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Changed my mind. Definitely pre ordering with Best Buy!!

lorenwade said:
How about picking it up at 9am instead of waiting all afternoon? ;) Plus, I have to work in the afternoon... this way I know I'll get it opening day! :D
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How about getting it delivered to your house before any retail stores open?

That was my experience with pre-ordering the 3GS with Apple anyway. Got it delivered at 9:30am. Couldn't be happier. Doing the same this time.
 
Icaras said:
How about getting it delivered to your house before any retail stores open?

That was my experience with pre-ordering the 3GS with Apple anyway. Got it delivered at 9:30am. Couldn't be happier. Doing the same this time.
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Best Buy opens at 9am... and UPS/Fed Ex never comes that early here.

There's a reason why there's so many options. Everyone can pick whats best for them! Best Buy, ironically, is the best answer for me. ;)
 
WOW...Just called my local Best Buy and got "stonewalled" by the person who usually answers the phone...an unpleasant individual named Ian.

Right now Im on the phone with a wonderful rep from the Reward Zone Premier program who called over there as well, and received the same treatment.

She is trying to call another store.

This makes me somewhat uneasy to wait to pre-order from Best Buy...They simply would tell her that pre-orders start tomorrow...nothing else.

WOW...is all I can say.
 
Built said:
WOW...Just called my local Best Buy and got "stonewalled" by the person who usually answers the phone...an unpleasant individual named Ian.

Right now Im on the phone with a wonderful rep from the Reward Zone Premier program who called over there as well, and received the same treatment.

She is trying to call another store.

This makes me somewhat uneasy to wait to pre-order from Best Buy...They simply would tell her that pre-orders start tomorrow...nothing else.

WOW...is all I can say.
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Don't stress too much when I was up there earlier there was no news posted yet about the specifics of the preorder setup. The only news was that we would be doing preorders so that is why you are having a hard time finding any more info
 
Not a fan of "Best"Buy

im not a fan of bestbuy at all, i have had nothing but trouble with them in the past and 90% of their staff consists of incompetent/useless teenagers who don't care,BUT, thats not the reason im not ordering from them, i have never been involved in a big Apple product launch and look forward to the hype that will be going on at my local apple store. I plan on pre-ordering and getting there early as possible. i know a lot of ppl will think im crazy for wanting to deal with the frenzy but i figure ya gotta do it at least once, right? although, if apple doesn't guarantee you an iPhone on launch day if you pre-order, and Bestbuy does, ill be going to bestbuy...but i can't imagine them doing it and apple not...
 
I just don't really trust BB (or Radio Shack for that matter) with getting me my iPhone on time. I'd rather just order from Apple online and have it delivered to my house. I don't have to go anywhere, can read blogs, get work done, or whatever and not stress about it.
 
Knowimagination said:
Don't stress too much when I was up there earlier there was no news posted yet about the specifics of the preorder setup. The only news was that we would be doing preorders so that is why you are having a hard time finding any more info
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Thanks, know! You made me feel a lot better.
 
iNick1020 said:
im not a fan of bestbuy at all, i have had nothing but trouble with them in the past and 90% of their staff consists of incompetent/useless teenagers who don't care...
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This wont change until best buy is willing to pay their staff more than minimum wage unfortunately.

JohnnyQuest said:
I just don't really trust BB (or Radio Shack for that matter) with getting me my iPhone on time. I'd rather just order from Apple online and have it delivered to my house. I don't have to go anywhere, can read blogs, get work done, or whatever and not stress about it.
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I can't be sure but I remember reading something about being able to have it delivered if you order from best buy. Seems kind of odd, but until they have more info on their pre order setup we wont know for sure
 
lorenwade said:
Best Buy opens at 9am... and UPS/Fed Ex never comes that early here.

There's a reason why there's so many options. Everyone can pick whats best for them! Best Buy, ironically, is the best answer for me. ;)
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Same here. They NEVER deliver that early for me either. I was very surprised myself. But that was iPhone launch day, and my hunch was that Apple and FedEx probably worked together to prioritize iphone deliveries with extra drivers and extra early delivery times specifically for that occasion.
 
