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John Lewis price match & current S8/S8+ Samsung Recycling old phone offer £439 max for S8

£439 John Lewis24 Sep 17

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scmk3000

24 Sep 17

Potentially work on both 8/8+ and the two colours they stock. Price on title based on S8 vs iPhone 5s

added: I used box.co.uk as they have a shop in Sutton Coldfield in Brum. Also the price match was to pay the fulll price and email the PM team to refund within 5 working days

Yesterday I went to look for a good outright sim free S8 deal and whilst looking at their own site’s offering (iPhone/Samsung old trade trade in with £100 extra credit - or the old phone takes £15x off for a new S8/S8+ on interest free cost spreading basis)

..anyway as didn’t want to have another unnecessary credit line I had a look at their rebate option (same principle but you basically send in a working phone on their list after your purchase
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from JL’s link to Samsung Recycling site
Trade in device value*

Galaxy S4 - I9505 (£32.00)
Galaxy S5 - G900F (£62.00)
Galaxy S6 - G920F (£115.00)
Galaxy S6 Edge - G925F (£145.00)
Galaxy S6 Edge Plus - G928F (£165.00)
Galaxy S7 - G930F (£200.00)
Galaxy S7 Edge - G935F (£216.00)

iPhone 5 (£30.00)
iPhone 5s (£65.00)
iPhone 6 (£150.00)
iPhone 6 Plus (£172.00)
iPhone 6S (£205.00)
iPhone 6s Plus (£243.00)
iPhone 7 (£330.00)
iPhone 7 Plus (£411.00)

Plus an additional £100 bonus

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So if you buy a new S8/S8 plus from JL, Argos, Very (or their more pricy Littlewoods) you can retrospectively sell your old phone after 28 days to get the said value of the phone - which is a bit better than say Apple’s own valuation on their old iPhones.

Now then I thought surely JL’s full price must be able to be matched somehow - and cheekily I found a company in Birmingham that has a store and selling the S8 for £574 or something. That in itself is about £130 of “saving” vs Samsung’s price tag. So if you have an iPhone 5 or above that at least take another £130 off, making the S8 £409 with my actually good condition iPhone 5S trade in.

Obviously higher trade in value if you want to give them your iPhone 7 Plus but you might as well sell it on eBay or something

One can argue you can get the 950/955 S8 at eGlobalCentral around £460 and probably a bit more choices with bigger memory possible. although I sincerely believe it’s a proper business in HK, the thought of getting slammed on whatever the potential import duty and handling fee is not ideal, for me. And neither the bigger built in memory nor dual sim models serve much purpose to me either.

I did prefer the Coral blue which none of the 4 said retailers stock though :-(

Oh well hope this is useful for some wanting the S8/+.

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for those find the above beating round the bush a bit - it’s simple:

1) make sure you have one of the old phones on the Samsung trade in list as stated in one of the posts
2) fill in a JL price match form - I used box.co.uk as my comp website/shop as they have one
3) If its a success then likely you need to buy the phone at whatever the price on JL website and email with your ‘case number’ so that they can refund the difference to you in 5 working days
4) after 28days go the Samsung Recycling site to claim the £100+what’s the price they state to pay for your phone

All comments (149)

gunther

24 Sep 17 #1

Don't understand what you are trying to say? How much?What trade in? Details.......

scmk3000 to gunther

24 Sep 17 #4

Really depends on what model of the two (s8/s8+) and what old phone you have so my example was for the S8 which is listed at £689 or something and fill in a claim form for price match to £574.

that doesn’t take away the Samsung trade in bonus promotion (£100+value of old phone on the list - must be working however) which you can claim 28 days after the purchase on their Samsung Recycling website with proof of purchase and IMEI of both new and old phone

jh787 to scmk3000

24 Sep 17 #5

what is the name of the shop you price matched with?

scmk3000 to jh787

24 Sep 17 #7

Box.co.uk they have a proper store you can go and buy thing - though mostly PC stuff

paza12 to gunther

24 Sep 17 #15

VerVe
Very demanding for someone who has only posted one deal in 6 years....heat added.

scmk3000

24 Sep 17 #2

Just a coincidence, eGC just sent out an email for extra 5% discount. With code GIVEME5..if that’s what you prefer to buy from!

tmilner2

24 Sep 17 #3

I bought mine (s8) from very what I can work out is that Samsung are doing a promotion where you can recycle your old phone after owning the new one a month (28 days)- you then fill in all details on there site and post off getting £100 back but from what I read it sounded like I got £65 for my phone (s5) Plus £100? Maybe read it wrong but the £100 back will come in handy paying new phone off.

scmk3000 to tmilner2

24 Sep 17 #6

thats the sell now buy later with £100 Samsung.com credit. I was tempted to get the 10% off as new customer with credit account but just want a phone outright and the price match make the post more worth while I believe

jh787 to scmk3000

24 Sep 17 #9

Do Very price match?

