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Target pre order?

r3ydium said:
Very interesting.

Supposedly my store is upgrading in order to be able to NEXT upgrades. She even asked about my eligibility and how it will only work with customers that are eligible. So, hopefully they will have that up and running as I don't want to have to swap my plans again! Hah
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That would be great if they do update. I really want to do next if I can. What I understand from other people is target is spot choosing stores to upgrade them to support NEXT. Watch my store will get the upgrade Monday :/
 
Surfer13134 said:
That would be great if they do update. I really want to do next if I can. What I understand from other people is target is spot choosing stores to upgrade them to support NEXT. Watch my store will get the upgrade Monday :/
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LoL

Well I guess I should be happy they appear to be choosing my store.
 
So I pre-ordered a 6 Plus Verizon through Target yesterday. Got all excited after reading through this thread as it seems they might have 'em in stock Friday.

Now I feel like I won't be able to grab one because I'm not yet eligible for an upgrade. Am I reading everyone's comments here correctly? I'm eligible in January. Sooo, I won't be able to spend $749 to upgrade early and get the phone at Target, correct?
 
tylerhross said:
So I pre-ordered a 6 Plus Verizon through Target yesterday. Got all excited after reading through this thread as it seems they might have 'em in stock Friday.

Now I feel like I won't be able to grab one because I'm not yet eligible for an upgrade. Am I reading everyone's comments here correctly? I'm eligible in January. Sooo, I won't be able to spend $749 to upgrade early and get the phone at Target, correct?
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The first thing they should have done is check for your eligibility. They shouldn't even have pre-ordered a phone for you if you weren't upgrade eligible. My rep wouldn't even allow me to do the pre-order unless it clearly showed I was eligible.
 
My store didn't check for upgrade eligibility. The rep said it didn't matter when I asked, FWIW.
 
tylerhross said:
So I pre-ordered a 6 Plus Verizon through Target yesterday. Got all excited after reading through this thread as it seems they might have 'em in stock Friday.

Now I feel like I won't be able to grab one because I'm not yet eligible for an upgrade. Am I reading everyone's comments here correctly? I'm eligible in January. Sooo, I won't be able to spend $749 to upgrade early and get the phone at Target, correct?
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Correct as of right now due to high demand Target will not sell the phone without a contract. This is because target gets a commission from the sale from the cell company.
 
Surfer13134 said:
Correct as of right now due to high demand Target will not sell the phone without a contract. This is because target gets a commission from the sale from the cell company.
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Unfortunately that's the story I've heard as well. Perhaps you can hold them to it since they didn't check?
 
I just got home from doing a pre order at Target. I'm upgrading via Edge. Should the sales guy not have let me do a pre order since I'm not doing a 2 year contract?
 
lesliechelle said:
I'm eligible for an Edge upgrade.
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No you will be fine. I should of said as long as you sign with a company either it's 2 year contract or Edge or NEXT. Your golden =)

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r3ydium said:
Unfortunately that's the story I've heard as well. Perhaps you can hold them to it since they didn't check?
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I don't think their computers will allow them to even let you purchase without a carrier plan.
 
Surfer13134 said:
No you will be fine. I should of said as long as you sign with a company either it's 2 year contract or Edge or NEXT. Your golden =)

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I don't think their computers will allow them to even let you purchase without a carrier plan.
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Just to be sure I understand the term "carrier plan":

I'm not eligible for an upgrade yet (January), but will still be signing on for Verizon. Does this mean I wouldn't be signing a 2 year carrier plan and would just be transferring my existing plan over to a new phone? If that's the case, then we're fairly certain I can't do Target, correct?
 
If your not eligible for an upgrade then I'm pretty sure target won't be able to sell you the phone. The best thing I can recommend is go to your target mobile and let them look up your account and see if they can do it for you. I know today was the last day my target is taking pre orders for the phone, some stores are doing it until Tommrow. But most stores should have stock for walk ups.
 
tylerhross said:
Just to be sure I understand the term "carrier plan":

I'm not eligible for an upgrade yet (January), but will still be signing on for Verizon. Does this mean I wouldn't be signing a 2 year carrier plan and would just be transferring my existing plan over to a new phone? If that's the case, then we're fairly certain I can't do Target, correct?
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I'm in the same boat. I'm not due for an upgrade until next June, but I'm eligible for a discounted early upgrade when I check my status on Apple or AT&T. So I'm guessing I'm screwed with Target.

