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[Galaxy Note5 General] bugsy:
I doubt it, not sure the fast charger is even shipping yet. If they had indicated the fast charger in writing than you might have an argument, but a random employee saying something is just a mistake.
[Galaxy Note5 General] One4mNoWhere:
What's funny is that it was the"dudes in the Samsung shirts", they didnt even know the note 5 doesnt have ir blaster
[Galaxy Note5 General] mocsharp:
Pre-ordered mine hour ago @ BestBuy and both the Samsung rep & the BB rep told me they will give out the (new) fast wireless charger. The Samsung guy said, not the old one, the old one charges 4-5 hours, the new one would be 2-3 hours and yes, it's the new one.
[Galaxy Note5 General] Kaboose666:
I really doubt it will be the new one, good luck though. I don't think they will even have the new one on launch day, not positive though.
[Galaxy Note5 General] Sher The Love:
They told me the same thing over the phone. Not only does the website state an SKU for the old one, but it sounds too good to be true. I'll believe it when I see it...
[Galaxy Note5 General] done12many2:
It seems that it actually does say it in the fine print. "Taxes applied to price of phone prior to the gift card credit."

Essentially, Best Buy will tax you on the full retail price of the phone and then subtract the $200 gift card.

I'm actively hunting for a phone to trade-in now. I don't plan to hand my S6 Edge over for $200. I figure that the combination of my sale of the S6 Edge 128gb along with the $200 gift card/credit, cost for this purchase should be minimal, if any.
[Galaxy Note5 General] S197Mike:
Basically it's saying you pay the full retail taxes then you can deduct gift card. You can't reduce the price of the phone with the gift card to pay less taxes. That's what I'm getting at
[Galaxy Note5 General] done12many2:
I was just answering the original question. Can it be used towards the purchase of the Note 5 itself. Yes.
[Galaxy Note5 General] st8chic:
Looks tempting...but, I rarely spend a huge cost to test out a new device. I'd rather wait and see if there are as many as good reviews. And, Samsung mobiles always drop fast at price. I'll pass this time and wait for a drop price. :p
[Galaxy Note5 General] Ruturaj001:
Yes price drops but tell me how long will you wait for 32gb note to costs around $600 including tax?

2-3 months

Right now you are getting charger worth $40, $200 off and you have to trade in a phone (-$40). So you are saving $200 anyway.
[Galaxy Note5 General] surfinguru:
I just pre-ordered a black, 64GB Note 5 at BB about an hour ago. I was given the same info by the Samsung experience salesperson:

free wireless charger will be the new fast charging unit

$200 gift card can be used immediately any way you want to (payment toward the device or accessories after taxes or course!)

trade-in phone does NOT have to be on contract, only that it can't be a pre-paid unit (get to trade in my old iPhone 4 worth $40 for $200 :good: )

Guess I'll find out tomorrow how true all the above is.

edit to add: S197Mike nailed it. Gotta pay the full taxes, then you can apply the gift card.
[Galaxy Note5 General] Gargamel198024:
I am a Saumsung Experience rep inside of 3 Best Buys here in Massachusetts. We already have the wireless chargers in stores and they are not the fast wireless chargers. They are the standard wireless chargers that were released with the S6. A lot of us were told that it would be the Fast chargers, but in the end, we were given incorrect info, and some of us passed that onto customers.
[Galaxy Note5 General] Purpleclad:
Sounds good. Let us know the final verdict, when you pick up your phone.
[Galaxy Note5 General] Sher The Love:
Does anyone have any experience between Best Buy vs Best Buy mobile on launch days? Best Buy mobile told me they usually don't have many people show up when the store opens. He said it starts to get more busy in the afternoon or when people get off work.

Also, anyone know how early mall doors open? I was thinking about getting there about a half hour early. I assume they'd be open by then. If I'm the only one there, I'm going to look like a weirdo standing outside of BBM

BTW, I didn't preorder. I've heard too many horror stories about preorders from Best Buy.
[Galaxy Note5 General] graffix31:
What stores. I pre ordered mine from Mansfield crossing. Waiting to find out when u can pick it up. Was told I would get an email and then come in the next day. Is that true?
[Galaxy Note5 General] S197Mike:
Yes I got my preorder confirmation emails for both my note 5's. Best buy says they will be available tomorrow and will hold until the end of the following day. If you don't get an email, I'd just go in with the paper work they printed for you when you went in to preorder (proof of preorder) and see if you can pick it up then
[Galaxy Note5 General] Gargamel198024:
Im in Milbury, Worcester, Marlborough... and the Best Buy Mobile in Auburn.. Mansfield is in our district and from what I was told today, all of our stores have them in already.. So if you get there at open, you will be able to pick it up.
[Galaxy Note5 General] integlikewhoa:
I preorded the Note 5 on saturday. I got email and a phone call from the store that both my Note 5's are ready for pickup tomorrow and they said they recommend an appointment as everyone wants to be there at 10am to pick up their phone.

