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just saw this today while browsing around Mong Kok
Broadway has the phone for preorder for $5388 HKD (or a number close to that give or take 100; I can't remember)
FYI it's the 16gb gsm HSPA+ unlocked version
Just go in and ask one of the store reps and a $1000HKD deposit
it should be a way better deal than expansys for both UK and US members, so ask your friends if you have any time get it for you! I'd be happy to help if anyone's got interest;I'd be happy if you want a mod or someone trustworthy like dutch or charlie to hold the $ while I get it shipped to whoever wants one
just a heads up for those looking for a GNexus
droid_does said:
just saw this today while browsing around Mong Kok
Broadway has the phone for preorder for $5388 HKD (or a number close to that give or take 100; I can't remember)
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$5388 HKD is
Dollar: $692.46 US
British Pound: £444.49
isn't that much cheaper, in the UK at least.
Just a warning to the OP, guys in Broadway and Fortress are really 'tricky' they can sometimes take your pre-order deposit then when the phone is in, give it to other customers who are paying cash straight away and then keep you waiting so their cash flow is higher...
Normally deposits are 300 HKD, which I have checked with at Fortress and Wilson. I've got my preordered with Wilson.
To be honest, it's an awesome phone but 450+ GBP or 5,000 HKD+ for a mobile phone is still very painful. I could build a pretty decent PC with that money.. But anyways I sold my HTC Desire and have no phone to use at the moment, so the GN should come in stock in HK from the 14-16th.
Has anyone got any tips to help check the Galaxy Nexus for any bugs/flaws when picking my one up? Like screen deficiencies, Touch screen issues etc?
jhericurls said:
$5388 HKD is
Dollar: $692.46 US
British Pound: £444.49
isn't that much cheaper, in the UK at least.
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ahh well; I guess I didn't do my math before posting
but well at least anyone that likes in HK that's on here gets a heads up if they don't notice.
twitceh said:
Just a warning to the OP, guys in Broadway and Fortress are really 'tricky' they can sometimes take your pre-order deposit then when the phone is in, give it to other customers who are paying cash straight away and then keep you waiting so their cash flow is higher...
Normally deposits are 300 HKD, which I have checked with at Fortress and Wilson. I've got my preordered with Wilson.
To be honest, it's an awesome phone but 450+ GBP or 5,000 HKD+ for a mobile phone is still very painful. I could build a pretty decent PC with that money.. But anyways I sold my HTC Desire and have no phone to use at the moment, so the GN should come in stock in HK from the 14-16th.
Has anyone got any tips to help check the Galaxy Nexus for any bugs/flaws when picking my one up? Like screen deficiencies, Touch screen issues etc?
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They told me mid-month
hmm.....I haven't preordered from them yet since I have to get rid of my Atrix first.
Is Wilson accepting pre-orders now?
as for checking for defects; I've read that you shouyld check the physical camera module to see if its aligned up as some people have said that it wasn't on theirs and returned theirs for another.
Thanks!
I preordered the phone last Thursday, the day Wilson started preorders. A friend who works at 3 preordered his on the Wednesday and said he would get his on the 14th. I think you can try Sincere Centre or price.com.hk, because if you now order from Wilson or Fortress etc, you'll have to wait for at least second batch which nobody knows when that will be.
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I preordered the phone last Thursday, the day Wilson started preorders. A friend who works at 3 preordered his on the Wednesday and said he would get his on the 14th. I think you can try Sincere Centre or price.com.hk, because if you now order from Wilson or Fortress etc, you'll have to wait for at least second batch which nobody knows when that will be.
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Thanks mate
I'll get a mod to lock this thread as its served its purpose
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So, I'm leaving Sprint for Verizon for the Galaxy Nexus. When I woke up yesterday morning to get ready for work, I jumped online to buy it. I tried to find a low price and saw that AmazonWireless was selling it for $199.99 on a new contract. When I got home from work, I was checking the order and checked the description of the phone and it was now $149.99. I felt a little ripped off. I knew that Amazon had no obligation to give me the difference, but I figured what the hell, I'll call them anyway. The guy on the phone, said since I ordered it on the 15th and the price on the 15th is $149.99, that he'll change it for me and he did. If you ordered yours on Amazon for $199.99, I would suggest calling them to see if you can get it for the lower price. I can't guarantee that they will, but it's worth a shot. $50 is $50.
