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Buy from Apple Store/Online or other Retailer? (UK)

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Brradley

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Hey, I have a few questions about this. I plan on buying the new iPod touch when it comes out, and I want to know a few things. (There might be a new apple store coming to my local town).

1. If I buy from another retailer, and the iPod is still in warranty, can I take my iPod into the Apple Store for the Genius bar?

2. Can I take an iPod that I bought on the Apple Store online to a genius bar?

3. Are there any other benefits from buying from an Apple Store or online?

Hope someone can answer my questions 😀
 
Brradley said:
1. If I buy from another retailer, and the iPod is still in warranty, can I take my iPod into the Apple Store for the Genius bar?

2. Can I take an iPod that I bought on the Apple Store online to a genius bar?
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Yes, as long as the device is under warranty, the Genius Bar should be able to support it regardless of the merchant you purchased it from.

The only exception I know to that rule is for country-specific products. i.e. you can't take a UK iPhone to a US Genius Bar because the iPhone is country-specific

3. Are there any other benefits from buying from an Apple Store or online?
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The Apple Store online offers free engraving, at least they do in the US. Apple typically stocks itself first, then its retail partners, so you might have better luck finding a new iPod at Apple first. That varies by launch.

I don't know about the UK return dates, but some retailers in the US offer a 30-day return window, sometimes without a restock fee. Apple's return window in the US is 14-days, with a 10% restock fee.
 
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