Last year I preorded my Note 4 from them late in the game and not only did they not have my preorder ready on the first day it was released it took like 1 extra week. Last year there was no walks in as even the preorders were not filled. They just didn't have enough stock.

So if you haven't preorded from BestBuy unless they have enough stock to fill all preorder's (which they didn't last year) then they won't have any walk ins.
[Galaxy Note5 General] Sher The Love:
Interesting. I was able to pick up a G4 on launch day and they had S6's in stock on launch day, just not the color I wanted. I might just head to an AT&T store afterwards if I don't have any luck. Thanks.
[Galaxy Note5 General] One4mNoWhere:
Could it be that BestBuy intended to "pass down wrong info" so they could get more customers? I mean the deal itself is not bad but would be nicer if they didn't build up false hope for some of us :D
[Galaxy Note5 General] Sher The Love:
So you can now order for store pickup instead of preorder on the website. Wonder how well that would work out. There's a ton of stores around me with the 32gb black in stock.
[Galaxy Note5 General] drmacrofish:
Anyone pick up their's today from BB and turn in a phone? Curious how it went. I am probably gonna pick mine up tomorrow.
[Galaxy Note5 General] S197Mike:
I will be after work. I'll post up.
[Galaxy Note5 General] Ruturaj001:
Me too, going to pick it up today at 7pm.
[Galaxy Note5 General] drtysouf21:
I tried right when they opened but their trade in system was down. The two phones I was trading in were coming up as released in 1969 and they said it was a widespread issue. They couldn't do anything but tell the customers to come back later. I just called and they said it should be up in an hour.
[Galaxy Note5 General] drmacrofish:
1969!!!! Lol.

Keep us updated.
[Galaxy Note5 General] jfenton57:
I did this morning and it went seamlessly. They did tell someone else that they aren't accepting pre-paid phones.
[Galaxy Note5 General] 3_D:
Rejected

They wouldn't give the $200 gift card because I paid full price.
[Galaxy Note5 General] drtysouf21:
Will do. It'll probably be a couple hours before I get back there. I was trading in a HTC Hero and a Samsung Replenish. There was a lady their trading in an iPhone and it gave the same error for hers too. The rep called their support desk called "The Bridge" and the guy told them that a lot of stores were having the same issue.
[Galaxy Note5 General] Gurule92:
Same here... but I did get charger...
[Galaxy Note5 General] drtysouf21:
Depending on your situations you could do what I'm doing. i'm with Sprint and adding 2 lines than cancelling them right away. So I'll get the $200 gc which will make the phones $65 each since they add tax upfront then the cancellation fee will be $350 so total cost $415 for each.

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Depending on your situations you could do what I'm doing. i'm with Sprint and adding 2 lines than cancelling them right away. So I'll get the $200 gc which will make the phones $65 each since they add tax upfront then the cancellation fee will be $350 so total cost $415 for each.

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Just got a call from Best Buy and they said everything is working now so we'll see....
[Galaxy Note5 General] done12many2:
I tried to and just about lost my mind in the store. I pre-ordered last night right before they closed and before the pre-orders expired. I talked with the guy for a while and he was nice enough to check availability after I paid for my pre-order gift card. He told me that I'd be able to pick it up the next day (today) at 10:00 am sharp.

I went home pretty happy. I hunted for a trade-in phone to buy off of Craigslist and bought it early this morning. The seller actually met me near Best Buy because he knew what I was doing.

As soon as Best Buy opened, I was there. Wouldn't you know it? No 64gb in black available for me. After talking to the manager, she said the guy who processed my pre-order never had the authority to disclose availability to me and that she was sorry. In a way, it kind of worked out because she's giving me 50% off of the accessories I buy when I pick the Note 5 up.

