Sanyo 5600 at Best Buy

[pldelaney]

I was in the Warwick, RI Best Buy this afternoon and they had the dummy model on display. I asked if they had the actual phone, and after a few minutes of confusion and blank looks, an associate pulled a new phone in a box out of the storage area. I asked how much the phone was and the associate looked in the computer and said $429 + $150 to buy the phone outright, without signing up on a plan. Has anyone else been told ths? :confused:

[MrTchMan]

The rep did not know what he was talking about. If you buy outright it would be $429. if you were starting new service it would be $429 less $150.

[budney]

BB dose add $150 to the price of a phone if it bought out right.

[sneak]

I was in the Warwick, RI Best Buy this afternoon and they had the dummy model on display. I asked if they had the actual phone, and after a few minutes of confusion and blank looks, an associate pulled a new phone in a box out of the storage area. I asked how much the phone was and the associate looked in the computer and said $429 + $150 to buy the phone outright, without signing up on a plan. Has anyone else been told ths? :confused:

You really do work with some idiots :).

The $150 upcharge ONLY applies for Cingular/AT&T and Verizon. Not Sprint. Buying the phone w/o rebates is $429.99 (not employee cost, however).

[sneak]

BB dose add $150 to the price of a phone if it bought out right.

Wrong. Only for Verizon and Cingular/AT&T.

[budney]

I thought it was for all phones sold at BB. :confused:

[CoreyTheGent]

So the 5600 is $279.99 at Best Buy, after rebates?

[budney]

Wrong. Only for Verizon and Cingular/AT&T.

So Sprint sells phones to BB at or just above their cost?

[sneak]

I thought it was for all phones sold at BB. :confused:
No. Just GSM phones and Verizon. Trust me on this one.

So the 5600 is $279.99 at Best Buy, after rebates?
Yes, but expect at least a $30 additional rebate next week, if not more.

[CoreyTheGent]

It better be more. I thought there was supposed to be an incentive to buy it at Best Buy instead of Sprint.

[shumacher]

No. Just GSM phones and Verizon. Trust me on this one.


Yes, but expect at least a $30 additional rebate next week, if not more.

I bought my 7400 less than 14 days ago and exchanged for a 5600 Friday. Is there a low price guarantee that I would be eligible for?

[sneak]

There is: no lines and you can earn points when purchasing from us :). Like I said, expect it at $200-250.

[sneak]

I bought my 7400 less than 14 days ago and exchanged for a 5600 Friday. Is there a low price guarantee that I would be eligible for?

30 days from purchase of your 7400.

[budney]

sneak I do trust you, I know you work or worked at BB. :)

[sneak]

Yeah, let me explain the pricing for Cingular/Verizon:

We already deduct $150 from full price. Example:
Audiovox 8910 listed at $129.99. Full price is $279.99. Basically, we take $150 off those phones already, PLUS additional Verizon/Cingular + BBY rebates.

The v551, for example, is $50 with 2 year activation. Full price is $300. That's $250 off!

[pldelaney]

Yeah, let me explain the pricing for Cingular/Verizon:

We already deduct $150 from full price. Example:
Audiovox 8910 listed at $129.99. Full price is $279.99. Basically, we take $150 off those phones already, PLUS additional Verizon/Cingular + BBY rebates.

The v551, for example, is $50 with 2 year activation. Full price is $300. That's $250 off!


So to be clear, I am a Sprint customer, and nowhere near the upgrade time. To buy the phone outright and do an esn swap, it will cost me $429?

[sneak]

Yes, $430. Thats all.