For those who hoped to take advantage of Best Buy's $100 instant rebate on the Palm Pre, only to find store shelves cleaned out due to low stock, now is your chance to get back in line. Precentral reports that in exchange for purchasing a $50 gift card, you too can get into the preorder queue. This is similar to previous models used for iPhone waitlists. The gift card can then be used for the Pre, a touchstone, or anything else you want. From the Best Buy forums:
I guess we at Best Buy are having such a hard time with getting more Pre's in stock, that they've decided to do pre-orders for another wave of inventory that is supposed to be in by July 8. Stores will take pre-orders up until June 30, and if they get inventory in before that, they are to call the customers when inventory comes in, according to who's first on the pre-order list.
Still not a bad deal, a gift card sure sounds a lot better than having to fill out a form, cut up your Pre box, then wait 10-12 weeks for a mail-in rebate to (hopefully) arrive. Some stores still have stock, so it's best to call ahead and check. Just make sure you're ready to pick up a plan as well, as the Big Blue is still selling the phone for a whopping $849 off-contract.
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