On the other hand, the guy that "sold" me the preorder spot at Target did not mention this and I'll gladly complain. :)
 
Just called my target store and they hadn't received any yet. There's only one other preorder besides me but if they don't get any phones in that still doesn't help. :/
 
Deffientily try it. I would. My worry is I don't think the computers will even let them make a sell without a contract plan with a carrier. Call and ask for the mobile dept manager, he is the one that can say which phones can sell with or without contract.

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hokeyplyr48 said:
Just called my target store and they hadn't received any yet. There's only one other preorder besides me but if they don't get any phones in that still doesn't help. :/
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They may tell you this even if they do have them in Stock. This is for security reasons, so people don't break into the store or start lining up at the store early. But once you get your email your golden =)

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Guys, I want to say again that this is the policy's and stock of my local store, and I can't speak for what other stores are getting. I want to bring some hope that target is coming through but I don't want people to be disappointed if their store doesn't come through.

To give some detail of my store just in case they based the phones on store sales, my store is located in Orlando FL, it is the only one around for at least 30 miles give or take. It is a busy store in a high end area. The store had about 30 pre orders for the phones.
 
Surfer13134 said:
My local store is in Orlando Florida.

New info:they will not check them in until they get ALL of their shipments in first. This is to make it fair for the customers that preordered to have a fair chance at setting up their appts. My target manager just confirmed they do in fact have all colors and size variations and will have them come Friday. He couldn't say for what companies though. He did confirm they do have the 6 plus units but they are limited quantity.

Yes they will hold your phone for 48 hours but as soon as it passes your phone is up for anyone to purchase. My store will have an in store lists for people that want a specific phone so if someone that preordered didn't pick up the phone that phone will go to the next person in line.


Expect your email within 72 hours MAX!
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my local store is in Orlando Fl too:eek::eek::eek:
 
Surfer13134 said:
Deffientily try it. I would. My worry is I don't think the computers will even let them make a sell without a contract plan with a carrier. Call and ask for the mobile dept manager, he is the one that can say which phones can sell with or without contract.

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Yeah, this is my situation as well. I never thought it would be an issue, but I've never bought a phone off contract on launch day either. I specifically mentioned to the rep at Target that I was off contract and wanting to just pay full retail price and he simply said "okay" and put my preorder in. So, I'm definitely going to be pissed if they tell me they can't sell it to me. For the iPhone 6 preorder/launch it seems like having all your associates trained and on the same page company-wide would be a no brainer. But I'm definitely fearing you are correct. For whatever it's worth target.com makes no mention of the full retail price as an option. Think I may be screwed come Friday. :(

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CySU said:
Having worked at Target, I've had extensive experience working with their mobile department. Basically, it's run by a third party company called Marketsource (it was Radioshack before, but contract renegotiations fell through and Target dropped them.) This is why their hours differ from the actual store hours, and why even those kiosk hours can vary wildly from location to location.

When I preordered my iPhone 5 from them in 2012, I distinctly remember getting mine in right on time, but a co-worker (who had a different carrier) didn't even get his in. At the time, all logistics and inventory were handled by Radioshack. What changed with Marketsource is that Target now personally handles its own inventory of contract phones (it comes in on our trucks from the DC instead of all phone inventory being sent in through Fedex).

This is where my speculation begins, because I have little knowledge of how Target logistics work outside the store level. My belief is that the Target/Radioshack experiment went so horribly (because of all the inventory issues, specifically surrounding the iPhone 5 launch) that this led Target to seek out a different partner in their mobile business; a relationship that would allow them to control their own inventory to hold themselves accountable for what they have in stock.

I know many here mentioned their horror stories about the iPhone 5S launch through Target. I was scheduled in electronics the day of the 5S launch and everything went off without a hitch. All we had available were pre-ordered units, but we ended up with 2-3 pre-orders that were never picked up (that were held anyway because of the pre-order obligation.)

I've got my 6+ preordered through them, so I'm with everyone here, I hope Target can pull through! Still anxiously awaiting my e-mail. I talked with our mobile manager on Sunday, what she'd been told was that Target has now "sold out" of its initial pre-order shipment, and that any pre-orders from here on out will be for later shipments. She also said what many have said here, that phones "should" be in on the 19th, but they could take up to a week to arrive.
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Thanks! This was interesting and informative.
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