Phones 4 U very good offers if you barter!

mwa

Just thought I'd share a success story for anyone visiting Phones 4 U soon.

I knew which phone I wanted (Blackberry Curve) and did a bit of research about what deals were available -best I could find was through Quidco/mobiles.co.uk tariff on Vodaphone for 500 mins, unlimited texts and 500mb data. They were doing this for 25 p/m & VAT for 24 month contract plus an offer of your choice - LCD TV, Wii, Kinect, 13 months half price line rental (by redemption) or 140 cash back.

In store they offered the same tariff and when I mentioned the offers I could get online they immediately offered to match the cashback of 140. I said I'd think about it and the manager asked what he could offer for me to sign up there and then, offering to up the cash back to 180 cash there and then. I pushed a bit further and got a 2 pack of skins thrown in (worth 20quid) so I signed up and walked out with 180 cash! I could have got 50quid through Quidco but its not guaranteed and you have to wait for months.

It seems the manager has a lot of discretion when it comes to deals they can offer :beer:

baldude

mwa wrote: »

Just thought I'd share a success story for anyone visiting Phones 4 U soon.

I knew which phone I wanted (Blackberry Curve) and did a bit of research about what deals were available -best I could find was through Quidco/mobiles.co.uk tariff on Vodaphone for 500 mins, unlimited texts and 500mb data. They were doing this for 25 p/m & VAT for 24 month contract plus an offer of your choice - LCD TV, Wii, Kinect, 13 months half price line rental (by redemption) or 140 cash back.

well done that looks to me a super deal.

I could have got 50quid through Quidco but its not guaranteed and you have to wait for months.

quidco were only 50-50 nowadays if you are lucky. and payment could even be years. I had one of my payments coming through after 22 months, I had long finished my 18 month contract when I received my quidco cashback sans that years admin fee.

Jagg_2

Does this vary branch to branch?

zara001

Where was this branch I'd like to have a look there :cool:

lhwjud

So during the whole term you pay:

£25 x 24 = £600 - £180 cashback = £420, or probably £400 if you factor in the free gift.

Now the phone can be purchase from carphonewarehouse for £139 (£129+£10 top up)
http://www.carphonewarehouse.com/mobiles/mobile-phones/BLACKBERRY-CURVE-8520/PPAY?portal=BUYAT&promo=hotukdeals

and for £10 a month you can get either
- Tesco mobile, 500mins/unltd text/500mb (1 month contract)
- Tmobile, 600mins/500txt/unltd internet (12 months contract)

http://www.tescomobilepaymonthly.com/sim-only-deals/
http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/sim-only-600mins-500txt-unlimited-i/828579

So the alternative option would cost you £139+£240 = £379 over the 24 months period - and you have £10 PAYG credit to play with too. Not to mention you have the flexibility to terminate the contract anytime (tesco) or right after 12m (Tmobile).

Fortyfoot

I have two relatives who are on the Tesco deal and are very happy with them. If there are no good deals from phones4u I will probably get one myself.

Fortyfoot

mwa

This was Truro branch - the SA said that Sundays were very quiet so I'd recommend going when they are quiet as the manager seemed to have the discretion to do what he wanted deal wise.

Thanks lhwjud - I did see the Tesco deal but was happy enough to do the deal there and then, being tied in for 24 months isn't ideal admittedly but ho hum!

thor

To the op, well done on getting that deal from phones4u but being pedantic, you haggled with them rather than bartered.

Exhortation

Presumably, you mean £25 including VAT. £25 a month & VAT would be a total of £30 a month.

I also think you probably meant "haggle" rather than "barter", which would imply you gave him half a sheep or a couple of dozen eggs in exchange for the phone. ;P

Actually, as we're talking about Cornwall here, perhaps you did. ;D