Would it be possible to pricematch with whatever store you used for John Lewis and then get the 10% off for new customer and the claim rebate from Samsung?

scmk3000 to jh787

24 Sep 17 #11

Not that I’m aware of but if you have a new credit account you get 10% off phone. JL never offer discount code....so unfortunately no :-(

scmk3000 to tmilner2

24 Sep 17 #8

Sorry that IS the promotion! And you got 10% discount with their new customer offer? Was tempted by that as said

jh787

24 Sep 17 #10

Emailed the price match form.
Mrs has a S7 which would sell for £270-£300 optimistically thinking.

Samsung would give me £300 without the hassle of selling.

Lets see what JL say.
Have they agreed to your price match op?

scmk3000 to jh787

24 Sep 17 #12

IF you want the S8 (black), I have a case number open for the refund - if you fail to get it matched somehow, by all mean DM me. Just that my other half didn’t fancy a new phone...what a waste of my time...

oh you do have to buy at full price on JL website first and they refund with 5 working days.

CallumWSU

24 Sep 17 #13

I think it'd be helpful to update the original post to confirm you'll need to request John Lewis match box.co.uk

S8 64gb - Black - £574
S8 64gb - Grey - £576
S8 Plus 64gb - Black - £675
S8 Plus 64gb - Grey - £684.99

JL Price Match Form johnlewis.com/nev…old

JL Product Codes:
S8 Black - 83301805
S8 Grey - 83301806
S8+ Black - 83301807 (currently OOS)
S8+ Grey - 83301808

Funk_punk

24 Sep 17 #14

Thanks OP, have sent a price match request.

DBoniface

24 Sep 17 #16

Anyone know what the s8 trades in for I want the s8 plus

scmk3000 to DBoniface

24 Sep 17 #17

Hmmm I definitely wouldn’t trade in that and don’t think it’s an option either. You might as well sell it on eBay if condition is good?? I think the size is marginal and initially I was exclusively looking for the plus only but realise 5.8” vs 6.2” is tiny...

again in I think the plus version internationally (diff model in diff market)have more hardware difference. Ie dual sim, memory and processor but the former two are a tad pointless as only potentially business phones user would find dual sim useful.
Not in my industry as work phone is customised to record everything and memory...well a 128gb micro sd cost not a lot nowadays and removable and if I remember right you can only either the have second sim or sad card in S8+). Processors, there are two type (snapdragon and the other...not an expert) but arguable marginal in terms to performance. Just my 2p

samspud

24 Sep 17 #18

I must be thick. I haven't a clue about what I just read

scmk3000 to samspud

24 Sep 17 #19

Apologies for my rather dodgy English

samspud to scmk3000

24 Sep 17 #21

No problem :thumbsup:

scmk3000 to samspud

24 Sep 17 #24

Difficult to write an essay with much variations on the ultimate price you need to pay depending on what you want to buy and what you have to trade in - on a mobile is a task for me!
added some simple step to step’s on original post for you

matthews9479 to scmk3000

24 Sep 17 #23

Nothing to do with your English, it's just too much effort to read it all and be bothered with it all.

samspud to scmk3000

24 Sep 17 #25

It's not your English mate. It just seems long winded.

But tbf I've figured it out -

1. I buy price matched S8 from JL £574
2. I claim for and send my iPhone 6 to Samsung and get £250 cashback

Making an S8 £324. Super hot deal

scmk3000 to samspud

24 Sep 17 #26

Correct but you do need to part the asking price first on their website and need the reference they give you to prove the purchase before they refund the difference. They promise 5 working days it will only take

NijKay to samspud

24 Sep 17 #20

I'm with you on this - I am so confused by all of this, and it's not making sense to me.

