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[Galaxy S III General] rockstarbrad04:
I would certainly apprecaite that!

Its store number 52 in springfield, MO
[Galaxy S III General] phantomevo77:
Yes on order means being shipped UPS.... It will never say in transit for UPS deliveries. All those stores are playing the waiting game for UPS to deliver them.
[Galaxy S III General] mattucf:
my experience

I am frustrated. I call the store locally (Kennesaw, GA) and get Ashely. She won't even transfer me to mobile. She just takes a message even asking WHY I'm calling. So I have no way to get through by phone. She keeps saying, oh maybe in July..mobile can't help you anyways. I really am going to be mad if these come in on August 28th at BB. Great I can pickup my preorder the same day I could get it at ATT. The only only only reason I am forced to buy from best buy is I traded in my Iphone 4 to get money towards a Samsung Note...and then decided the Note is too big for me. So now I'm stuck with Best Buy gift cards and can't go to ATT....with all this waiting though...I could have sold my Iphone on ebay..made $300 or $325 instead of $230 and still been able to preorder from ATT and been better off. They have me locked in :( I've been using my wife's old dumb phone and a kindle fire at work (with ICS hack on it) to get by. It really sucks though. Good luck everyone. I was thinking today might be the day..but now sadly I don't know if it will even be thursday..maybe next week? So discouraged..
[Galaxy S III General] FLY_TY:
can u check store #374 in yonkers ny pleeeeeease?? Lol
[Galaxy S III General] eweezy12:
I've Spotted BIGFOOT... close to me, but not in my store yet... i got this off bestbuy online when checking stores stocks of sprint s3's near my zipcode...
[Galaxy S III General] buenos:
Dang! I have a verizon on preorder....

But just happened to stop by my local tmobile store just to 'check'

Sure enough they just received 2 blue sgIII's. Wow now im more peeved at big red :'( the phone is awsome!

They even have it just for sale! Not a preorder...i was almost tempted to get it a return it...

I shouldn't have gone in......
[Galaxy S III General] eweezy12:
Could you possibly check the store in Flint Mi #411, and thank you in advance.
[Galaxy S III General] TowsonTiger:
I should call this Ashley just for the hell of it and mess with her.
[Galaxy S III General] bluesolarflare:
Haven't seen anything pop up on Best Buys site when searching for phones in my Zip Code so I guess we can say that none of the stores received any shipment and we just have to wait till the 28th.
[Galaxy S III General] toughcookie:
Same here, i'm being patient till the 28th but its not fair for the people who ordered early. Seems like they did not get they're preorders ordered with the manufacturer early enough to get them filled. There is no reason why sooooooo many people who ordered through AT&T all got their orders on the 21 while Best Buy has only got at max a couple and none in most stores? I ordered at 4pm on the first day of preorders and I still have nothing. My store said they got one in on the 21st and nothing else since. A friend of mine ordered TODAY from costco and is expected to get it Thursday! the same day BB claims we should get it.

Does anybody know if anyone that preordered through target or amazon got theirs?
[Galaxy S III General] khad188:
I returned my Galaxy Note (my first Android device, loved it, but the S3 would suite me better) really early in the exchange window so I could be sure to preorder the S3 asap. LOLOLOL.... :eek:
[Galaxy S III General] eweezy12:
Am I the only Sprint person left in this thread...?
[Galaxy S III General] Gadgetz:
Same here....I ordered around 5 on the 5th and I have the same things as you, nothing! I hope they come through
[Galaxy S III General] airerik:
Nope. I still have not received my BB pre-order that I ordered in the store. They still aren't giving me any information at all.
[Galaxy S III General] KryptosXLayer2:
Here's a thought.... please POST if you're with AT&T and have received your pre-order from BB, and include which store you got it from and when you pre-ordered, because as far as I've seen / heard, no one who pre-ordered from BB on AT&T has received their device, and my AT&T store just down the street from it told me they're getting in their supply on Thursday, the magical 28th (even though the 21st was supposed to be magical too)

This is getting ridiculous, I've got iThing owners dying to see it so they can hurry up and convert already!
[Galaxy S III General] Mandralan:
Best Buy - Store # 1797 Benton/Bryant, AR

