Best Buy V20 help

[Joeykool]

before I pull the trigger on buying the phone early... I shall see if anyone have success on trading old phone that have little to no value but still "have a charge and not crack"

I'm going tomorrow morning... I'll let you know

 

[rushmore]

My Verizon V20 still shows "pre-order" and no progress.

 

[Kansatsusha]

Best Buy Weekly Ad =/ i hope they dont hold it to that... best buy still at 28

 

[eak1570]

I just call Best Buy and they said they might start shipping the phone tonight or tomorrow and I ask them about $200 trade in gift card they said just take any working smartphone to BB store.. hope this true..

 

[Joeykool]

I just called my local best buy. They are not even getting V20's in anytime soon. They called the at&t Rep and he said I should go to the AT&T store since I have a note 7 to swap. Bought it at best buy. I didn't argue... I just want this entire nightmare over. Sucks I'm going to lose out on a $200 bb gift card but...

 

[Kansatsusha]

=| lol im starting to lose the drive/reason to get a new phone...

 

[Joeykool]

=| lol im starting to lose the drive/reason to get a new phone...

I hear ya. I just want a V20 now

 

[rushmore]

I just called my local best buy. They are not even getting V20's in anytime soon. They called the at&t Rep and he said I should go to the AT&T store since I have a note 7 to swap. Bought it at best buy. I didn't argue... I just want this entire nightmare over. Sucks I'm going to lose out on a $200 bb gift card but...

Still do not understand why ATT is so much higher. This is the biggest difference I recall in devices. ATT higher than Verizon by $160 (with tax). Seems nuts.

Verizon is offering the $200 and earbuds, so not a case of launch packaging differences.

 

[Joeykool]

Still do not understand why ATT is so much higher. This is the biggest difference I recall in devices. ATT higher than Verizon by $160 (with tax). Seems nuts.

Verizon is offering the $200 and earbuds, so not a case of launch packaging differences.

I know. And we just switched to AT&T from Verizon less than a month ago. So I lose that money from the phone, the $200 phone rebate that T-Mobile had and or the Best buy $200 gift card

 

[Mooncatt]

Verizon is offering the $200 and earbuds, so not a case of launch packaging differences.

I keep hearing Verizon is offering $200 for any trade, but I'm not seeing it anywhere. Have a link? I got $300 for G4, but that offer is limited to specific trades, not just any phone. My wife has a Note 3 we could trade in, but it didn't give me much on the appraisal screen.

 

[rushmore]

I keep hearing Verizon is offering $200 for any trade, but I'm not seeing it anywhere. Have a link? I got $300 for G4, but that offer is limited to specific trades, not just any phone. My wife has a Note 3 we could trade in, but it didn't give me much on the appraisal screen.

Any Android smart phone that powers up and not damaged or cracked. They are taking my G1 and made a note on the account in case the mobile manager is not there when I take the Verizon V20 in. Whenever that is.

 

[Mooncatt]

Any Android smart phone that powers up and not damaged or cracked. They are taking my G1 and made a note on the account in case the mobile manager is not there when I take the Verizon V20 in. Whenever that is.

Is that Verizon offering this deal, or are you talking about the Best Buy promo? I'm talking about an offer through Verizon directly. I know this is the BB thread, but your earlier post sounded like you were referring to a Verizon direct promo.

 

[rushmore]

Is that Verizon offering this deal, or are you talking about the Best Buy promo? I'm talking about an offer through Verizon directly. I know this is the BB thread, but your earlier post sounded like you were referring to a Verizon direct promo.

Best Buy

 

[tribbleorlfl]

I went into another Best Buy last night and have yet another confirmation their POS system changed yesterday so that they can no longer issue promotional gift cards prior to the phone being issued.

I spoke with a mobile rep and the store manager that the fine (legal) print clearly says the giftcard is to be used towards the purchase price of the phone. While they agreed with me, they said the system won't physically allow it. They called some internal BB help number who confirmed it.

When I said they were committing fraud by not honoring the advertised promotion, they just shrugged and said "we plead the Fifth."

Another wrinkle about this offer is technically that can't even do it right now, instore nor online. The trade-in is instore only while the preorder is online only. According to them, anyone wanting to take advantage of this offer now would essentially have to return the preordered phone and then get a new one when they are physically released in stores.

What a cluster. Why do companies make it so difficult to do business with them?

 

[Kansatsusha]

With best buy system they will lose money if they force the "promotion" where if the system does it itself. Then they get reimburse by the vender

 

[Joeykool]

At this point, with all the drama trying to even get the v20 by trading in my n7... I'd be happy with a $200 gift card in general.

 

[eak1570]

Best Buy order status change? Mine still processing.

 

[rushmore]

I went into another Best Buy last night and have yet another confirmation their POS system changed yesterday so that they can no longer issue promotional gift cards prior to the phone being issued.

I spoke with a mobile rep and the store manager that the fine (legal) print clearly says the giftcard is to be used towards the purchase price of the phone. While they agreed with me, they said the system won't physically allow it. They called some internal BB help number who confirmed it.

When I said they were committing fraud by not honoring the advertised promotion, they just shrugged and said "we plead the Fifth."

Another wrinkle about this offer is technically that can't even do it right now, instore nor online. The trade-in is instore only while the preorder is online only. According to them, anyone wanting to take advantage of this offer now would essentially have to return the preordered phone and then get a new one when they are physically released in stores.

What a cluster. Why do companies make it so difficult to do business with them?

My local BB said that all along. The card is given when you bring the V20 and the phone you are trading in. As long as the device is Android, powers up and no damage (mainly cracks) the device qualifies. The process seems backward, but is mainly due to the V20 not being in stock yet.

I brought my G1 in and they said it qualifies. I asked for confirmation to be placed on my account in case the mobile manager was not there when I come back. He agreed and made note of it.

My Verizon order from Saturday still says "preorder-in progress".

 

[Shepx13]

Anyone have any recommendations for a cheap phone to pick up that would be eligible for the $200?

 

[rushmore]

Any android phone that powers up and crack free qualifies.