CallumWSU to samspud

24 Sep 17 #22

1. Choose either S8 or S8+
2. Submit JL price match against box.co.uk/pro…rue
3. Purchase via JL
4. Trade in a Samsung Galaxy 4 / iPhone 5 (or newer) at samsungrecycle.co.uk/offer

Example: S8 Black from Box = £574, price match at JL and trade in Galaxy S4 for £32 (+£100 bonus) making the S8 £442

MolarIceCaps

24 Sep 17 #27

Excellent deal thanks! Could someone double check the trade in conditions for me please, I've read them and cant see anything stopping me from trading in a Galaxy S6 fully working but with a cracked screen, would be even more excellent if this was the case. Would appreciate a second pair of eyes to make sure im not being thick thanks

samsungrecycle.co.uk/out…new

scmk3000 to MolarIceCaps

24 Sep 17 #28

Wooo that’s tricky. It does ask specifically when I trailed the process of claiming if everything is in reasonable condition - though don’t remember crack screen is particular mentioned. They might knock a bit of money off the stated price?

scmk3000 to MolarIceCaps

24 Sep 17 #30

They did have Live chat (Samsung Recycling site) so perhaps get the price match through first and message them on live chat to ask?

samspud to MolarIceCaps

24 Sep 17 #32

9. Any Trade In Device used to Claim in this Promotion must:
be owned by the Participant making the Claim;
(if you have selected this option) be fully functional and complete;
includes its battery within the casing and not have any missing parts;
not be crushed, bent in half or liquid-damaged;
not be PIN locked or have ‘Activation Lock’ or 'iCloud Lock' activated;
not be ‘jail-broken’ or similar and must not have altered firmware;
must meet the manufacturer’s original UK specifications; and
must not be personalised with any custom engraving.

scmk3000 to samspud

24 Sep 17 #35

‘....not be crushed, bent in half‘ interesting clause...iPhone wasn’t THAT bad...and do those Samsung models have a detachable batteries?

would the ‘custom firmware rule’ be applicable to those who either jailbroke or rooted their phones I wonder...

samspud to MolarIceCaps

24 Sep 17 #33

samsungrecycle.co.uk/out…new

So cracked screen seems ok

BarGin

24 Sep 17 #29

Strange that there is no option to trade in an iPhone SE.

scmk3000 to BarGin

24 Sep 17 #31

Have a look at the normal trade in list and check what sort of price they would pay for it? And Live chat them tomorrow to see if they would actually accept the SE?

NijKay

24 Sep 17 #34

Sorry to sound thick guys - but am I right in saying this is only to trade your existing for for the S8 or S8+ only?

The only reason I ask is, cos I currently have the S8+ and would am seriously considering getting the Note 8 - but am I correct in saying this would not be possible to do wit this scheme?

Sorry again if this a silly question

samspud to NijKay

24 Sep 17 #36

Seems that way - S8 and S8+ only.

On a different note have u ever had an iPhone? Genuine reasonk ask and I've always been an iPhone person. Have an iPhone 6 now but seriously thinking of this. What u think?

scmk3000 to samspud

24 Sep 17 #38

Put those iPhone fanboy and Android silly verbal wars aside, as a long term iPhone user I simply find it just easy to use and less stuff to have to worry about - yes android you can do all sort but it’s becoming a struggle for someone (like me) who has no interest in bootloader, kennels and sideload and a long list of others thing.

And never mind different custom version would have their individual problem to contend with (like the Cynogenmod I tried but it messed up nig time with the camera..that’s the sort of things you have to consider.) ...jist too much for a thicko like moi.

NijKay to samspud

24 Sep 17 #39

No good for me then :disappointed:

And no, I've never had an iPhone - my only other smart phone prior to this was the ancient S2...yes from 2011! I would still be happily using it but most features no longer work on it

scmk3000 to NijKay

24 Sep 17 #37

No, just to buy the Samsung S8/S8 plus IF they agree to price match that is.

i have been told that Note is not much better (hardware wise) than the S8 and just bigger? The price is on par with the iPhone X....even my new iPhone 8 plus gave me a real ache when I had to get it, on contract...just too much money to part for a Fg phone...

did you see the Very new offer and with extra 10% new credit account? In theory you could still trade in (just the normal trade in on Samsung Recycling) but they do pay less for the phone but still give you £100 to buy on Samsung.com)
Very would be a better option I think and you could spread the cost for 12months 0% if needed

NijKay to scmk3000

24 Sep 17 #40

Many thanks for your response - absoultely gutted! :disappointed:

It is true that there are ver differences but for me the biggest on which I could utilise is the S Pen - and not for novelty reasons.

Thanks again for clarifying tho.

I will look into the Very offer - thank you once again.

scmk3000

24 Sep 17 #41

EGlobalCentral deal
hotukdeals.com/dea…505

Very new credit account deal
hotukdeals.com/dea…991

do have a quick research to see if that suits you though as a jump from S2 sounds like a big...?

