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Discounts / Sales on OEM bands

EmmaLouWho said:
Look at what is now showing on Best Buy’s website, along with some other discontinued colors.

44mm Hibiscus for order at $49.99

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/sport-band-for-apple-watch-44mm-hibiscus/6435065.p?skuId=6435065
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Whoa! They have a bunch of old leather loops at $50!! Also some woven nylons. I’ll be really interested to see if these turn out to really be in stock.

Leather Loop Apple Watch Band 44mm Medium Cornflower PT-MV2X2AM/A - Best Buy

Shop Leather Loop Apple Watch Band 44mm Medium Cornflower products at Best Buy. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or in-store pick-up. Price Match Guarantee.
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EDIT: Confirmed genuine. Get ‘em while they’re hot!

Y’all...if these Best Buy listings turn out to be real and not a system glitch, this is a crazy good opportunity to pick up long discontinued bands at retail or less than retail for the leather bands...

Check the Apple model number before ordering. Several items are mislabeled.

Highlights include
  • Medium Midnight blue, Forest Green and Cornflower leather loop $50
  • 44mm cape cod sport loop $50
  • 40 mm dragonfruit sport band AND sport loop
  • Medium Cape Cod Blue Modern buckle $50
  • 42 mm Electric Blue and Soft Pink Classic Buckles $50 each
  • 44mm Lilac Sport Loop!
  • 44mm Flash (mislabeled as Olive) (not actually sure this one is rare...)
  • 44mm Teal Tint sport loop (mislabeled as Flash Light)
  • 44mm Cornflower band and loop
  • 38 mm 2017 Pride woven nylon
  • 40 and 44mm Delft Blue (mislabeled as Blue)
With everything at $50, I am really skeptical that these aren’t just a system glitch (maybe adding the fall 2020 bands to inventory?). But you can always return with a legit retailer like Best Buy!
 
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MacDevil7334 said:
Whoa! They have a bunch of old leather loops at $50!! Also some woven nylons. I’ll be really interested to see if these turn out to really be in stock.

Leather Loop Apple Watch Band 44mm Medium Cornflower PT-MV2X2AM/A - Best Buy

Shop Leather Loop Apple Watch Band 44mm Medium Cornflower products at Best Buy. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or in-store pick-up. Price Match Guarantee.
www.bestbuy.com
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I ordered the hibiscus 44mm for delivery Oct 28th. At least I can return if not correct product. Very cursory as to see what happens.
 
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MacDevil7334 said:
Y’all...if these Best Buy listings turn out to be real and not a system glitch, this is a crazy good opportunity to pick up long discontinued bands at retail or less than retail for the leather bands...

Check the Apple model number before ordering. Several items are mislabeled.

Highlights include
  • Med Midnight blue, Forest Green and Cornflower leather loop $50
  • 44mm cape cod sport loop $50
  • 40 mm dragonfruit sport band AND sport loop
  • Medium Cape Cod Blue Modern buckle $50
  • 42 mm Electric Blue and Soft Pink Classic Buckles $50 each
  • 44mm Lilac Sport Loop!
  • 44mm Flash (mislabeled as Olive) and Flash Light sport loop (not actually sure either one is rare...)
  • 44mm Cornflower band and loop
  • 38 mm 2017 Pride woven nylon
  • 44mm Delft Blue (mislabeled as Blue)
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Awesome details! Thanks! How do you flash is mislabeled as “olive” if there’s no photo?
 
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jl.blass614 said:
Awesome details! Thanks! How do you flash is mislabeled as “olive” if there’s no photo?
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Check the model number on google to see what it really is. Either the description is wrong or the model number.

EmmaLouWho said:
I ordered the hibiscus 44mm for delivery Oct 28th. At least I can return if not correct product. Very cursory as to see what happens.
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@EmmaLouWho were you able to check out? I keep trying to order a midnight blue leather loop and it keeps getting taken out of my cart when I go to pay. Wondering if this is all a glitch.
 
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I got an order for Lilac and Hibiscus to go through, but the generic item photos and the lack of an order confirmation lead me to believe these are ghosts. My best guess is that they're using discontinued placeholders to list the current bands.

I think the chances are 99% that I get full-price Deep Navy and Cyprus Green bands in the mail next week!
 
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kryptticAZ said:
I got an order for Lilac and Hibiscus to go through, but the generic item photos and the lack of an order confirmation lead me to believe these are ghosts. My best guess is that they're using discontinued placeholders to list the current bands.

I think the chances are 99% that I get full-price Deep Navy and Cyprus Green bands in the mail next week!
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Yeah, either that or they just cancel it. On the bright side, if they indeed are adding the Fall 2020 bands, we’ll hopefully be able to grab them at a discount the next time Best Buy has one of their 20% off sales.
 
MacDevil7334 said:
Check the model number on google to see what it really is. Either the description is wrong or the model number.



@EmmaLouWho were you able to check out? I keep trying to order a midnight blue leather loop and it keeps getting taken out of my cart when I go to pay. Wondering if this is all a glitch.
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I was able to check out and I have an order number.
 
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tgi said:
Thanks for the highlights! Hoping they are really adding Fall 2020 bands!
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kryptticAZ said:
I got an order for Lilac and Hibiscus to go through, but the generic item photos and the lack of an order confirmation lead me to believe these are ghosts. My best guess is that they're using discontinued placeholders to list the current bands.

I think the chances are 99% that I get full-price Deep Navy and Cyprus Green bands in the mail next week!
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That is also my thoughts, there adding new 2020 products. It’s going to be interesting to see what I receive or if the order is canceled.
 
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For all of these Best Buy bands, each of the model numbers start with "PT-". Wonder what that means??
Anyway, I keep getting a Not Available message when I try to order.
 
Heads up! I went back to Best Buy’s site a few minutes ago and was able to check out this time and have received a confirmation email. Several of the bands yesterday are now showing sold out, so maybe they were real after all? The Midnight Blue LL I had wanted was sold out so I ordered Forest Green instead. I’ll be interested to see what I get.
 
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MacDevil7334 said:
Heads up! I went back to Best Buy’s site a few minutes ago and was able to check out this time and have received a confirmation email. Several of the bands yesterday are now showing sold out, so maybe they were real after all? The Midnight Blue LL I had wanted was sold out so I ordered Forest Green instead. I’ll be interested to see what I get.
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Weird, I just got an order to go through too. They seem to have the same items listed more than once, with one in stock and the other not. Look at this screenshot for a 44mm Cornflower Sport Loop. The Best Buy part numbers are different, but the Apple part numbers are the same.
 

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kryptticAZ said:
Weird, I just got an order to go through too. They seem to have the same items listed more than once, with one in stock and the other not. Look at this screenshot for a 44mm Cornflower Sport Loop. The Best Buy part numbers are different, but the Apple part numbers are the same.
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Oh you’re absolutely right. Just did a search and was able to find a listing for the Midnight Blue LL in stock and was able to check out without issue. Very strange indeed!
 
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kryptticAZ said:
Weird, I just got an order to go through too. They seem to have the same items listed more than once, with one in stock and the other not. Look at this screenshot for a 44mm Cornflower Sport Loop. The Best Buy part numbers are different, but the Apple part numbers are the same.
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I received my shipping confirmation today for my order yesterday.
 
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