Palm Pre accessories show up in Best Buy’s inventory system
While there is a rumor that there is a lot more to Palm’s Touchstone line than just an inductive charger, a few accessories for Palm’s upcoming Pre have surfaced in Best Buy’s inventory system. While the picture does not show the actual pricing, the source claims that the Touchstone charging dock is listed at $69.99 (which jibes with previous rumors). He also states that there are currently five cases in the system, including one aptly labeled “Palm Pre case” and three made of acrylic and one of leather. Of particular interest is the fact that the picture shows an in stock date of May 10th which means either: 1) Best Buy knows something that Palm doesn’t, 2) Best Buy is getting some accessories nearly a month early, or 3) we’ve all been had. Then again, perhaps we’re all just a little too cynical because of giant shroud of secrecy that has been thrust upon the Pre. Either way, we want it and we want it now.
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Waiting for the pain to be soothed… can’t be too long now?
seems like best buy store are moving on up with upcoming phones. SO Best buy will get ti before Sprint does? thats sad
seems like best buy store are moving on up with upcoming phones. SO Best buy will get it before Sprint does? thats sad
It actually doesn’t mean anything imho
Too many people with nothing else to do
I can confirm this. I had a store meeting today for our Best Buy Mobile department and saw this story so I looked it up in our system.
The dock is 69.99 and there were 5 other cases listed. One was a 34.99 leather case and I just glanced at the rest and I believe they all say acrylic and were priced in the 24.99 range.
Best Buy won’t get it before Sprint does. That has only happened once, and it was around 5 years ago with the ESPN phone.(major flop) Best Buy will be the “dealer” who has it first but it is almost for certain that corp stores and tele-sales will have it.
Having worked at BBY I can tell you the in stock date doesn’t mean squat. I could still not show up till a month after that.
How about on 5/10 you go back and look the SKU up and see if it is in transit.
Then i’ll be impressed.
Oh Woe Oh woe when shall the “Pre” come forth?
It is 5/10 and I looked this morning and none of the 6 items listed were in transit, and of course 0 On Hand/0 District.
Don Louie Extremely Lite, is picking up where backbeat left off targeting Mr. Bettiol
Don’t get sucked in by buddy because if’s trying to make post by me flame-bait. Does the charging dock come with a car adapter or do you have to spend another $70 for that?
Apple likes you to buy only Apple Products which is evident with their new shuffle. I wouldn’t be suprised to see the new iphone gets the apple only base.
Actually Best Buy got the HTC Touch Pro like 2 weeks before the Sprint stores. I remember my manager called his sprint rep to get the phone and he told him they didn’t have it and BB did.
So he had to go down to BB and buy it there cause he didn’t want to wait.
Thats funny…I had my HTC PRO for several weeks, maybe a month or more before my BB got theirs. I would say that your sprint rep was not well connected. However; you are correct that BB was the first national retailer to get it.
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Best Buy won’t get it before Sprint does. That has only happened once, and it was around 5 years ago with the ESPN phone.”
Best buy has gotten and sold at least a dozen of models Sprint phones before Sprint stores. They either have the same day as Sprint or earlier, not later.
Talked to a sprint rep they just said its been pushed back to q3. Wtf!!!!!!
Liar!