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So, I'm leaving Sprint for Verizon for the Galaxy Nexus. When I woke up yesterday morning to get ready for work, I jumped online to buy it. I tried to find a low price and saw that AmazonWireless was selling it for $199.99 on a new contract. When I got home from work, I was checking the order and checked the description of the phone and it was now $149.99. I felt a little ripped off. I knew that Amazon had no obligation to give me the difference, but I figured what the hell, I'll call them anyway. The guy on the phone, said since I ordered it on the 15th and the price on the 15th is $149.99, that he'll change it for me and he did. If you ordered yours on Amazon for $199.99, I would suggest calling them to see if you can get it for the lower price. I can't guarantee that they will, but it's worth a shot. $50 is $50.
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Housry? Holy **** what's up?... how's thing bro? Yeah I left once the rezound was released. Loving it so far man. I don't think your gonna have any regrets. Seeing quite a few familiar faces around here lol. Good to have ya pal. Nice to hear things for straightened out.
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Welcome to the club man. I too have switched from Sprint and the Epic Touch to the Galaxy Nexus on Verizon. The difference in the device and the verizon service is night and day. I'm really glad I did.
Im returning my Rezound to amazon and exchanging for the nexus, the only part that sucks is that its back ordered . Hey housry23 just curious has yours shipped yet ?
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Im returning my Rezound to amazon and exchanging for the nexus, the only part that sucks is that its back ordered . Hey housry23 just curious has yours shipped yet ?
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dont let that get to you. Amazon does that to all phones that are in high demand. Mine already shipped. They list as backordered but they ship them out as they recieve them even though the website lists them as backordered.
They are already shipping them. As the demand goes down I bet they start listing it as the phone shipping in 24 hours.
I ordered mine yesterday and it shipped today, even though it said backordered the whole time.
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dont let that get to you. Amazon does that to all phones that are in high demand. Mine already shipped. They list as backordered but they ship them out as they recieve them even though the website lists them as backordered.
They are already shipping them. As the demand goes down I bet they start listing it as the phone shipping in 24 hours.
I ordered mine yesterday and it shipped today, even though it said backordered the whole time.
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Awesome to know you pretty much just made my night, not sure if they ship during the weekend i cant remember but hopefully mine will ship tomorrow or Monday and be here by Wednesday the latest that would be awesome!
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Housry? Holy **** what's up?... how's thing bro? Yeah I left once the rezound was released. Loving it so far man. I don't think your gonna have any regrets. Seeing quite a few familiar faces around here lol. Good to have ya pal. Nice to hear things for straightened out.
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What's up bro! Glad to see some familiar names around here. At first I was a little skeptical about switching to Big Red, but once I learned that they have 4G LTE where I live, I was ready to do it as soon as the Nexus dropped.
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Im returning my Rezound to amazon and exchanging for the nexus, the only part that sucks is that its back ordered . Hey housry23 just curious has yours shipped yet ?
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Just like someone already said, Amazon always says backordered on new devices. I ordered mine on the 15th, but it hasn't shipped yet. The status did change from "not yet shipped" to "shipping soon" though. It might take a couple days for them to send it, but imo it's worth it to save the money. $300 at Big Red or $150 at Amazon? To me it's a no brainer. They also give you free 2 Day shipping, so once it is shipped, you know you'll have it in 2 days. I'm guessing they are going to ship it today or Monday, which would get it here by Tuesday or Wednesday. Getting excited! I went to the Verizon Corporate store yesterday just to play around with it and walked out with an extended battery. They have them for $25 right now, so run over and get you one. The guy there showed me his with the extended battery and there really isn't much difference in size at all. It's a 2100mah made by Samsung.
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dont let that get to you. Amazon does that to all phones that are in high demand. Mine already shipped. They list as backordered but they ship them out as they recieve them even though the website lists them as backordered.
They are already shipping them. As the demand goes down I bet they start listing it as the phone shipping in 24 hours.
