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[Galaxy S III General] Truufinator:
Trust. Best Buy has always been horrendous about having stock of items in store. If they even have the phones just waiting management has said do not ship until June 28. So we are all SOL. F*&K BB in the butthole. I wrote them an email inquiring why they have such a silly policy.
[Galaxy S III General] rockstarbrad04:
Yeah, im in the same boat. I think acceptance is the only way to cope with this now lol. Hopefully they dont push it back again on the 28th at this point.
[Galaxy S III General] phantomevo77:
I don't get where people are getting June 28th.... Our Street Date for att is the 21st and the street date for sprint is today the 22nd....
[Galaxy S III General] 3rdamention:
I preordered in store June 6. Still havent heard anything. I am At& t.. In Indianapolis.
[Galaxy S III General] lepapirriky:
I just got a call from best buy saying my phone is ready to be pick!!! Woot woot...well my wifes phone lol

This is at Mesquite, tx near town east mall...phuck and I'm at work lol
[Galaxy S III General] stuff:
If I knew best buy was going to be this quiet and not say anything I don't think I would've pre-ordered from them.

All they have to do with my order is ship it to my house. Not to the local retail store.

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Really? ATT or Sprint?
[Galaxy S III General] rockstarbrad04:
I have called 3 local BB stores and all 3 told me that the date has been pushed back to 28th.

2 of them told me NO ONE will get it untill the 28th including preorders.

1 of them told me that they should be getting at&t phones in any day and they can go ahead and sell only the preordered phones before the 28th.

So its all just a little confusing.
[Galaxy S III General] phantomevo77:
Only part of that is correct.. which is the last part. They haven't communicated to us about the release day is the 28th.
[Galaxy S III General] phantomevo77:
This was just posted in the att sg3 thread ... There is hope people
[Galaxy S III General] Danibal79:
I just spoke to the Best Buy in Orlando (Waterford Lakes) and they said they'll be delivered in about 90 minutes. Woohoo! Happy Friday to me!
[Galaxy S III General] rockstarbrad04:
Well I do appreciate you sharing with us what you are being told. Feels like we have an inside man lol.

It feels like these people I'm calling are just telling us whatever story they chose to believe.
[Galaxy S III General] cent_0_o:
That's good. There is still a lot of day left. I have to wait either way. My wife got a a gift card to pay for the phone and apparently they will not give us out money back for it. The phone can come out in August and I would still be stuck. Lol
[Galaxy S III General] toughcookie:
I hope we get them a little more south in Palm Beach!
[Galaxy S III General] stuff:
If my online pre-order doesn't ship and people start getting them in their hands I will probably call up there with some anger
[Galaxy S III General] screwhead728:
If Orlando is getting it, all South Florida will most likely get it today! Hurry up and email me!
[Galaxy S III General] cent_0_o:
Sprint or AT&T?
[Galaxy S III General] Truufinator:
I agree. This makes absolutely NO SENSE. Why would a store get phones in quicker than the online order warehouse? Best Buy is pure crap.
[Galaxy S III General] Danibal79:
My brother just got the call to go pick up his in Tampa.
[Galaxy S III General] stuff:
Absolute crap.
[Galaxy S III General] toughcookie:
AT&T

The anxiety is killing me. I jump at every email I get

Yesterday they said they don't get UPS orders till 4-5ish which is normally when i get mine and the store is 5 minutes away
[Galaxy S III General] Felecity:
Someone in the Sprint forum just posted a pic! Come on on Madison TN location!!!!!

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=27751451&postcount=119
[Galaxy S III General] lepapirriky:
Sprint
[Galaxy S III General] tommydaniel:
Mines ready! Don't lose faith! Mines for Sprint, btw.
[Galaxy S III General] stuff:
Sprint must be coming in before AT&T. :/
[Galaxy S III General] Truufinator:
All of you picking up orders at store I am furious. Not at you but at BB. Why would a chain store be getting phones sooner than their online warehouse??!! I can't stand this. I'm going insane the way BB does business through their website. When I ordered a video card through them the order came from Buy.com. Maybe best buy is waiting for the carriers to have "extras" since that is who BB is shipping through. God they suck monkey balls!
[Galaxy S III General] khad188:
Mine will be in-store pickup and my wife's will be shipping to our house. I'll let everyone know who gets what first. I'm very curious myself. :eek:
[Galaxy S III General] qhinton:
Best buy in milwaukee wisconsin the south ridge location has pre orders in. But of course I didn't order from that store I ordered from a different 1 but decided to call and harass them instead
[Galaxy S III General] stuff:
I might call best buy again soon, later today. Let them know that some people have posted photos of them with their phone from Best Buy, and see what they say
[Galaxy S III General] phantomevo77:
They are going to tell you, cool we still haven't got ours yet..
[Galaxy S III General] jppackerhater:
Good news on the south ridge store in milwaukee but it sucks that the best buy mobile inside south ridge mall doesnt have it yet litterally blocks away frustrated
[Galaxy S III General] manitas00:
Best Buy Email just came through

