instore preorder process sucks

[two_cents]

I really hate that verizon told me that they were shipping my phone to me via fed ex even though I went into the store to preorder. I now have to wait for fed ex to drop it off so I am on their time until it arrives. why have a store that just makes me order it the same way I can do it myself. I would much rather have the phone in my hands at 8am when they open on wednesday morning not 2pm when the fed ex driver gets done eating lunch.

other things that irritated me about the preorder experience.
1. they dont accept Cash
2. they tried to make me sign the ipad for my receipt... I made them print me one and give me a pen (just to be a prick more than anything)
3. $30 upgrade fee? wtf is that... once I get the phone I'm going to call and get that removed since its a bogus charge for a 13year VZW customer... you dont even need to call and activate anymore all I need to do is swap my sim from my nexus and put it in the DNA so I'll ask them what the $30 covers cause its not VZW store employees who are accepting my order and helping me "activate" or set up my phone which they shipped to my house.

did anyone else preorder instore? or did everyone else order online?

 

[geoff5093]

I'm not sure why you would pre-order today as you won't get it for 2 days, if you wanted to pick it up at 8AM in store why didn't you just wait until tomorrow and go in and get it? I never heard of anyone pre-ordering in store.

Also, Verizon has been charging the $30 upgrade fee for a while now, but only if you buy it subsidized.

 

[two_cents]

I preordered last week on Wednesday... I always do it in store cause I always upgrade a different line than my data line... Call me old fashioned but every once in a while I like to interact with other people and not a computer.

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[drumz0rz]

sucks. That's why I didn't bother to pre-order. I'm just going to go when they open at 8 tomorrow.

 

[Aneeb]

I pre-ordered it last wednesday as well. Still no update. :/

 

[two_cents]

My tracking just updated... I might get it today if it comes before work... No one knows about this phone other than people who follow android so I doubt you will have a problem walking in and getting it.

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[Shadowstare]

My tracking just updated... I might get it today if it comes before work... No one knows about this phone other than people who follow android so I doubt you will have a problem walking in and getting it.

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2

Best news I've seen all day.

 

[anthfett]

You don't have to go by FedEx time. Have them hold it at the station so you can go pick it up when they open.

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[geoff5093]

I preordered last week on Wednesday... I always do it in store cause I always upgrade a different line than my data line... Call me old fashioned but every once in a while I like to interact with other people and not a computer.

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I'm the same way, I always go to the store to order new phones and accessories.

My question though was why you drove to the store to pre-order it when you could have just driven there tomorrow morning instead and know that you can just pick it up then and there.