AT&T

pre-ordered 6/15

no information or inventory
[Galaxy S III General] MelonSplitter:
I'm still here, just can't pry myself from this thread. It sucks and I fell your freaking pain. This is why I cancelled my order with Worst Buy and ordered from Wirefly and saved me $40.00. Wirefly customer service says with free 2 day shipping, I should get it this Saturday or Monday. :)
[Galaxy S III General] mdcarter67:
I'm here too. My 6/6 preorder was given to someone with a later preorder. They are giving me a gift card and screen protector to the mix up. i'm going to try to get them to price match wirefly as well. i'm trying to be patient, but i call every day to check for a new shipment and remind them of their screw up. the longer i have to wait, the easier it will be to get them to lower the price.
[Galaxy S III General] andy14120:
So after calling best buy mobile several times before I finally got someone with a brain up there.

I pre-ordered (sprint) 5/16 and my order has said order in process of being fulfilled since the 22nd. I called them again today after calling 4-5 times before and talked a someone that was finally willing to help. Apparently my order had some kind of activation problem and I should have received an email about it and never did...

The guy said that my order will take 24-72 to get the mistake fixed with sprint and another 1-2 delivery. So i should be getting my phone this weekend or early next week. I am very irritated because I could have had it by now if I was notify.
[Galaxy S III General] cent_0_o:
And this is why I'm calling my store daily. lol. I wonder if they would have been able to catch that by pulling up your order. When I call the store I just have been asking if they have the phones in. I wonder if I should have them look up my order as well. Im with att though.
[Galaxy S III General] moz68:
Good luck with that. Every time I call they are resistant to checking anything and keep to the script.
[Galaxy S III General] 1Android:
Tomorrow is the so called release date for preordered verizon orderes at best buy. Im really starting to get nervous if it will be tomorrow. Im the 1st in the order line so even if they only get a couple im hoping to get my hands on one.
[Galaxy S III General] moz68:
So, just got off the phone and was told 4 blue 7 white att S3 in transit to Alpharetta, GA BB by North Point Mall. CSR couldn't give me a ETA but said if I pre ordered would get my phone when they arrived.

That's been the question all along "WHEN!!!"
[Galaxy S III General] eweezy12:
I have to be like 1 of the only 3 people left who haven't gotten their SPRINT preorder fulfilled yet... i see people talking about Verizon on here now... WOW... A Verizon customer will get their phone before i even get an ETA... I'm actually happy for all those that have already or will soon be getting their phones... but i think it's about time just to cancel my SPRINT preorder with BB
[Galaxy S III General] KryptosXLayer2:
Just so everyone isn't completely misinformed here, Verizon pre-orders are NOT coming tomorrow, they're not even releasing until July 10th, so I'm not sure where that's coming from, Sprint is July 1st, and AT&T should have phones in their stores by 2-3PM tomorrow according to the Samsung rep who was just at the AT&T store I went to yesterday, before I got there....
[Galaxy S III General] LightningGA:
Hopefully BB has them tomorrow evening too.

NOT sent from my preordered Blue AT&T Galaxy S III. Come on Best Buy!!
[Galaxy S III General] cent_0_o:
The only thing I've been hearing for the past two weeks is hear say. It will be here on the 21st. For sure by the 25th. Absolutely att phones will be out the 28th. No proper emails sent out for any of it. I think people are just frustrated. I think that whatever is going on these companies don't care about telling us anything. It's amazing really. I even asked a question on the bb forums about getting a refund on a gift card. I mentioned it was because I was not getting my phone on time, and nothing the whole day. Not one answer. Crazy.
[Galaxy S III General] toughcookie:
http://www.engadget.com/2012/06/27/sprint-galaxy-s-iii-july-1/

in store July 1st for all you sprint peeps just in case best buy doesn't get their **** together in time
[Galaxy S III General] 1Android:
I stoppd into my BB and asked if they were still planning on distributing their S3's for verizon preorders. She said they didn't have any on hand yet and to call tonight around 8:30 tonight and ask. She also said, if they dont have them on hand, not to worry yet. ALL of their sprint versions were distributed on the 21st like said and they didn't get their shipment till the morning of. I'm still hoping for a positive day!
[Galaxy S III General] Bizdady:
:D

Glad we have our Android love to unite us!!

:p

I seriously need to stop checking my BestBuy account, it hasnt done anything :(
[Galaxy S III General] pdubcramp:
If it comes after Saturday I'm past my exchange window. Hopefully they'll honor the new 60 day for Silver Rewards and I won't have to worry about it...

