Best Buy drops the price of the iPhone 5C just two weeks after launch

Written by Andre Yoskowitz @ 04 Oct 2013 4:10 User comments (4)

Just two weeks after the phone launched, Best Buy has already dumped the price of the Apple iPhone 5C.

Until October 7th, the device will sell for $50 with contract after using a gift card, a 50 percent discount from its MSRP.

With all new purchases, customers will get a $50 gift card that can be applied to the same purchase. The gift card deal is also extended to Samsung Galaxy smartphones.

"We view ourselves as a company that offers consumers something they can't get anywhere else -- all the phones, all the plans, all the carriers -- and look for any opportunity to delight our customers," says Sandra Tollefson, a Best Buy official.

Walmart and Target have already dropped the price of the devices, to $79 with contract.

Read our review here: Review: The colorful 'new' iPhone 5C

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14.10.2013 16:43

Qliphah

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When offering a product that is hard to find most retailers would increase the price to meet demand. Their statement seems to completely contradict this established marketing strategy.

24.10.2013 17:01

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So wait... does this mean that you can purchase it for $50 AND get a $50 gift card to BestBuy? Essentially making the phone free?

Or... is this a deal where you can use the $50 gift card to essentially pay only $50 for the phone, but the pre-purchase cost is still the normal $99?

34.10.2013 21:21

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I looked up the site and this news is completely wrong.

Samsung mobiles are $49 on a 2 year contract and you get a $50 gift card.

The apple 5c 16gig phones are $99 2 year contract and a $50 gift card so you could make the phone $49 for the first month.

These seem to be on a at&t plan only as well.

Whereas the 5c 32gig $199 are on a sprint plan for $49 a month.

You get a gift card with these phone it could be a special price if you use their credit card I guess.

The samsung phone have been dropped to $49 a month on most phones and still get a $50 gift card.

44.10.2013 22:38

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Originally posted by xtago:
I looked up the site and this news is completely wrong.

Samsung mobiles are $49 on a 2 year contract and you get a $50 gift card.

The apple 5c 16gig phones are $99 2 year contract and a $50 gift card so you could make the phone $49 for the first month.

These seem to be on a at&t plan only as well.

Whereas the 5c 32gig $199 are on a sprint plan for $49 a month.

You get a gift card with these phone it could be a special price if you use their credit card I guess.

The samsung phone have been dropped to $49 a month on most phones and still get a $50 gift card.

What? The phone is $99 and you get a $50 gift card that can be applied to the purchase of the phone, exactly like the article says.

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