Funk_punk

24 Sep 17 #42

Got the price match agreed & just ordered. Thanks again OP.

samspud

24 Sep 17 #43

Am I right in saying that was a 3 hour repsonse? Good that, Hopefully I will get a reply todya also. I did around 2 hours ago

Funk_punk

24 Sep 17 #44

Less than that, excellent service from JLP as usual.

NewForestMonkeyBrains

24 Sep 17 #45

scmk3000Original Poster1 h, 2 m ago

samspud14 m agoSeems that way - S8 and S8+ only. On a different note have u ever had an …Seems that way - S8 and S8+ only. On a different note have u ever had an iPhone? Genuine reasonk ask and I've always been an iPhone person. Have an iPhone 6 now but seriously thinking of this. What u think?Read lessRead more
Put those iPhone fanboy and Android silly verbal wars aside, as a long term iPhone user I simply find it just easy to use and less stuff to have to worry about - yes android you can do all sort but it’s becoming a struggle for someone (like me) who has no interest in bootloader, kennels and sideload and a long list of others thing.

And never mind different custom version would have their individual problem to contend with (like the Cynogenmod I tried but it messed up nig time with the camera..that’s the sort of things you have to consider.) ...jist too much for a thicko like moi.

In reply to above, I know what you mean. I've had Iphones for years and loved every one. However.....I just thought that the iPhone X is just too dear so took the leap from my Iphone 6s plus to a Samsung S8 plus.
The Samsung is a absolute marvel and quite simply a joy to use. To be fair, I think all of these higher range phones are amazing anyway.
Anyway, what i'm trying to say is.....the S8 is a very good phone and I have no regrets in moving across from my beloved Apple.
I'm a mid 50's bloke with an average tech level at best.
and for the record i'm not messing around with my Samsung as in 'bootloader' , 'kennels' or whatever, I don't know what they are and if I did, i'd only cock it up anyway.
I'd think you would find the phone does pretty much anything you would want anyway, without modifications.

Funk_punk

24 Sep 17 #46

Now need to decide whether to trade in my iPhone 6s Plus or IPhone 5. Will probably go with the 5 as it's battered. My 6s is mint.

samspud

24 Sep 17 #47

Great post thanks mate. Very helpful

scmk3000

24 Sep 17 #48

I have the same dilemma...on one hand you get more ££ with the 6s but you left with 5 that’s way more worthless and prob won’t worth anything after this trade-in

decision decision....

scmk3000

24 Sep 17 #49

I’m the same boat. No way I would be proud to tell people I spend over £1000 for the X - in fact I would be ashamed to tell people that tbh!

actually during my iPhone life I used Google’s very first phone the G1 loved loved loved it. Then back on iPhone and tried briefly the Oneplus one and that’s that point I realised how much I cannot be bothered with the huge possibility of the modification side of the Android universe. But you are right an average smartphone does more than enough for average joe these days so really you choose what suits financially or what appears to you.

Lastly, 50s is the new prime for menmate!

haz212

24 Sep 17 #50

Do you know what the critieria for price match is ... giff gaff are currently doing the S8+ for 619, unlocked. Not sure if JL will price match with them?

scmk3000

24 Sep 17 #51

I would say no as they don’t appear to have a shop in their own right - they say specifically website based company’s outlet cannot be used for price match purposes

also you cannot get the trade in as Samsung specially pick just four companies that you can claim the trade in bonus

Funk_punk

24 Sep 17 #52

I may sell my 6S on eBay, it's 128gb so should get £350+ for it.

gunther

24 Sep 17 #53

I don't think it is unreasonable to ask for details. You obviously have more time on your hands to make pointless comments......

haz212

24 Sep 17 #54

Just called JL on 03456 049 049 and spoke to them about price match. The customer service personnel said that he can price match over the phone with box.co.uk so you can get the Samsung S8+ for 684.99 (Orchid Grey) as that's the only color JL have got in stock for S8+. I'm planning to trade in iPhone 6 for 150 and with 100 bonus you can get the S8+ for 584.99. Even if you just price match is with box.co.uk it's worth having the 2 year warranty from JL.

