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[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] yokken:
The corporate rep didn't say anything else about the complaint after she straightened out the information about my preorder. I just think it's hilarious that he told me they didn't do gift cards for preorders. That's gotta be the best part.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] Gadgetz:
Operation Misinformation continues
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] Gadgetz:
Wow, even corporate isn't better informed :eek:
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] yokken:
I meant the supervisor I complained about was the one who said they didn't do gift cards. Sorry for the confusion haha the corporate rep was very knowledgeable.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] Gadgetz:
Oh ok
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] brave1:
Just pulled the trigger on an in store preorder for pebble blue in austin,tx.

fwiw, my rep said they are getting 4-5 in every couple of days and specifically mentioned this tues & fri. He said i was 9th on the list and might have it fri.

Also overheard another another rep tell a customer that for the next 3 weeks, the s3 will only be available through preorder.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] contriver12:
I've been getting some runarounds when I call my store and the corporate mobile number so I just called the Reward Zone Premier Silver hotline and they did some asking around and got the following information:

All stock from Samsung is supposed to be going to AT&T to fill those orders.

There were a few stores that did receive stock because Samsung accidentally sent out even though they weren't supposed to.

They expect all the stores to receive the phone on either Thursday or Friday but could not make any guarantees.

The store employees have no idea about when the phone will arrive until it actually gets there.

Of course this should be taken with a grain of salt but I think it could explain why a few stores got more than just the pre-orders while others didn't get any at all. I was told I could give them a call on Thursday if I don't get the phone and they would be glad to check into it again.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] joedoe:
Mine sits on charger right now. Sorry guys, eventually everybody will get one.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] tx3kgtman:
After my experience today at 2 different best buy stores I myself will never deal with them again. All I wanted to do was return my one X I purchased 2 weeks ago to get the s3 and it was the biggest dumbest ordeal I've ever had. I ended up going to an official att store and the contacted the head manager over all the 3rd party retailers in my area and they straightened it out. Screw bb. On a good note I will have the s3 white Friday :)
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] ph00ny:
wow this blue finish is gorgeous
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] Comando156:
damn it. you make me wonder if i should of gotten the blue one now.... why in the hell do stores not have plastic demo models?
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] yokken:
I'm pretty disappointed as a whole but it's honestly only a week late... hopefully they keep their word on Thursday. We're all just antsy.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] dmeeks72:
Pebble Blue 16GB available in LR

For those who are still looking for one and are close to Little Rock, AR, the Best Buy on Chanel Parkway is showing that there is a Pebble Blue 16GB available at the time of this post.

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage...uId=5717371&searchpage=true&_requestid=134952
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] wililye:
6/7 I preordered blue gs3 for at&t from bestbuy.com

and my status is still back order

people who order in store they may have chance to get their phone on 28

how about people who order online? I never get any notice or infomation about delay

and I call bestbuy CS and ask them about my order. they keep talking about

in store order

and they don'y know and they don;t care about online order

they keep saying 28,in store they don't know about online order

I never gonna order anything again from bestbuy
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] eyecon82:
I already called that store and they don't have it...it's a mistake in the system showing they have it in stock
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] Mr Ian B:
Right on, the pebble blue is ten times better looking than the white and all my friends including iPhone userS like the phone and features.

Ian B
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] jerrygooch:
Same boat...
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] jayrod88:
Really man, is that serious? I get the excitement around the phone but don't be THAT customer... Must've never worked in retail :rolleyes:

-sent from my mobile device
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] yokken:
I worked at Target for a month and a half. I have empathy for underpaid and overworked employees but not ones that spew bull****.

But no, I would not actually get someone fired over this... rofl
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] magius:
Guys, my phone arrive yesterday at around 4pm. This is the Best Buy at Sterling, VA. The BB system was buggy like hell. Every time they tried to ring the phone it would give them an error. They had to call AT&T directly to activate and spent about an hour with BB Corporate troubleshooting the bug. Finally, about and hour and a half later, they managed to process the phone.

The cool thing is that they gave me a $50 discount for the whole thing. :)
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] cent_0_o:
When did you pre-order your phone? I'm glad that people are starting to get their phones. It shold not be to long for the rest of us now. I'm hoping for an email today.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] lopezpm:
Their system is a little wack, I kept getting emails to pick up my phone after I already got it and got another email yesterday telling me that my pre-order was being canceled because I didn't pick it up. I just want the emails to stop.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] RTBee:
From the very beginning they should have taken the date they think it is coming and add a month to that, then if we get them a week or two early, WooHoo! :D Much better than not getting them when you expect to. :crying:
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] Gr8Danes:
It could always be worse.......you could be on Verizon. They still have yet to hear an officiall launch date.

