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Best Phone For 11 Year Old

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  • skintlarkin
    skintlarkin Posts: 14 Forumite
    Motorola L6 in pink is available in some Phones 4U stores at £29.95 plus £10 top up (if paying by card) or £20 (if paying cash)
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  • SallyUK
    SallyUK Posts: 2,348 Forumite
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    Hi Wayne

    Thanks for that - what I might do is get her to use the Motorola L6 at school and get her a better one for outwith school hours - at least that way she's less chance of losing it - maybe!

    That's a good price for the Pink Samsung E900.

    Thanks to you too, for your reply, Skintlarkin.

    Sal
    x
  • thesaint
    thesaint Posts: 4,324 Forumite
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    I believe that the E900 is now selling at £79.99 now?

    Comparing it to the highest price available (Argos) is not money saving, it is cheaper nearly everywhere else.
    Well life is harsh, hug me don't reject me.
  • Wayne3765
    Wayne3765 Posts: 633 Forumite
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    thesaint wrote: »
    I believe that the E900 is now selling at £79.99 now?

    No, its £99.99 in pink ( OP said her daughter loved pink )

    thesaint wrote: »
    Comparing it to the highest price available (Argos) is not money saving, it is cheaper nearly everywhere else.

    Maybe not but getting a £150 phone ( Closer to the true retail price of the phone when it came out ) for less than £60 is money saving.
    Before I bought it I tried Phones4u and Carphone Warehouse who both wanted at least £100 for that model , even tried CW on their 110 % price promise but they didn't want to know because of the difference in price.
  • thesaint
    thesaint Posts: 4,324 Forumite
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    Wayne3765 wrote: »
    No, its £99.99 in pink ( OP said her daughter loved pink )




    Maybe not but getting a £150 phone ( Closer to the true retail price of the phone when it came out ) for less than £60 is money saving.
    Before I bought it I tried Phones4u and Carphone Warehouse who both wanted at least £100 for that model , even tried CW on their 110 % price promise but they didn't want to know because of the difference in price.

    Sorry, I didn't mean to upset you. I did put a question mark when I said that the E900 was £20 more than you got it for now, evidently it is £40 more.

    Comparing a year old phone's price to today's price just has no value.
    The retail price is whatever retailers are selling it at.

    The E900 may have been £150 when released over a year ago, but you can get one easily and much cheaper everywhere.

    This includes Argos whom charge £99.99
    Well life is harsh, hug me don't reject me.
  • z4kir
    z4kir Posts: 455 Forumite
    SLC: £13000+

    Quidco
    : £
    131.24 (paid) + £0 (validated) = £131.24
    Valued Opinions
    : £75 (paid) + £52.30 (received) + £4.50 (pending) = £131.80
    StudentPanel: £25
  • SallyUK
    SallyUK Posts: 2,348 Forumite
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    Thanks Z4kir!

    I've never heard of that kind of phone before - have you! Looks ok though.

    I've also been looking at the Samsung E530 - that looks like a nice phone too - but can't find a decent price for it yet! lol

    Sal
    x
  • z4kir
    z4kir Posts: 455 Forumite
    you might also want to check out littlewoods direct.. some codes are kicking around to get 20% off and a further £23.50 off ontop, some bargains to be had
    SLC: £13000+

    Quidco
    : £
    131.24 (paid) + £0 (validated) = £131.24
    Valued Opinions
    : £75 (paid) + £52.30 (received) + £4.50 (pending) = £131.80
    StudentPanel: £25
  • SallyUK
    SallyUK Posts: 2,348 Forumite
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    Thanks z4kir

    What are these codes you mention??

    Sal
    x
  • thesaint
    thesaint Posts: 4,324 Forumite
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    Sal,

    The use of codes and cashback through referral sites (quidco) can bag you a bargain, but, they often fail to honour the codes, and the cashback sometimes does not track. It is very complicated.

    I ordered a pink E900 for £41 last week, I still haven't received it.

    Have a look at hotdeals.co.uk
    Well life is harsh, hug me don't reject me.
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