Apple Announces Black Friday Event on November 28th

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Apple NZ has started emailing customers about their Black Friday event (http://store.apple.com/nz-hed/browse/campaigns/black_friday_teaser) for one day only on November 28th. Come back to the Apple Online Store this Friday for a special one-day-only Christmas shopping event. You’ll find dozens of great iPod, iPhone and Mac gift ideas – all with free delivery.It's been widely expected that Apple would be offering a day-after-Thanksgiving sale. Previous year sales have offered modest discounts on select Apple gear. More substantial discounts may be found at 3rd party retailers.




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[Doodledoo]

I wonder what the discounts will be?

[Sky Blue]

Best Buy are having a decent sale too.

[plumbingandtech]

I wonder what the discounts will be?

10% max? maybe enough or a little more to cover the sales tax.



no one should hold their breath about it being higher than IMO.

[BigD58]

Woo hoo! Can't wait till friday! *gets credit card ready*

[albusseverus]

And New Zealand doesn't have a Thanksgiving, much less a Black Friday...

US customers should be smarting.

[GSMiller]

Hmm....That iPod Touch is looking all the more tempting!

[minik]

I think I see MacBook and MacBook Pro on the promotion material. I'm eyeing for the 2.53Ghz MBP for my parents.

[mogzieee]

UK?? Please..... could do with a discounted new keyboard....

[SpaceKitty]

10% max? maybe enough or a little more to cover the sales tax.



no one should hold their breath about it being higher than IMO.

True. Last year the Black Friday sales were disappointing as well.

[wetrix]

Are black friday specials ever better than the education discount? I'll cancel and reorder the 24" LED cinema display if they are.

[Chundles]

Our one day sales have been on Dec 1st in the last few years.

NZ don't have Thanksgiving so this isn't a Black Friday event - just their standard once a year one day sale.

[Beric]

Again, expect nothing in a sale from Apple. When you can get $300 off a typical $700-$800 PC this Black Friday, these types of Mac discounts are worth nothing. Puny 10% Apple discounts are just not good enough when you're seeing 30%-50% off PC laptops this Friday.

[whyamihere]

anyone know/remember if apple also allowed the student discount in addition to the black friday discounts? being apple i doubt it, but it would add up to a decent amount.

[Tallest Skil]

anyone know/remember if apple also allowed the student discount in addition to the black friday discounts? being apple i doubt it, but it would add up to a decent amount.

Uhh... no. Do you know of anywhere that lets you stack discounts?

[dawnrazor]

And New Zealand doesn't have a Thanksgiving, much less a Black Friday...

US customers should be smarting.

Ah Apple, at the spearhead of forcing every American holiday down the throats of the rest of the world..... and at up to 10% off their products I couldn't care less, wonder if the native americans get a further discount for old times sake.

[Umbongo]

Again, expect nothing in a sale from Apple. When you can get $300 off a typical $700-$800 PC this Black Friday, these types of Mac discounts are worth nothing. Puny 10% Apple discounts are just not good enough when you're seeing 30%-50% off PC laptops this Friday.


Not good enough for consumers maybe but Black Friday isn't about consumers.

[pismodude2]

Twas the midnight after Thanksgiving,
and all through the house,
everyone was shopping,
for their new mighty mouse.

They'll purchase a new MacBook,
single-piece aluminum,
then have it gift wrapped,
and sent straight to them.

Paying the bill
for a new Cinema Display,
they'll say, "that's not so bad,
that price is ok!"

Continuing on
with a Thanksgiving tradition,
they'll be done Christmas shopping-
they'll be done with their mission.

[Tallest Skil]

Not good enough for consumers maybe but Black Friday isn't about consumers.

What is it about, then?:confused: Clearing out of old stock?

It's obviously about money, but I'm wondering if your intentions were otherwise.

[Beric]

Not good enough for consumers maybe but Black Friday isn't about consumers.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but if Apple gets no new customers from their puny "sales", and yet loses potential money from customers who were going to buy from Apple anyway, isn't that only hurting Apple?

[whyamihere]

Uhh... no. Do you know of anywhere that lets you stack discounts?

i guess that's one way to look at it. could argue that i don't stop being a student just because it's the day after thanksgiving, but i guess profit outweighs logic. it's too bad, a black friday sale price in addition to student discount would actually bring macbook pricing more in touch with reality. oh well, at least i'll get to sleep in then. :rolleyes:

[Umbongo]

What is it about, then?:confused: Clearing out of old stock?

It's obviously about money, but I'm wondering if your intentions were otherwise.

It's about clearing stock and getting more traffic than they would without such an event and having those customers often buy things they wouldn't otherwise.

What I meant by my comment was that it isn't a day when companies are generous towards consumers. It's nothing more than a lure to get people spending and Apple obviously know what sort of discounts they need to offer to make Black Friday work for them.

