Comments on: Proof that I am Not a Member of Vertu’s Target Audiance

By: pradley

pradley — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 16:46:22 +0000

No rational person is the intended market for this expensive nonsense. When Beyonce shows off her $20000 phone in solid gold surrounded by diamonds, I understand (she is an entertainer and it fits) but this is just for someone who wants to show off how much he/she will spend. It reminds of the joke I heard about 2 filthy rich Muscovites (who are notorious showoffs).
Ivan to Yuri: “Look at my new gold Rolex, I just paid $25000 for it over at Isaac’s” Yuri to Ivan: “You idiot! I just got my new Rolex over at Jakov’s for $30000″

By: Judie Lipsett

Judie Lipsett — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 13:38:51 +0000

@Peter – now, now!

By: Peter

Peter — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 12:25:48 +0000

Somehow, the thought of a $5ooo {insert swear word here}phone, doesn’t inspire the name vertu. They should have called it the glutton

By: Judie Lipsett

Judie Lipsett — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 23:34:34 +0000

I’ll have to scope out eBay.

By: Mitchell Oke

Mitchell Oke — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 23:31:06 +0000

Get an 8800 Arte, you’ll love it! I did.

By: Judie Lipsett

Judie Lipsett — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 23:29:59 +0000

To be fair, this was the detailed estimate that I received today, and I didn’t necessarily have to agree to it.

But the only bit that was considered non-necessary and “optional” was (ironically) the peeling leather – my original problem. At the least, this repair would have cost me $500ish for the service and the ear pillow. Since I have decided it would be best to sell, I figured that I had better get the battery door cover replaced as originally intended… :-/

By: Mitchell Oke

Mitchell Oke — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 23:19:38 +0000

It’s a shame to see the Vertu’s build quality isn’t up to snuff, I mean the Nokia 8800 Arte that I tested out was build amazingly well and costs a fraction of that price (though still a premium priced phone to be sure).

By: reidme

reidme — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 21:44:44 +0000

Maybe you should trade it in on this model:

http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2008/10/06/vertu-goes-uber-luxury-with-24000-42600-white-gold-signature-s-handset/

Vertu is definitely going after the “if you have to ask, you can’t afford it” market.

By: TrvlngDrew

TrvlngDrew — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 21:25:52 +0000

Ouch!! But I’m not suprised.. To get a Rolex serviced starts at $350 and ofte goes to $1200. Sorry to hear such a scalping! At least Rolex gives you a detailed estimate before they start and you can add and subtract as you like..

Sorry to hear you are going to abandon.. Wait at leat 3 months and recoup a bit of your lost spend..

By: Christopher Spera

Christopher Spera — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 20:05:42 +0000

Wow! I didn’t know Chaucer even HAD a cell phone, let alone a Vertu! How progressive!!

By: Judie Lipsett

Judie Lipsett — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 20:03:37 +0000

@warthog – I totally agree. The more something costs, the more I hope that the company will take care of me should something happen. Too often, this turns out not to be the case.

By: breley

breley — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 20:00:20 +0000

Hm, sounds like you did a play on words from Chaucer’s Canturbury Tales Prologue:

“Whan that April whith his shoures soote
The droghte of March hath perced to the roote,
And bathed every veyne in swich licour
Of which Vertu engendered is the floor;
When Judie Eeeps! with her sweete breeth
Inspired hat in every holt and heeth
The FedEx Boxes, and the faxes sonne
Hath in the Repairs those high costs yronne…”

By: warthog

warthog — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 19:35:17 +0000

Wow! With that kind of customer service, I wouldn’t want to own one of those! C’mon, I just recevied a brand new MX Revolution mouse from Logitech because the rubber coating was starting to peel. They replaced it free of charge after 1.5 years of ownership, after I provided proof of purchase. I didn’t even have to return to peeling (but fully functional) mouse.

I always thought higher prices included a level of service that some could only dream of. Clearly, in this case, that is not so. Too bad for all Vertu owners!

By: Judie Lipsett

Judie Lipsett — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 19:26:28 +0000

Yeah, a hint would have been nice. Then I could have started deciding which limb I could live without in order to finance the repair.

By: questionfear

questionfear — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 19:15:45 +0000

Holy crap, thats an expensive repair.

Jeepers.

I know it’s that they are a high end phone and all, but you’d think they’d give you some sort of a hint as to the high flying price of repair prior to you sending it in…