not a big deal really. anyone who has ever worked in retail should be used to seeing stuff like this. i work at Home Depot and i hear "qualify the customer" so many times it makes my head spin. it makes sense to me. you don't want to waste (limited) supply on people that aren't going to be able to use the device anyway. just like i'm not going to sell someone a Zero Turn tractor with a 60" Deck if they could cut the whole lawn with a couple swipes of a push mower. it's simple business sense. if people return the Pre then Sprint has to get it recertified AND sell it at a loss (if they even sell preowned devices?) and that carrier, as we all know, can't afford to let that happen.
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not a big deal really. anyone who has ever worked in retail should be used to seeing stuff like this. i work at Home Depot and i hear "qualify the customer" so many times it makes my head spin. it makes sense to me. you don't want to waste (limited) supply on people that aren't going to be able to use the device anyway. just like i'm not going to sell someone a Zero Turn tractor with a 60" Deck if they could cut the whole lawn with a couple swipes of a push mower. it's simple business sense. if people return the Pre then Sprint has to get it recertified AND sell it at a loss (if they even sell preowned devices?) and that carrier, as we all know, can't afford to let that happen.