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Galaxy S20 Range - 20% off Education Discount in-Store @ Samsung

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Hi guys,

I pre-ordered a S20 Ultra 512GB after being offered a 20% student discount on the entire S20 range at Samsung Chadstone. They told me I wouldn't be able to get the Buds+ as a pre-order bonus unfortunately but that I would get a 10,000mah Wireless Battery Pack for free, which is pretty cool.

Staff member told me this was running throughout all their stores. Only thing I had to do was show my student ID card or proof of enrollment and sign some forms.

Pretty sure there's something similar on the online portal but this way you get it in store on the date! Not bad :)

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  • +1

    Are you suggesting that you can get the 512gb ultra on release day and not the 26th of March as per samsung online?

    • No the guy said they're delayed no matter where we buy it :( but at least I won't have to wait for shipping

      • I think shipping is normally preshipped or same/Next day. That's been my experience anyway.

  • $1699 on Samsung Employee Purchase Program

    • -2

      There should be cheaper ways to get the S20 in any format. Most of the EPPs seem to only be about 20% off the RRP but there are people selling 50% off codes for the S20 range. That would make the S20 Ultra $1124 + the cose of the code. Even if you were to buy a code for $350 you would still be saving a solid $200+

      Would definitely be worth looking through other threads or the OzB classifieds page for them.

      • +1

        I see no one selling them, so where? I want one if this is true, also how do you know if its not a scam?

        • If I remember correctly, I think telco employees (Telstra/Optus/etc) get 50% off codes

          • @rocketrocket: Depends I used to work for Telstra the offered a 40% off code on new releases for Samsung’s only but you had to do a bunch of training and they would send you a unique code for a 1 time use only with terms and conditions attached.
            Some savvy staff decided to sell them on release day and make a bit of a profit 😂

            • @4x4driver: There are users selling many more than one telco code, so they’ve worked out how to do it more than once.

      • everyone talks about this magical %50 off code which the giver is willing to give it for how much again? where? when? can i get one? is it like the lottery where u have to be one out of 10,000,000 ozbargainers to get one?

        • +1

          The sellers are wanting 300-500 for the codes. I bit too much I think.

          • +1

            @PVA: and the problem is that it is being done like a "private treaty" where you will never know the market price and may be taken for a ride.

  • Same price on the samsung edu store with free powerbank.

    • Oh snap!

    • Is their any headphones option online or just the power bank?

      • No idea. Log in to the edu store and check.

      • Just the power bank. You can use the newsletter sign up discount ($50) to get the buds for $249, with next day delivery in metropolitan areas, whereas Kogan are likely to ship them from China with next week delivery and dodgy tracking…if you're lucky!

    • Do you mean the online edu store? and if so how can you get the free battery pack?

      • No battery pack any more on the edu store.

  • +24

    how many students would pay $1.8k-2.5k+ for a S20 phone… ?

    • +27

      Pretty rich student/s…

      • +18

        I said “rich parents” on the epp deal post and I get negged.

      • +12

        Ah, pretty rich comment. It's an education industry discount, so not only students, teachers and admin staff are eligible for the discount.

        • oh I didn't know, I'll amend it!

          • @JGraham94: My iphneX got water damaged. I'm waiting for the new FBT for salary packaging.

            • @nanoxz: isn't the X meant to be ip68?

              • @lostn: I guess it was designed to be waterproof. But after 2 years, the sealing condition is not good anymore. Sad.

            • @nanoxz: If there was no external damage (cracked screen, aftermarket display etc) take it to apple or contact AppleCare
              They have escalations in dealing with iPhone X that have sustained liquid
              And if the conditions don’t exceed the ip68 rating you’re more likely to have a result in your favour.

              • @Nach0: Thanks. I just replaced aftermarket display😹.

                • @nanoxz: which likely stuffed your waterproofing.

                  there's a water resistant rubberised band around the LCD and most stores don't bother to replace this because it's an additional cost (even if it's just $1.50 or so).

                  it's always worth asking if they're replacing with an OEM screen and OEM waterproof seal.

    • +13

      Ozbargainer Student who save a dollar here and there and lost all this saving to marketing.

    • +1

      Lots of poor uni students who have girl/boy friends with expensive taste.

    • True….. As an international student from years ago…. $1700 was equivalent to the price per unit (course) of my degree.

