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Well, as luck would have it, I saw a tweet today about being able to go see the transformer prime at select Gamestop locations. There were two in Colorado that were supposed to have them to demo.
I called one of them in Denver, they said they had a display unit and a unit to sale. Well, hop in the car, and now I have an Amethyst Grey 32GB sitting next to me, completely sealed.
I wanted the 64GB version, and I think I will hold for that from Amazon. I'll probably just sell this one on craigslist.
I know I'm very lucky. The first time I've ever had anything like this happen to me.
Pictures of the Prime that I bought can be found here:
http://www.chrisdos.com/transformer_prime/
Congratulations! Hope you"re ready for a flood of "can you try this...." and "does it....." requests!
Gordon
I'm keeping it fully sealed. Gamestop won't let you return it if it's opened.
Thanks for the UPC & SN! I'm off to get my virtual Prime registered!
WAIT A SEC! I JUST FOUND A REBATE! YAY!
Edit: Hey ya OP.. can ya put the receipt back online.. I just wanna make sure you got it fer real..
Edit 2: NVM! Found it in my cache!
Put it on eBay right NOW.
You'll get tons of cash for it
e.mote said:
Thanks for the UPC & SN! I'm off to get my virtual Prime registered!
WAIT A SEC! I JUST FOUND A REBATE! YAY!
Edit: Hey ya OP.. can ya put the receipt back online.. I just wanna make sure you got it fer real..
Edit 2: NVM! Found it in my cache!
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Yea, well, I can trust you right.
Diamondback2010 said:
Put it on eBay right NOW.
You'll get tons of cash for it
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Stuck it on Craigslist. Some of the people on IRC are saying I should take a dump of the rom before I sell it. However, if I open, I can't return it. Decisions, decisions.
Just called a gamestop about 75 miles away from me & they have the 32gb champagne gold one (purple) but i'm thinking i won't ever hardly ever be looking at the back of the thing anyway lol.My Xoom stays in a gel cover or either the folio at all times..so color really shouldnt be a big deal.
ChrisDos said:
Stuck it on Craigslist. Some of the people on IRC are saying I should take a dump of the rom before I sell it. However, if I open, I can't return it. Decisions, decisions.
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Take a dump of the rom. If you are going to sell it the Gamespot "warranty" isnt going to worth much anyways.
I just came from my local gamestop and they had it on display
played with it but they wouldnt sell it to me
video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOk9JPtYMA0&list=UUy4oGY7LFF_tSrOjpCRbpvg&feature=plcp
Arun01 said:
Just called a gamestop about 75 miles away from me & they have the 32gb champagne gold one (purple) but i'm thinking i won't ever hardly ever be looking at the back of the thing anyway lol.My Xoom stays in a gel cover or either the folio at all times..so color really shouldnt be a big deal.
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The champagne gold ain't the purple one amethyst grey is.
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ChipZ16 said:
The champagne gold ain't the purple one amethyst grey is.
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Oh lol my bad then that's the color i meant because the guy on the phone was like it looks dark purple..lol..he better call me back pronto.He said he wanted make sure it wasn't a defective unit they had but was sure that one wasnt the one.He just wanted to check with the manager before telling me anything else.
Man, you have no idea how lucky you are! Most people on here don't even have PRE-ORDERS for it and you own one... SELL THAT *****!
You are wicked lucky!
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Lucky Mofo. If you don't plan on keeping it, smartest move now would be to put it on eBay. I'm sure you could easily get $800 or more for it. Since it's so rare and not even officially out yet. You should contribute by dumping the rom to developers so we could have a nice headstart on developing. The sooner the better and faster we get custom roms, CWM recovery, n over clocking.
Do a system dump dude listen to them then sell it on ebay I'm sure even opened you could still get Atleast 600! Just leave the clear plastic stickers on
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Aftermseeing this thread I called around to local gamestops to see if they had it. They said only the big store ones around here would have it. I found one and they said none in stock yet but they will have it on the 19th. Only thing is he said they only taking pre orders on it so once they come in, they pretty much all will be accounted for. Especially since demand is so high. He said everybody been calling like crazy and going bananas looking for that tablet. I was like I know, it's the first quad core android tablet..LMFAO
Wife won't let me open it to do a rom dump. Shame really.