To say a 10% discount isn't good enough because other computers can be had for less (often end of line or poor quality) stinks to me of entitlement. I'm sure someone will quote me (well maybe not now) of being a fanboi, but there are a lot of people on this forum that ignore logic and expect Apple to bend over backwards for them when it isn't in Apple's interests at all.

[Kar98]

I wonder what the discounts will be?

$50 off on a $1,318 MacBook. Wheee. :rolleyes:

[DYER]

Twas the midnight after Thanksgiving,
and all through the house,
everyone was shopping,
for their new mighty mouse.

They'll purchase a new MacBook,
single-piece aluminum,
then have it gift wrapped,
and sent straight to them.

Paying the bill
for a new Cinema Display,
they'll say, "that's not so bad,
that price is ok!"

Continuing on
with a Thanksgiving tradition,
they'll be done Christmas shopping-
they'll be done with their mission.
If that was all your own then well done that was awesome :cool:

[Chundles]

Ah Apple, at the spearhead of forcing every American holiday down the throats of the rest of the world..... and at up to 10% off their products I couldn't care less, wonder if the native americans get a further discount for old times sake.

They're not calling it a Black Friday sale - it's just a one day sale, they have them every year. Last year in Aus it was December 1st.

They must just want to synchronise them this year - no harm done.

How are they forcing an American holiday? There's no mention of Thanksgiving at all. NZ doesn't celebrate it, neither do we and the rest of the world - doesn't mean we can't get a sale too.

[Umbongo]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but if Apple gets no new customers from their puny "sales", and yet loses potential money from customers who were going to buy from Apple anyway, isn't that only hurting Apple?

Evidently Apple don't seem to think so and they will have a lot of sales data and market research to make that judgement.

[Beric]

It's about clearing stock and getting more traffic than they would without such an event and having those customers often buy things they wouldn't otherwise.

What I meant by my comment was that it isn't a day when companies are generous towards consumers. It's nothing more than a lure to get people spending and Apple obviously know what sort of discounts they need to offer to make Black Friday work for them.

So you're telling me a puny 10% is going to draw a ton of customers? When you can't currently buy a computer from Apple for less than $1000 (not including the dead Mac Mini)? BF is about deals and bargains. And bargains are items in the low to mid 100's of dollars. Saving $100 off a normally $1000 machine isn't significant. Saving $300 off a normally $700 machine is.

To say a 10% discount isn't good enough because other computers can be had for less (often end of line or poor quality)

Completely unsupported statement. Low-priced does not equal low quality.

stinks to me of entitlement. I'm sure someone will quote me (well maybe not now) of being a fanboi, but there are a lot of people on this forum that ignore logic and expect Apple to bend over backwards for them when it isn't in Apple's interests at all.

Nowhere did I say I expected Apple to bend over backwards for me. In fact, I stated I expected Apple to do the exact opposite. And I used a lot more logic than the logical fallacy of an ad hominem attack. :rolleyes:

[ChrisA]

Uhh... no. Do you know of anywhere that lets you stack discounts?

Last year Microsoft offered several discounts for Office 2008. One of the discounts was a "black friday discount". They allowed the discounts to stack and as a result I got Office 2008 for free. Yes zero.

[arn]

They're not calling it a Black Friday sale - it's just a one day sale, they have them every year. Last year in Aus it was December 1st.

They actually are calling it a black friday sale

http://store.apple.com/nz-hed/browse/campaigns/black_friday_teaser

[Wild-Bill]

Meh........ Modest discounts, if that.

If Apple is indeed calling it a "Black Friday" sale, it doesn't deserve that name unless they are prepared to offer Black Friday-like discounts. (which they most certainly will not)

[Umbongo]

So you're telling me a puny 10% is going to draw a ton of customers? When you can't currently buy a computer from Apple for less than $1000 (not including the dead Mac Mini)? BF is about deals and bargains. And bargains are items in the low to mid 100's of dollars. Saving $100 off a normally $1000 machine isn't significant. Saving $300 off a normally $700 machine is.

And Apple obviously feel at 10% (or whatever they do this year) the balance is right for them. Maybe they would be better off with bigger deals in the long run but that is their choice and they have the information to make such decisions.
Completely unsupported statement. Low-priced does not equal low quality.
I wasn't basing that on prices but on what I have previously seen on sale on Black Friday.

Nowhere did I say I expected Apple to bend over backwards for me. In fact, I stated I expected Apple to do the exact opposite. And I used a lot more logic than the logical fallacy of an ad hominem attack. :rolleyes:

I apologise for misinterpreting the intentions behind your comments. Sometimes it is hard to tell when someone isn't one of the crowd on this forum that feel Apple owe them everything they want and that anything Apple does that they don't approve of or doesn't benefit them is wrong for Apple.

