Sprint Cell Phone Buyback Offer
I recieved a letter in the mail today from Sprint (or looked like it was from Sprint with the logo, colors and all - I’m always the skeptic of scams) that offered to buy my phone back. Since I recently switched from Sprint to Verizon Wireless (Sprint’s coverage SUCKS in the Western U.S. even though they have great clarity and fewer dropped calls, while Verizon’s service has tons of coverage but lots of dropped calls and shotty reception) my old phone was just sitting around in a pile of stuff to take to Good Will.
The letter says “Your Equipment Has Changed”, and they’d offer me $25 for my old phone. Include a postage paid envelope and says that cosmetic damage is alright. Some of my first thoughts included “is this really from Sprint?” and “what about personal information that is stored on the phone?” and “Why in the world would they want my old phone?”
So I figured I didn’t care about the info on the phone - probably just a few numbers for this person or that, and even if it wasn’t from Sprint - the shipping was free. And I visited the Sprint Website, and they really do have a buyback offer where they answer all the reasons to give back:
Why should you donate your used wireless phone to Sprint Project Connect?
- It’s great to be green. Donating your phone helps to protect our environment. Handsets are refurbished and resold or recycled to create other useful products like automotive bumpers or battery packs.
- It clears out your clutter. It’s one more reason to clean out your junk drawer.
- It turns trash into treasure. Donating your old wireless phone will help raise funds to support K-12 education programs.
- It’s easy. Print a free, postage-paid shipping label and mail us your phone.
In these days where never-ending (seemingly disposable) small electronic devices are filling up our landfills as we lust after the latest and greatest gadget, it’s nice to see that someone cares where our old gadget goes. Kudos to Sprint! (Now only if they’d increase their coverage area!)