-$200 off minus the money spent on the trade-in phone

-free wireless charger

-50% off accessories at time of purchase.

I think that's a pretty decent deal.

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Did you consider buying it on the Next plan? There is no addition interest or expense and you can pay off the remaining balance at any time.

I plan to pay full price when they call me, but if I run into the same thing, I'm going to place it on the Next payment plan and pay it off as soon as AT&Ts system updates. I've done this a few times without issue.
[Galaxy Note5 General] George D:
I went in this morning and traded a htc Evo 3d I found in a drawer. Decided to take a chance on it. Never thought they would take it in trade for 200 dollars but they did. I was able to use that for taxes, otterbox And tempered glass screen protector.
[Galaxy Note5 General] quangtran1:
I traded an iPhone 3GS, got 200. 15 for the phone, 185 for the "Best Buy Promotion". Plus, they even gave me a Samsung - The Next Big Thing is Here t-shirt.
[Galaxy Note5 General] lightiv:
My Best buy gets a big fat Fail. I called and supposedly they do not have any of the pre-orders!
[Galaxy Note5 General] Oatswesow:
I tried BB today and was very disappointed. After about an hour and a half with the BB associate, manager and the Samsung rep they told me that I was not eligible for the $200 and charger deal because I was not signing a new contract! Essentially, BB's system would not let the deal go through without my signature on a new contract (apparently the signature triggers the deal). In the process of attempting to work around the contract signature issue, they deactivated my nano SIM that I had in my Note 4 (from my S6 Edge, with a SIM adapter) so they had to reactivate a new micro SIM so that I could use my Note 4.

The BB people also indicated that the wireless charger was not the new fast charging type. I attempted to get some satisfaction from BB by asking them for a FREE wireless fast charger, in exchange for my EXTREME dissatisfaction for not honoring their own terms and conditions, and the wasted 90 minutes of my life ... but, as expected, they declined the olive branch I was offering... lol

I moved up here to the Sandusky, Ohio area from Columbus about three years ago, due to employment opportunities, and have yet to be a satisfied (or at least not a constantly pssd-off) BB customer of the Sandusky store.

I ended up going to Verizon and getting the same deal (minus the charger which I didn't want/need anyhow).
[Galaxy Note5 General] S197Mike:
Reporting:

you CANNOT buy the phone outright to get the $200 trade in, as others have reported. The phone must be activated on a 2y contract or installment plan.

ANY WORKING smartphone is eligible for trade in even if it's worth $0.00 trade in on BB website it will still be eligible for the $200 GC. I would assume even phones not listed. But must be a postpaid phone just as we've all read.

Charger I received was not the fast charging. Nor did I see them in stock at best buy store.

Hope this helps everyone. Also I was talking with a rep for AT&T you could add a new line to receive the promo 200 from AT&T and also get the best buy GC. Then just pay the phone off. But rep did tell me we will get charges the 2y contract activation fee even tho it's a next plan because it's a new line not an upgrade. But you still walk away with more than 200 bucks going that route.
[Galaxy Note5 General] lightiv:
This is what I am worried about. I specifically asked about this and was told I would be able to pay the 2yr subsidized price and get the $200 gift card.
[Galaxy Note5 General] done12many2:
This literally changes from employee to employee. I have 4 Best Buys within 20 minutes of my house and not only will you hear different things from employees within one store, but you'll also hear different things from each store.

It boils down to an internal lack of training and communication within the company as a whole.

Despite all of this, I'm still buying my Note 5 there simply because I'm getting a better deal there when all things are considered.

I remember looking forward to shopping at Best Buy years ago, but I only go there now when it's absolutely necessary. Saving a substantial amount of money fall into that category.
[Galaxy Note5 General] Ruturaj001:
Looks like I got best deal of all

I got

free wireless charger

a $200 dollar gift card for trade in (my phones value was showing $1, which I purchased on ebay for $30, moto g verizon postpaid)

and a $45 gift card from this deal http://www.bestbuy.com/site/promo/smartphone-offer-143828 (I know the deal does not apply but still BB guy went through)