Yea, it's driving me nuts not to have it yet, but in the big scheme of things, not something I'm going to loose sleep over. Hopefully this week. ;)
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] galaxyvirgin:
Here's hoping today is the day
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] send2amrish:
+1
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] FlyinHi:
Your username cracked me up :D
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] tico1986:
The Best Buy rep I spoke to yesterday said they get their main trucks on Tuesday. I hope today is the day!
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] moz68:
+2
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] galaxyvirgin:
Thanks, Itll be my first galaxy phone and from what I read its gonna be really nice when we actually get our hands on one.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] Allockse:
Yes, however these are different from their regular shipping manifests, and will come UPS separately to local stores.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] Gadgetz:
For your sake, I hope so, but I gotta say, the "main truck" line sounds awfully ridiculous as I find it highly unlikey that Samsung or AT&T is going to adjust their shipping schedule based on your locations "main truck" schedule. But again, I hope that's how it works out and you get your phone today. :good:
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] tico1986:
Yea I don't have high hope. I will be surprised if I get it today.:fingers-crossed:
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] Joe777G:
I got an email 30 minutes after midnight last night saying "Your reserved order is ready for pickup". Thing is they said it was ready yesterday and that I need to pick it up by tomorrow to avoid order cancellation. LMAO. That won't be a problem. Planning to use my lunch break to go get it.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] moz68:
Awesome! Congrats!
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] send2amrish:
Now that all carrier forums are merged into one section could we please specify the following when receiving emails:

Carrier - Location - Color - Date Ordered.

Thanks
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] Joe777G:
AT&T - North Carolina - Pebble Blue - 6/10
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] tuffluck:
as far as the "main truck" idea is concerned, best buy told me they don't get shipments on monday, just tuesday (my store anyway). or maybe at least phone shipments only come on tuesdays. guess it's hard to know how specific stores are set up with shipping.

also i've heard more than once that most stores are only getting 3-8 per shipment, so if you aren't on the first 3-8 of the pre-order list, you wait.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] send2amrish:
my best buy also told me they get their main truck on tuesdays. but he also mentioned that stuff like this usually comes thru fedex...although i think he meant UPS.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] pnizzle20:
Hey where in North Carolina are you? I am in Charlotte.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] RTBee:
My want of an email from BB is second only to my want of the phone itself! :fingers-crossed:
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] Joe777G:
Raleigh area.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] mehal88:
everytime my phone vibrates i jump at it thinking it might be the email... it never is.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] Gadgetz:
Right! As soon as I get my phone im done with Amazons showroom, as far as spending money goes. They will continue to be Amazons showroom though ;)
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] moz68:
+1
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] FlyinHi:
I'm in Asheville, but I didn't preorder, I'm just waiting for the release date.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] kydkupa:
Got mine today. I preordered at one location but they never got them. So I went to the biggest bestbuy in Houston. They were able to give me one last night but I had to make a pre order b4 they sold it to me because they aren't released for general sale yet. So I had to wait for the confirmation email, and pick it up this morning.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] tico1986:
Good man I am happy for you! I was thinking of calling another best buy around me and do the same thing.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] cent_0_o:
for att? What location was it?!?
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] thehavock18:
congrats you guys on picking up your phones. Were they ATT?
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] tuffluck:
surprises me that LA and Houston and Chicago have all had the phones in stock in some form or another, but nada for DFW. i live in the wrong damn metropolitan city!
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] jerrygooch:
I need some good news today. My Day has already started off on the wrong foot. :-(
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] mehal88:
i ordered cases on amazon during the day yesterday... i was under the impression i might receive my att gs3 on that day... now im wondering whether the phone or the cases will be coming first.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] RTBee:
I'm going to suck on my cases like a pacifier until my phone get here. :D
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] mehal88:
I really want a hybrid plastic and silicone one... something that wont snap off easily(I hate the snap together plastic ones) but still has a hard feel to it. I think I've gotten tired of the TPU type ones...
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] wgarrido:
I ordered the OtterBox Commuter Series. Should be her Thursday. Case and Memory card but no phone lol.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] screwhead728:
I feel like I'm the only one waiting for the pre-order from Best Buy in-store. No news, nothing, no e-mails... I'm sick and tired of waiting everyday to get that damn e-mail.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] kydkupa:
The Galleria location. On Richmand
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] troup1998:
I'm waiting too. pre-ordered on 6/15 AT&T S3 at Best Buy Altamonte Springs, FL
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] RTBee:
Be sure to post back once you get everything to let us know how you like the phone/case combo. I've been using the OtterBox Commuter case on my Captivate for quite a while. I've tried others but always come back. I can only imagine it will be just as good on the S3.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] wgarrido:
For those of you that traded in your phone what did you include with the phone? Charger?
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] wgarrido:
Sure. I have a body glove case on the Captivate which was awsome but couldn't find it for the sgsii so I got the otterbox on the sgsii and its great compared to other options. But the silicon part does attract pocket lint, but the protection is well with it.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] nsrini:
You're not alone. BestBuy doesn't even a courtesy of sending one email saying that the order is getting delayed.

