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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 21, 2022
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fithos
May 21, 2022
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Quote from automated :
He said they'd take the trade-in off the price of the phone when we ordered, and turn the old phone in when we picked the new one up.
Seems like it is all in your favor.
Let us know how it goes.
May 21, 2022
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ongek
May 21, 2022
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A little complicated but i was able to trade up from iphone xr to zflip 3( t-mobile) to S22 ultra(unlocked):
1.traded iphone xr for zflip via in-store pick up.
2.went to another store and traded the zflip for the S22 ultra .As previously mentioned,this part has to be done in two separate transactions.First,do the trade in and BB will issue a gift card for 800$.Second ,use the gift card to purchase the S22 ultra.
3.In order to find Zflip3 ,ask BB dude/dudette to look for it via SKU .Since mine is Tmobile 128gb phantom black, SKU is: 6472882.Should be straight forward from there.

hope this helps.
May 21, 2022
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fithos
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Quote from ongek :
A little complicated but i was able to trade up from iphone xr to zflip 3( t-mobile) to S22 ultra(unlocked):
1.traded iphone xr for zflip via in-store pick up.
2.went to another store and traded the zflip for the S22 ultra .As previously mentioned,this part has to be done in two separate transactions.First,do the trade in and BB will issue a gift card for 800$.Second ,use the gift card to purchase the S22 ultra.
3.In order to find Zflip3 ,ask BB dude/dudette to look for it via SKU .Since mine is Tmobile 128gb phantom black, SKU is: 6472882.Should be straight forward from there.

hope this helps.
What is total cost not including the XR?
May 21, 2022
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NotThatCup
May 21, 2022
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Quote from Seeky :
Spent an hour in the store and the BB employee could not figure out how to make this promo work. She was convinced the $300 savings from activation could not stack with the trade in promo. The POS didn't allow for a promo code to be entered anywhere during the purchase process.

The breakthrough came when she realized that the trade in promo is completely separate from a phone purchase. So we started over, and she rang up a stand-alone trade in. It was through this process that she was able to select and apply the Samsung trade-in promotion, which results in the correct promo balance being applied to a gift card. Then the POS was triggered to ring up a phone purchase, and allowed for the activation savings to be applied, and then allowing the gift card to be applied toward the purchase.
This was very helpful.
May 21, 2022
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jd2010
May 21, 2022
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I'm trying to make the Verizon trade in work. Said buy an s22 upgrade from bby, activate on unlimited plan, then trade in a phone. Says should be offering 800 for an S9+ but is showing 34 dollars.
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May 21, 2022
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fithos
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Quote from jd2010 :
I'm trying to make the Verizon trade in work. Said buy an s22 upgrade from bby, activate on unlimited plan, then trade in a phone. Says should be offering 800 for an S9+ but is showing 34 dollars.
That sounds about right. The $800 difference is paid via the contract
May 21, 2022
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jd2010
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Quote from fithos :
That sounds about right. The $800 difference is paid via the contract
Yes this one im talking about is over 36 bill credits, but i havent seen anywhere on the vzn tradein website that confirms said credits and $800

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May 21, 2022
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Quote from jd2010 :
Yes this one im talking about is over 36 bill credits, but i havent seen anywhere on the vzn tradein website that confirms said credits and $800
Unfortunately this thread is about the no contact unlocked version of the phones so I doubt anybody will know the process for that.
If it's anything like T-Mobile, they should make you sign a contract along the way when you navigate it.
Did you at least choose monthly payment plan when you started?
May 21, 2022
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Quote from fithos :
Unfortunately this thread is about the no contact unlocked version of the phones so I doubt anybody will know the process for that.
If it's anything like T-Mobile, they should make you sign a contract along the way when you navigate it.
Did you at least choose monthly payment plan when you started?
Yea sorry wont derail this topic since this is a different thing.

This is the offer. Already bought and activated the s22+, went through tradein and nowhere does it say anything about bill credits or getting more than the trade value of the phone which is $34... no $800 showing. CS useless per usual.

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/sams..._Gw5I3cF78
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May 22, 2022
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NotThatCup
May 22, 2022
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I spent an hour and a half at Best Buy today because none of the employees knew how to get the promotion working. There were like, 7 employees all trying to figure it out including a supervisor and manager they called over. I tried to explain that the trade-in was separate from the AT&T account upgrade but they seemingly ignored me because I guess they felt like I wouldn't know what I was talking about.

Eventually, I like "I'll just try again another day" and the employee had me come behind the counter so they could that there was no promotional code popping up and then they exited the whole thing and started it again and after signing in and out and not using my account details the whole thing worked out. So yeah, as previously mentioned in this thread a few times they need to process the trade-in first and then it gives them a prompt to add a phone to the purchase.

Regardless, it was worth the wait. I purchased a Z Flip 5G for $380 on eBay and traded it for $800 towards an AT&T upgrade for the Z Flip 3 which for some reason was $750 instead of the $800 the website said it would be, so the gift card covered the full amount and tax.
May 22, 2022
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automated
May 22, 2022
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Rep I spoke with said the (unlocked) phone needs to be activated on a carrier to qualify for the discounted price of the phone. So in my case, s22 would be like $150 after trading in the s20.
May 22, 2022
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lolrofllol
May 22, 2022
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Quote from automated :
He said they'd take the trade-in off the price of the phone when we ordered, and turn the old phone in when we picked the new one up.
That's entirely possible to do, but only if you get cooperative reps in store.

When you get to the store, they'll process the trade in first to generate your gift card.

And then, assuming you shipped to home, they'll have to do a return + rebuy on your new phone to apply the GC. If you have it shipped to store, they can just cancel the order and skip the return portion. Which is probably easier and less sketchy.

Your plan requires a lot of manual intervention on the part of the store reps and probably managers... and is probably stretching the rules a little bit. Add to that the fact that the majority of BB reps are entirely clueless on both how to do this promo AND the actual rules of the promo(s) (the system will allow a lot of things that's against the fine print), and you've got a recipe for disaster.

Oh, and if the trade in promo gets pulled before you go to do your trade in, you're basically SOL.

Good luck.
May 22, 2022
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lolrofllol
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Quote from jd2010 :
Yea sorry wont derail this topic since this is a different thing.

This is the offer. Already bought and activated the s22+, went through tradein and nowhere does it say anything about bill credits or getting more than the trade value of the phone which is $34... no $800 showing. CS useless per usual.

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/sams..._Gw5I3cF78
It's a bill credit offer from Verizon... Best Buy has nothing to do with it besides selling you the phone. You won't see any confirmation on Best Buy's side that the promo is applied.

You need to talk to Verizon reps to see if the promo has been properly applied to your account. (I'm not super familiar with Verizon bill credit offers - can they even see that right now? Or do you have to wait weeks for the system to add it?) And if not, then why?

Even the phone is traded in directly to Verizon...
May 22, 2022
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Quote from lolrofllol :
It's a bill credit offer from Verizon... Best Buy has nothing to do with it besides selling you the phone. You won't see any confirmation on Best Buy's side that the promo is applied.

You need to talk to Verizon reps to see if the promo has been properly applied to your account. (I'm not super familiar with Verizon bill credit offers - can they even see that right now? Or do you have to wait weeks for the system to add it?) And if not, then why?

Even the phone is traded in directly to Verizon...
Yep Im aware, im going thru the trade process on verizon and nowhere does it give me ANY information about being eligible for this offer or that ill get the bill credits... pretty crummy system

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May 22, 2022
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Quote from fithos :
What is total cost not including the XR?
around 500$

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