Here is my email. Denver Colorado!!!!:laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh:
[Galaxy S III General] qhinton:
I know that sucks I ordered mine from best buy mobile at mayfair mall
[Galaxy S III General] jppackerhater:
I swear if best buy mobile two blocks away doesnt get theres in fedex today im not gonna be to happy with best buy i understand delays but pre orders are pre orders all pre orders should go out the same time not spuaticly and litterally two blocks away from a store that has them......
[Galaxy S III General] toughcookie:
is there any AT&T people getting pick up emails or only sprint?
[Galaxy S III General] rockstarbrad04:
my bestbuy just called me and said they just got thier shipments of GS3 phones in today... buttttt... it was only for sprint, no at&t today :(
[Galaxy S III General] everlast716:
This is ridamndiculous

I preordered mine at westoaks, a hop skip away from the galleria and I don't have an email yet!! I'm getting agitated as hell man, I just called and a girl young enough to be my daughter says that samsung has pushed the release date back, and they can't sell them until samsung gives the green light. I call bullllshitttt, so I say why is the galleria receiving them and already gave a gentleman a preordered gs3? She says " ohhh, They weren't supposed to..." Jesus christ I can't tell you how pissed I am.
[Galaxy S III General] phantomevo77:
Have a few friends working at the Belmar store. Att or sprint
[Galaxy S III General] stuff:
As I have said about 50 times already, I am not calling a local store. I am calling their 1888 number because my phone is coming straight to my door step, not to store.
[Galaxy S III General] qhinton:
I feel like a crackhead I'm going from this forum to my email it back and forth like a fiend
[Galaxy S III General] toughcookie:
Me too!!
[Galaxy S III General] manitas00:
exturesu human

I got Sprint.
[Galaxy S III General] TowsonTiger:
Let me know what they say. I ordered online.
[Galaxy S III General] stuff:
Last time I called the only information the person could say was "the item is on backorder, it could take 1-3 weeks..." to which I replied "you are giving me the generic backorder reponse?"

I'll call up again though
[Galaxy S III General] SGSIII:
Now I'm just annoyed... haha.

Seems like people are getting them everywhere... the guy from the other thread got his like 30 miles away from me at my usual home store...

Ughhhhhhh

I was much better thinking everyone would just get their's next Thursday.

Now I just wannnnnnnnttttttt itttttttttt
[Galaxy S III General] 3rdamention:
Appears only Sprint orders are coming in at Best Buy. Are there any Att orders coming in? I havent seen one confirmed Att order.
[Galaxy S III General] drkline:
Was that for AT&T or Sprint?
[Galaxy S III General] phantomevo77:
It was sprint
[Galaxy S III General] drkline:
When I called my BB store here in Reading, PA they told me that they were expecting the Sprint phones this afternoon but had no idea when the AT&T phones would show up because AT&T doesn't provide tracking information when they send them. I guess it's good to be a Sprint customer. It sucks to be doing business with the "Blue Deathstar"
[Galaxy S III General] jtayler:
Nice, which carrier? I ordered two GSIII's on AT&T on June 5th from Park Meadows in Lone Tree, CO and they know nothing
[Galaxy S III General] khad188:
Just got back from my local Best Buy and got some information. My specific situation is an AT&T white in-store pickup. He said the expected date on his computer is the 27th but that they'll get a truck soon today which may or may not contain the phones. And that the trucks deliver at any time during the day. So basically they're expected anytime between the next 2 seconds and the 27th.
[Galaxy S III General] manitas00:
I ordered from Sprint i ordered on 6/16
[Galaxy S III General] yokken:
Anyone know if I can get the $50 back from my BB gift card? I'm tempted to preorder online with AT&T, I feel like I'd get it faster... and I'd have more information as well. But if I'm gonna have a hell of a time getting the $50 back then I guess I can just wait.
[Galaxy S III General] baublitz:
Gosh darn you... pre ordering over a week after everyone else and getting your phone today!!! It sucks to see people from all over the U.S. getting the phone... poor ol' Kansas hasn't got any yet... not that I know of anyways.
[Galaxy S III General] XxAndroid:
There are people in the at&t best buy thread saying they have picked up there phone today. Everybody should be getting there pre orders in the next few days.
[Galaxy S III General] SGSIII:
You won't be able to.

