard Dock.. there are two though for some reason it's hard to find the Bionic Specific Standard Dock..
Anyways, there are also two for the Atrix, HD Multimedia Dock and the Standard Dock.. here is that Standard one:
Amazon.com: Motorola Standard Dock for Motorola ATRIX 4G (Motorola Retail Packaging): Cell Phones & Accessories
On the fourth, I attempted to purchase the thunderbolt for 40 dollars at the Costco website. It stated that I did not qualify. After rereading the yellow box at the bottom, I discovered that 22 months were required. Although my 20th month was up on August 31, Costco won't allow me to do this upgrade online. Is there a difference between the store and the website? I'm looking at the bionic now and I'm wondering if I'll have to wait another 2 months.
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you should be able to do so direclty with Verizon (though you may pay a $20 early fee)..
Today, I thought I did hear one of the two guys working at the Costco Kiosk tell another customer that you need be at or past 24 months or a new line and something about a new policy with Costco which changed 1-2 months ago.. I may be wrong with what I heard as I waited patiently for them to bring the Bionics up from the back and I was 100% focused on the conversation, we are well past the 24 months for all lines..
That guy landed up not being happy when he left, I do know this..
Today, I thought I did hear one of the two guys working at the Costco Kiosk tell another customer that you need be at or past 24 months or a new line and something about a new policy with Costco which changed 1-2 months ago.. I may be wrong with what I heard as I waited patiently for them to bring the Bionics up from the back and I was 100% focused on the conversation, we are well past the 24 months for all lines..
That guy landed up not being happy when he left, I do know this..
Got the costco deal. It's absolutely fantastic. The stuff is pretty good quality and you can't beat the service there. Love it.
All Costco I called in Orange County (mainly within distance of Irvine / Tustin) and Inland Empire (mainly distance of Chino / Ontario / Corona) are all sold out.
Since I didn't want to wait for unknown period for unknown quanitity, I decided to go to VZW store. Got them to give me the exact same package for $350.00 before tax.
Got setup, activate, and ready to 4G in under 10 minutes.
Sweet.
Now trying to figure out the phone....
Since I didn't want to wait for unknown period for unknown quanitity, I decided to go to VZW store. Got them to give me the exact same package for $350.00 before tax.
Got setup, activate, and ready to 4G in under 10 minutes.
Sweet.
Now trying to figure out the phone....
Sorry you didn't get the Costco package. I bought mine at costco @ $279.99 vs $350.00 @ VZW => still a good deal since the battery separately is $39.99, windshield mount is $39.99, standard dock is $49.99, USB car powercharger $14.99, I also got the extra battery charger & phone charger (dollar value unknown) which is not on VZW website, holster/pouch and screen savers (which I won't use). Hopefully you got VZW to throw in an extra free month like some of the people... All accessories are Motorola branded except for the holster/pouch $24.99 and screen savers (both which I do not intend to use... If I would have missed out on the Costco deal (luckily I got the last one) I surely would have loved getting your deal... It's all perspective.... Good for you for negotiating the package you did.. Some people got stonewalled by VZW...
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