Touch Pro from Best Buy with $100 Sprint Rebate - Page 4

stupenal · #31 (**permalink**) 01-12-2009, 06:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Addicted23

So here's your bottom line:

1) You have a super cheap SERO plan that you should not qualify for

2) You are afraid that if too many people abuse Sprint (like you are doing), they will do some cleaning and remove your SERO discount

That doesn't sound like you are really taking the ethical stand here. If you were, then you would call and get on a regular sprint plan.

Note, the $100 I "might" receive with this rebate is nothing compared to the monthly discounts you are receiving. I'll switch with you any day and would eagerly give you $100 (and more) if you can get me on a SERO plan.

no need to hate on people who have SERO. SERO was alive and kicking for 2 years plus. Additionally, it was still "alive" after it died in July of 2008 for a couple more weeks through a google cached login, so there's no real excuse as to why you didn't sign up for SERO before.

So.

1. you are saying he should not complain because he signed up for SERO "illegally" when sprint should not have allowed him to sign up in the first place (sprint's fault)

2. you are saying it is unethical for him to send in the $100, but will give him $100 if he can get you on a SERO $30 plan (who is unethical now? wasn't it unethical in the first place to illegally sign up for $30 SERO?)

In conclusion - I will be sending in my $100 rebate for my touch pro that I got for $200-$70 renewal credit. My girlfriend will also be sending in the rebate in addition to the renewal credit, ALONG WITH THE FACT SHE WASN'T ELIGIBLE FOR AN UPGRADE FOR ANOTHER 1.5 YEARS. Both of us are on SERO $30, and if you think it's unethical, that's nice.

Addicted23 · #32 (**permalink**) 01-12-2009, 08:37 PM

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Originally Posted by stupenal

no need to hate on people who have SERO. SERO was alive and kicking for 2 years plus. Additionally, it was still "alive" after it died in July of 2008 for a couple more weeks through a google cached login, so there's no real excuse as to why you didn't sign up for SERO before.

So.

1. you are saying he should not complain because he signed up for SERO "illegally" when sprint should not have allowed him to sign up in the first place (sprint's fault)

2. you are saying it is unethical for him to send in the $100, but will give him $100 if he can get you on a SERO $30 plan (who is unethical now? wasn't it unethical in the first place to illegally sign up for $30 SERO?)

In conclusion - I will be sending in my $100 rebate for my touch pro that I got for $200-$70 renewal credit. My girlfriend will also be sending in the rebate in addition to the renewal credit, ALONG WITH THE FACT SHE WASN'T ELIGIBLE FOR AN UPGRADE FOR ANOTHER 1.5 YEARS. Both of us are on SERO $30, and if you think it's unethical, that's nice.

Uggghhhh! You missed it completely.

I don't think it's unethical.

I'm just calling him out for whining about people taking advantage of a $100 rebate when he is taking advantage of Sprint with the SERO plan.

What is the saying? The pot calling the kettle black?

I would've jumped on the SERO plan if I was following these types of message boards. But I was not aware of it and missed the boat.

neoshi · #33 (**permalink**) 01-12-2009, 08:41 PM

maybe we should just temporarily stop posting in this thread until we receive results of the rebates because this is going way personal...

stupenal · #34 (**permalink**) 01-12-2009, 09:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Addicted23

Uggghhhh! You missed it completely.

I don't think it's unethical.

I'm just calling him out for whining about people taking advantage of a $100 rebate when he is taking advantage of Sprint with the SERO plan.

What is the saying? The pot calling the kettle black?

I would've jumped on the SERO plan if I was following these types of message boards. But I was not aware of it and missed the boat.

join slickdeals, you won't ever miss the boat on anything.

SprintTouch08 · #35 (**permalink**) 01-12-2009, 09:23 PM

I think the major statement that needs to be made here is if you submit it and get it great if not, you cant whine. Technically the rebate is applied in the Best Buy price, hence why they can sell it for $199 with a contract and Sprint has no obligation to approve the rebate. If you dont get the rebate oh well you still got it cheaper than a sprint store/sprint.com

Right on the bottom of the rebate "This offer is only available to customers purchasing via Sprint.com, Sprint Telesales and Sprint Customer Service. May not be combinable with other offers."

They know 3rd party stores like Radioshack and BB give instant rebate deals so they dont have to deal with mail-ins, which is why sprint direct does offer the mail-ins only purchased direct from them. its just their thing but you cant expect to double dip the system and them not block you.