I ordered mine yesterday and it shipped today, even though it said backordered the whole time.
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Same thing happened with my Rezound. Cs agent said 10 days, had it the next afternoon.
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housry23 said:
What's up bro! Glad to see some familiar names around here. At first I was a little skeptical about switching to Big Red, but once I learned that they have 4G LTE where I live, I was ready to do it as soon as the Nexus dropped.
Just like someone already said, Amazon always says backordered on new devices. I ordered mine on the 15th, but it hasn't shipped yet. The status did change from "not yet shipped" to "shipping soon" though. It might take a couple days for them to send it, but imo it's worth it to save the money. $300 at Big Red or $150 at Amazon? To me it's a no brainer. They also give you free 2 Day shipping, so once it is shipped, you know you'll have it in 2 days. I'm guessing they are going to ship it today or Monday, which would get it here by Tuesday or Wednesday. Getting excited! I went to the Verizon Corporate store yesterday just to play around with it and walked out with an extended battery. They have them for $25 right now, so run over and get you one. The guy there showed me his with the extended battery and there really isn't much difference in size at all. It's a 2100mah made by Samsung.
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Hopefully they ship today im excited, yeah i seen that they were on sale im going to head over to my store in the morning and get one.
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Hopefully they ship today im excited, yeah i seen that they were on sale im going to head over to my store in the morning and get one.
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Also, just to add, the extended battery that's on sale has NFC built in. Not a bad deal for $25.
Sounds good, they charged my account this morning and from my past orders this means its going to ship today ! I'm getting pretty excited cant wait to have it in my hands. So far for the Nexus i have Zagg on its way and am going to be heading to the store to pick up a extended battery here shortly.
added on a line with this phone on via a different cell store for 155$... not bad.
I decided I couldn't wait so I went to best buy and they price matched amazon.com (still gotta pay tax).
So I'm sitting here and waiting for the process to be done.
Also coming from sprint's nexus s and epic. I'm fed up with its slow 3g and spotty 4g.
Alright so just got home from VZW as i was walking in UPS was dropping some boxes off so i signed in and got called about 5 minutes later, asked about the battery and the guys said your lucky we just got out shipment in because we were all out. $26.93 after taxes and as i was walking out i got a email notification saying my packaged has shipped, got home logged it to get a tracking number and for whatever reason amazon wireless is sending me my sim card first and that's what has shipped. Good thing is that the phone now says shipping soon so hopefully they send out today but i doubt it so its looking like tomorrow or Monday for me.
I was browsing around the store and I asked them if they had any in stock and they said they had one, the employee went to get it and told me the price and I almost fell over, they wanted $299 for it. Then the manager approaches me and says if you buy that today I will give you 10% off.
I thought these were being sold cheaper in the stores, not that high.
Haha, that's Hilarious. I'd start laughing my ass off.
the cheap price was online only, I believe. but people were able to get it at the stores at the low price when they showed proof of online purchase.
or something like that.
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Haha, that's Hilarious. I'd start laughing my ass off.
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I tried to hold back the laughter in front of the manager, I shook my head and said thank you if I need to purchase one of these I will more than likely be doing so online.
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the cheap price was online only, I believe. but people were able to get it at the stores at the low price when they showed proof of online purchase.
or something like that.
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seems typical of retailers.
lapdock
I picked up a refurbished one from all4cellular...
http://www.all4cellular.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=laptop+dock&cat=&x=0&y=0
I'd laugh at that price too. However, still better than on the Motorola website for $499.99. Unfortunately you can't get it on the AT&T website anymore. I was fortunate to get one when they were selling them for $50. Your best bet is to go with what anothersmith did and get one from all4cellular.
mistermetoo said:
I was browsing around the store and I asked them if they had any in stock and they said they had one, the employee went to get it and told me the price and I almost fell over, they wanted $299 for it. Then the manager approaches me and says if you buy that today I will give you 10% off.
I thought these were being sold cheaper in the stores, not that high.
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I bought one in the AT&T store about 3 weeks ago. The quoted me $99, and when I asked if there was anything else he could do, the manager took 25% off, for a final price of ~75 + tax. He told me that these docks are collecting dust, and they weren't even sure if they had any to sell when I first asked.
