Sprint Store refuses to sell at full price

[Lecithin]

Originally Posted by Drac

before doing that check at radio shack.

Actually just had a much better and easier idea... price matching, just going to print out the radioshack and sprint pages to show the cheaper initial price and see if they will pricematch, I believe its a store policy - fingers crossed - I really don't want to do the ETF shuffle - Radioshack is out of stock like almost everybody around here I even tried the most out of the way one I could think of.

[wchamblee]

I paid full price from Sprint on the release date. But Radio Shack turned me aways bc the manager said they make more money on activations. I advised him the he would still make the commision on $450!

[Meanee]

Originally Posted by Lecithin

I believe the store is a contract store, there seem to be very few corporate stores around where I live... Still seems crazy to me though, I do have my contract through this particular store so I will have to see if I can get that fixed... just cause I'm evil like that.

Yes Meanee I'm a diver. Tech-diver to be specific, I'm certified in Advanced Nitrox, Decompression Procedures and Heliotrox. Also recently was certified in Full Cave down in High Springs (by Jill Heinerth.) Currently awaiting delivery of a CCR so I can get on the loop

That is freakin impressive. I am still working on my AOW, so I am very new to all this. Did manage to snag Nitrox, Nav. Working in Deep and Wreck now.

As far as your plan to buy it at contract price and then cancel new line, moving EVO to old one, be careful with that. If you do it, Sprint will charge back Best Buy's commission. So your credit card may be charged or you will get a bill. I used to work for a 3rd party dealer before, and seen this happen.

I'd do as what post above me said, check out Radio Shack (it's $50 above MSRP), or try another Sprint store. You can raise all kinds of stink and call retentions, have them put a note on the account, etc, but that may take time, effort, and patience.

[jhale83]

Originally Posted by Lecithin

Actually just had a much better and easier idea... price matching, just going to print out the radioshack and sprint pages to show the cheaper initial price and see if they will pricematch, I believe its a store policy - fingers crossed - I really don't want to do the ETF shuffle - Radioshack is out of stock like almost everybody around here I even tried the most out of the way one I could think of.

Best Buy told me they price match Sprint's prices...so if you can find one in stock there you should be able to get it for $449.

[tj.iscool]

Originally Posted by Lecithin

Has anyone else had a Sprint store refuse to sell them an EVO since they were buying it outright instead of with a contract? I am currently under contract but this particular store said they wouldn't sell me one at the full retail price... BS if you ask me, not sure if they are even allowed to do something like that.

order it from their site if its in stock u will get it in 1-2 days anyway
thats what I did on release date

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[Meanee]

Originally Posted by jhale83

Best Buy told me they price match Sprint's prices...so if you can find one in stock there you should be able to get it for $449.

I found that this is different store to store. The BB where I preordered mine told me that I won't get pricematch to Sprint. Confirmed with a manager too. This is in Brooklyn, NY.

YMMV, however

[Drac]

Originally Posted by Lecithin

Actually just had a much better and easier idea... price matching, just going to print out the radioshack and sprint pages to show the cheaper initial price and see if they will pricematch, I believe its a store policy - fingers crossed - I really don't want to do the ETF shuffle - Radioshack is out of stock like almost everybody around here I even tried the most out of the way one I could think of.

Originally Posted by Meanee

I found that this is different store to store. The BB where I preordered mine told me that I won't get pricematch to Sprint. Confirmed with a manager too. This is in Brooklyn, NY.

YMMV, however

yep, not every best buy will price match. even in the same city you'll run across ones that will and ones that won't.

[Lecithin]

Well I ended up getting one, bought through craigslist - met the kid at a sprint store so I could verify clean ESN. Paid 450 for it (which I would have paid through sprint) but since he got it at the Google I/O I got a 16gig memory card with it (plus the standard 2 gig which I'll add to my ever growing pile of 2 gigs...)

On the BestBuy note I tried to buy one there while I was in the process of emailing the person I ended up buying from. I went to bestbuy sat down at the desk and the guy went to get the phone, when he came back I said "Nice, now you guys will price match right?" He answered that they would so I pulled out my print out from the sprint web page showing the $449 price, he did a couple things then stepped off to talk to his manager, when he came back he told me... "We aren't selling the phones for no contract right now, and even if we were we can't match that price since it is below our cost if I sold it to you at that price I wouldn't be getting a commission I would be paying part of the cost of your phone."

But whatever, got mine for $450 with a 16 gig sd card so I'm happy, dang this is a nice phone. Only complaint so far is that they changed the usb connection so once again I have a large pile of cables and cords that are useless... but I'm getting used to having that happen.

[OR78]

I bought mine outright the day it came out. Walked in and said I don't want a contract extension and I paid full price. Not one issue.