The whole point of the gift card was in case people cancelled their Pre-orders, they still got your $50 worth of business.

You could always use the $50 gc you got on accessories?
[Galaxy S III General] yokken:
I don't buy cases, car chargers, screen protectors or holsters. I may consider a slim case for this phone, however. As long as it improves the look of the phone and doesn't hinder my use. If it's rubberized and is impossible to put in/take out of my pocket, then it's a no-go. I'll wait until some nice cases are out. I've already spent a fortune on this phone... or I will be, anyway. I'm not that eager to drop another $20-40 on a case I may not like.
[Galaxy S III General] phantomevo77:
We got our UPS/Fedex trucks and my warehouse team all went on lunch at the same time.... Grrrr. I'm not at work but in close contact with them.
[Galaxy S III General] djteqneek:
i just received notification my phone arrived! white 16gb s3, sprint, best buy in lincoln, nebraska
[Galaxy S III General] baublitz:
Any way you can get information for Manhattan, KS? Glad you are keeping us up to date regardless! Thanks.
[Galaxy S III General] XxAndroid:
lol let me know if you guys get them, my local best buy hasn't gotten a delivery yet today. I'm hoping ill be picking mine up tomorrow or Monday..

The reps are still clueless saying it will be the 28th, I told him other best buys are getting them in and he said in that case it should be anyday.

For everybody creaking out NO BEST BUYS WILL HOLD THEM UNFILLED THE 28TH. If you pre ordered and they have them in stock you will get your phone.
[Galaxy S III General] powerkatwedel:
I'm in the same boat, MHK, KS, looking for Verizon 32gb White...Updates?
[Galaxy S III General] jbrook10:
From my preorder agreement I got in email after pre-ordering:

Best Buy will hold phone reservations for a maximum of 72 hours after the first notification ofphone availability after which time the phone reservation will be cancelled.Preorders may have a maximum preorder limit per customer.Preorders can be cancelled at any time by speaking with a Best Buy DevicePhone Specialist in store or calling the Best Buy store where the preorderwas placed. Preorder cancellations will not affect your gift card and canbe redeemed or returned for a full credit at any Best Buy retail location.

Seems like you can return it...
[Galaxy S III General] XxAndroid:
Verizon won't be until July
[Galaxy S III General] phantomevo77:
OMG THANK YOU!!!

If you pre-ordered. It will be yours once stores get them in. Its not Best Buy's fault right now... Its Samsung/Sprint/ATT.... Even then, its not them at this point for Pre-Orders... Its UPS/FedEX
[Galaxy S III General] lepapirriky:
They took a looong time but finally I have it :)

This is for sprint, they also told me they only got 7 phones total between blue and white
[Galaxy S III General] SGSIII:
I just called my store again... got the same BS answer about Samsung getting backed up blah blah blah...

Told him people throughout the country were receiving their phones today and was trying to find out if they expected an hour at some point today... he put me on hold... came back and asks my name...

PHONE IS IN!!!!

Woooo can't wait to get it after work!
[Galaxy S III General] manitas00:
Check your receipt when I pre ordered mine I asked them If i could cancel and get the money back as I thought I was going to make my 30 day exchange window and they said yes just bring us back the paperwork before your phone comes in. Might want to read over that paperwork they gave you when you pre ordered the device. Good luck!!
[Galaxy S III General] baublitz:
GAH!!!!! Colorado, Nebraska, Illinois have all had people getting their phones!!!! I'm right in the freaking middle in KANSAS and this thread has turned from hope to torture for me! Good for you all... wish me luck.
[Galaxy S III General] stuff:
Sprint?

I haven't heard anyone getting the phone with att.

