Congratulations Graham Sheehan!

You are the winner of the eTech Parts weekly Facebook Drawing for a $50 iTunes gift card.  Please contact us within 30 days to claim your gift card.

There are no strings attached with our weekly drawing.  It’s just a good old fashion give away! If you win, all you have to do is send us an email with your full address so we can mail you the gift certificate.  Good luck next week!

We use random.org to draw our winner.  You can view the public results of the drawing here.

New Retail Otterbox Display Racks!

I first want to say thank you to all of our dealers that have helped us grow our accessories business and purchase Otterbox from us. We continue to expand our line of accessories and as we grow our business we get a few perks along the way, one of those is the ability to offer these retail display racks to help you sell more Otterbox cases!

I think Otterbox’s marketing team says it best:

The Otterbox display not only passed the test but exceeded our expectations as eTech Parts is located in a industrial park that doesn’t see much retail traffic. We get a few walk-in and retail customers a week and prior to having this display sitting up front I don’t think we sold any Otterboxes to walk in customers without one of our sales staff mentioning them directly.  In the past 30 days we have seen those “impulse” buys go up well over 20% consider it was basically zero prior to us having them displayed. The quality of the display is what you expect, if you have ever seen their products, first class! The base rotates 360 degrees so you can stand it in a very small area and have access to 50 pegs that will easily hold 50 to 100+ Otterbox cases, depending on the arrangement.

We have this setup in our system as a promotional item that is yours FREE with a qualifying purchase of 50 Otterbox cases. These can be any Defender or Commuter case for iPod, iPad or iPhones. We keep a limited supply of these in stock so please allow a few days for us to ship the display as we may have them drop shipped directly from Otterbox.

One last picture, our very own display rack loaded with Otterbox cases.

iPhone Repair Companies – Please Read!

We are not competitors.  I say this because I just got off the phone with one of our Wholesale customers who has an iPhone repair shop in Michigan.  This particular customer has decided he would like to sell DIY iPhone parts along side his repair sales and was concerned that if he started to sell parts it would anger us.  He figured we would now view him as a competitor instead of a customer.  I want to be very clear with everyone that we are here to support your business!  Our only focus is to continue to be the absolute best wholesale supplier of iPhone parts, iPad Parts, iPod Parts, and MacBook Parts.

When I decided to change the focus of eTech Parts to wholesale a couple years ago, I sold my ownership of Mission Repair so I would not be in competition with any of our repair shop customers and we have continued to make changes to hone our focus even further toward wholesale.  We do still offer parts at retail but we no longer pay to advertise in that market.  We would much rather sell the parts to you at wholesale prices and have you retail them to the end user.  I believe its our responsibility to offer the parts at retail prices to help set the market value instead of selling the parts cheap to anyone who wants to buy them.  This will help your business and the perceived value of the parts you use for repair.

I am very thankful you have chosen us as your iPhone parts supplier and my pledge to you is that we will continue to focus intently on being the best wholesale iPhone parts supplier we can be and let you handle the retail sales and repair business.

We love feedback.  If there is a way we can improve, please send us your suggestions.  You can contact us here.

Kyle

 

Let’s talk MORE cases…

So if you had the chance to read my last update I was talking about the various product lines we have added here at eTech Parts. The Ballistic line of cases I featured last week have been a huge hit with all of our customers so I wanted to introduce another line of cases today called the Decoro line. We have been working on a more affordable case with great protection and style. The Decoro line has given us both protection and reasonable cost that won’t break the bank.

I personally like the Decoro Premium Tandem cases as they provide a lightweight case, great color combo’s and the back is a smooth surface so it slips easily in and out of my jeans pocket. The rubberized cases can get caught and end up with lint all over them. Granted maybe I should clean my pockets out better? haha oh well. So on to the good stuff!

Here are a few of the color choices, or click HERE for the entire Decoro line.

                   

Along with this line of Tandem cases the Mesh Hybrid is very similar to the Otterbox commuter in that is has a two piece rubber and hard plastic shell. Here are a few examples of the colors available.

