Sorry to gloat, and really it was not even for me...
It seems I'm living vicariously through my gf right now. She was due for an upgrade on her family plan and I conveniently talked her into this phone (she is coming form an incredible with awful batter life). she was working this morning and I was free so I had a chance to run over to the Verizon store with her mom to pick a Maxx up for her. We had stopped in a few days earlier to inquire and then called tuesday to hold one- which I am sure had nothing to do with what happened at check-out...So they bring the phone out, and I picked out a silicone case, grabbed the car dock, and some clear screen protectors--because it was buy 3 get 20% off.
What came next was totally unexpected. the sales rep helping us said that there were verizon company reps at the store today and they were going to come over and speak with us. they never did but when the lady checked us out the TOTAL came to $281.xx!!
Now Im no dummy, but we had about $380 worth of equipment on the check-out counter, so in lieu of a possible mistake I just kept my mouth shut for a few seconds...After the transaction was complete I softly made a comment about the price and the lady said it was because we were the first customers to purchase the maxx, then chuckled and said that wasn't really the reason. The verizon rep then came over and offered us some free swag (water bottle, mouse pad, and lunch cooler). They never told us why we got such a good price- the same price as was being advertised on some 3rd party sites I believe. anyhow, it was a nice surprise and the phone so far is AWESOME.
I will post an update on batter life and camera performance as these seem to be the two most asked questions about the phone!
It seems I'm living vicariously through my gf right now. She was due for an upgrade on her family plan and I conveniently talked her into this phone (she is coming form an incredible with awful batter life). she was working this morning and I was free so I had a chance to run over to the Verizon store with her mom to pick a Maxx up for her. We had stopped in a few days earlier to inquire and then called tuesday to hold one- which I am sure had nothing to do with what happened at check-out...So they bring the phone out, and I picked out a silicone case, grabbed the car dock, and some clear screen protectors--because it was buy 3 get 20% off.
What came next was totally unexpected. the sales rep helping us said that there were verizon company reps at the store today and they were going to come over and speak with us. they never did but when the lady checked us out the TOTAL came to $281.xx!!
Now Im no dummy, but we had about $380 worth of equipment on the check-out counter, so in lieu of a possible mistake I just kept my mouth shut for a few seconds...After the transaction was complete I softly made a comment about the price and the lady said it was because we were the first customers to purchase the maxx, then chuckled and said that wasn't really the reason. The verizon rep then came over and offered us some free swag (water bottle, mouse pad, and lunch cooler). They never told us why we got such a good price- the same price as was being advertised on some 3rd party sites I believe. anyhow, it was a nice surprise and the phone so far is AWESOME.
I will post an update on batter life and camera performance as these seem to be the two most asked questions about the phone!