I think if you go to another store, or hit another manager up, you should be able to get a comparable deal. Good luck!
Yeah same here. I bought my in January and it was $99, well after they ran out online. The store was even running a buy one get one half off on all the other Atrix Accessories (excluding the Lapdock unfortunately).
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I picked up a refurbished one from all4cellular...
http://www.all4cellular.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=laptop+dock&cat=&x=0&y=0
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thanks, I appreciate the input!
Dark9781 said:
I'd laugh at that price too. However, still better than on the Motorola website for $499.99. Unfortunately you can't get it on the AT&T website anymore. I was fortunate to get one when they were selling them for $50. Your best bet is to go with what anothersmith did and get one from all4cellular.
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thanks!
tobnddl said:
I bought one in the AT&T store about 3 weeks ago. The quoted me $99, and when I asked if there was anything else he could do, the manager took 25% off, for a final price of ~75 + tax. He told me that these docks are collecting dust, and they weren't even sure if they had any to sell when I first asked.
I think if you go to another store, or hit another manager up, you should be able to get a comparable deal. Good luck!
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I will have to try that, no harm in trying.
binaryhellstorm said:
Yeah same here. I bought my in January and it was $99, well after they ran out online. The store was even running a buy one get one half off on all the other Atrix Accessories (excluding the Lapdock unfortunately).
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thank you, I will be looking into this very shortly.
binaryhellstorm said:
Yeah same here. I bought my in January and it was $99, well after they ran out online. The store was even running a buy one get one half off on all the other Atrix Accessories (excluding the Lapdock unfortunately).
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I wasn't aware at&t stores could vary their prices. That's pretty good of them.
Btw, how was the quality and service of allforcelluar. Considering buying there if I can't get a better d
Not sure if anyone has seen this yet.
http://phandroid.com/2012/04/25/dea...-nexus-for-400-beats-google-play-with-no-tax/
Edit: Some quick bullet points
*From experience and from what I've heard, Expansys does help with warranty if an issue arises
*The phone already "features the YAKJU software build which means this device will receive updates direct from Google"
*Free shipping is in the USA, no tax outiside of Illinois, and they do ship internationally.
Not that it really affects me, but for in country warranty, I would pay the extra $50
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Yeah but do they still play middleman for two years should a warranty need arise? Otoh though $400 is a nice price for this phone and within many people's budget if you're a high mid or high end phone type of person.
sent with 3g courage. better recognize. 4g courage coming soon. stock up on diapers.
So... for sure this is the one with the international warranty?
No way I would buy this one over the one direct from google with a U.S.A. warranty if it is...
I ordered an MHL adapter from them back when the EVO 3D came out and it said it was in stock. Took about 6 weeks for it to arrive at my house. They said they sold out prior to my order. That's my experience with them.
Cool of them to lower their price to match the Google store. But I'd still have bought it from Google with the $30 sales tax and shipping anyway.
Hmmm... maybe this is the feeling all the Apple fanboys have when buying directly from the Apple store.
I live in Bloomington, which is where expansys-USA is located. Lucky for me I can save shipping when I order from them cause I can just pick it up. Unlucky for me cause I pay tax...
I didn't get my nexus from them two weeks ago when I ordered it because they were selling them for $569 and I got it from Amazon for $450. Darn, two weeks and would have saved 50 bones...plus I could just drop it off and pick it up if I need warranty work.
As it stands now the company I got it from said they will take care of sending off for warranty, but I have to mail to Chicago, they send to Samsung Canada, Samsung ships back to them, then them to me. Basically same process as expansys I guess but add a couple days and cost for shipping to and from Chicago. Oh well I guess. sometimes you make the right move, other times wrong. Sometimes you jump the gun and other times you miss the boat. Guess I made the right move but jumped the gun a little.
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Ravynmagi said:
Cool of them to lower their price to match the Google store. But I'd still have bought it from Google with the $30 sales tax and shipping anyway.
Hmmm... maybe this is the feeling all the Apple fanboys have when buying directly from the Apple store.
