I think you're going to have a better shot by arriving early to a Sprint store near you than going to a Best Buy. That's what I plan to do. Well, I mean to a Sprint store near ME, not near you. That'd be weird.
On Tue, Jun 2, 2009 at 10:03 PM, Levi Wallach <[email protected]> wrote: > Hey Toni, > > I'm in the DC Area as well - used to live in Adams Morgan but now in Vienna, > VA. Anyway, I've heard rumors that Best Buy will not have much of any > inventory. Also from what I recall it's pretty hard to get someone on the > phone at one of their stores that actually has information you need. My > suggestion would just be to start calling stores in the area (start with the > closest/most convient ones, then go further out) on Friday, the day BEFORE > the roll out. They might be able to tell you that they have them or even how > many they have and whether they'll be staying open till midnight in order to > sell them, etc. I was able to get a Treo 800w a couple days before it was > supposed to be officially "out" because some stores just had it a little > early and were selling it. Not that any stores will sell the Pre early > because I'm sure there's much more security around that phone than any other > Sprint has carried! Still, I would call around and ask, but just realize > that some information may be faulty. Some stores I called said they wouldn't > be getting the 800w for a couple of weeks. That MIGHT have been true, but I > kind of doubt it, since it was a pretty big roll-out. > > Levi > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of >> marechaux1757 >> Sent: Tuesday, June 02, 2009 11:35 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: [Treo] Okay, so I want one. Now what? >> >> I'm in DC, and am evaluating options. >> >> I've bought my last three Treo's from the Palm site and had them >> delivered in a few days. Is this still an option with the Pre? (And >> can I really wait DAYS?!?!?!!) >> >> I could wait in line at a physical store -- any recommendations? The >> Sprint store on 18th? Pentagon Row? Best Buy? >> >> (And is it even worth it to go early? See option 1 above.) >> >> Thanks for any thoughts. >> >> >> Toni in Dupont Circle >> >> >> >> ------------------------------------ >> >> Yahoo! Groups Links >> >> >> > > > ------------------------------------ > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > -- CRA1G on Twitter