    • -2

      Indian students

  • +2

    Seems a bit of an oxymoron : S20 ultra and student? Lol. If anything get s10e for 1/3 the price.

    • +3

      High class students

      • -1

        Students tend to think powerhouse phones are needed for credit in their uni courses - social credit. In reality no-one actually cares what phone you have.

  • -6

    $1800 for a phone is never a bargain

    • +1

      Depends on what your after, sure a 500 phone works, but then again, why do people buy expensive cars, or go out to eat

    • +1

      especially when its resale value drops like crazy but bargain is bargain, negging doesn't seems justified

    • Not a valid reason to neg

    • Not really a phone these days though is it. Its actually $1800 for a virtual brain to computer interface with connection to almost everything in the world. I wouldn't buy it but I sure as hell wouldn't hold it against anyone that does.

      • Those of us who grew up reading Neuromancer and Snow Crash really aren't impressed by the idea that anything less than full, immersive VR (ideally with The Sprawl and cyberdecks to jack in with) is what you're describing.

        A Samsung S20 definitely isn't it.

  • I'm not interested in it, but if someone else wants to try..Go to Officeworks and use your education portal page to show them the $1.8k price tag, maybe they'll do 5% off and give you Galaxy Buds for pre-order as well

    • Would that work? Hmmm

      • +1

        No, they will search using their in store computer and realise its not the advertised to public price.

        • -1

          In the past, I've gotten Buds cheaper by using the education portal (This was in store)

          • @BarginGrabber: Whenever I price match they check the site using their phone or computer, likely for reasons like this. Maybe worth a try but believe your scenario is the exception.

            • @eggaz: hmm interesting, the 3 times I've tried pricematching in store, they usually trust my phone to tell the price (This was from 2 different stores)

              Yeah, I agree its possibly an exception since it is pre-order, so they may not accept it but worth the try

              • @BarginGrabber: I believe they need to see it is still current and not a screenshot of an expired offer from a competitor

                • @Lucille Bluth: Yeah, I know. I showed them my phone, refreshed the page, added it to cart so they saw delivery as well (This is referring to a different product not this one)

      • No

    • I've read some other threads where some people have. You can also use the $50 off code too

  • +7

    Ordering it online from Samsung's Education Store gets you an additional $50 off if you sign up to their marketing material.

  • +1

    Did they say when you will get it?

    I understand on the EDU portal its late March for the S20 Ultra 512gb

    • Yeah guy said late March as well, but if it arrives any sooner they'll contact me!

      • where are you guys getting the late march from? It says 5 March everywhere I see

        EDIT: nevermind I see it now

  • You can build a very powerful pc for 1700

    • +7

      Add an extra $300 for a small screen, battery, backpack and wireless internet dongle and you could use it as a smart phone.

    • +6

      and you could also build a fairly powerful pc for 1000 and have 700 left over for a decent phone

    • You could just ditch phone, pc and internet and have that $1700 invested.

    • +1

      You can buy a car for less than 1700

  • +2

    It is a deal if they throw in a free 4hr financial planning consultation.

  • how does a student afford an S20 ultra?

    • +7

      Maybe they have a job? Some full time workers are also part time students. It's also an education industry discount so available to teachers and admin.

      • like what? I assume you mean tutoring others - which anyone can try?

        • -6

          Unfortunately that's not what I'm referring to.

      • -2

        LOL so many easily offended people, it's actually a big problem, but sure pretend it isn't.

        • Pretty sure prostitution isn't as common as you think it is.

          • @Tigeh: Pretty sure you don't deal with the problems like I have. It's a big problem.

            Common may not be the right word given the numbers of students here, but I can say for sure numbers in that field are very large.

    • +2

      if u know how much their tuition fees, then u will know why they can afford s20 ultra or even ip 11 pro max 512g.

      my cousin is doing Med school this year at Melbourne Uni, his fee is close to $100k. compare to a $2000 phone, lol

    • Hard work just like most other people

      • -1

        By their parents. My inlaws have had countless exchange students staying with them.

        None worked.

  • -4

    Another post, another bunch of posts about prices…
    The fact is you can hold onto them 2-3 years, receive decent customer support and then resell for a pretty good rate. It terms of finances it probably doesn’t work out too much different than scampering for the $350 phones on here every 18 months. Just an opinion

    • +3

      36 month old Samsung's aren't worth much. 24 is already bad. Under 12 before a new model comes is often the best idea.