Just out of frustration, I have decided not to buy this phone anymore, all the excitement is lost.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] Bizdady:
I traded in my Gnex and I traded in everything. Charger, cable, headphones, battery, phone. The guy (I was sent to video game manager since they were busy) even wanted my SIM card lol I was like ummm no! Then he finally called in mobile dept and told him that stays.

Even threw in my tpu case and screen protector lol
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] drksilenc:
ive got a galaxy note with box to trade in.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] wgarrido:
Wow you gave them way too much. I am selling my case to a co-worker and I want to give them as least as possible. I am hoping to just give phone and battery. I want the charger for other stuff.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] Bizdady:
They wanted it all :( Its all good, I was able to get a nice chunk for it. More so than Ebay or had I listed it in the Marketplace. Was able to pretty much get 2 on contract SG3s, not to mention the Phone Freedom gift cards.

Anyways we have a bunch of Best Buy threads now. I keep getting lost lol
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] wgarrido:
Wow, that is pretty good. I want to keep the extra charger so I think I will throw it in the car but not take it in with me. I definitively won't give up my SIM card though. I guess I won't even take it in with me. I have the box and all for the SGSII, but probably keep it as a place holder in my collection lol.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] zmore:
Heh... I bet a lot of people have picked up and caressed their empty cases many times, but not me, ohhhhh, noooooo :)
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] Bizdady:
Ya I have a bunch of chargers anyway so that one was no biggie. Dont forget to wipe though, I wiped before I went in but logged into my google account while waiting around and forgot to rewipe lol

Im pretty sure they will wipe as well but changed my Google passwords just incase.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] cashyftw:
Off topic: what kind of dslr are you getting?

#CoolStoryBro
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] Gadgetz:
With all these forums combined now this has to be one of the most active forums, which I think is a good thing.

Anybody got the coveted email today?
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] thehavock18:
I give them the phone and the battery. Get the same amount. Last time I asked the rep do I get extra for bringing everything in. Nope she said so I gave her the box, charger, head phones, mhl adapter, and book for no reason. LoL This time they get the phone
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] Forest007:
Yeah...I know... I'm also waiting for my BestBuy pre-order (pre-ordered on 6/7) and I'm starting to feel the same way... maybe I'll just keep my HTC One X. It's a very nice phone actually. I'm just one of those crazy people that needs to have every new phone that comes out.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] Allockse:
Just got off the phone with the Galleria location. No dice.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] mehal88:
My sis lives near the galleria. I was debating having her just pick it up and overngiht it to me. might be faster than waiting for my best buy to finally get it.

I called yesterday around noon and the CS lady(the BBYM people were busy) told me that they're coming up as "in transit" anyone know what that might mean in best buy terms?

I stopped by there after work and the BBYM guys said they're expecting them later this week or at latest on Monday. That's ridiculous considering how many people are preordering in AT&T stores last Friday and receiving them today...
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] FlyinHi:
I think that "in transit" is exactly what it appears to be. The phones are most likely shipping and will probably be in stock the 28th. I have given up on calling, every time I have called since the 21st, the reps have told me that they are "expecting the shipment". Oh well... :silly:
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] pnizzle20:
I emailed someone who is an executive of Best Buy’s Executive Resolution team. Here is a small sample of his response back to me.

"Also, based on some additional research, it appears the ship date for the AT&T Samsung Galaxy S III has been delayed until June 28th. This delay is apparently associated with the phone’s high demand."