Kings would have crushed the Rangers too, so I can sleep at night. :D
[Galaxy S III General] BBlunts456:
I said screw it a while ago. I was impatient at first, but as long as I have it for my trip to Montreal next week, I'll be happy. I want to run a test on it on my way up: its a 6hr drive from here, I'm not driving, so I plan on using it as a video player for the ride, I wonder if I'll make it before the battery dies!lol
[Galaxy S III General] cbond007:
My email from best buy says June 21st. I'm on sprint

Sent from my EVO using Xparent Green Tapatalk 2
[Galaxy S III General] BBlunts456:
I'm in the same boat, except its Friday for me. They would have to honor it, IMO, since we're not the ones breaking agreement, they are for not having our exchange on the date promised.

I agree, nobody had **** on the Kings this season.... They really played great all season. I wasn't expecting to beat them. I just got one upped on my open opportunity to mess with a Ranger fan.lol
[Galaxy S III General] Bizdady:
Luckily im still on my 2 year old phone but the wait is still killing me.

As for the Kings winning it all not even us Kings fans were expecting that kind of run. We expected Quick and our defense to carry us a bit but its like all of a sudden they started to actually you know score some goals :D

Still in disbelief :p
[Galaxy S III General] laneyofdeath:
I got mine pretty cheap my only concern is my network (it's talk mobile in the UK, a subsidiary of Vodafone) does anyone know it?

Edit: sorry most of u American but pdubcramp wins as he is a rangers fan :-)
[Galaxy S III General] garyd9:
getting info from best buy on this is damn annoying...

Now I'm being told that they (BB store) will not release ANY pre-orders until the 28th regardless of what stock they might have (but they still don't expect any stock until July.)

This might be a problem for some people in regards to exchanges or for some other reason - if so, I suggest you call BB as soon as possible to resolve any issues. Please post any information you get!

Hopefully I'm just getting unlucky and talking to clueless people!

Take care

Gary
[Galaxy S III General] phantomevo77:
Looking at it, we have the ATT S3s on order. Today was the first day to show up

anything for them. Usually meaning we will be receiving them via UPS or FedEx. Within 4-5 days. For most stores it looks like the 21st is the day. No info on sprint or Verizon models yet.

*I should note that I'm not guaranteeing any dates just the info available on hand.*
[Galaxy S III General] XxAndroid:
They told me the same thing, that at&t pushed back the date to the 28th for best buy
[Galaxy S III General] garyd9:
can you comment on the june 28th date?
[Galaxy S III General] phantomevo77:
I haven't heard a single thing about the 28th being the release day. Where the other BBYM getting that I have no idea

*from the looks of it, most stores are getting 5 of each (white and blue 16gb)*
[Galaxy S III General] qhinton:
I did the same. Pre ordered the Evolution Lte for 200 got 50 back for activation. Once the SG3 was available I returned the Evo and pre ordered the SG3 for 50 but my email says 700 for the phone. However my receipt says "exchange"; so they gave me a loaner phone until the SG3 arrives then I will get it for 150.

Basically as long as your within 30 days go exchan
[Galaxy S III General] XxAndroid:
I'm hoping the 28th date best buy is telling people about is for people who pre ordered after the 17th and they just have there info mixed up. It was stated if you pre order after 3PM yesterday the estimated date would be the 28th.
[Galaxy S III General] qhinton:
So are Sprint pre orders still set to release on the 21st?

Also it would be helpful for everyone to say which carrier you have.
[Galaxy S III General] XxAndroid:
I have At&t .

But the lady I talked to from best buy mobile told me all cariers pushed the date back until the 28th for best buy.
[Galaxy S III General] cbond007:
That's interesting. I just got an email saying that my phone will arrive on the 21st. I'm on sprint, and I also pre ordered today.

Sent from my EVO using Xparent Green Tapatalk 2
[Galaxy S III General] garyd9:
Is there something in your system called a "street date"? That's what my local BB is telling me prevents them from doing anything with the phone before the 28th.

I'm also getting VERY annoyed that best buy seems to be extremely clueless with this whole thing. They were more than happy to take my money, more than happy to tell me the 21st or 24th before I give them my money... but now that they have it, I'm hearing the 28th, middle of July, etc.

