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Phones 4 U and Carphone Warehouse In-Store trade-in?

MamaMoo_2
MamaMoo_2 Posts: 2,644 Forumite
edited 1 December 2011 at 8:11PM in Mobiles
Has anyone ever traded in a phone in-store with CPW or P4U? Is this even possible? I know they both do it online, but I'm not sure about in-store.
Alternatively, if anyone can recommend any other stores who trade-in mobile phones, that'd be great too. I just have no desire to do it online (I really don't want to be posting my phone off)
Thanks :)

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  • mrochester
    mrochester Posts: 1,520 Forumite
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    You can trade-in at CPW for money off a new purchase (or a purchase you made in the last 14 days) but you can't trade in for cash as the website advertises.
  • MamaMoo_2
    MamaMoo_2 Posts: 2,644 Forumite
    mrochester wrote: »
    You can trade-in at CPW for money off a new purchase (or a purchase you made in the last 14 days) but you can't trade in for cash as the website advertises.

    Well that's a bit crap! Why advertise a service that doesn't exist? :( silly CPW
  • mrochester
    mrochester Posts: 1,520 Forumite
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    MamaMoo wrote: »
    Well that's a bit crap! Why advertise a service that doesn't exist? :( silly CPW

    Well certainly the two CPWs I tried said it was no longer possible.
  • MamaMoo_2
    MamaMoo_2 Posts: 2,644 Forumite
    mrochester wrote: »
    Well certainly the two CPWs I tried said it was no longer possible.

    I'll call my local store before I waste my time then :) thanks for the heads up!
  • missfit44
    missfit44 Posts: 19 Forumite
    I traded my nokia phone in to my local carphone wharehouse about a fortnight ago. They used my bank card and the money was transfered in within 3 days no problem at all
  • MissKeith
    MissKeith Posts: 751 Forumite
    They can put it onto your bank card but they can't give cash. I suppose that because of people wanting £100 cash out of the till first thing in the morning. Most stores won't have that in their floats haha.
    Have I helped? Feel free to click the 'Thanks' button. I like to feel useful (and smug). ;)
  • mrochester
    mrochester Posts: 1,520 Forumite
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    MissKeith wrote: »
    They can put it onto your bank card but they can't give cash. I suppose that because of people wanting £100 cash out of the till first thing in the morning. Most stores won't have that in their floats haha.

    I wonder why the two shops I went to said it was no longer possible to trade in in that way?
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