Icaras said:
Same here. They NEVER deliver that early for me either. I was very surprised myself. But that was iPhone launch day, and my hunch was that Apple and FedEx probably worked together to prioritize iphone deliveries with extra drivers and extra early delivery times specifically for that occasion.
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Yeah my UPS Fedex guys dont show up until 4-4:30 and there is no way I am going to wait for that
 
Knowimagination said:
There is 0 chance that this will happen to Best Buy
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Just got off the phone with Best Buy...The Reward Zone Premier line is AWESOME at getting to information that might be hard to get directly from the store.

Just as lorenwade posted, they will be taking pre-orders tomorrow, and it is all true about the 50 buck deposit that is returned to you in the form of a gift card you can then use towards the phone. She confirmed that they will be taking pre-orders and then setting up appointments on launch day, but...if you are 15th to pre-order, and the store only gets 10 phones in, you don't get a phone on launch day.

I am less inclined now to take my chances with Best Buy, as much as I would much prefer to go there than Apple.
 
Built said:
Just got off the phone with Best Buy...The Reward Zone Premier line is AWESOME at getting to information that might be hard to get directly from the store.

Just as lorenwade posted, they will be taking pre-orders tomorrow, and it is all true about the 50 buck deposit that is returned to you in the form of a gift card you can then use towards the phone. She confirmed that they will be taking pre-orders and then setting up appointments on launch day, but...if you are 15th to pre-order, and the store only gets 10 phones in, you don't get a phone on launch day.

I am less inclined now to take my chances with Best Buy, as much as I would much prefer to go there than Apple.
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I'm just gonna be there right when the doors open then!
 
Knowimagination said:
Yeah my UPS Fedex guys dont show up until 4-4:30 and there is no way I am going to wait for that
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Oops, I don't think I made myself clear.

My 3GS was delivered by FedEx at 9:30am on launch day, hence why I mentioned FedEx probably had more drivers out early that morning.

Edit: The point is, you should feel confident pre-ordering from Apple because I'm pretty sure FedEx will be aware of launch day and most likely take extra steps in delivering it to you in the morning. When the 3GS was released, Apple shipped all pre-orders extra early and many people thought they'd be getting their phones before launch day, but it so happened FedEx withheld all deliveries per request by Apple so that these delivers would be met exactly on the day of the iPhone launch.
 
Built said:
.if you are 15th to pre-order, and the store only gets 10 phones in, you don't get a phone on launch day.

I am less inclined now to take my chances with Best Buy, as much as I would much prefer to go there than Apple.
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This happened with the evo launch because sprint would only send our store 7 at a time...

I doubt that they will suffer the same fate with the iphone launch, but as long as you get there early you wont have to worry. It is obviously still a sure thing to order with apple though so you have to weigh the risks of your points vs assuring yourself the 24th.
 
SexyBeast said:
I just got off the phone with my local Best Buy. I was going to pre order through Apple and have it delivered. After talking with Best Buy, I have changed my mind. Best Buy just requires a $50 deposit and you pay the remainder when you pick it up. The phone is guaranteed to be there on the 24th and NO WAITING IN LINE! They set up an appointment time for you to come in and pick up your phone and get it activated. Sounds like a much better idea to me!
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:D and you believe that? You really think you won't be waiting when you get to the store? You really think BB is that organized. If so would you be interested in buying a Space Shuttle. It's on loan to NASA right now, but I will be getting it back soon. I'd keep it but no room in my garage.

As far as preordering goes. Apple requires $0 deposit if you reserve at store and if you arrange for delivery does not charge your CC until it ships so I fail to see the "advantage" of paying $50 in advance to preorder.
 
I am considering pre ordering though apple. I think this will be best for me. I do have question though. Last year, at launch, I bought the 3GS, through Best Buy. About midnight, that same day, the phone crashed, and would not charge, or connect to any network. I took it back to Best Buy, the next morning, and it was exchanged. If I order through apple, and have similar problems... Where do I return it? The closest apple store is 300 miles away. Do I have to ship it back, and wait, for it to return? Also, last year, when this happened, I just put my sim card back in my 3G phone, and that got me by. But this year, with the sim change, I wont be able to do that? Any thoughts?
 
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