Carphone warehouse- better deal in shop or online?

kellyp
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Looking to get my husband a Samsung S3 mini on T Mobile. Are we likely to get a better deal going into a store or will they only offer as good as a deal that is on the website.
Sticking with car phone warehouse and not other online shops due yo ease if being able to go into a shop to sort out any problems.

Thanks

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  • JJ_Egan
    JJ_Egan Posts: 20,281 Forumite
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    Most stores have special web offers from time to time .
    But you cannot negotiate with a web page.
    http://www.carphonewarehouse.com/special-offers/web-exclusive
  • MataNui
    MataNui Posts: 1,075 Forumite
    I would have both options in mind. As a 'general' rule, prices are cheaper online. Also there will be 'web only' offers which can give excellent deals on a specific handset/price plan option which you probably wont find cheaper anywhere. BUT.. as JJ Egan already stated you can often negotiate a pretty good deal in store. Especially if you already know what you want and the other price options.
  • balletshoes
    balletshoes Posts: 16,610 Forumite
    MataNui wrote: »
    I would have both options in mind. As a 'general' rule, prices are cheaper online. Also there will be 'web only' offers which can give excellent deals on a specific handset/price plan option which you probably wont find cheaper anywhere. BUT.. as JJ Egan already stated you can often negotiate a pretty good deal in store. Especially if you already know what you want and the other price options.

    yes, i've done that with carphone warehouse before - gone online, checked the deal i want, and then gone into the store to see if they have the same deal - a lot of the time they do when they check their system, even if its not advertised in the store.

    Worth a shot I'd say - but I wouldn't expect the store to beat their online offers :).
  • grumbler
    grumbler Posts: 58,629 Forumite
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    Quidco/TCB?
  • kingrulzuk
    kingrulzuk Posts: 1,330 Forumite
    kellyp wrote: »
    Looking to get my husband a Samsung S3 mini on T Mobile. Are we likely to get a better deal going into a store or will they only offer as good as a deal that is on the website.
    Sticking with car phone warehouse and not other online shops due yo ease if being able to go into a shop to sort out any problems.

    Thanks[/QUOTE

    If i was you i would check for Moto G then S3 Mini.
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