pat0000

24 Sep 17 #55

Hi guys, Can someone help me. I have an S7 edge. On trade in price it says £170 plus £100 if I go through Samsung.
On OP it says S8 for £439. How is that? Is that £439 after trad in, Or do I take £170 of £439?
How does it work. What is the best way to do this. I don't want to buy S8 and pay more than I should,
Cheers

samspud

24 Sep 17 #56

See my iPhone 6 gojng for £150/200 on eBay and that's without the messing around and charges - so this deal great for me. £250 they'll give me for the iPhone 6 (£150+£100)

samspud

24 Sep 17 #57

Surely u gotta take £250 off?

samspud

24 Sep 17 #58

Surely £685 - £250 is £435? (£150+£100 bonus)

scmk3000

24 Sep 17 #59

So JL sell S8 at 688 or something, minus price match to box.co.uk to reduce it to 574. You receive the difference upon receipt of the phone. Then after 28days (think it’s to prevent people returning the phone right away) you then initiate the claim process on samsungrecycle website for value of the old phone (in my case £65 for 5S) plus extra £100 bonus which makes the S8 for me £409. £439 is the lowest reductionthey would offer for the iPhone 5, hence I quote that as a reference.

haz212

24 Sep 17 #60

That's correct, was excluding the iPhone's trade in price.

Was checking online and iphone 6 16gb are around 150 mark so worth trading it in with Samsung and getting the 100 as credit as well.

Thanks! :grin:

Bardak

24 Sep 17 #61

Too much hassle for me...good deal though

samspud

24 Sep 17 #62

Good stuff. Was only double checking incase I'd got it wrong before I buy

Funk_punk

24 Sep 17 #63

Yeah you will probably be better trading your 6 in.
My 5 has been stuck in a drawer for 2 years so £130 is great for it, prob only worth £50 the state it's in.

Winspiration

24 Sep 17 #64

Many thanks for posting this deal, OP. It's absolutely ideal for me.

I've heard back from JL and they've agreed to price match. I've sent them a separate query; through work I can purchase "reloadable cards" and save 5%. I want to know if I can use these reloadable cards and still price match.

My thinking is, a possible way around it, is to use part reloadable card and part debit card, so they can still refund the debit card.

I'd save about £35 by using the cards, so want to check how it'd work before ordering.

keith43

24 Sep 17 #65

Been looking for a new phone for a while - was thinking the One Plus 5 but i think this phone is a better? Put in a price match request and will then get rid of my old samsung s5!

scallygally

24 Sep 17 #66

I've got the same dilemma.

HappyShopper

24 Sep 17 #67

The point "must meet the manufacturer’s original UK specifications" has me slightly worried.

I bought a brand new sealed S7 a year ago from Smartfone store and, when I received it and powered it on, the default language was set to Polish so I am presuming the phone originated from Poland.

Although Smartfone store never mentioned this in their listing, I didn't think it would be an issue so kept the phone.

I'm now wondering if it will be accepted as part of this trade-in.

Winspiration

24 Sep 17 #68

Have you got in touch with them too? If not, I'll let you know what they say as soon as I've heard back from them.

KCooperman

24 Sep 17 #69

Does anyone know if you can claim the extra £100 trade offer if you buy the S8 on a contract, say from Three

scmk3000

24 Sep 17 #70

I wouldn’t have thought phones from different regions would be an issue as the purpose is to get a working phones from the list that would work in the UK (ie you can get a CDMA type of Galaxy from the US, for example, that wouldn’t work in here....Just saying they might be more picky on the model’s cellular/frequency specification than whether if it has a different set of language in the memory.

Pure guess though.

damcnaught

24 Sep 17 #71

Not quite - it makes it £324 + whatever you would have got for your iPhone 6 on eBay - fees (for a roughly equal amount of hassle).

So maybe £324 + £160 = £484, which is still a pretty good deal.

scmk3000

24 Sep 17 #72

my guess is no as none of the four authorised sellers provide monthly contracts?

KCooperman

24 Sep 17 #73

It says those or a participating enterprise reseller or solutions provider... I'm curious if a solutions provider means network provider? I'll ask them on chat tomorrow, but I assume not included, or you need to buy the phone outright (i.e. Not a free handset). Be good to know before I take me 5s to CEX for way less!

scallygally

24 Sep 17 #74

Yes I've messaged them. Might be tomorrow now when they get back to me as it's quite late now. Thanks

scmk3000

24 Sep 17 #75

Cool do do let others know if you find out as might be useful if others are considering buying it that way but must say the contract between you and Three in itself poses the main issue of being included in this promotion as there is a question of legal ownership of the phone.

samspud

24 Sep 17 #76

Supppose its how u look at it. NET it's gonna cost me £324.

