BEWARE!!! S23 ULTRA 0% INTEREST

[SteveR]

Beware!!!! The S23 Ultra pre-order via Samsung SA online store is considered a promotion... along with every other blue tag sale purchase. 

Therefore as it is seen as a promotion it breaks the Ts and Cs of the 0% interest offer when using a standard bank credit card. I learnt this the hard way! Even though they offer 0% interest as a selling point!!!

[AllNicknamesTaken]

What?!! I hope you're wrong because I just purchased the ultra using this as well yesterday. I also purchased other promotions in the past so I really hope you're wrong.

[SteveR]

Phone standard bank credit card division ASAP...I've escalated with samsung but they have yet to fix it...

[SteveR]

The line in Ts and Cs that removes the 0% is "cant be used in conjunction with another offer or promotion by Samsung" So basically anything listed on the blue tag sale or anything as part of a preorder bundle

[SteveR]

Im still waiting for any form of response by samsung but on standard bank side when i phoned them ive been accruing interest even over the past 2 weeks...at 17.5%

[AllNicknamesTaken]

What?! Ok. I will contact them today. Thanks for the heads up.

[SteveR]

Let me know what they say because I'm probably going to have to go the legal route... for false advertising... if they don't rectify or compensate... because they list it as a payment perk to get the s23 ultra on preorder, as well as at checkout repeatedly, and banners across the entire website relating to the BlueTag Sale.

[AllNicknamesTaken]

Hi Steve, so I managed to speak to my bank this morning and they said, it's been allocated correctly. It's actually the first time it's been allocated correctly without me having to call them when they started charging a budget finance fee on the account. They've usually reversed it after allocating it correctly.

[SteveR]

Samsung admitted the error telephonically but they're dealing with my case individually i don't think they will fix for everyone unless you call in

[AllNicknamesTaken]

The problem has usually been on the Standard Bank side for me, so I've never had to call Samsung about it. I hope they do manage to resolve for you🤞