I used cards to pay for 30% down payment and taxes

Even my gf got one note 5 after this
[Galaxy Note5 General] done12many2:
Nice work. Did they hook you up with the extra $45 due to the activation of the second line for you girlfriend?
[Galaxy Note5 General] drtysouf21:
Finally done. Got 2 note 5's with trading in the HTC Hero and Samsung Replenish!
[Galaxy Note5 General] done12many2:
Do you mind sharing your carrier and the specifics behind the deal?
[Galaxy Note5 General] Dimeezy:
What carrier?
[Galaxy Note5 General] jfenton57:
I also got a tee shirt, keychain, pen, decal (excited yet?), cloth beach bag type thing and since they muffed five installations of the Zagg HD glass while I waited another hour I got a second wireless charger for nada :)
[Galaxy Note5 General] drtysouf21:
I have sprint. I added 2 lines and traded in the hero and replenish. I paid $130($65 each) for both after the gift cards. I then cancelled both lines and will be charged a $350 early termination fee for both so in the end the phones are $415 each and then I will sell the 2 galaxy s6's I have and will probably break even or at the most spend about $50 per phone. Also got the 2 free wireless chargers.
[Galaxy Note5 General] stu5797:
I traded in a palm pre for the 200 gift card and somehow got a 45 credit as well. All I did was upgrade on att next and did not add another line. I didn't say anything but was so excited to get the free 45. Why and what is the extra 45 for?
[Galaxy Note5 General] lightiv:
Sprint

Ok, I just got back from BestBuy. I called early afternoon because I had not received my e-mail and they told me that they did not have the phone. I went 2 to 3 hours before closing and low and behold my phone was there. I think they was just pacing the number of people they were dealing with and I would have gotten the e-mail tomorrow. The sale person was working a 14 hour shift. She was awesome!

I went in and they had me wait about 15 minutes and they got some information while I was waiting. The lady called me over and asked how I was buying the phone. I told her 2yr contract price and I am with Sprint. She said thanks. I put my iPhone 3gs on the table along with my $50 deposit gift card. She processed the phone and without question processed the $200 gift card. They were out of the wireless charger and she said 10 are coming in tomorrow so I will be there when they open.

So for my store you can get the $200 rebate without doing a lease or pay-over-time. She asked me if I wanted to use the $50 deposit card toward the purchase of the phone but not if I wanted to use the $200 rebate card. I assumed I could not use it but I should have asked since she had already given me the rebate card. Anyway I have a $200 gift card.
[Galaxy Note5 General] Ruturaj001:
No, she got the offer too, $45 off is at&t next deal, but not applicable on note5 I guess

at&t

$45 off is at&t next deal, but not applicable on note5 I guess
[Galaxy Note5 General] Dimeezy:
Just so I'm clear, Best Buy allowed you to use the $200 & $45 gift card as a down payment toward your Next plan?
[Galaxy Note5 General] stu5797:
I got the 45 off on the att next program for the note 5 so I am lucky. They used that 45 against the sales tax.
[Galaxy Note5 General] drmacrofish:
I am gonna go soon to pick up mine. Hoping they will take my blackberry curve[emoji6]. If not, I got an iPhone 4 too. Will report back.

I am doing mine on ATT Next, but it is not on a new line of service. How can I get 45$?
[Galaxy Note5 General] done12many2:
The deal says that if can't be combined with anything else. The last line also say that it excludes pre-orders. Man you got a hell of a deal!

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I bought an iPhone 4 as a back up plan, but I wanted to try giving them an iPhone 2 that I bought a long time ago for the AT&T unlimited data trick.

Well, as I'm typing this, my notification to pick up my Note 5 came in. I'll update with what happens.
[Galaxy Note5 General] Ruturaj001:
Yes, for 30% down payment and tax, I paid remaining.

It's not applicable, the BB system has some fault, it's giving to exclusive deals, I got lucky, that's all.

good luck
[Galaxy Note5 General] done12many2:
I just got back from Best Buy and couldn't be happier with the way it turned out.

I had no issues with the trade-in at all. The representative confirmed that they would have taken ANY smartphone regardless of the value on the Best Buy trade-in site. She said that it appears to vary from store to store, but that her store would take ANY smartphone that powered on and that they could get into. She told me they even excepted a broken screen yesterday. $200 gift card applied towards purchase.

Then came the $45 gift card. It was automatic. I didn't ask one question about it. They just gave it to me. $45 gift card was applied towards purchase as well.

Obviously my original $50 pre-order gift card was applied towards the purchase.

