yo how did he get it for $50? thought it was $70

I read somewhere, and I couldn't say where, that they were selling the Touchstone with the attachment for the back of the phone for $70. You would also have the option of buying just the Touchstone for $49.99 and the attachment for $19.99... Maybe I read it wrong. Dunno.

Wouldn't it be cheaper to buy it separately, albeit by a cent?
Combo - $69.99 Separately - $49.99 + $19.99 = $69.98

I am pretty sure that it was supposed to be $70 total. I asked the associate over the phone a few times and he said it was $50. When I got to the store he said it was $50 again. I then asked if that included the back cover. He opened the box and showed me that it did.
Upon ringing me up, he stared at the screen for a while and then talked to someone in the back room. That person typed on the computer, let the associate back on, and that was it.
So I think they gave me the discounted price because he told me it was $50 so many times.

Read this thread:

http://www.everythingpre.com/forum/palm-pre-accessories/touchstone-purchased-and-photographed-19061.html#post86855

The guy got it because he was quoted the wrong price...

Pretty tight looking

What does this dock even do, just charge it?

Just called my local store and they said they are holding them until the launch to ensure that everyone that gets a pre can get accessories as well. I like that idea :)

too gimicky if you ask me. Although I think you'll see a lot of different case replacements for the Pre as it begins to roll out. If you can replace the entire back cover than I'm almost sure you can replace the front cover too. A fully customizable outer casing would explain the reviews about a flimsy hardware design.... Maybe Rubenstein was thinking about all the things he forgot to include in the ipod/phone, like totally personalizing it to the customer. Hmmm...

i called up my sprint store and i asked them if they had the accessories available for sale and that i wanted to come by and buy them, so they called me back and i went in and bought the dock, case, and car charger

After asking what store Artap99 got his at, I went to the same store shortly after, and my touchstone costed 75$

So yeah, it was a price mistake.

so it seems that the magnet/inductive piece is just an attachment into the inside of a matte cover. how hard do we think it would be to take that out and put it in the back of the shiny cover for those people that cant do without the shine? I have been wondering this for a long time since we found out about the need for a separate cover for the touchstone and i think with these pictures we have just seen how easy it really could be... interesting

what's the name of the actual company that sold it to him? some "sprint stores" are just licensed resellers, i worked at one called iMobile but the sign for the store was a sprint one.

it was a pretty shady job, we took copies of everyones credit cards and ids, and sometimes sold phones for alot more than their msrp.

The Touchstone and cover come in one package box. The retail price is $69.99. Corporate stores will sell it for the same. It comes in a Palm Pre white box.

Called a few of my local Sprint store and got the same answer from all of them there not selling the touchstone here yet. i wish they would sell it early here one less thing to buy on june 6th.

@Kelim, Its an actual sprint store, not a licensed reseller.

WHAT A FREAKIN IDIOT!!! YOU REALLY ALLOWED YOUR NAME TO BE DISPLAYED ON THE RECEIPT?? LMMFAO!!! YOU, MY FRIEND, ARE A NEOPHYTE! HA HA HA HA HA

GUARANTEED THIS CAT WONT BE WORKING FOR SPRINT TOMORROW!

I bet they dont sell the shiny back with the Touchstone because over time, having the shiny back sliding around on the Touchstone would scratch and that would piss people off too. One vid I saw of the Touchstone shows placing it on the charger in portrait, and then sliding it around to view in landscape.
I like the Touchstone idea, but for the price, I may for now, just charge with the cord. Seems a little unnecesary for the pricing, IMO.

I can confirm today that the sprint associate that sold two touchstone chargers yesterday is in deep shyt. I was told that he was wrong to sell them and they will sell them on Saturday along with every other sprint store. Thanks again for the info artap99.

1) Any warnings on the induction charger about getting credit cards erased if they are too close?

2) Someone measure the parameters of the induction output... is it 60Hz? That would be the easiest, but prolly buzz too much. So then does Palm take the trouble of AC->DC->hifreq AC ? What frequency? (just a few loops of wire to an oscilloscope should give the answer...)