Samsung giving me £250 for an iPhone 6 that wouldn't fetch that on eBay

Hunkerdown

24 Sep 17 #77

Any idea how long Samsung are doing this trade in and £100 bonus deal for?

Edit, found the info:

Purchase a promotional device between 11th August 2017 and 30th September 2017. Claims must be submitted by 28th November 2017.

jackd2000

25 Sep 17 #78

This promotion ends on the 30th September and you have to wait 28 days before even making a claim so this is a pointless post

Winspiration

25 Sep 17 #79

Uh, why is it pointless?

jackd2000

25 Sep 17 #80

Because if you buy the phone today how are you going to claim any money back when you have to wait 28 days and the promotion ends on the 30th of September? You'd have to buy it 28 days in advance to the 30th September to claim the promotion

KCooperman

25 Sep 17 #81

You have untill 28th November to submit your claim.. read the terms

30th sept is the deadline for purchasing the phone (not submitting claim). So you actually have at the very least two months to make the claim.

Winspiration

25 Sep 17 #82

Read the post above your initial post. You have until the 28th of November to submit your claim to Samsung.

higgerss

25 Sep 17 #83

Submitted a JL pricematch last night for the S8 Plus and got a reply this morning saying that the S8 Plus is OOS at JL. Gutted. Have got an S7 Edge to trade in so could have effectively got the S8 Plus for around £360 after pricematching against Box.co.uk.

samspud

25 Sep 17 #84

Great service from JL.

Had a reply at 6pm on a Sunday confirming price match on the S8

Winspiration

25 Sep 17 #85

I've heard back from them; I think they slightly misunderstood my question, however it's good news.

"We have received your email.

I have reviewed the details of your query regarding the ability to use more than one card to place an order. I am sorry to inform you that you would not be able to use more than one card details when placing an order with John Lewis online. However you may use a John Lewis gift card with an accompanying card as part payment.

If we can be of any further assistance please do not hesitate to contact us."

So from that, it sounds like you can use part gift card and part credit/debit card to pay for the order.

My question now is, I wonder if you can just use a gift card?

konicky

25 Sep 17 #86

Wrong !
Purchase a promotional device between 11th August 2017 and 30th September 2017. Claims must be submitted by 28th November 2017.

Winspiration

25 Sep 17 #87

Gutted. Just realised you have to request a reloadable card and it's posted out to you, even if you're using it online. It's not like the likes of Argos where you can do it instantly. I don't want to take a chance and wait, as John Lewis only have two left in stock of Orchid Grey - and then I might miss it altogether! First world problems... :disappointed:

scallygally

25 Sep 17 #88

Thank you for your email.

If the phone is purchased using a combination of gift vouchers and a debit card, we can process the refund onto the debit card. If you were to purchase it solely using vouchers, the refund would be in the form of online credit applied to your johnlewis.com account.

If I can be of any further assistance, please do not hesitate to contact me.

GoonerGetYa

25 Sep 17 #89

They wouldn't price match with me over the phone they just submitted me a claim.

lkl265

25 Sep 17 #90

Submitted a price match request last night. Got the OK about 20 mins ago. Just ordered for collection tomorrow.
I had bought a S7 Edge from JL for £449 about 3 weeks ago. I didn't open the box. I will return it when collecting the S8. S8 works out cheaper as I can trade in my S5 for another £165.

Thanks OP for the deal!.

Dave_c

25 Sep 17 #91

Just done this and ordered, been waiting for a decent deal on the s8, and the john lewis warranty makes this even better. Cheers OP

wadz03

25 Sep 17 #92

Thanks op, just submitted a price match request. Fingers crossed

BarGin

25 Sep 17 #93

The Samsung S8 is available for €529 on amazon.de approx. £470 delivered using a no fee credit card. Sell your old phone on Ebay.

marshalex

25 Sep 17 #94

Trade in my S7 and get the S8 for £274, what's not to like! Sent price match request across just now, once got that will be pulling the trigger. Just need to get some JL gift cards to save a few quid more and happy days!

dark_shadow

25 Sep 17 #95

How are you guys getting cheaper gift cards?

scallygally

25 Sep 17 #96

Company benefit scheme.

Winspiration

25 Sep 17 #97

Orchid Grey went down to one left in stock so I snapped the last one up. I couldn't take the risk of missing out on it, as I really wanted that one so much more than the black one - and it's coming tomorrow! Cheers again OP, great deal.

