Weekend Plans?

Hello M:R Nation –

You know it’s Friday when you hear that question!  Yes, Friday.  A day to think back on all of the weeks accomplishments and to look forward to all the fun activities/ hours of relaxation. Since the weekend is only about 2 hours away for some of you lucky folks, I wanted to post a quick blog, reminding everyone of the awesome coupon code that we are currently offering and to review our weekend hours.

If you are out and about, or browsing the interwebs this weekend and find yourself in need of a Tablet, Smartphone or Laptop repair + enjoy saving money, you’ll find this treat to be super sweet!  We’re giving a 14% off coupon to everyone (even those not graduating) that began yesterday and lasts through May 31, 2014. 14% off in honor of the class of 2014!! This is a great opportunity for some real savings and what better time to take advantage this weekend! 

We will be opening at 10am on both Saturday and Sunday and remain open until 5pm! This should give you ample opportunity to visit one of our locations to call us up to get your order started! If you do decide to visit us at our Olathe location, please be aware of the pesky road work and consider the alternative route:

Cheers, Troy

To Repair Or Not Repair?

Hello M:R Nation – That is the question of the week. With every September, comes an Apple media event. With an Apple media event, comes newly released products and with newly released products comes that question… Should I repair this broken Smartphone screen? Some of you might be looking to switch from an Android or Windows phone, some of you might be limping along, for as long as you can, to get a glimpse of the new products before you make your decision. And some of you might be just like my friend John, his iPhone 5 is perfectly fine, but he just wants the newest product that Apple has to offer! For those of you that are saying that, this post might not be for you :-). So lets talk for a moment on what Apple is expected to release. We are anticipating two new iPhone products. The iPhone 5S and the iPhone 5C.

The iPhone 5S should bring the following features: 

• No change to outer design
• Revamped rear camera and dual -LED flash
• 128GB internal capacity option
• Biometric home button (fingerprint scanner)
• Gold and Graphite backcase option

Tempting, but i’ll wait one more year!

The iPhone 5C should bring: 

• Lower cost to consumers
• Plastic housing
• Five color option (White, Black, Yellow, Pink and Green)
• 4″ Retina display
• Same functionality as iPhone 5S

So pretty!

So with those features in mind, the question becomes, can I live without the latest and greatest from Apple? My personal opinion is YES! If I was faced with the same dilemma, it is easy to see from the information provided, that Apple is not going to release a game changer tomorrow. We will not see  the same jump as we saw from the original iPhone to the iPhone 3G. Nor, will we see the same quality of jump that was the iPhone 3GS to the iPhone 4. Why is that? I believe as far as hardware goes, its going to be hard to beat what Apple already produces. Granted, we usually never see a true hardware redesign until after the “S” is released.

Alright, so I know my “OPINION” is not that convincing. but let me shed some light on the facts of repairing over replacing:

• It is usually cheaper to repair your Smartphone, than replace (Consider the new 2 year agreement you are about to sign up for)
• It’s green (Meaning you don’t have to contribute to a growing worldwide e-waste problem)
• You don’t have to deal with the hassle of moving over all of your data over (I recently had to do this…not fun)
• It most cases, you are supporting a local business

Ok, so if you are dead tired of your old iPhone 3GS or Samsung GS3 and are just ready for something new , let me make a case for you. Did you know that you could sell that old Smartphone? You can find many business that will buy your old device from you. You could also sell them yourself on eBay or Craigslist and Apple has even started their own trade in program so you can use that against the purchase of new products in their retail stores. In every case, you will make substantially more with a fully functioning Smartphone than a broken one. Just take a look at the example below:

Price with a broken Screen

Price with a non-broken screen!

This is just one example where if you have your iPhone 5 repaired before you try to sell it, you can make an extra $40.00 – $50.00! Now, this is the very low end of what you can get for a used iPhone 5, but the same applies with craigslist, eBay or the slew of other trade-in programs out there.

So, I hope this sheds some light on why its a good thing to repair instead of completely replace your smartphone when an event like tomorrow is upon us. If you choose to repair and keep, repair and replace or repair and give away as a gift, the common denominator here is REPAIR! Don’t let that smartphone end up in the garbage or in your bottom drawer for years to come!

Cheers, Troy

Goodbye July, Hello August!

Hello M:R Nation –

It has been a great month here at Mission Repair! We have released some new awesome repair services, lowered tons of prices, introduced a cool give away and even set a field on fire. I just caught myself nostalgically perusing through the July blog posts and what better time to share with you my favorite events from this past month than now? Drumroll please… Here are my top 5 events of July!

5. The company picnic was a great time. We have some leftover pulled pork if you’re interested 😉 – What better way can you start off your month than with a company picnic? tales of the epic hula hooping are still being shared to this day!

4. Want A Free iPod Nano?!? (Mission:Repair Facebook Giveaway) – This is a great chance to get a FREE iPod Nano! Sign up now!!!

3. Samsung Galaxy S 4 Repairs! – This services has proven to be a much one in the USA. We have people from all over sending their Samsung GS4s for repair. We were able to significantly lower the price on this service and we couldn’t be happier to do so. We just can’t wait until the next price drop!

2. iPad Mini Glass Repair Now Only $139! – Again, we have another epic price drop here! The iPad Mini has become a favorite amongst our technicians. Its is by no stretch an easy repair to complete, but that is why we love it. There is nothing like a mighty challenge to make your great, or in our case, 100 mighty challenges!

1. Casey, call 911! – Its not everyday that you set a field on fire… actually, I think its safe to say most of us have never done this in our lives. Well, Ryan is not most of us. He is usually writing books, making meat ball subs or setting fields on fire. That is just what he does. I was actually able to personally gain from this. After that field went up in flames, Casey and Ryan wanted nothing to do with fire works and called me over to take the rest. Lets just say I have a good time with those leftovers. Thanks guys!

Please be good to us!

I hope everyone has enjoyed July as much as we at Mission Repair have. We welcome a new month and a whole new set of challenges, stories and fires 😉

Cheers, Troy