Obviously nothing we have not already heard 100 times, but at least it is coming from someone high up in the organization. If the ship date is not until the 28th, i wouldn't be surprised if this goes into next week.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] tuffluck:
is there a guide for how much BB will give you for a particular phone? i have an original focus that has been dropped a couple of times, and has a scratch or two on the screen. right now i'm thinking ebay would bring me more $$, but less of a hassle through BB.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] mehal88:
Maybe I'm a little lost... BBYM has a trade in program when you haven't bought from them originally? I know of the buyback program that you pay like $60 to begin with and they promise like 20% of the value after 2 years... but whats this trade in?

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Google answered my question...

tuffluck.. here's the online estimator for best buy..

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Electro...In/pcmcat133600050011.c?id=pcmcat133600050011
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] tuffluck:
thanks, that's crap. $36-48. ebay will bring at least $100 i suspect.

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yeah but that's just not true. several people have already gotten theirs from BB, so some of them have obviously shipped.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] aNdroidnut:
I hate this post :( still waiting
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] mehal88:
Yeah my Inspire is coming up at $135ish... I did a quick scan on craigslist and its looking at $170-200.

Do we have to trade in right when we're buying something or can we trade in at any time? It looks like anytime, but I want to make sure before I decide what to do. I might just leave it up on CL for a few days and if I get nothing then give it to best buy.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] yokken:
Don't worry guys, you're not alone. AT&T, Blue, June 21st. Apparently I'm the only preorder at the store though.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] drksilenc:
bah still nothing what the heck does pittsburgh not get any stock on anything?

contemplating a 2 hour drive to pick one up... no one in this district has one wtf is samsung doing if you expect the demand dont tout a release date you cant come anywhere NEAR hitting.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] wgarrido:
Thanks, I will probably flash back to stock, idk.

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IDK yet. Probably a Nikon, like the D3200 or something. We have the S8100 right now.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] 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 (US Carriers)] wgarrido:
Yea i have 2 MHL adapters. The Samsing HDMI and VGA. I know the HDMi won't work but I wonder if the VGA one will. I use it in my car since my phone replaced my CARPC. I guess it might be time to upgrade the touchscreen in the car. Still working on my bluetooth touchscreen interface project.

I am sure I can find someone to buy the MHL adapters.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] yokken:
Called BB. They've had Sprint phones available for a few days now, but still no AT&T. The guy working said they do normally get shipments of phones on Tues/Thurs but if it's a new phone it could be any day. I hope I get an email later. :(
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] pnizzle20:
hey, if you guys are truly unhappy with how this over all experience was handled ( specifically the communication) I suggest emailing Gregory.Johnson6@bestbuy.com. He got back to me with a very good and understanding email. Does that really help this situation? No. But , hey maybe if his inbox gets flooded with 10-20 emails like mine it could, who knows.

also he is an exec in corporate
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] thehavock18:
I had to unsubscribe to this forum LoL I tried killing myself every time I heard a new email come through to see if its the mythical beast from BBYM and then always let down when I see its XDA letting me know someone replied..

How many other people watch commercials of the s3? I know I don't :)
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] Bizdady:
Took my Kids to see Brave this weekend and they played a commercial for it before. I just looked at the wifey all angry cause I wanted mine so bad!!

Guess I can be worse than my 2 year old when he wants his toys lol
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] MadFlava:
Are you guys calling and checking or just waiting for an email? I got nothing but when I dropped by, they had my preorder in the cabinet. It would probably still be sitting there if I hadnt stopped by.. or they woulda sold it to someone else.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] Bizdady:
So is there a difference in both Best Buy threads? Maybe we should merge best buy threads? I keep finding myself checking both threads lol
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] Gadgetz:
On my preorder agreement it states thats exactly what they will do, contact you in the event the date of availability changes. BB is so full of excrement! I'm still waiting for mine too, 16gb, Pebble Blue, AT&T, Sacramento
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] Gr8Danes:
I'd like the mods to merge them so I don't have to follow both. ;)
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] mattucf:
It seems like the more I read this fourm the more angry I get. I keep refreshing it all day at working hoping for like 20 people to say they got emails. I mean I'm even doubting Thursday..it's been so quiet on the ATT front. I want to go down to the store like I did Thursday..but it's a waste of time right? I mean...best I could get was so more "direct" lies. I hate my dumb phone...I'm so over this...I need to not care. (meditate) ..it's just a phone..it's just a phone.