I was considering venturing out in the AM to check carrier stores and Best Buy, but if they are already giving out gift cards, I fear that they will not have any pluses anyway. I guess I should just wait for my October 'pre-order.'
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Best Buy Delays Some iPhone 7 Plus Orders, Offers $100 Promo Code as Compensation
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Apple seems to have gotten it right and leveraged the relationship to fulfill their orders and screw the BBY customers....my guess the $$ offered amounts to way more than the unit price + $100 bby is giving...BBY is turning a profit on this in some way...just business
Best Buy's customer service is so incredibly bad it's amazing to me how they stay in business.
I pre-purchased online at launch an iPhone 5s. Charged my credit card and everything. Went to go pick it up, and they had sold it (and many others who had also pre-purchased) to walk-in customers. No stock left.
I haven't stepped foot in a Best Buy since then and I never will.
I pre-purchased online at launch an iPhone 5s. Charged my credit card and everything. Went to go pick it up, and they had sold it (and many others who had also pre-purchased) to walk-in customers. No stock left.
I haven't stepped foot in a Best Buy since then and I never will.
That does not bode well for me...
Which reminds me, I need to cancel the AppleCare+ plan I bought with my iPhone 7 at BBY...get this--I saw AppleCare+ for iPhone Monthly plan for $7.99. I figured instead of paying the whole entire $129 up front, they'd take it $7.99/mo. This is at 2AM so I'm not thinking straight anyways. Turns out, these crooks are going to charge me $7.99 for 24 months! That's $192 for AppleCare+ for iPhone!!! $192 vs $129? Hmmm...that must be how they are making up for handing out $100 rewards for delaying the orders!
Better not be f*%k the apple upgrade customers. Just cause they are broke they get special circumstances
well, apple did somehow come up with more phones for those in IUP..
https://www.macrumors.com/2016/09/14/iphone-7-upgrade-program-stock-improves/
they had to come from somewhere.
Something up with the 7+?
Best Buy is giving no deliveries. Apple Australia had none for the first customers walking through the door. They normally always have a few of the most clamored for device.
We'll know tomorrow if nobody / few gets a 7+.
Best Buy is giving no deliveries. Apple Australia had none for the first customers walking through the door. They normally always have a few of the most clamored for device.
We'll know tomorrow if nobody / few gets a 7+.
I cancelled my apple watch order on apple bc BBY was promising that they would ship on 16th, then i get email yesterday saying that my watch was delayed....and thru coincidence now the apple preorders are shipping...would give back my $50 credit to have watch on release, i share this bc...
Same thing is happening with the iPhone 7 and 7+
Hopefully it means that the first new shipment will be headed to BBY b4 other retailers.
They also said all Jet Black and 7P models are sold out in their own stores, so that could also be where they got stock from.
yep.. i imagine the ones reserved for walk-ins were the first to be set aside after the IUP 'uproar'.
Class Action Lawsuits can sometimes cause a little stir, i guess apple
I think apple looked at the # of people that were gonna be in that class action suit and decided this might be cheaper....surprised its only one retailer, or maybe that best buy was to have that much stock
well thats how they could afford giving millions of copies of their album for free
To be honest, anyone who pre-ordered shortly after midnight and has a shipping date 2+ weeks later should be compensated as well by the carriers + apple
To be honest, anyone who pre-ordered shortly after midnight and has a shipping date 2+ weeks later should be compensated as well by the carriers + apple
Carriers didn't seem to have this issue, i ordered a iPhone 7 for mom through Verizon and hers arrives in morning..its only best buy at this point...the apple stores in US will end up having more stock than expected is my prediction...
Mine still says processing too, but someone at the local store actually called me an hour ago and said it's here. I can pre-schedule a time to pick up in store tomorrow or just come in after 8am. My first time using BB, usually buy direct from Apple and have to either stand in the rain for 4 hours or the UPS guy to show up at 9pm that night finally when ordering online. So I'd have to say I'm rather impressed with BB, and would be even still with the $100 and a wait.
Is this the new "gate" everyone was waiting for?
Shortagegate?
Shortagegate?
it was their first year with people eligible the IUP, and were overwhelmed by # of people taking advantage....great for Apple and their profits bad for the retailers that don't have clout of carriers...
I work at best buy and yesterday we only got the rose gold iPhone 7s and today we had quite a few of the iPhone 7s in black (no jet black) and a few plus's as well all of the phones that came in were for pre orders only i doubt that we will have any extras for walk in customers tomorrow
I wonder if I can sneak into a store and get an AW2 tomorrow instead of the 4 week wait I have left.
I would be surprised if anyone has any 7 Plus' tomorrow. Apple has already said they won't have any for walk-in customers, so I doubt the carriers or Best Buy will have any.
Best Buy should allow those people to use the $100 gift card towards their iPhone purchase (not on a "future purchase").
Best Buy should allow those people to use the $100 gift card towards their iPhone purchase (not on a "future purchase").
Best Buy is really treating their Customers nicely. $100.00 is generous.