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Just a question, but do you get deals on phones from AT&T and do you wait to get deals before you add the new phones to your order lists? Just wondering if everyone else is like us.
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if i am reading your question correctly we order them as soon as they come out.
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do you wait for any deals or do you carry new phones as soon as they come out? our boss waits til ATT gives him a "great price" then we get the phones. we waited 6 months to get the V3xx cause ATT didn't want to discount it.
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We get phones as soon as they come out to serve the customer. But they often have price changes in which if the discount is large enough we will wait till the next price sheet goes into effect. Example, the Nokia 6555 is going up in price next month so we will order more at the discounted price to save the customer money, etc..
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We get phones in as soon as they are available for the most part. Our store is not in a 3g area, so we stock mostly 2g devices, and priority order anything else that we need. Prices generally fluctuate month to month.
AT&T prices are high, does anyone know of any other distributors that sell new phones? I get emails from a company called DCW (I believe)supposedly selling new AT&T phones in a box for less that what AT&T sells them for.
AT&T prices are high, does anyone know of any other distributors that sell new phones? I get emails from a company called DCW (I believe)supposedly selling new AT&T phones in a box for less that what AT&T sells them for.
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Stay away from DCW....they are the devil. And a horrible return policy.
As a former subagent of theirs, I can say that. Those b!tches still owe me January 2007 commission.
Will
As a former subagent of theirs, I can say that. Those b!tches still owe me January 2007 commission.
Will
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Well, I would safely say your boss is a dumbass. The number of customers lost because you carry obsolete phones probably heavily outweighs the $20 he saves on phones.
Indirect exclusive AT&T stores buy the phones at around an $80 buy-down for each phone. What this means is the store actually loses $80 on every piece of equipment they sell. So if the price on a v3xx is $99.99 after $50 mir, the customer pays $150 in store for a phone that cost your company $230. I don't know how well I explained that, but your boss is still a dumbass and there's no way that your company can prosper long term with penny pinching like that. Look at the Samsung Juke for Verizon right now... there's a commercial on every 10 mins, so people want that phone. Yo...
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Indirect exclusive AT&T stores buy the phones at around an $80 buy-down for each phone. What this means is the store actually loses $80 on every piece of equipment they sell. So if the price on a v3xx is $99.99 after $50 mir, the customer pays $150 in store for a phone that cost your company $230. I don't know how well I explained that, but your boss is still a dumbass and there's no way that your company can prosper long term with penny pinching like that. Look at the Samsung Juke for Verizon right now... there's a commercial on every 10 mins, so people want that phone. Yo...
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You might want to post that as a reply to original poster.
#1 - you know he will see it
#2 - you don't tell ME my boss is a dumbass
Just a FYI
#1 - you know he will see it
#2 - you don't tell ME my boss is a dumbass
Just a FYI
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Just helping you to not look like a fool. Your choice, doesn't bother me one way or another.
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Thanks for the advice. I'd hate to have people on phonescoop think I'm a fool. I will now sleep peacefully. And I'd like to apologize to the whole community for improper placement of the only knowledgable response to this thread.
No seriously though, your anal retentive OCD attitude could quite possibly make you look foolish and you seem to be concerned with your phonescoop image. Take note.
No seriously though, your anal retentive OCD attitude could quite possibly make you look foolish and you seem to be concerned with your phonescoop image. Take note.
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As an outsider looking in on your posts sir, your the one who cant take a helpful hint that tex is offering you and instead of thanking him you rant with smart comments that are not needed. That there shows me who the foolish one is, not that it matters because you previously stated, its just a forum.
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I just wanted to know if other dealers have the same problem that we do . my owner owns 50+ store and the commission structure is great, but we seem to be the last to get the new phones. not a big deal as I checked the backordered list and 80% of the new phones are still on it. it would be nice not to lose customers to the COR clowns cause we have a crappy ordering system. our area is a strong ATT area and we get a lot of referals cause we offer great customer service. i just want what's being offered on TV and not to look fly by night when we turn customers away cause we don't have the new stuff.
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Not sure if this thread is still being viewed but to answer your question maverick...i work for a distributor called We Sell Cellular Inc. We are based out of Long Island, NY and are authorized distributors of Samsung and Pantech for Cingular/AT&T product. We deal with alot of End Of Life models but do have some of the newer ones as well. If you would like some more information you can email me through this site.
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