GoldenMagikarp

25 Sep 17 #98

Let's said I took the S8 from JL for £574 . And according to the Samsung trade in page I will get £411 (iPhone & Plus) + £100 bonus = £511 right?

Dave_c

25 Sep 17 #99

yes, so £63 for the s8 and a decent warranty from john lewis, and the Samsung one to fall back on

GoldenMagikarp

25 Sep 17 #100

Thanks, Getting much more than Shitty CeX offered me

scmk3000

25 Sep 17 #101

I think the grey is more...’metallic blue/purple’ - and actually more interesting than the black but did use black on the price match form so black it is for me

wadz03

25 Sep 17 #102

Price matched the s8 for the wife, but I'm after the s8+ in black. Anyone know wheres the cheapest place I can get it from?

wadz03

25 Sep 17 #103

Case recommendations would also be most appreciated, I'm moving over from a oneplus 3 and the wife currently has a iPhone 5s

jamiethind

25 Sep 17 #104

Any idea where the Samsung recycling link is?

wadz03

25 Sep 17 #105

Click the link then it's in special offers, I believe

mike1212

25 Sep 17 #106

Have the prices dropped I am looking at iPhone 6 128gb and the price is £105 + 100 however the text about the deal says £150 + the £100. I spoke to them who didn’t seem to know they said the price would be corrected once I put a valid s8 imei in

Dhiren94

25 Sep 17 #107

I think with very you can get it for 682 and then do this deal above? There was a thread with 100 quid off at very a couple weeks ago.

But John Lewis with a worse colour or very? John Lewis is a safer bet surely

Winspiration

25 Sep 17 #108

"Worse colour." :grin:

smitha

25 Sep 17 #109

Anyone after an S8, buy on. As I write before this, only two were available and I bought one. So please be quick.

Se

lkl265

25 Sep 17 #110

Looks like S8 is OOS

iDealYou

25 Sep 17 #111

Is pricing matching with JL to get the 2 year warranty compared to Box?
Does Samsung honour the trade in if purchased from Box?

jsmith1

25 Sep 17 #112

John Lewis, Argos, Littlewoods, Very or a participating enterprise reseller or solutions provider
so no Box is not included

Umillion

25 Sep 17 #113

S8 oos sadly

scmk3000

25 Sep 17 #114

After receiving mine and opening the S8, I must say the bigger 8+ might be better as it feels and looks small.
Beside my iPhone 8 plus, the S8’s display area is 5-6mm narrower but almost a cm longer. Might just be the case of getting used to it.

I will install the basic to see if it feels right or whether I shall sell it on eBay...

Still a few 8+ left on JL’s site so be quick I think it’s a better size and better colour.

Dave_c

25 Sep 17 #115

I think this depends on the user, I tried the s8+ and just didn't like the size of it, I use my phone one handed a lot and it was just a bit too much. Defo worth trying them out in store first.

scmk3000

25 Sep 17 #116

Yeah I think it’s really whether you are used to big(ger) phone or not. I used to text and operate my mobile one handed too but once you go big, you never look back...as they say...so if you are a 5.5”+ phone like the iPhone plus or Oneplus, you prob prefer the 8+. But if you are using iPhone smaller size ones for example, then S8 would be a better choice.

Winspiration

25 Sep 17 #117

I would have liked the 8S+, but given that they're the exact same phone, only the + is a little bigger and has a slightly bigger battery, I couldn't justify the £100 difference.

Dave_c

25 Sep 17 #118

I felt like if I went for the s8+ id rather wait and get the note 8 on some sort of deal

mvnl2008

26 Sep 17 #119

I plan on doing the same. The regular s8 will see me through until an unmissable note 8 deal presents itself

mvnl2008

26 Sep 17 #120

I just ordered an s8 in black a couple of minutes ago and it said there were 9 in stock. After my transaction went through it is showing as out of stock. Either I was very lucky and just got in in time or I'll be getting an email in a couple of hours to say that they are out of stock and to expect a refund

rdecoratorUK

26 Sep 17 #121

so if john lewis will price match then from this price I have to cut 216 for my old s7 edge + extra 100 wich will make s8 for 200 something ? do im right ?

CallumWSU

26 Sep 17 #122

Correct, JL will price match down to £574, take away the £216 + £100 = £258.

You're only able to claim the £316 from Samsung 28 days after purchase.