A company shouldn't be taking preorders when they can't even reliably estimate to within 30 days when they can fullfill those orders!
[Galaxy S III General] phantomevo77:
I work at BBYM... I have no idea where others are getting the 28th. Nothing on our side has been said. All reps are still saying the 21st for release.
[Galaxy S III General] XxAndroid:
Yes I called 1-877-702-2211 today and was told the same thing twice. The date is pushed back to the 28th but I may not get my phone until the 1st or 2nd week of July. I don't know if there is any thruth to that.

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I'm still being told the 21st by the reps in the store but when I call that number on my pre ordered recipt there saying the 28th or 1st - 2nd week of July.
[Galaxy S III General] eweezy12:
My fingers are crossed... Went into BB and finally talked to someone in mobile that wasn't frustrated with my inquiries of the sprint s3's. Was informed that there were only 3-4 people left on their preorder list... Hopefully tomorrow they'll receive 5 phones so i can finally join the GS3 revolution... Good luck to all you guys and thanks again everybody..
[Galaxy S III General] Gadgetz:
The 28th is upon us, seemed like forever huh? Well guys, I hope today's the day!
[Galaxy S III General] toughcookie:
I swear if today is not the day im going to go crazy on these people!!

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this has been the longest week of my life!!
[Galaxy S III General] 1Android:
I called last night. So far still no shipment for verizon. Though she said they didnt get their sprint shipment till morning of and they still planned on a 28th launch for verizon pre orders

Im hoping so!
[Galaxy S III General] KryptosXLayer2:
Pretty sure Verizon isn't releasing theirs until July 10th, that's what I've seen all over the intrawebz....
[Galaxy S III General] 1Android:
Damn......
[Galaxy S III General] wililye:
I canceled my preorder from bestbuy.com and I ordered my wife's white 26th and my blue gs3 last night from att

My wifes whit gs came yesterday morning and mine gonna be here soon today

It only took one day to be GA from Texas about 15 hour fastest S/H I ever get
[Galaxy S III General] Gadgetz:
Hate to bust your bubble but BB will not be launching the phone before the carrier, Verizons launch date is either the 10th or 11th of July, that person is yet another misinformed employee causing false hope. SMH
[Galaxy S III General] KryptosXLayer2:
10:30AM EST - RECEIVED BB EMAIL TO PICK UP PHONE FROM STORE!

They must have been reading our comments.....
[Galaxy S III General] 3rdamention:
Ok, Preordered 6/6 in a Best Buy store in Indianapolis, Indiana. I was told it would be here the 21st, then the 22nd, then the 25th, then the 28th. I have never heard of any dates beyond the 28th from Best Buy so today is the day, win or lose, rain or shine, if Best Buy doesn't get the phone in, I am going to AT&T and preordering or purchasing there, at least I can basically get it tomorrow if they ship out Next Day Air. I will not wait in limbo for ANY information beyond today. 22 days is a pretty long time for Best Buy to hold my $50 from the Gift Card I purchased to preorder the phone WITHOUT ANY INFORMATION about when the phone comes out. Whether this is Best Buy's fault, AT&T or Samsungs, as the end consumer I could care less.

I believe a legitimate customer first business move would be Best Buy demanding Samsung or AT&T to give them an answer, when are the phones coming!! Of course, Best Buy is in no hurry, they are not asking for answers, Samsung and AT&T are not offering answers, and I am no longer offering my patience with Best Buy.

I have $100 in Gift Cards and I will simply buy a Visa Gift card at Best Buy and purchase it at the AT&T store or something, this is ridiculous. So today is the last day of my struggle with Best Buy over this phone, I have been patient, I have called 1 time, I have visited them 1 time since my 6/6 preorder. But that was all a since of patience, and no more from me after today.

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AT&T?? WHich City???
[Galaxy S III General] Gadgetz:
Absolutely! They've strung me along long enough, it's D-day for Amazon's showroom!
[Galaxy S III General] 1Android:
Verizon, sprint or att?
[Galaxy S III General] KryptosXLayer2:
People.... I have the info filled out just below my username on the left like a normal person....

AT&T, Central FL
[Galaxy S III General] toughcookie:
ohhh!! exciting!!! im just a little more south. Im going to call them when i get out of class around 1 and see if they got in.

then I have another class till 5 then a 45 min drive home! the anticipation will kill me!

might be skipping second class lol
[Galaxy S III General] toughcookie:
update...

looks like i will be going ape **** on BB today when i get back in town

so far nothing...i am beyond pissed right now. They have no excuse for this ****

delays my ass i preordered on the 5th they should have received mine
[Galaxy S III General] mpoffo:
Att Preorder in

I will be picking my ATT phone up at 1:00 pm CST today at Best Buy. Received the email and a phone call.

