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iPhone 4 from Best Buy, can't remove case

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prelag

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Jul 11, 2008
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I bought an iPhone 4 from best buy tonight, along with an incase slider. Two things wrong with this,

- They charged me for $700+ worth of tax ($46.25 worth) which I will have to drive down and fix tomorrow, since the phone was $199, and the case was $35.

- They left the plastic on the back, then slid my iPhone 4 into the case. I can remove the bottom piece of plastic, but the top portion wont budge. I've tried warming up the back with a blow dryer, and heating the back above the stove, all in hopes that it would expand the plastic.

Question: Should I just ask for a new phone and case when I got in tomorrow? There is nothing wrong with the phone itself, but I don't want to go through the hassle of waiting for them to try and pull the case off. Especially since I already have to go through the hassle of exchanging it and rebuying it again to get my tax money back.

Oh dear, I already have a headache.
 
F123D said:
I'm in CA and they charge you the full retail price for tax. Not the subsidized price.
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So, even though the phone sells for $199, you still pay the tax as if it were $599? That sounds ludicrous to me....
 
prelag said:
So, since I'm in Vegas, that would exclude me, correct?
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As more states struggle with a diminished cash flow due to the 'Great Recession', this is probably going to become more common throughout the US.
I don't know specifically about Nevada, but it wouldn't shock me if they are also doing this now.
 
prelag said:
So, since I'm in Vegas, that would exclude me, correct?
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I think you are exempt. I bought mine in Illinois and even with our ridiculously high sales tax, I believe I paid around $360 for the $299 phone. That includes a $29.99 black bumper.
 
jasonforisrael said:
you held your iphone over a stove?
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Technically, just the back of the incase. Low flame, a few feet high, for about 30 seconds. I was attempting to warm the incase enough to allow some flexibility so I could pull it off.
 
xbuddycorex said:
Yah, actually in all states ( with sales tax ) you get charged the tax on whatever the unsubsidized price is. ($599 for the 16gb, $699 for the 32gb)
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Please follow your tag line before posting incorrect info:)

Bestbuy did you, and them, a favor by leaving the plastic on. That rubber spacer might scratch the back glass, then guess what you would post then.
I left mine on. My case is tight, but will come off.
Best thread today:cool:
 
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Ann P said:
Isn't this the case that supposedly cracked the screen on some iPhone 4's? :confused:
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I believe it was either this one or a slide case like it, that was causing scratches to appear on the back glass of the iPhone 4, that was deep enough to cause it to crack, but I'm not positive.
 
sectime said:
Bestbuy did you, and them, a favor by leaving the plastic on. That rubber spacer might scratch the back glass, then guess what you would post then.
I left mine on. My case is tight, but will come off.
Best thread today:cool:
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Considering that I can't use the Flash with the plastic covering it, I'd say they didn't do me any favors.
 
xbuddycorex said:
Yah, actually in all states ( with sales tax ) you get charged the tax on whatever the unsubsidized price is. ($599 for the 16gb, $699 for the 32gb)
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I guess I better call up Apple and tell me they charged me the wrong Tax on my iPhone. ;) I can 100% you that at the very least only 49 states charge on the full unsubsidized price, because my state sure as heck doesn't.
 
Talked to someone from the local Apple Store here in Vegas. Here's the scoop.

If you buy from Best Buy or AT&T, you pay the full unsubsidized tax.

If you buy from the Apple Store, you only pay tax on the $199.

Best Buy claims it is "state law" and wants to charge me a restocking fee to exchange the phone. Even after I was told by an employee, who I found out today was new, that there was no restocking fee.

Summary
-Apple Store = $212.xx out the door. No restocking fee if you bring it back.

-Best Buy / AT&T = $240.xx out the door + restocking fee.

I'm going to have to call BS on the "tax" law here in Nevada. Reason being, why is Apple exempt from charging it, yet Best Buy has to abide by the said "law?"
 
prelag said:
Talked to someone from the local Apple Store here in Vegas. Here's the scoop.

If you buy from Best Buy or AT&T, you pay the full unsubsidized tax.

If you buy from the Apple Store, you only pay tax on the $199.

Best Buy claims it is "state law" and wants to charge me a restocking fee to exchange the phone. Even after I was told by an employee, who I found out today was new, that there was no restocking fee.

Summary
-Apple Store = $212.xx out the door. No restocking fee if you bring it back.

-Best Buy / AT&T = $240.xx out the door + restocking fee.

I'm going to have to call BS on the "tax" law here in Nevada. Reason being, why is Apple exempt from charging it, yet Best Buy has to abide by the said "law?"
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I bought a 32GB 3GS at BestBuy back in July and paid $216 for it so this law clearly doesn't apply to BestBuy either or at least here in Colorado.
 
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