ChrisDos said:
Wife won't let me open it to do a rom dump. Shame really.
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Just be really careful of the tape that's on it to not to disturb it when taking it off. It could work lol.
Didn't you buy it.... Then open it your a man she's your Bi*ch suck it up and grow some balls!
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I am looking to purchase a Gray keyboard dock for the Transformer Prime TF201. If you happen to be one of the ones that is stuck with a dock and no tablet I would like to purchase it from you.
Please no inflated prices ... I am willing to pay $190.00 for it which should easily cover the original price, taxes, and expedited shipping to me.
I'm buying this for my daughter for Christmas so any help would be appreciated!
Just reply here or PM me if interested.
UPDATE: Already purchased one from New Egg ... thanks everyone!
I don't think anyone even has the dock yet, sorry. If they did, I don't think breaking even on expenses is worth having gone through all the trouble of finding one.
Given that docks are tougher to come by than tablets, good luck getting one with no premium.
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I don't think anyone even has the dock yet, sorry. If they did, I don't think breaking even on expenses is worth having gone through all the trouble of finding one.
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dandrep said:
Given that docks are tougher to come by than tablets, good luck getting one with no premium.
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Personally if I had the dock I would sell it to him. The dock doesn't make or break a tablet for me. Hope you find one
The docks will arrive at online stores on January 5th. There are a whole bunch arriving then.
In stock right now at newegg. just placed my order, should be here monday!
Newegg has the gray dock available now.
Lol beaten
Thanks everyone for the heads up! Just ordered from New Egg .. it won't be here by Christmas but neither will my daughter's tablet (Est delivery for tablet is the 28th)
I just read Office Depot's return policy on this. If it is opened you can only get an exchange, no refund. Only way to get a refund is to have NOT opened it. Weird, huh?
opentoe said:
I just read Office Depot's return policy on this. If it is opened you can only get an exchange, no refund. Only way to get a refund is to have NOT opened it. Weird, huh?
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if the unit does not have any issue why do you want to return it?
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I just read Office Depot's return policy on this. If it is opened you can only get an exchange, no refund. Only way to get a refund is to have NOT opened it. Weird, huh?
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It is weird, but I think they take it if it is defective. The key is defective.
Or Buy one from somewhere else and return the unopened one to OD.
Next!
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if the unit does not have any issue why do you want to return it?
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I accidently ordered one from Office Depot and I can't cancel it. It will be here next week on Tuesday or Wednesday. I forgot that I won't be opening it, so I can return it for a full refund. Unless someone wants it here? Of course need to confirm delivery, since New Year holiday is here.
If you open it, and it is defective, you can take it to a office depot store and get a refund.
They will try to exchange it but seeing that they will not be having any available in store anytime soon they will just have to give you a full refund.
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I accidently ordered one from Office Depot and I can't cancel it. It will be here next week on Tuesday or Wednesday. I forgot that I won't be opening it, so I can return it for a full refund. Unless someone wants it here? Of course need to confirm delivery, since New Year holiday is here.
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I'll really love to buy it from you right now but I have my money with Bestbuy ($600)
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If you open it, and it is defective, you can take it to a office depot store and get a refund.
They will try to exchange it but seeing that they will not be having any available in store anytime soon they will just have to give you a full refund.
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If you did open it and you find any issue with the item return it for exchange, don't open the Prime then return it as new item for refund!!!
Yea, I'll just return it UNopened then. I'll be a nice guy first and ask if anyone needs it.
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Yea, I'll just return it UNopened then. I'll be a nice guy first and ask if anyone needs it.
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32 GB? Or 64?
Grey or Gold?
ka911 said:
if the unit does not have any issue why do you want to return it?
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Since ASUS removed the "GPS" feature from the product sheet online. It might be that much harder to argue that since GPS doesn't work, it's defective.
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Since ASUS removed the "GPS" feature from the product sheet online. It might be that much harder to argue that since GPS doesn't work, it's defective.
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I suspect that is precisely why they did it... Very shady indeed. I don't think I will buy another Asus product if this is how they resolve issues.