[Beric]

Meh........ Modest discounts, if that.

If Apple is indeed calling it a "Black Friday" sale, it doesn't deserve that name unless they are prepared to offer Black Friday-like discounts. (which they most certainly will not)

Thank you.

That's exactly what I was saying previously. :)

[The Samurai]

Any ideas when, and if, the UK will be getting it :D

[Beric]

<snip>

No problem then. Everything OK between us? ;)

[malachiman]

We i guess we in NZ will be the first to see what they are offering... giving a 10% off a macbook will still make it dearer than it was several weeks ago thanks to the massive dollar drop recently against the US$

[Umbongo]

No problem then. Everything OK between us? ;)

Yeah.

Any ideas when, and if, the UK will be getting it :D

We'll be lucky to get the 2% VAT discount.

[bitWrangler]

Thank you.

That's exactly what I was saying previously. :)

Meh........ Modest discounts, if that.

If Apple is indeed calling it a "Black Friday" sale, it doesn't deserve that name unless they are prepared to offer Black Friday-like discounts. (which they most certainly will not)

"deserve", how funny. Yes yea grand arbiter of all retail nomenclature, Apple be not worthy of such a claim.

Hey, if you're gonna buy an Apple product anyway, 10% is 10%. And the bottom line is rather straight forward, Apple doesn't need to discount any further, and if they did, then they likely will (as they are doing now to help support some of their retail partners).

[queshy]

"4GB ram for MacBook now only $299!"

[Beric]

"deserve", how funny. Yes yea grand arbiter of all retail nomenclature, Apple be not worthy of such a claim.

Hey, if you're gonna buy an Apple product anyway, 10% is 10%. And the bottom line is rather straight forward, Apple doesn't need to discount any further, and if they did, then they likely will (as they are doing now to help support some of their retail partners).

"If you're gonna buy an Apple product anyway", then why is Apple only hurting itself by discounting?

EDIT: 10% just isn't worthy of a Black Friday sale, and will attract no additional customers.

[bilbo--baggins]

Any ideas when, and if, the UK will be getting it :D

They did last year (I don't recall it happening before that in the UK). It was 30th November, 1 week after Black Friday in the USA. There were modest discounts - I bought the Apple Bluetooth headset for £69 (normal price was £79). There were a limited number of other similar reductions.

[jagilby]

We i guess we in NZ will be the first to see what they are offering... giving a 10% off a macbook will still make it dearer than it was several weeks ago thanks to the massive dollar drop recently against the US$

That would be an issue if the NZ stores repriced their stock - I'm sure you know as well as I do that Apple hasn't repriced the MB due to the dollar yet.

We're not talking petrol here.

If anything, in relative terms, the price of the MB and MBP has decreased over the last few months because there hasn't been any alteration to the price.

[llkennethll]

anyone know if canada will have this sale too?

[Chris Rogers]

anyone know if canada will have this sale too?

i doubt it

[mynameisraj]

Don't get so excited, it's probably just gonna cover the cost of an iPod Touch software update…

10 bucks off max each item, with like 20 exceptions.

[mackiwi]

I notice on the ad, it doesn't actually mention a discount anywhere - just "Great gift ideas".

I wonder if the deals will be free bundled items rather than percentage discounts, like the back-to-school free ipod with a mac deals. So maybe free ipods with macs, and free accessories of sometype with ipods (or perhaps itunes vouchers)

Thoughts?

[Royale w/cheese]

Uhh... no. Do you know of anywhere that lets you stack discounts?
Well, Apple will stack discounts. I am not sure if it works for student discounts on this, but last year for this sale, I got my employee discount (not through Apple, but through CCE) and this sale for some iPod nanos. They will only do it if you call though, and not at the retail stores, or at least that is what the Apple Rep told me when I placed the order. But be prepared for a long wait on hold.

Depending on the circumstances, many places stack discounts. Staples comes to mind.

[Beric]

I notice on the ad, it doesn't actually mention a discount anywhere - just "Great gift ideas".

I wonder if the deals will be free bundled items rather than percentage discounts, like the back-to-school free ipod with a mac deals. So maybe free ipods with macs, and free accessories of sometype with ipods (or perhaps itunes vouchers)

Thoughts?

Whatever it is, it's gonna be pretty lackluster, that's for sure.

[networkr]

Amazon ,MacMall and some other retailers will probably offer better prices. The most apple will probably cut from the new books might be $200.

[Molopo]

So you're telling me a puny 10% is going to draw a ton of customers? When you can't currently buy a computer from Apple for less than $1000 (not including the dead Mac Mini)? BF is about deals and bargains. And bargains are items in the low to mid 100's of dollars. Saving $100 off a normally $1000 machine isn't significant. Saving $300 off a normally $700 machine is.