They were out of Samsung Wireless Chargers (SKU 6743068) so they ordered one for delivery to my house. I already received the email saying it's on the way.

Because of the snafu I had the previous day, the manager gave me 50% off of the Invisible Shield HD Glass screen protector and I only ended up paying $19 for it.

The only thing I didn't care for much was the fact that I had to do the AT&T Next program in order to get the $200 trade-in gift card. I called AT&T before going in to Best Buy and they confirmed what I already knew. It can be paid off immediately and since there is no interest accrued with this program, it wasn't a big deal at all.

For those of you on AT&T, they just recently implemented a $15 fee for Next. I'm not sure if you can ask for a refund, but I considered myself way ahead anyways since I wasn't sure I would get the $45 gift card.

If you think about it, it's actually funny. Right in small print for the $45 gift card it says that it cannot be combined with anything else and the last line specifically says that it excluded pre-orders.
[Galaxy Note5 General] stu5797:
Yep, I had the same experience. I still don't fully understand what the 45 was for?
[Galaxy Note5 General] S197Mike:
The $45 is a Att offer and the 200 is a best buy offer that's why they stack.
[Galaxy Note5 General] bugsy:
That's exactly what I did. They wouldn't honor the $200 when paying full retail, so I just put it on next and will pay it off. I actually got an additional $45 gift card for doing it on Next in addition to the $200.
[Galaxy Note5 General] u921333:
I may have got the best deal. Traded in a nexus 5 that the WiFi quit and was in rough shape and some how during the processing it gave 400 in gift card exchange plus the free charger :)
[Galaxy Note5 General] Purpleclad:
I traded in a completely beat up iPhone 3GS, which gave me the $200 gift card, got the additional $45 gift card, the manager threw in a free Zagg Glass screen protector, even installed it, and a free Incipio clear case, plus a black Samsung t-shirt. Not bad!!
[Galaxy Note5 General] done12many2:
I got one too. This has been one of my better Samsung purchases lately despite it being through Best Buy.
[Galaxy Note5 General] S197Mike:
So today was literally the worst day. I preordered a device for myself originally as a straight buy, based on the BB rep telling me I would get the 200 gift card. But after the helpful community here saying that I could not buy it straight, I had to rethink how I was going to purchase my phone, because I already had more than enough next plans that I'm paying for (family plan). What made my day so horrible is I bought 2 phones for trading in for my GF and I, she got her trade in phone days before so she was able to pick her note 5 up yesterday. Well I bought a phone off ebay that was scheduled for delivery from USPS today. Well it didn't arrive and I called the post office why the hell not. They said "its not a guarentee", well why the f**k is it called priority 2 days shipping.....So I spent the day scouring local resale shops, searching the net, and calling friends to see if they had a cheap smartphone for sale. I finally got one from a close friend for 40 bucks. I finally make it to Best Buy now at 6pm to find out my note 5 was the last one in stock. Making it even worse had i not found a phone, tomorrow they would sold my device. So like I said before I originally pre-ordered the phone wanting to buy outright, but instead i had to pay off an existing next plan to then activate my new note 5. Though at first the BB rep told me well I would not get the wireless charger since I'm cancelling my original pre-order, and of course this upset me at. But luckily reading the offer online and in-store, I told him that you get the charger even if you did't pre-order (while supplies last) for purchasing a Note 5. I think it just guaranteed me a charger if I pre-ordered. So in the end I got my note 5, but it was hell of a ride and I am very happy.

what I got

2x AT&T Note 5

2x Wireless Chargers they are 2amp output

1x Samsung T-shirt

1x Samsung bracelet

What I traded in

Verizon Moto Razer M

T-Mobile Samsung Vibrant
[Galaxy Note5 General] drmacrofish:
Super happy the way things worked out today too. BB accepted my old blackberry curve as my trade. Got the 200$ for that. Then got additional 45$ for doing new Next contract. Was really happy about that because I wasn't expecting it at all. My blackberry was literally worth 0$ on their trade-in site, but it turned on and worked so I got the 200$. No Samsung paraphernalia though. Boo. Haha.
[Galaxy Note5 General] cmraymond:
I got mine today at Best Buy, it's not the fast wireless charger. Plus my power bar got kicked over and the USB part bent and will not work. No biggie tho, I have extras of those. However the USB they give with the wireless charger is very fragike, which is why methinks they are giving it away, :)