Addicted23 · #36 (**permalink**) 01-12-2009, 10:10 PM

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Originally Posted by SprintTouch08

Right on the bottom of the rebate "This offer is only available to customers purchasing via Sprint.com, Sprint Telesales and Sprint Customer Service. May not be combinable with other offers."

That statement is not on the rebate form I sent in. My rebate has 9 lines of requirements. All of which I fulfill. I guess it's an oversight by Sprint not to include the statement on the actual rebate.

But, I agree, if I don't get the $100 rebate, I won't whine because I agree that it seems like this double-dipping the system. It will still suck b/c other people received it, but just like SERO, I'll live with it. I'm fine with my plan and happy with $200 for the phone.

I sent my rebate 2 weeks ago. I received an e-mail today that Sprint received the rebate. It is currently pending approval (58% complete).

neoshi · #37 (**permalink**) 01-12-2009, 10:17 PM

it is not on my rebate form either. same deal as addicted, i fulfill the requirements here as well.

i too will be fine and dandy if the rebate doesn't go through but i wish sprint was consistent with their policies and fine print. there seems to be TONS of loopholes or lack of required legal verbatim and they then pull a manager's decision on you over the phone when you were lead to believe you qualify for something.

dvdmon · #38 (**permalink**) 01-12-2009, 10:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Addicted23

So here's your bottom line:

1) You have a super cheap SERO plan that you should not qualify for

2) You are afraid that if too many people abuse Sprint (like you are doing), they will do some cleaning and remove your SERO discount

That doesn't sound like you are really taking the ethical stand here. If you were, then you would call and get on a regular sprint plan.

Note, the $100 I "might" receive with this rebate is nothing compared to the monthly discounts you are receiving. I'll switch with you any day and would eagerly give you $100 (and more) if you can get me on a SERO plan.

I appreciate the proposed irony but in fact it's actually wrong as I do have a friend who works at Sprint's corporate office here in Northern VA...

I do think you are right, though that getting on SERO ellicitly is on par with trying to get an additional $100 from Sprint. Look, it's Sprint's fault, no doubt, for making it so easy to sign up for SERO without really being a friend or family of an employee. Part of me wonders if they did this intentionally to attract more customers, but who knows! Still, it doesn't make it ethically right. Aside from the ethics, the financial part of this boils down to the fact that by trying to pay as little as possible for both phone and service, we aren't helping Sprint, and could see as a result that Sprint will just go away. It may well go away anyway and largely due to its own mismanagement, but that doesn't mean that we should hasten it. I'm not condemning people for trying to do this, simply pointing out the ethics and if people are ok with it, that's on them.

Nagual · #39 (**permalink**) 01-12-2009, 10:51 PM

If companies do not want people getting insanely great deals that may or may not affect their bottom line in a negative way, they should not create a system where people can get these deals. No laws and no fine print guidelines were breached at all by my obtaining SERO (which I did legit), obtaining the TP at the Best Buy price, getting the mail-in rebate and selling my old phone back for a final price of $124 on the phone.

Sprint could have cracked down on me and many other people. It was their responsibility to do so if it is a bad business decision for them.

Know why they didn't?

Because they've ensured the loyalty of many more customers by allowing these great bargains. And when your reputation and customer base has gone into the ditch as fast as Sprint's has, you NEED loyal customers not to leave before you can hopefully build your base up again, which Sprint should hopefully start doing this year.

Over the lifetime of my Sprint contracts every dollar they saved me will be reinvested and then some back into their business by what I pay each month. It's no different than the evil AT&T and their subsidizing the "Jesus phone," except Sprint are better because they don't then turn around and rape the customer with $150/month plans.

Sprint was not asleep at the wheel when they granted these discounts. They've made smart customers happy and loyal, and at least until they get the market share back (if they ever do) they are business-wise to treat us as well as they have!

Addicted23 · #40 (**permalink**) 02-02-2009, 04:56 PM

My rebate was denied because this offer required: "Your new Sprint Phone to be purchased at a qualifying store location."

I called the number on the post card 1-800-477-4127 and inquired about the rebate status and the rep told me it was denied for the reason above. He asked where I purchased the phone and I confirmed that it was Best Buy. He told me to hold while he researched and he came back and said Best Buy is a qualifying store and he will be issuing an expedited refund.

SWEET!!!