                   

The next case is a more universal Decoro case that I’ve been asked about many, many times. This case  is a simple black “leather” looking pouch with a magnetic latch. This pouch has a clip and loops so it can be clipped on any belt or on a backpack or purse strap. It holds not only any iPhone but any phone of similar size. This is the perfect case for those of us who prefer to protect our phones when traveling but enjoy using it without a bulky case. I love Apple designs and have a hard time putting any case on it, but this case offers protection when it’s not in use and easy access when you need it.

Finally from Decoro is their Premium Silicone Cases for the iPod Touch 4th gen. These fit the iPod nicely, offer great scratch protection and some impact protection for your iPod without the bulk of larger more expensive cases. Not to mention the quality you get for the price. We currently only have two different colors, Pink and Purple. Here are links and photo’s.

                         

We have all these cases in stock and we have used these on our various iPhones over the course of a few weeks with great feedback. These all ship in plastic Decoro branded bags that will hang on any peg type display you have. If you have a favorite case you use and recommend please let me know at jeff@etechparts.com. I welcome feedback so we can continue to grow our line with accessories you love!

Bulk discounts are now automatic! No coupon required!

Yes, this is huge news.  We have programed a new bulk discount feature into etechparts.com.  You no longer need a coupon code to get additional discounts when buying large quantities.  On products that have bulk discounts you’ll see a bulk discount button right below the add to cart button.  It looks like this:

It will open up a new window showing what additional discounts you can get when buying larger quantities of iPod, iPhone or iPad Parts.

There is a little glitch that we still need to iron out to get the discounts arranged correctly but I didn’t thank that was worth making you wait for so these discounts are live today!  The best part is, they are automatic.  If you order 25pcs or more, the discount will automatically be applied to your order so you will never miss an opportunity to save.

 

Congratulations Paul Melo!

You are the winner of the eTech Parts weekly Facebook Drawing for a $50 iTunes gift card.  Please contact us within 30 days to claim your gift card.

There are no strings attached with our weekly drawing.  It’s just a good old fashion give away! If you win, all you have to do is send us an email with your full address so we can mail you the gift certificate.  Good luck next week!

We use random.org to draw our winner.  You can view the public results of the drawing here.

Let’s Talk Cases!

2012 brings all sorts of new gadgets and accessories to eTech Parts as we expand our line from just a few Otterboxes into new lines of cases and headphones. Recently Kyle posted about the new Jaybird Freedom series bluetooth earbuds and they have been flying off the shelves! Today I wanted to take a minute and make everyone aware of our Ballistic line of cases.

First on the list is our HC line of Ballistic cases that is on par (or better) in terms of quality with Otterbox Defenders. We carry both the HC and the SG series of Ballistic cases for the iPhone in a variety of colors.

Here are a few examples of the HC series:

                          

Here are a few samples of the SG series of Ballistic cases:

                          

We also carry the iPad 2 AGF Ballistic Tough Jacket case which has a built in stand in the detachable back. Very rugged case with excellent protection.

All of these cases plus a few more colors are available today! Here is a direct link to all our cases from Otterbox, Ballistic and Decoro!

Phone problems at eTech Parts.

Sorry if you have had a hard time reaching us today.  I’m sure its very frustrating on your end and it is on ours as well especially since its my fault.  We’re trying to upgrade our internet to 100mbps and Comcast decided to replace our modem to see if thats why we’re only getting 65mbps.  I forgot our modem had to be configured to work correctly with our phone system and long story short we only have 2 phones that work right now.  We have someone coming to fix the issue at 3PM today so we should be back in business within a few hours.  Until then, please keep trying to get through or send us an email.  I’m very sorry for the inconvenience.

Congratulations Juan Musat!

You are the winner of the eTech Parts weekly Facebook Drawing for a $50 iTunes gift card.  Please contact us within 30 days to claim your gift card.

There are no strings attached with our weekly drawing.  It’s just a good old fashion give away! If you win, all you have to do is send us an email with your full address so we can mail you the gift certificate.  Good luck next week!

We use random.org to draw our winner.  You can view the public results of the drawing here.