Its as if they threw together a device that would sell like hot cakes, didn't really think it out or make sure it was working correctly. They just wanted to cash out quickly and seems as if they could care less about what we think.
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I suspect that is precisely why they did it... Very shady indeed. I don't think I will buy another Asus product if this is how they resolve issues.
Its as if they threw together a device that would sell like hot cakes, didn't really think it out or make sure it was working correctly. They just wanted to cash out quickly and seems as if they could care less about what we think.
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I really want to be wrong though. ASUS is still a top tier hardware & laptop manufacturer. It just doesn't make sense to me how they'd let their tablet department get so far out of hand that this sort of disgraceful stuff could go on. This honestly doesn't seem like ASUS at all. They're usually extremely trust-worthy and conscientious.
If this doesn't get fixed we could see a major restructuring of their tablet line, or have it abandoned all-together. ASUS takes real pride in their reputation, and this whole fiasco is tarnishing their reputation pretty badly.
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I really want to be wrong though. ASUS is still a top tier hardware & laptop manufacturer. It just doesn't make sense to me how they'd let their tablet department get so far out of hand that this sort of disgraceful stuff could go on. This honestly doesn't seem like ASUS at all. They're usually extremely trust-worthy and conscientious.
If this doesn't get fixed we could see a major restructuring of their tablet line, or have it abandoned all-together. ASUS takes real pride in their reputation, and this whole fiasco is tarnishing their reputation pretty badly.
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How sure are we of that? I remember ASUS as one of the top tier motherboard manufactures, perhaps 3rd behind Gigabyte and MSI.
but as far as the top tier laptops go, IBM/Lenovo, DELL, Gateway, SONY, Toshiba, HP, Apple and Samsung having had that market covered.
It's sort of strange today that ASUS, Gigabyte, and MSI all make laptops now instead of just motherboards. But are we really certain that ASUS has passed the brands above? I can't picture the above brands acting in the same manner ASUS have being doing with the Prime.
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I really want to be wrong though. ASUS is still a top tier hardware & laptop manufacturer. It just doesn't make sense to me how they'd let their tablet department get so far out of hand that this sort of disgraceful stuff could go on. This honestly doesn't seem like ASUS at all. They're usually extremely trust-worthy and conscientious.
If this doesn't get fixed we could see a major restructuring of their tablet line, or have it abandoned all-together. ASUS takes real pride in their reputation, and this whole fiasco is tarnishing their reputation pretty badly.
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This will not affect them in anyway. This is all like what happened with the OG Transformer. We all said Asus is going done hill, but in reality they were never affected and just fixed whatever issues there were
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opentoe said:
I just read Office Depot's return policy on this. If it is opened you can only get an exchange, no refund. Only way to get a refund is to have NOT opened it. Weird, huh?
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seeing posts like this make me thank the higher powers that we have much better consumer protection in the UK. stupidity like this from big brand stores just make me cringe.
You can refuse the delivery. OD told me that themselves.
jzen said:
If you open it, and it is defective, you can take it to a office depot store and get a refund.
They will try to exchange it but seeing that they will not be having any available in store anytime soon they will just have to give you a full refund.
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I think u can not return to the store when you buy ur item online..they have 14 days return policy when ur item is opened and incase is defective and u will get ur money if you want a refund. Thats what csr told when i chatted with them.
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I bought one to tide me over while mine was getting fixed and now I can't return it! I was wrong about Office Depot. They don't take back electronics if they are opened. Anyone interested please let me know. I don't need two of them!
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I bought one to tide me over while mine was getting fixed and now I can't return it! I was wrong about Office Depot. They don't take back electronics if they are opened. Anyone interested please let me know. I don't need two of them!
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So you bought a new prime with every intention of returning it while your original prime is getting fixed. Maybe you think twice next time or make sure there is a return window.
Considering all the problems with the prime, I am sure you could convince them to tak it back. We were told the same thing about Microcenter, and they took my prime back no questions asked due to all the issues (But in my case we were honestly returning due to the issues)
I'm waiting for the next model - Not worth the cash for a device with issues (Putting foil on the face to improive wifi reconfirmed my decision to wait)
Well that was stupid. Sounds like you need an intervention, lol. If everything works on it, you should have no problem selling it. Maybe even at a profit.