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you're correct. bought mine from dailysteals a month ago for $465 wish i would have waited so i could have bought the google phone from google. they need a nexus store.
also after helping a few people deal with international warranties for devices i wasn't really worried about buying my nexus was any retailer because samsung was helpful in all the situations (2 unlocked gs2 and 1 galaxy note).
Less than $50 is more than worth it for the direct warranty alone.
gosh, i bought my gnex at expansys for 569 1 week ago.
i have screen display issues, might as well get a refund and re-order it.
meh
ILLHYHL said:
gosh, i bought my gnex at expansys for 569 1 week ago.
i have screen display issues, might as well get a refund and re-order it.
meh
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Not sure why you payed so much. for several weeks now the phone has been sold by importers for about $450-$500...
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gosh, i bought my gnex at expansys for 569 1 week ago.
i have screen display issues, might as well get a refund and re-order it.
meh
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Not sure what their policy is, but I'd do that ASAP.
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Not sure why you payed so much. for several weeks now the phone has been sold by importers for about $450-$500...
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Not with well known/trusted warranty assistance like Expansys and Negri.
Thought I'd share. Enjoy!
https://www.bestbuy.com/site/google...-xl-cell-phones-white/6302894.p?skuId=6302894
Anyone willing to buy one and ship to the UK?
Will cover all costs
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Thought I'd share. Enjoy!
https://www.bestbuy.com/site/google...-xl-cell-phones-white/6302894.p?skuId=6302894
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Legit! Just ordered & it was free shipping.
Qwerty123 \m/ said:
Anyone willing to buy one and ship to the UK?
Will cover all costs
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After the cost of shipping, wouldn't you be paying close to the full $80 anyway?
Just ordered two. Free shipping was a plus.
when does that offer expire. Ill be in US on Sunday.
Dont think best buy Canada has any discounts
Got two, and they were available for pickup today. While everyone else was doing door busters, I walked in right at 5:00 PM open and went straight to pickup. Was out the door in minutes. i haven't plugged them in yet.
$32 plus tax if you buy through Google Express with 20% off code for first time buyers.
I ordered online right before they closed it as sold out ?
Thanks for sharing. Bought one yesterday when I noticed your post!!!
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$32 plus tax if you buy through Google Express with 20% off code for first time buyers.
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Where do you get the code for first time buyer? Ill buy a second one at that price.
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Where do you get the code for first time buyer? Ill buy a second one at that price.
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HOLIDAY18
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HOLIDAY18
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Thank you. Must be sold out, none available on google express. Glad I got one yesterday for $40 now.
Best Buy Pixel Stand deal still active!
Just to let people know, the 1/2 off Pixel Stand deal is still active (or active again) at BestBuy.com.
It was saying "sold out" a day or so ago, but now its saying "getting more soon." I just bought mine!
https://www.bestbuy.com/site/google-pixel-stand-for-google-pixel-3-and-google-pixel-3-xl-cell-phones-white/6302894.p?skuId=6302894
hpe0atd said:
Just to let people know, the 1/2 off Pixel Stand deal is still active (or active again) at BestBuy.com.
It was saying "sold out" a day or so ago, but now its saying "getting more soon." I just bought mine!
https://www.bestbuy.com/site/google-pixel-stand-for-google-pixel-3-and-google-pixel-3-xl-cell-phones-white/6302894.p?skuId=6302894
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Thanks i just ordered mine. Was tempted to get it from Verizon for $30 off.
I am really liking the convenience and charging speed of it. I had to setup both of our phones on both stands. That seemed odd, but oh well. The one thing I was not expecting was how warm the device gets even through a rubber case. I find myself having to watch how long I leave it sit on the charger and even use the wired one regularly.
Order Status
I ordered mine on November 22 and it's status is still "In Progress" for local store pickup. I hope it doesn't get cancelled. Anyone else still waiting, or received one yesterday or today?
Friday, Nov 30 update from Best Buy:
Status: Pickup Delay
We're sorry, we're working on it. If we can't get it to the store by Sun, December 30, we'll let you know and cancel the order.
Monday, Dec 3: Best Buy came through and I just picked it up.