Trade in your old phones for cash at Asda’s SMARTDrop Kiosks

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To help customers make extra cash for recycling their old phones, Asda and MusicMagpie has launched the automated SMARTDrop kiosks in superstores across the UK.

There are 290 kiosks, making it easy to get some extra cash for those old phones lying in cupboards. MusicMagpie has an interactive map of where you can find a kiosk.

Apparently, 90% of the UK population is within a 15 minute drive from one.

Customers take their phone to a SmartDrop kiosk, receive an instant valuation, and have the money paid to their bank or PayPal account, all within minutes. Pretty smart.

According to the Retail Gazette, more than 25,000 phones totalling £7 million have been traded in over the past 12 months. That is a lot of old iPhones!

Sustainability plans

The kiosks are just the latest initiative between MusicMagpie and Asda to prevent e-waste and protect the environment.

Asda customers can already buy and sell refurbished technology such as smartphones, consoles and laptops on the Asda website. Drop them off at an Asda store to be transferred to MusicMagpie via Asda’s “toyou” service.

MusicMagpie co-founder and CEO, Steve Oliver said: “In the current climate, it’s critically important that we make it as easy as possible for people to free up cash – especially as we know that that the average household has 11 items of unused consumer technology lying around, totalling £16.5bn across the UK and depreciating by the day.

“The wider partnership with Asda is an integral part of our ‘buy more, sell more, rent more’ strategy, and gives consumers even more opportunities to make decisions that are both smart for them and smart for the planet.”

Search for Music Magpie deals on hotukdeals, where you can also buy refurbished electronics.