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NastroGlide said:
Well that was stupid. Sounds like you need an intervention, lol. If everything works on it, you should have no problem selling it. Maybe even at a profit.
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Yup, my bad. Not looking for profit, just quick sell and not have to deal and argue with customer service people at Office Depot.
opentoe said:
I bought one to tide me over while mine was getting fixed and now I can't return it! I was wrong about Office Depot. They don't take back electronics if they are opened. Anyone interested please let me know. I don't need two of them!
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shame on you for planning that. like people who want to buy a big screen from walmart but return it after the super bowl
props to you for not trying to gouge everyone else for your mistake. you know they are desirable and hard to find mostly, but you are taking a loss.
im not a Karma expert, but it seems to be a wash lol
Is it rooted or have any mods done to it
Craigslist brosef... will sell very quickly.
Surprisingly it sold right away. I did take a loss, but it is all my fault on this one. And I'm not a greedy mongul either, so no big deal.
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Surprisingly it sold right away. I did take a loss, but it is all my fault on this one. And I'm not a greedy mongul either, so no big deal.
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Lol, yeah, CL will get rid of anything with the quickness. My brother called a guy about 15 minutes after he posted a motorcycle up and we had our weekend planned right then
Change of topic. Original topic was a "Can you return the prime in Canada" thread. Since i personally have succeeded, i am now sharing how i did it so you can do it too!
First: Make sure you have all accessories: Charger, cleaning cloth, usb cable, manuals, etc.
Tablet has to be scratch free and in very good condition. Try to clean all the fingerprints as best you can.
If you have the plastic wrapper that goes around it, bonus!
Put tablet in box as if it were brand new. Neatly wrap the cord, make it all look pretty.
Make sure the tablet is charged and reset it so when you turn it on it goes to the default setup thing.
Dont forget to remove your microSD card!
Go to your local bestbuy.
Tell them you got it as a gift
You opened it up and played with it for a few days and decided its not for you
you would like a return please. (Be kind, they are people too!)
Another option is to say "they got the wrong one" when you ask for the refund. If they ask if you want to find the right one say you dont really have time right now, you'd rather the refund and you can come back another time to get the tablet thats right for you.
They will want to inspect it. If you have obvious physical damage, forget it. If you dont have the packaging, forget it. If you give them ANY reason to reject it, forget it. Dont lie but you dont have to give them obvious reasons. "I just dont want it" is true. "I want to return it because the new version came out" Also true but a bad idea.
They will likely ask if you have the recipt. Tell them you dont have a recipt, it was a gift, the person who gave it to you didnt think to keep it. (I said it was from my grandmother who lives in another city, whatever seems plausable)
They will tell you they cant return it for cash but can do store credit. You say thats acceptable and try not to smile too big. (Also helps not to agree too fast). I made some comment "thats fine, i can buy something that better suits what i need when i get paid". If they offer to help you find something to buy with the card right away just say you really dont have too long to spend on this, you can come back another day to spend the money.
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Dont forget! when you go to buy the infinity bring a printout of these two pages and get the infinity for $350 instead of $500! It helps to email yourself the links so you can bring them up on your phone too. Bestbuy matches online prices now! (woot!)
http://kexane.com/p/25919/ASUS TF700T-B1-GR 10.1-Inch Tablet (Gray)-%2d%2d-1KO008S4AY0499.html
http://surefireshops.com/p/25914/ASUS TF700T-B1-GR 10.1-Inch Tablet (Gray)-%2d%2d-0O008S4AY0499.html
If i helped you dont forget to thank me! (click the button!)
I wanna know too! Where are you finding these reports?
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In the two "returned my prime" threads, if you read through them theres one or two people saying it didnt work for them and they were in Canada.
I've had success in getting a refund from them ( still awaiting the cheque however).
Feel free to PM me any questions.
145ty said:
I've had success in getting a refund from them ( still awaiting the cheque however).
Feel free to PM me any questions.
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'Them' being Best Buy?
No, ASUS directly.
I don't think anyone is going to have luck until the actual release date (August 17th). Before then there is really no point to try an exchange.
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No, ASUS directly.
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How the heck did you manage that? Who do i contact!
