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popular Posted by compgeekster • Apr 27, 2022
popular Posted by compgeekster • Apr 27, 2022

BestBuy in-store trade increase, Galaxy S22 256GB unlocked $750 before trade-in $350

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Increased in-store trade-in value for smart phones and reduced price of S22 phones

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/clp-...1537879921

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/sams...Id=6494440

I have an older Galaxy Note 10, BestBuy is offering $450 for in-store trade-in. Unlocked 256 gb S22 is has reduced -100 price at $750

$750 + $50 tax - $450 (trade-in) = $350

Samsung has an elevated trade-in currently as well, but they are only offering $375 on my Note 10.

Please read https://slickdeals.net/f/15754645-bestbuy-in-store-trade-increase-galaxy-s22-256gb-unlocked-750-before-trade-in-350?p=154876258#post154876258
for details of what to ask for from the reps at bestbuy to get the deal to work.

Seems like at some bestbuys, you can trade in multiple phones YMMV
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Increased in-store trade-in value for smart phones and reduced price of S22 phones

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/clp-...1537879921

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/sams...Id=6494440

I have an older Galaxy Note 10, BestBuy is offering $450 for in-store trade-in. Unlocked 256 gb S22 is has reduced -100 price at $750

$750 + $50 tax - $450 (trade-in) = $350

Samsung has an elevated trade-in currently as well, but they are only offering $375 on my Note 10.

Please read https://slickdeals.net/f/15754645-bestbuy-in-store-trade-increase-galaxy-s22-256gb-unlocked-750-before-trade-in-350?p=154876258#post154876258
for details of what to ask for from the reps at bestbuy to get the deal to work.

Seems like at some bestbuys, you can trade in multiple phones YMMV

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May 2, 2022
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euuser3088112
May 2, 2022
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Went in store. They made up all kind of excuses and then insisted that I have to activate the phone with their service to get that price. What a joke!

I am going with Samsung deal for less drama.
May 2, 2022
106 Posts
Joined Sep 2017
May 2, 2022
kurter21
May 2, 2022
106 Posts
Good luck getting the reps at Best Buy to figure this one out. Will try another store tomorrow.

Edit: Store #2 had friendly competent employees who looked up this promotion in the system that they were unaware of at first. Slick deal for trading in a Galaxy Z Flip 5G.
Last edited by kurter21 May 1, 2022 at 08:00 PM.
Pro
May 2, 2022
4,451 Posts
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May 2, 2022
Silverball
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May 2, 2022
4,451 Posts
Quote from my0-net :
no sd slot kills the deal
This is so old now. Go get an iPhone.
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May 2, 2022
1,765 Posts
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liunit92
May 2, 2022
1,765 Posts
Will they price match Costco $599 price for the s22?
May 2, 2022
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May 2, 2022
kyden99
May 2, 2022
1,025 Posts
Quote from liunit92 :
Will they price match Costco $599 price for the s22?
Not likely, since the costco deal is tmobile and carrier locked. Best buy's tmobile phone is the same price.
May 2, 2022
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Genghis_Khan
May 2, 2022
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Quote from Silverball :
This is so old now. Go get an iPhone.
what about.....no headphone jack?
May 2, 2022
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May 2, 2022
juanlee337
May 2, 2022
11 Posts
i heard battery life on this are horrendous. even worse than S20/S21
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May 2, 2022
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phatty
May 2, 2022
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I finally had success getting this, twice in fact. Each time took extra pushing on my part to force them to provide the proper 'bonus' trade-in value. The 2nd time, different store helping family member purchase, the guy spent a good 20 minutes trying to figure out how to apply it since I told him I had just done a trade-in earlier that day at a different location he wouldn't give up.

In summary if your wanting to do this here is the advice I have that should help you do the Best Buy employee's job.

The trade-in is a separate transaction, not tied to the phone upgrade. So they 100% process the trade-in, apply a Samsung promotion which should be in their notebook they have that keeps track of their current promotions. Once they process the trade-in you then get a gift card for the proper amount, and now they sell you the unlocked phone on a second transaction and utilize the gift card to reduce your total.

Overall I hate that Best Buy had to suck so bad, I really wanted to like the in store experience so that I could have a go-to place for decent sales and promotions. As mentioned previously almost every front line employee working in the phone department tried to tell me to go away when I mentioned higher trade-in values than what they had written on a whiteboard that was on display. It shouldn't have been this complicated, but I got $200 for a 3 year old Pixel 3a and $400 for a S20FE that was 1.5 years old. Pretty sure I paid that for the my S20 when it was brand new so I can't complain at all on these trade-in values once they figured things out.
May 2, 2022
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vaiof1
May 2, 2022
1,362 Posts
Quote from phatty :
I finally had success getting this, twice in fact. Each time took extra pushing on my part to force them to provide the proper 'bonus' trade-in value. The 2nd time, different store helping family member purchase, the guy spent a good 20 minutes trying to figure out how to apply it since I told him I had just done a trade-in earlier that day at a different location he wouldn't give up.

In summary if your wanting to do this here is the advice I have that should help you do the Best Buy employee's job.

The trade-in is a separate transaction, not tied to the phone upgrade. So they 100% process the trade-in, apply a Samsung promotion which should be in their notebook they have that keeps track of their current promotions. Once they process the trade-in you then get a gift card for the proper amount, and now they sell you the unlocked phone on a second transaction and utilize the gift card to reduce your total.

Overall I hate that Best Buy had to suck so bad, I really wanted to like the in store experience so that I could have a go-to place for decent sales and promotions. As mentioned previously almost every front line employee working in the phone department tried to tell me to go away when I mentioned higher trade-in values than what they had written on a whiteboard that was on display. It shouldn't have been this complicated, but I got $200 for a 3 year old Pixel 3a and $400 for a S20FE that was 1.5 years old. Pretty sure I paid that for the my S20 when it was brand new so I can't complain at all on these trade-in values once they figured things out.
You traded 2 phones in a single transaction?
May 2, 2022
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May 2, 2022
phatty
May 2, 2022
386 Posts
No, 2 different phones purchased, with 2 different trade-ins.
Quote from vaiof1 :
You traded 2 phones in a single transaction?
May 2, 2022
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May 2, 2022
chillmaster
May 2, 2022
22 Posts
Quote from Texas-Smokey :
I have heard that Galaxy S22 has poor battery life, can you comment on that? , also does the phone come fully unlocked?
I am sending this from my s22 and I can confirm the battery life sucks.
May 2, 2022
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Joined Aug 2018
May 2, 2022
Seandingo
May 2, 2022
15 Posts
Quote from chillmaster :
I am sending this from my s22 and I can confirm the battery life sucks.
How bad does it suck? Can it make it through a day with moderate usage (email/social media, web browsing) without needing to be charged?
May 3, 2022
344 Posts
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May 3, 2022
jm2840
May 3, 2022
344 Posts
Bestbuy would give me $450 trade-in for S21

Samsung directly gave me $700

its a no-brainer go to samsung directly
May 3, 2022
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May 3, 2022
xemi
May 3, 2022
654 Posts
I have pixel 4a to trade in. What's the best route to take here

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May 3, 2022
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person749
May 3, 2022
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Or just switch to Google Fi and get that price without a trade in. Switch providers again immediately if you don't like it.

https://fi.google.com/about/phone...galaxy-s22

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