Only issue is JL is currently out of stock & you'll need to have purchased by 23:59 30th September...best hope they get some more in quick!

rdecoratorUK

26 Sep 17 #123

Wow

Funk_punk

26 Sep 17 #124

I received my S8 today & I love it. I prefer it to my iPhone 6s Plus. Screens prob around the same size but the phone is way smaller. Glad I went for this & not the plus. I need to find a decent case & screen protector now.

Winspiration

27 Sep 17 #125

Orchid Grey is absolutely stunning. Love the colour! Just wanted something a little different; my past few phones have just been black. Love the phone too. Screen quality is incredible. Pleasantly surprised how thin and relatively small the phone is, given the size of the screen.

irfy11

27 Sep 17 #126

No more stock coming until 2nd Oct. Emailed adviser Gutted !!

Winspiration

27 Sep 17 #127

Box have increased the price of the S8 to £589 now. I'll be keeping an eye out to see if the price drops in the next 28 days so that I can put a new price match through.

samspud

29 Sep 17 #128

Mines got "lost" in transit = robbed by courier

traileruk

29 Sep 17 #129

So I ordered 2 of these on Mon this week after getting a price-match back from them for both. I ordered one to my work and one to my partners on the same credit card. Mine got shipped fine, her's got put on hold because they needed to confirm my credit card details. By the time I'd confirmed them, it had gone out of stock and I got an out of stock email saying it could take upto 4 weeks.

I called to complain and they bounced me around 5 stores in the UK trying to find stock they could send to me, no where had any. Id given up getting one within the timeframe that samsung recycle would work. Then today I checked the status of the order and apparently ive been allocated some stock, somehow, somewhere...and it's being sent out today. God knows if I'll receive it. *shrug*

samspud

29 Sep 17 #130

And by then the Samsung cashback would have expired

ReillyAC

29 Sep 17 #131

Back in stock in Grey for S8 and both colours for plus

keith43

29 Sep 17 #132

Just seen that but I asked for the price match to be on the black version... any idea if they will let me have the grey version (I have emailed them).

irfy11

29 Sep 17 #133

Do another match for the grey version

irfy11

30 Sep 17 #134

Cost me £475 with all cashback. Price match box = 675 plus £162 from exchanging my S5 and £38 cashback using my 5% amex specialist card to purchase the item.

rdecoratorUK

30 Sep 17 #135

still working as today its 30 september.

keith43

30 Sep 17 #136

I thought the price had gone up at box but that was only for the Grey version

TiredParent

30 Sep 17 #137

I just ordered this as it is back in stock. I sent JL a retrospective price match for my placed order. See if I will get a positive response. Thanks OP

exia

1 Oct 17 #138

Samsung recycling promotion has expired, 'Purchase a promotional device between 11th August 2017 and 30th September 2017. Claims must be submitted by 28th November 2017.'

duffvader

1 Oct 17 #139

I was just approved at JL on an 8plus in a few hours.

TiredParent

2 Oct 17 #140

Box.co.uk price of £575 was approved by JL pricematch team. If it all goes to plan, i will claim £32 for my ancient S4 + £100 bonus. So 575 -132 = £443. Does anyone know if we also get the Samsung VR kit with this? Thanks

exia

2 Oct 17 #141

No, in JL description: "Gear VR (sold separately)"

TiredParent

3 Oct 17 #142

Sorry i meant by claiming it on samsung website

Winspiration

3 Oct 17 #143

Wow, that's so f'n annoying. Samsung have said you can claim a free VR headset and remote if you purchased the phone from 28th September to 2nd November 2017.

I ordered it on the 25th because I was worried about JL running out of stock.

‌ :rage:

deeyup

3 Oct 17 #144

You should be fine if you ordered on the 28th or after.

I ordered on the 30th so will definitely be claiming the VR. John Lewis are on the list as a participating retailer, so I don't see why I shouldn't qualify
samsung.com/uk/…vr/

keith43

3 Oct 17 #145

is it not one promotion per purchase, so you can't do the recycle and free VR? I'm not sure mind but I know which one I would prefer.

On a photo is states "Not redeemable with any other offer from the promoter"

deeyup

4 Oct 17 #146

Yes, I did see that. I am 1st off going to send in my S7 Edge for the £320 or whatever the price is. Once that is accepted, I'll quickly follow with a claim for the VR. Worth a punt, but the part ex is my priority

keith43

4 Oct 17 #147

Yep that's what I will be doing as well!

marshalex

5 Oct 17 #148

same here, that's frustrating to say the least

irfy11

5 Oct 17 #149

I ordered mine on 29th so will go for VR as well. Let me know how you get on and if it goes through or not

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