I live in Alberta and I have tried numerous time to return my prime for an infinity at different location. All locations were ready to send it to Asus for repair and they don't really care about the manufacturers warranty, they just want to send it to Asus to take care of it.
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Sent mine for RMA. Got cheque 3 weeks later. Bought another Prime. End of story. From Ontario.
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Moonshot1968 said:
Sent mine for RMA. Got cheque 3 weeks later. Bought another Prime. End of story. From Ontario.
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I know its sort of beside the point but what issue did you have to RMA it in for? how did they determine it was better to give you money than try to fix it?
pileot said:
I know its sort of beside the point but what issue did you have to RMA it in for? how did they determine it was better to give you money than try to fix it?
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I'd definitely like to know this too!! I've had mine since January- bought it from Staples. I had problems within the first month, but they just told me I had to go through Asus (even though they told me I had 30 days to return when I purchased it!!). I haven't RMA'd after reading all the horror stories on the forums, and I keep hoping an impending update will fix things (silly I know...). I'm so frustrated with the whole experience, and reading about what is going on now in the US for BB customers is just making it worse! I'd love to hear if there is anything we can do up in Canada...
I RMA'd mine. I'm waiting for the information package and how to send it. It was fine at the beginning but after a few months I started to have screen glitches, flickers. My Wifi is some what weak to none existant where my wife's Ipad does not have a problem. The number of freezes it can have is unbearable.
Moonshot1968 said:
Sent mine for RMA. Got cheque 3 weeks later. Bought another Prime. End of story. From Ontario.
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So how did it take in total since you initiated the process? I think I may be fed up enough to do it- I was willing to wait and see what good firmware updates did, but it's been 6 months... I'm moving soon though, so I might have to wait until the fall if the process is too long. The last thing I need right now is for it to get lost in the mail!!
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I RMA'd mine. I'm waiting for the information package and how to send it. It was fine at the beginning but after a few months I started to have screen glitches, flickers. My Wifi is some what weak to none existant where my wife's Ipad does not have a problem. The number of freezes it can have is unbearable.
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Please post when you get the info-- I'm nervous about RMAs, and I'd really like more info on how Asus is handling them up here...
Has anyone heard of RMAs in Canada that have actually improved the Prime (in cases where the original was "fixed" and returned)?
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So how did it take in total since you initiated the process? I think I may be fed up enough to do it- I was willing to wait and see what good firmware updates did, but it's been 6 months... I'm moving soon though, so I might have to wait until the fall if the process is too long. The last thing I need right now is for it to get lost in the mail!!
Please post when you get the info-- I'm nervous about RMAs, and I'd really like more info on how Asus is handling them up here...
Has anyone heard of RMAs in Canada that have actually improved the Prime (in cases where the original was "fixed" and returned)?
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Once my Prime is sent back to me from its RMA I can post my thoughts on any improvements to my tablets overall performance.
I just got my prime back today, after sending it in exactly one month ago, to fix the green camera issue. I had to call them up to escalate the issue last week, because it was taking so long.
Anyway, they returned it good as new. They also replaced the cracked back panel, which was nice.
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Returned my prime to best buy with no receipt. Just said it was a gift. In Ottawa btw. Got a gift card for the keyboard and the tablet. Proud new owner of an infinity
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When did you purchase your Prime, hydroxide?
hydroxide said:
Returned my prime to best buy with no receipt. Just said it was a gift. In Ottawa btw. Got a gift card for the keyboard and the tablet. Proud new owner of an infinity
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I'm in Ottawa too, and I'll like to try to get an exchange too. Which store did you do yours at? Also, how did you pitch it? Kinda like "I got this as a gift and it's been plagued with problems"?
So i just got back from BB
Walked in, told the guy i got it as a gift, didnt want or need it, wanted to return it
He asked if i had a recipt
i said nope, was a gift from my grandma out of town
he asked if theres any chance i could get the recipt
i said not likely, shes old and forgets things
he said without a recipt they cant return it for cash, tho he could do store credit
i said thats awesome, i was thinking about getting a laptop anyways
processed the return, turned it on to make sure its going strong, checked i had the accessories, all was well. Got me a gift card for when the store has 700's in stock. woot!