2 questions:
1. At the SMARTDrop kiosk did you have and use a QR Code relating to your locked in price?
2. How did you contact Customer Support? I’m struggling to find a method.
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iPhone 13 UK iPhone 13/13 mini/13 Pro/13 Pro Max Pre-release, Orders and Dispatch Thread
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1. At the SMARTDrop kiosk did you have and use a QR Code relating to your locked in price?
2. How did you contact Customer Support? I’m struggling to find a method.
To keep my options open, I've got the following in with Music Magpie:
- iPhone 13 Pro Max 256GB - £765
- iPhone 12 Pro 256GB - £545
- Series 6 Watch stainless steel 40mm - £180
If you usually press the thumbs down or ‘it didn’t resolve your query’ option it might but you through to live chat or you may have to email them for a reply.
I had to do the latter when I asked what the battery health would be on their 2nd hand phones.
I’ve got a whole load of apple voucher credit sitting waiting to drop in a few weeks. You can load up the gift card to your account (and add to wallet if you wish too). When you check out you can choose the option to add the your vouchers too.
1. Yes, i seem to remember it was a QR code or reference number or something i got up on an email with what was my new iPhone 13 and then placed the old wiped 12 in the kiosk for review.
2. I think I resorted to email in the end as like you i found them difficult to contact immediately, e.g. phone. I'll see if i can dig out the correspondence, though i'll have to remember which of umpteen email addresses i might have used in the end
Music Magpie are currently offering £15.00 cashback for trade-ins via Quidco Premium Accounts. If you go via Quidco to activate the £15.00 cashback you can then also enter the "PHONETEN" code at the MM Checkout to get the additional £10.00 on the order. There is a good chance that using the "PHONETEN" voucher may cancel the Quidco Cashback but if not that would be a £25.00 boost to your trade-in valuation. If it does cancel the Quidco cashback you will still get the £10.00 boost on your order anyway.
Someone earlier mentioned that the Asda drop boxes wouldn't work on the iPhone 13 models but it has for me?
Someone earlier mentioned that the Asda drop boxes wouldn't work on the iPhone 13 models but it has for me?
Did see that. Not sure if the small print mentioned new customers for it?
Adding a voucher will, as you say, most likely make them decline the quidco cash back
It's new customers only, but that is easy enough with a new email address. I fully expect using the voucher at the checkout will mean the cashback is declined but worth a punt as you never know and the potential gain vs the £5.00 difference is worth it.
It’s the smartdrop Asda what doesn’t work on the ip13 regular Asda drop off is fine
Ahhhh, didn't realize there was a difference. Is the Smart Drop where it scans your phone and does an evaluation to pay out instantly and the regular drop off they still need the phone to be collected and returned to the MM warehouse before paying out?
My iphone 13 pro is working perfectly and will do for years to come, and I really don’t need to upgrade, but ofcourse I will 😂🤦♂️.
This is gonna feel a long slow 13 days until the event
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That's exactly what I was thinking. However, Apple was kind enough to bless us with a confirmed event date early on so I will take it.
If I had planned this better, I would have bought a cheap phone I could use for 2 to 3 weeks while I waited for the new iPhone to come out, but I guess I can stay on the iPhone 13 Pro Max without many problems.
Yes, I also think it’s related to the rumored astrophotography mode.
Additionally, the term “Far out” was popularized in the 60s by the hippie culture to refer to something as cool, fresh, hip, or “other-wordly”, originally in connection with hallucinogenic experiences had during drug trips. Especially as you laid out on the grass and stargazed into the night sky (ok I made up this part, but it’s not unlikely).
No doubt Apple used the term as another nod to its California roots. As Craig would say, thanks to their “crack” marketing team 😆.
Apple is always good at picking terms that tie it all together, which I love.
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i forgot to add the extra tenner option on my MM quote i have another account where i might just get a quote and not accept it until later to get the full 5 weeks
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Indeed. Because of resell value its actually cheaper to upgrade annually.
Not a fan of AppleCare though. Not when excess is £70+
i believe someone mentioned getting 545 for the iphone 12 pro 256gb so assumed that was the extra tenner they used ?
I’m just wondering whether we are at cross purposes. It seems that there are 2 options for getting your iPhone to MM via Asda. The first is to use them as a drop off point (rather like the Post Office) and the second is to use the SMARTDrop method as shown in the attached video. Am I right in thinking that you didn’t use the SMARTDrop machine which is supposed to sort everything out there and then?
Are you committed then or can you still back out of it?
It was “saved” in my basket it said for 14 days that must have been the difference.
Thanks