Also what is this $50 gift card y'all are talking about?
[Galaxy S III General] airerik:
The store that I bought mine has 20+ pre-orders (Sprint) and only received one phone. He didn't think they would get any more today and had no idea when they would get others. I know it's not BB's fault and for sure not the mobile rep, but what's the number that I can complain to BB about lack of communication here? I'm not happy with having nobody inform me of anything and now BB has my money but will not tell me when I get my phone.
[Galaxy S III General] arkard1:
There was a thing early in the year that if you signed up saying you were going to renew your contract through Best Buy for a phone, you would get 50$ gift card when you did it.
[Galaxy S III General] EthanMG:
fact
[Galaxy S III General] ceo.mtcl:
I hope they price match Amazon for 150. Att version.
[Galaxy S III General] XxAndroid:
Any news if best buy pre orders are being shipped ?
[Galaxy S III General] Bizdady:
Mine just shows backorder.
[Galaxy S III General] garyd9:
called BB... they don't seem to have any information whatsoever.

My first call (to the BB mobile 800 number) resulted in no information - not even a guess. That person agreed with me when I sarcastically stated it "might be this week, or it might not be until October."

Then I called a local BB store and talked to one of their mobile people. This person wouldn't commit on anything, but suggested that he thinks they'll get some in either on the 21st or the 24th. (I wonder how he expects to get a delivery of phones on a Sunday.)

It's pretty simple for me: If my store pre-order shows up before the local AT&T corp store has stock, I'll take it. Otherwise, I'll just get the phone from the AT&T store and let the pre-order go without pickup. (I already used the $50 gift card for something else.)

It works out the same for me either way.
[Galaxy S III General] stuff:
I work at a place called H.E.B. in Texas, and our mobile department says they will be getting them on the 21st. Though they never said which carrier. I need to go ask them.
[Galaxy S III General] ceo.mtcl:
I thought heb was a grocery store only. I lived in San Antonio for three years never realized you guys sell electronics...
[Galaxy S III General] cent_0_o:
There are heb's all over the place over here and I never new they sold phones either. Lol. Any info would be great though.
[Galaxy S III General] Gadgetz:
Just got off the phone with my local store, I needed to update my email address with them.....he looked up my preorder and said the release date now states "TBD", he also said he had no firsthand knowledge of the release date and has not been informed or advised by BB at all but he googled it, LMAO, and said AndroidAuthority says its set for release 6.21.12.....so it looks like they know about as much as we do.

Samsung and AT&T could and should do a much better job of informing us, this seems to be a clusterf*ck of a release with the left hand not knowing what the right is doing. I'm as anxious as the next but waiting a bit longer isnt the problem, its the complete lack of information and seemingly organization on this launch. Whats the big frickin' secret?
[Galaxy S III General] cbond007:
I just pre-ordered mine at best buy because im exchanging my Evo Lte in before the 30 days are up. On my email I just got, it says it will arrive at the store on June 21st.
[Galaxy S III General] pdubcramp:
You can pre-order and then exchange? How does that work? I bought an HTC One X would consider doing that if possible too.
[Galaxy S III General] cbond007:
I just walked in, and told them I was unhappy with my Evo LTE and I wanted to exchange it for the S3. So she preordered it for me like i was a new customer since i was still in my 30 Best Buy exchange period. Since it is the same price, it will be an even swap.
[Galaxy S III General] BBlunts456:
Just go to bb tell them your phone sucks:D and you would like to exchange it for the s3 and pre-order it. You'll keep the HOX til they get the s3. I'm doing the same with my gnex.

BTW..... nice avatar but mines better!
[Galaxy S III General] XxAndroid:
Will best buy pre orders call 1-877-702-2211 and post what they are told. That is the Best Buy pre order number on my recipt. Thanks It would be nice to get some info out on best buy shipments. It seems at&t pre orders have already shipped and we have no answers from best buy
[Galaxy S III General] pdubcramp:
Done deal, all pre-ordered. Let's go Rangers! Still steaming over that series. Haha
[Galaxy S III General] Bizdady:
Nice on getting the phone swapped.

As for Avatars...

Too bad I'm not sporting my Kings avatar then ;)
[Galaxy S III General] garyd9:
It's somewhat amusing that BB is clueless on this preorder as well:

I just talked to someone at the 877 number for BBYM that says he has a sharepoint document saying that they won't be shipping the AT&T SGS3 until mid-July.
[Galaxy S III General] Bizdady:
Looks like my chinese accessories might make it before the phone lol
[Galaxy S III General] BBlunts456:
Ehhhhemmmm....... blow me!lol
[Galaxy S III General] manitas00:
drive to the west Colorado only 8 Hours away LOL!!! hang in there they will come :good:
[Galaxy S III General] SGSIII:
Hahahaha well thank you. Another example of BB employees who make blanket statements without any real knowledge.