    • Irony

  • +3

    Why are you guys so hurry? For Samsung phones, just wait couple months and the price will definitely drop a lot, lol

    • +2

      That is correct but if you do.have access to educational store their pre-order discount is indeed quite generous and tend to stay competitive for quite a while.

  • So basically I can go with my nephew who is a student in to a samsung store and he can purchase this for me for 20% off and a free power bank? That's a pretty good deal!

    • Yes, that's right :)

    • Or just use the online education portal to submit the order. You can get further $50 off by signing up the newsletter.

  • -3

    I find it quite funny that a student can "afford", outright, a high end new phone.

    All these companies, apple, microsoft, samsung etc…. all offering % off the price. I needed a new surface pro and the model I needed for good multimedia use is 3,500+. JB offered 10% off cause I am a student which is the same discount from microsoft and im like… nah, I am not going to fork out 3k+ on a surface upgrade. I barely make 1500 a month, let alone drop 2.5 months worth of pay into a laptop.

    There's a difference between need and want in these items.

    • +3

      Students have varying budgets, just like full time workers

      • +1

        And if you're living at home with your parents and not paying rent, budgets are more often for:

        • Mobile
        • Clothes
        • Shoes
        • (Car if desired)

        Not many students paying rent on a one bedroom apartment in metropolitan Sydney who're financially aware and buying themselves S20 Ultras, that's for sure.

  • +1

    The education discount also applies to staff. I wonder if you show the edu portal price if it applies to them too? Good way to get it on the spot.

  • I'm a teacher so I can access the portal.

    Tossing up between recontracting my Telstra plan and getting the buds + 80,000 Telstra points and getting it on March 6 BUT paying 2k for the phone and its not the 512gb version…. BUT it is the grey version which I would prefer (sick of the black options)

    OR

    doing what the above user did but have to wait a month + no buds + no points…..but get the 512gb version….

    Thoughts?

    • +1

      Well you can get the galaxy buds+ for $209.30 through the student portal as well, so the S20 ultra and buds+ (and the free wireless battery pack) is $1808.50.

      I dont know if the points are worth $200, but anyway just letting you know.

      • Checking it out, I could use the points to get an A30 phone (valued at 300.00)….

        I don't know. Choices.. Choices….

    • Going with the Telstra plan is definitely an option especially if you are already looking to buy into a sim plan for 12 months or using the education portal could get you a little bit off. However, the cheapest option that seems to be around at the moment would be using one of the 50% off codes that people are sourcing. It would get the S20 Ultra down to $1124 + code cost which would still easily be better than any of the other EPP or points based discounts available at the moment.

      Would definitely be worth going through OzBargain classifieds to source on of these codes.

    • the route I would go is, take the outright option with the buds+. Pay full price if you have to, but pay using a CC with PP.

      These things will drop in price in a few months. Wait 11.5 months to the even of S30 release for maximum price drop. Claim price protection. In the end, pay clearance price for something you got on day 1, and keep the free buds.

      Bonus points if you can get any cashrewards/shopback cashback on top of it.

      • Which credit card offers 12mths price protection?

        The only one I know is 28d, but they no longer offer to new customer? :/

        • You should have one already. It has no annual fee so it's a no brainer.

    • March 5th is the release date for the non-Ultra phones, so if you want the 512gb I'd wait and get it through the portal. Use the $50 discount on the newsletter signup too and use a second email address for another $50 voucher then get the buds for $250.

      Can you put it on a credit card with point gain or cashback?

  • What happened to the S11?

    • went the same way as the iphone 7S, 8S, 9 and 9S.

    • I think they will be aligning with the year number. 2020 S20.

  • Usually cheaper to go on an Optus plan if you wait for one of there big super deals, also noticing Optus is back to doing 36 months plans though haven't sat down to see if its worth it on these longer plans

    Yupz these high end phones are getting more and more expensive now ive decided too wait a year or so and buy a one year old Note series phone as they usually drop down to close to half price of original pre release prices and Samsung phones have 2 year warranty anyway, if you look hard on ebay you can find great used mobiles in near perfect condition

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