In the Wisconsin, Milwaukee area. Specifically Menonomee Falls.

Good Luck to everyone.
[Galaxy S III General] phantomevo77:
Just remember guys if your BBYM doesn't get the phones today, its not our fault... We can't control Samsung and UPS.

Sent from my CM9 Tab 2-7"
[Galaxy S III General] Truufinator:
Just checked my BB.com order for my ATT S3. I can no longer cancel my order. My CC hasnt been charged though. Something is happening.
[Galaxy S III General] mattucf:
I emailed gregory.johnson6@bestbuy.com and he forwarded it to Steven.Waligoski@bestbuy.com . Gregory was mentioned in another message a bit ago. Anyways, Steven is contact the store's management and expects to get back with me very soon to see what he can do to get me the phone ASAP! I read some other people had like with this path..it does really seem that it works...try it. I'll update when I have final success.
[Galaxy S III General] toughcookie:
oh no, i blame them entirely. Its been a week and people have ordered through ATT as late as the 26 and are getting it today when I preordered on the 5th! they have had my money long enough for no reason

The first group of preorders should all have their phone otherwise wtf is the point of a preorder?

im still convinced BBYM did not get their order in to manufacturer quick enough because of SKU issue or something else

at this point no excuses, why keep giving dates if you really have no clue whats going on?
[Galaxy S III General] mattucf:
What I'd give for BB corporate to come here and read these forums. I did give them the links. It would be so nice if we had some way to verify someone as working for BB and then they could post here...all a pipe dream I know!
[Galaxy S III General] 3rdamention:
Still no information from my Best Buy Store here in Indianapolis. Preordered on 6/6, and I have heard nothing ever since. I did get the email the day after I preordered saying it was "reserved" but that is all of the communication.

Very disappointing. An email or phone call saying "Hey we realize we told you 6/21 but that date is wrong and we are still awaiting shipment. If we do not receive them by the end of June, we will contact you again with a further update. Thanks for shopping with Best Buy!" would have gone a long way.

I think we may be up to 8 different excuses from Best Buy's around the country, and most of them are absurd. I really wish I didn't preorder through Best Buy, looks like in a few hours I will be going to AT&T to preorder and hopefully I get something soon like everyone else. I never would have thought you could preorder a phone on 6/6 with the biggest electronics department store in the US, and 22 days later there would be no information as to anything, nothing, no update, no dates, no nothing.
[Galaxy S III General] khad188:
My wife preordered a white AT&T SG3 online from Best Buy (6/15). We got an email this morning indicating a "Problem with your order." We called them and basically they needed the password or last 4 SSN#s to our AT&T account in order to very that we had an upgrade and to "push it through". We gave the SSN and they said it'd ship within 24-48 hours and be here Monday.

I'm still waiting on my email for my in-store pickup...
[Galaxy S III General] mattucf:
I had a conversation with the Atlanta area District Connect Sales Manager and he was very understanding of the situation going on. To begin with he apologized and said this was not how Best Buy wanted to treat it's customers. He realized that there was a disconnect of information in the process and even himself he was somewhat in the dark. He did check all the area stores and there are no phones available...so he's not able to get me the phone today like he wanted. He plans on following up with me Monday and giving me a $50 giftcard when I pickup my phone. I do appreciate that! So now I'm at $330 of best buy gift cards when I only need $200 to buy the phone..oh well :) I can always spend money at BB! As for the Georgia / Atlanta area getting the phone..he said the best estimate he can give is sometime within the next week. We will see where this goes. There just aren't any around here! I think I will email back the corporate contact later to let them know the dire lack of phones in this area!
[Galaxy S III General] kapkanimd:
I preordered mine from Best Buy on opening day at 10am for Verizon. Today was the date I was given and have not heard from them since then. Just called and as I expected, nothing. She took a second to look up something in the computer and she said she didnt even have a date as to when they would be released.... sucks ass wtf is wrong with Verizon
[Galaxy S III General] biggstkk:
Finally received confirmation for delivery. Couldn't be happier. Ordered online 6-10. Hope everyone else is seeing this too.