I trusted the guy at the store.

Sorry to the person I mislead!
[Galaxy S III General] phantomevo77:
1-888-best buy
[Galaxy S III General] XxAndroid:
There are a few people who received there at&t version from best buy. Check the at&t best buy thread.
[Galaxy S III General] SGSIII:
Sorry, mine was also for Sprint.
[Galaxy S III General] powerkatwedel:
Just called the MHK, KS BB store and was told if you preordered a Verizon phone it was pushed to June 28th. Damn...
[Galaxy S III General] airerik:
And this will get me to someone who will care about my complaint? :laugh:
[Galaxy S III General] Felecity:
Madison, TN location (store 172) just sent me an email to notify me that my Sprint came in
[Galaxy S III General] HotInEER:
I called my local Best Buy and they told me they only received 2 phones from Sprint today, and naturally, it's not mine. Told me AT&T didn't send them any yet.
[Galaxy S III General] stuff:
Could you link me to it?
[Galaxy S III General] buenos:
My BB store in Utah is handing out Sprint SGIIIS!

Not a word on Verizon's :mad:
[Galaxy S III General] phantomevo77:
Verizons arent until July... Earliest the very end of June...
[Galaxy S III General] Truufinator:
Tempted to just switch to the HTC ONE X but I would be limited to only 16GB of memory.
[Galaxy S III General] randy2:
come onnnnn

Maryland, DC and New york got there phone im in the middle in PA no phone
[Galaxy S III General] Ramondel:
I called the Murfreesboro TN store (1425) and the guy initially told me that had not come in yet. When I told him that Nashville must be the only city that did not get a shipment in he put me on hold and came back and said that they had received a shipment but the mobile department had not been notified. I told him that when I placed my pre-order they had said that there were only about 4 ahead of me and he said that they only got three in this shipment and that he would call me back if one of them had my name on it. Go Figure, I think that if I had told him that I was number two he would of said that they only got one in.
[Galaxy S III General] streets814:
Northwest Pa, received email to come pick up my device just shy of 3:30 eastern. Pebble blue
[Galaxy S III General] stuff:
I guess AT&T does have a slight delay on their orders, cause I cannot find anyone that has picked theirs up, or got it from online.

Mine (AT&T Blue) online is still backordered. I don't think I'm gonna bother calling them because obviously it will do absolutely nothing.
[Galaxy S III General] phantomevo77:
Theres been a few in this thread...
[Galaxy S III General] ph00ny:
NY got theres? Damn it. Where is the PB GS3 that i pre-ordered on the 6th
[Galaxy S III General] phantomevo77:
On a UPS truck for your store..
[Galaxy S III General] stuff:
This is kinda frustrating, but I called the 1888 number, and chatted with a fairly nice lady that checked a few places for me.

She said that the BBM (I guess SAS) would "definitely, most definitely" get them before their main warehouse would get them. She said my pre-order online would be shipping from their main warehouse, and that she showed none in either color in inventory. She said she checked her own zip code to see if any stores had any in stock, and I asked her to check a Dallas zip, and she said she didn't show any within a 50 mile radius of the zip code I provided.

Guess I should never pre-order anything online EVER again
[Galaxy S III General] airerik:
Did ANYBODY receive any notification that they would not get it on 6/21? The BB pre-order says if they don't have it on the 21st, then they will notify me. I was just wondering if I was the only person that wasn't notified of the change of release date.

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My store got just 1. Is it possible they may get more later today? I am in CA. Also, do you have any idea if BB's will be getting more shipments to handle the pre-orders in the next day or two?
[Galaxy S III General] subarct1c:
Just got both of mine from the local Best Buy. The shipment came in midday and I for the email pretty quickly after, along with a phone call telling me they were in. Heres a few pictures (sorry for the horrible lighting).

Edit: I was the only one to pre-order blue ones from Sprint. There were atleast 10-15 white ones they put in the locked cabinet, and they also told me only Sprint's came in today.
[Galaxy S III General] ImaWinRAR:
that purple home button is the only thing stopping me from getting the blue version.. congrats btw!
[Galaxy S III General] Bizdady:
Ya looks like online orders are the ones being sent to the back of the bus. Im thinking of cancelling my order and just waiting till my local store gets its second shipment early next week.
[Galaxy S III General] subarct1c:
Yeah it's not quite the same color, but to be honest I don't care at this point...just happy to have them.