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Samsung E700 - £79.99- Did anyone get one???

kaaloo
kaaloo Posts: 346 Forumite
On Jan 19 this year, someone posted some great Orange offers on Pay as you go - the Samsung E700 was £79 and the Nokia 6100 was £39.

I ordered one of each right away and a few hours later, they were taken off the website.

I had waited patiently for the phones to arrive but a month on, nothing had been received.

I emailed Orange and they sent me the following reply

"I am sorry you have not been contacted about your order, your application for a PAYG handset has been declined.

As with all Mail Order purchases there are risks to all parties concerning delivery and payment of any requested goods.

The details of your order placed via Telesales or via the web are referred and checked prior to the order being authorised and despatched for the security of both Orange and our customers.

These checks include the personal information, credit card information and delivery information provided.

As a result we have felt that we are unable to ensure that the equipment will be delivered in a manner which is not only timely and convenient but also secure for both us and the customer. This also concerns the receipt of payment.

If you still wish to join Orange we would advise you to purchase your equipment via an Orange Retail store."

I have purchased many phones in this manner before and feel that there is more to it than meets the eye - I recently cancelled my Orange contract of 10 years due to poor service and wonder if they are getting me back!
Bismillah

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  • Pink.
    Pink. Posts: 17,640 Forumite
    10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Hi kaaloo,

    I ordered one of these phones (E700). Five days later I recieved an e-mail from orange cancelling my order. I was so disappointed!

    I did wonder if anyone else had managed to get one.

    Pink
  • pre-reg
    pre-reg Posts: 576 Forumite
    Hi,

    I had EXACTLY the same email. My wife also placed a order and she had the same email.

    It seems they either run out of stock or didn1t want to send one.

    I telephoned/emailed many times about this without any luck. It seems to be a cover up.

    Interstingly at the same time as ordering the e700 i ordered a philips for £50, that arrived 1 day later!!!

    Dont you just HATE orange.
  • ordered 2 of the nokia 6610's .... they arrived within 72 hours ... sold them the same evening on ebay for £67 each !!
  • kaaloo
    kaaloo Posts: 346 Forumite
    Yes, I do hate them - its personal between me and Orange!

    I ordered minutes after the phone was advertised so I should have had a pretty good chance of getting one.

    I wonder if they ever were in stock for that price?
    Bismillah
  • kaaloo
    kaaloo Posts: 346 Forumite
    Just for info I think Reestit Mutton was the original poster - did you manage to get one??
    Bismillah
  • they did some thing like this be4 didnt thay? seemed like they only had 5-10 phones, in my eyes its just to get a quick rush of people to there web site and buy some other phone deal
  • kaaloo wrote:
    Just for info I think Reestit Mutton was the original poster - did you manage to get one??

    As it happens, I only got the 6100 - I also received the same OOS email for the E700. However...to their credit, I haven't seen the handset back up on their site yet so it could very well have been a genuine OOS situation.

    Shame that...'twas a darned good price.

    RM
    For anyone wishing to contact me privately to ask me a question, can I ask that you email me directly as my PM box is often full.
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