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expiredSleepingJedi | Staff posted Jan 17, 2024 6:02 PM

Samsung Pre Order: Galaxy AI is here. Save up to $970 with Galaxy S24 Ultra with Trade in*

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Samsung [samsung.com] Pre Order : Galaxy AI is here. Save up to $970 with Galaxy S24 Ultra*
  • Double your storage on us (free memory upgrade)
  • Get up to $750 instant trade-in credit.
  • Enjoy $100 instant Samsung Credit.
  • If you reserved enjoy additional $50 Instant Samsung credit.
Trade in required for $750 credit
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Samsung [samsung.com] Pre Order : Galaxy AI is here. Save up to $970 with Galaxy S24 Ultra*
  • Double your storage on us (free memory upgrade)
  • Get up to $750 instant trade-in credit.
  • Enjoy $100 instant Samsung Credit.
  • If you reserved enjoy additional $50 Instant Samsung credit.
Trade in required for $750 credit

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Jan 19, 2024 12:16 AM
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shade45Jan 19, 2024 12:16 AM
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$472.61 before tax for S24 Ultra 512GB + buds2 Pro
with S22 Ultra trade in.

My S22 Ultra is fine and don't really need a new phone but Decisions Decisions...
Jan 19, 2024 12:23 AM
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OrtaJan 19, 2024 12:23 AM
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Quote from Azrael_the_Cat :
Wow, you should really watch the insults. It's not allowed on slick deals. Just because you don't understand the consumer electronics industry doesn't give you the right to throw insults or to be wrong.

I don't know how you justify discrediting public information by calling it a made up term like Hollywood accounting.

In any case here is some data for you:

https://www.androidcentral.com/ph...-s23-ultra [androidcentral.com]

BOM cost of a touch under $500, that's gross (COGS) margin of 50%, not counting amortization or R&D, sales, marketing, or distribution (retail distribution margins on consumer electronics are often 2x wholesale price).

You can see that the gross margins I suggested align right with the data: https://csimarket.com/Industry/in...p?ind=1012 [csimarket.com]

so you can take your misinformed comments and mean attitude and keep quiet.

Making stuff up and trying to get a rise out of people is just silly.
Hollywood Accounting is not a made up term chief. It's a very real euphemism for "legal" book cooking and skimming. Most famously applied to the Lord of the Ring's film trilogy, which despite earning over 3 billion dollars, was reported as a loss by the studios. That just happens to be the most egregious example, they actually attempt do this with every production, it's not a conspiracy theory. The business world is not Candyland, there's really no such thing as ethics or morality by in large, the game is who can game the system the best. Net margin is similarly abused by corporations cause it's a black hole catch all, the place they vanish away all their slush funds, gross waste, stupid bets, offensively ridiculous compensation packages, luxury amenities (etc...)

You asserted Samsung earns around 12% ($150) on a $1300 phone cause you Googled net margin on an earnings report, and when confronted on how stupid that comment was, have now presented a BoM around $450, and have attempted to hand wave away the actual $850 they earn on nebulous expenses like an actually made up 100% retailer margin (LOL, which by the by, obviously doesn't apply to Samsung.com direct, the topic of this thread), marketing, and R&D on an iterative 15 year old product line. Which to be fair are very real and even significant expenses, but are certainly nowhere close to $600 per unit at the scale Samsung operates. And to go back to the exchange you were originally responding to, that gap is how they offer the fake valuations on trade ins. Clearly nobody's actually paying $650 for a used Galaxy S10, it's an incentive designed to keep people churning Samsung products in the Samsung ecosystem.
Last edited by Orta January 18, 2024 at 05:22 PM.
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Jan 19, 2024 12:28 AM
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HunterOneJan 19, 2024 12:28 AM
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Quote from a_cheap_bastard :
The Google Fi deal only applies to those who are existing customers. New customers have be stuck with 24 month bill credits. Unless you know something I don't.
You're absolutely right!
That's why I said "for many".
Jan 19, 2024 12:34 AM
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SMRTEXASJan 19, 2024 12:34 AM
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Quote from shade45 :
$472.61 before tax for S24 Ultra 512GB + buds2 Pro
with S22 Ultra trade in.

My S22 Ultra is fine and don't really need a new phone but Decisions Decisions...
What are the savings split? Can you please share..
Jan 19, 2024 12:38 AM
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SMRTEXASJan 19, 2024 12:38 AM
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Quote from shade45 :
Is Samsung pretty strict now with edu discount? It is asking me to verify with edu email (which I have) but I didn't have to verify before for all my Samsung edu discount phone orders from past years.
So you were referring the price show on the product page and it increases in checkout page after login with edu/non edu email address like others including me??
Jan 19, 2024 12:39 AM
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SMRTEXASJan 19, 2024 12:39 AM
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Quote from shade45 :
$472.61 before tax for S24 Ultra 512GB + buds2 Pro
with S22 Ultra trade in.

