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winson604 11-16-2011 10:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Simplex123 (Post 7691192)
So you're paying full price online first?
Please let us know how that goes

The one I buy in store will be full price first. The one I do online we will see, I ordered it today at $499 but when I go pick it up on Friday they should sell it to me at $199 because that's the new price. Surely they can't say sorry you gotta pay $499 I would imagine. I'll let you guys know how it goes.

6insomnia9 11-16-2011 10:40 AM

Futureshop will also be selling playbooks at the same price as walmart soon.
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winson604 11-16-2011 11:06 AM

Just came back from BB and spoke with the manager. They said yes they will honor the Price Protection and also honor the ISPU at the new price. Picked up 2 and also have 1 more to pick up on my ISPU. Sweet!

hypediss 11-16-2011 12:05 PM

Futureshop at Robson and Granville has about 10+ of 16Gb in stock so for those wanting to get one they can go there. This was at 12:30pm today.
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Jsunu 11-16-2011 12:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Simplex123 (Post 7691192)
So you're paying full price online first?
Please let us know how that goes

If I recall you won't get charged for pickup till you physically pick up the item in store. At least that's what it was like before.

winson604 11-16-2011 12:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Jsunu (Post 7691311)
If I recall you won't get charged for pickup till you physically pick up the item in store. At least that's what it was like before.

Correct, which is exactly why the manager said it would be fine. Doesn't matter what price it was when you ordered it because you pay when you pick it up and if it happens to scan for a lower price then that's what you pay.

6insomnia9 11-16-2011 12:23 PM

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Earlier we saw that Walmart Canada had started to slash the BlackBerry PlayBook price by as low as $198 for the 16GB variant. Future Shop is now slashing their pricing for the PlayBook for a 16GB at $199, 32GB hits $299.99 and the 64GB falls to $399.99. The sale supposedly begins this Friday and is available in store or online.
http://n4bb.com/future-shop-drops-bl...book-price-199

Jsunu 11-16-2011 12:24 PM

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Originally Posted by winson604 (Post 7691314)
Correct, which is exactly why the manager said it would be fine. Doesn't matter what price it was when you ordered it because you pay when you pick it up and if it happens to scan for a lower price then that's what you pay.

That's what I am doing, would be strange if they were to try to charge you for the higher price.

winson604 11-16-2011 12:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Jsunu (Post 7691324)
That's what I am doing, would be strange if they were to try to charge you for the higher price.

Yea, considering you pay at the time of pick up I don't see how they could fudge their way out of not giving it to you for $199. Price Protection and price matching stuff they could make up some BS but can't see it for this. If all doesn't work out though I'm not losing any sleep over it.

Skyline350gt 11-16-2011 12:48 PM

Getting mine today than going back for price protection as well lol.

k3lv 11-16-2011 12:57 PM

So if I get this right, you can order online now for store pickup @ Bestbuy, and then pick it up when the sale starts so we get it for the sale pricing?

TIA. I gotta get on this hustle game lol

Skyline350gt 11-16-2011 01:07 PM

Yes you can do that, or you can get it now fuck the hassle of running to different stores trying to grab a 16gb. Get one now and go back to your nearest (place of purchase) and get a price adjustment :)

wasabisashimi 11-16-2011 03:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Simplex123 (Post 7629947)
^ hahahahaha
PlayBook = BBM = Friends
iPad = Games = No Life

hahaha, what about touchpad users? any description for them??

wasabisashimi 11-16-2011 03:52 PM

how is screen pixel /or color compare to touchpad? besides size. Also processing power wise, does playbook come out on top too?

murd0c 11-16-2011 04:09 PM

fuck this sucks sitting on a brand new up opened playbook and im unable to play with it until Friday afternoon:okay:

DavidNguyen 11-16-2011 04:25 PM

Muhaha. I just bought one. Paid full and gonna get the price match


Everytime I get a new BB. I always have a hard time logging into
My blackberry ID. So frustrating.

I've been tring to log in for 20mins. Keeps saying the name
Is incorrect!!!!.
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unit 11-16-2011 04:26 PM

is this thing any good? 200 is the price of a kindle fire, and you can root that and load custom roms.

bcrdukes 11-16-2011 04:32 PM

If you only want to do basic browsing, view a PDF, Word document, Excel spreadsheet and to check some web based e-mail, watch a movie or TV show, this is fine. But if you want to start doing stuff like customization etc. this would be the worst candidate.

Tapioca 11-16-2011 05:02 PM

Basically, the philosophy around Blackberry Phones (i.e. productivity, little in the way of customization, security, minimalist aesthetics, etc.) is carried over to the Playbook.

If you want customization, stick to Android. If you want a device that just "works", it's either iPad or Playbook.

skholla 11-16-2011 05:29 PM

Going to pick one up for myself and a friend. Ordered one online at Futureshop and the other at Best Buy. Both for in store pickup.

FS has already confirmed the sale. I wonder if BB will drop the price too. If they don't then that means price match and save a few more dollars.
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Simplex123 11-16-2011 05:44 PM

^I'm sure Best Buy has the deal as well cuz winson604 went to BestBuy for both his PlayBooks.

winson604 11-16-2011 06:20 PM

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Originally Posted by skholla (Post 7691670)
Going to pick one up for myself and a friend. Ordered one online at Futureshop and the other at Best Buy. Both for in store pickup.

FS has already confirmed the sale. I wonder if BB will drop the price too. If they don't then that means price match and save a few more dollars.
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According to RFD the deal is confirmed for WM, Staples, FS, and BB so I'm not too worried about it.

Simplex123 11-16-2011 06:25 PM

This is great news for BlackBerry. So many more people are gonna be on the PlayBook now that the price is set on par with the Kindle Fire. I have a lot of friends and family members now getting on this because of the price. It really is the best bang for the buck. You can get 2 and a half 16GB PlayBooks for the price of one 16GB iPad :fullofwin:

JayEch 11-16-2011 06:43 PM

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Originally Posted by unit (Post 7691611)
is this thing any good? 200 is the price of a kindle fire, and you can root that and load custom roms.

speaking of the kindle fire, anyone planning on importing it?

Skyline350gt 11-16-2011 07:50 PM

Just got mine at the source. for 499, getting a price adjustment on friday :)
this thing rocks!! So fun and lying in bed using bbm while surfing on the same device is dope!


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