My S22 Ultra is fine and don't really need a new phone but Decisions Decisions...
If you really get this in your check out, You should probably buy since it is the best price I have ever seen for S24 Ultra!
Jan 19, 2024 12:44 AM
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SMRTEXASJan 19, 2024 12:44 AM
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Quote from optimustarzan :
Thanks man. Will miss the microSD card on my old phone.
Yeah, That's true. If you use more storage space and will use for more than 3 years, Spend extra $100 and get 1TB. This is the best time you can buy 1TB for less. Think about it!

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Jan 19, 2024 12:53 AM
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ParavozJan 19, 2024 12:53 AM
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Quote from shade45 :
$472.61 before tax for S24 Ultra 512GB + buds2 Pro
with S22 Ultra trade in.

My S22 Ultra is fine and don't really need a new phone but Decisions Decisions...
did the price change during checkout to like 672?
Jan 19, 2024 12:54 AM
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steppedinitJan 19, 2024 12:54 AM
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Quote from shade45 :
$472.61 before tax for S24 Ultra 512GB + buds2 Pro
with S22 Ultra trade in.

My S22 Ultra is fine and don't really need a new phone but Decisions Decisions...

I imagine once you get to the final checkout it will go up. I am getting all kinds of random prices, $400, $472, $522 and so on, but once I get to the final checkout it jumps up to $617.
Jan 19, 2024 12:54 AM
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mlandau33Jan 19, 2024 12:54 AM
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Does the Samsung site for T-Mobile have a trade-in for the Z Flip 5? I don't see that as a choice on the dropdown menu.
Jan 19, 2024 12:56 AM
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LanmannaJan 19, 2024 12:56 AM
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Quote from Zerosvn :
I think supply chain issues and inflation made it harder for good deals. That said, the S23U's release didn't have great deals either, but Samsung redeemed themselves with the mid-cycle sale last September, especially when stacked with the Tab S9U ($4 with Tab S8U trade-in). That trade opened the door to adding other things for highly discounted prices which made it even sweeter. Hoping for some of that to return this year. But if you want the S24U now, this is a semi-decent deal.
For me, it'll be hard to top the great Best Buy trade-in of 2022. I traded my S20 for an S22+ for $0 plus a $250 gift card.
Last edited by Lanmanna January 18, 2024 at 05:12 PM.
Jan 19, 2024 12:56 AM
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MauricioCjJan 19, 2024 12:56 AM
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Quote from Paravoz :
did the price change during checkout to like 672?
I got the same price but it changed at checkout with a S22 ultra trade-in
Jan 19, 2024 1:02 AM
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SMRTEXASJan 19, 2024 1:02 AM
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Buy S24 Ultra with S22 Ultra Trade in & EDU Discount:
Product Screen:
Total trade-in price
- $650.00
Samsung Education Offer Program
- $177.38
Buds2 Pro, Graphite
$149.49
$150 Instant Samsung Credit
- $150.00
Instant Savings
- $120.00
Total
$472

At Checkout:
Total - $552.49
Trade-In Discount(s)-$650.00
Bundle Discount(s)-$80.50
Promotional Discount(s)-$120.00
Education Savings-$112.45
Instant Samsung Credit(s)-$134.54
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Jan 19, 2024 1:08 AM
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ryunohadoukenJan 19, 2024 1:08 AM
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Got an S24 Ultra with S23 Ultra trade in, Galaxy FE buds and a wall charger for $522 with 62.70 cb from rack uh 10
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Jan 19, 2024 1:11 AM
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OrtaJan 19, 2024 1:11 AM
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Quote from MauricioCj :
I got the same price but it changed at checkout with a S22 ultra trade-in
It changes for everyone, with any phone. They've been doing this every year for at least 4 years now, this same website "problem". There's no way it's not an intentional bait and switch grift designed to entrap people who trust the product page pricing, and hoping to confuse everyone else off with the half dozen fake -$dollar discounts they list to obfuscate the inflated checkout price.

Quote from ryunohadouken :
Got an S24 Ultra with S23 Ultra trade in, Galaxy FE buds and a wall charger for $522 with 62.70 cb from rack uh 10
Your all in total should have been $400 + your local tax, as that's the product page list price when trading an S23U, plus you get a $100 accessories credit (meaning the FE earbuds and charger should have been free). Again, this is why their website always has this "problem" every year, without fail.
Last edited by Orta January 18, 2024 at 05:23 PM.

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