IMO, 10% isn't too "puny" at all. $1800 MBA - 180 = $1620, a considerably lower price. Unless you are really so thriftless that you don't think an extra $180 in your pocket is worth anything? I agree that the 10% that everyone is speculation won't be drawing tons of people, but it will definitely net them more sales than not. Also, Apple isn't all laptops and computers; they have these things called "iPods" that are quite popular as well. They're pretty popular as gifts, so an extra 10% off is just more incentive to get one.

[matt550]

Now maybe I can get that Time Capsule Ive been wanting.

[snberk103]

I think, in my most humblest way, that the discounts are really meant for Apple's brick and mortar stores. If you are in a mall on BF and in a buying frenzy (which the mall and other stores have already done) then seeing a glitzy Apple product on sale could entice you into an Apple store. In a mall, the disount may bring in a large number of new customers. And yes, I know that there are better deals elsewhere, but if you are new to Apple you don't know that - yet.

I'll bet that most of the people in an Apple Store on BF are new customers. Die hard Apple users are going to think twice about going into a packed frenzied Apple store just to save 10%. Some will, but a lot won't.

The online discounts are likely just a reflection of the Apple store prices, and the Apple stores are probably where Apple wants to make its BF impact.

Just my humble 2 cents... no 3 cents, wait 3.75 .... 2.25 ... ok now its 1.33 ... sheesh I hate these currency fluctuations....

[leandromp]

I wanna buy the Airport Express, hope i can find it cheaper for friday! so exciting!

[TwinCities Dan]

I'll check it out...

I don't really need anything at the moment, but you know how that goes. ;)

[Beric]

IMO, 10% isn't too "puny" at all. $1800 MBA - 180 = $1620, a considerably lower price. Unless you are really so thriftless that you don't think an extra $180 in your pocket is worth anything? I agree that the 10% that everyone is speculation won't be drawing tons of people, but it will definitely net them more sales than not. Also, Apple isn't all laptops and computers; they have these things called "iPods" that are quite popular as well. They're pretty popular as gifts, so an extra 10% off is just more incentive to get one.

A 10% sale isn't anything to laugh at. Apple offering a "Black Friday sale" with a discount of only 10% is.

[Chupa Chupa]

"If you're gonna buy an Apple product anyway", then why is Apple only hurting itself by discounting?

EDIT: 10% just isn't worthy of a Black Friday sale, and will attract no additional customers.


Clearly you've never been in a U.S. Apple Store on Black Friday. It's more mobbed than usual and product does literally fly off the shelf, or table, as is the case. 10% isn't a huge discount for most products but it is rather rare on Apple products @ a retail store and it does seem to influence people's buying decision. Clearly Apple must have market data to support this or they wouldn't bother.

[azajohns]

Just got the email from the Australian Store. Maybe they're rolling it out globally as the earth rotates. :o

[.michael]

On the apple store, all of the prices for each product has NZ- $___ on it. The price is increased... What happened, am I on a different setting or something? Confused, I want the old prices back :D

[MacFanBoyMike]

They're not calling it a Black Friday sale - it's just a one day sale, they have them every year. Last year in Aus it was December 1st.

They must just want to synchronise them this year - no harm done.

How are they forcing an American holiday? There's no mention of Thanksgiving at all. NZ doesn't celebrate it, neither do we and the rest of the world - doesn't mean we can't get a sale too.

Actually, Canada celebrates Thanksgiving, however it happens in October. I grew up along the border, and try as I might, my parents would not let me stay home from school on Thanksgiving Day in Canada...go figure!

But I agree completely with Chundles.

Now if we could only get Boxing Day off here in the States :)

[dwardin9]

All I want is a discount on macbook carrying cases and for Apple to finally release the in-ear ipod headphones!!

Free shipping too :p

[morrisman1]

i have noticed that when you click on the 'buy now' button on my email, it takes you to the local (NZ) education store.

i wonder if this just means that everyone will be getting education prices?

in that case im happy, just bought a new alu macbook yesterday for $300 less than retail and i would have been peeved if black friday prices were less than that!

i dont remember apple offering any real special prices last year and here with the NZ dollar being crap, the prices have jumped about $300 for retail, might not have much margin anymore to move on.

[mackiwi]

I think, in my most humblest way, that the discounts are really meant for Apple's brick and mortar stores. If you are in a mall on BF and in a buying frenzy (which the mall and other stores have already done) then seeing a glitzy Apple product on sale could entice you into an Apple store. In a mall, the disount may bring in a large number of new customers. And yes, I know that there are better deals elsewhere, but if you are new to Apple you don't know that - yet.

I'll bet that most of the people in an Apple Store on BF are new customers. Die hard Apple users are going to think twice about going into a packed frenzied Apple store just to save 10%. Some will, but a lot won't.

The online discounts are likely just a reflection of the Apple store prices, and the Apple stores are probably where Apple wants to make its BF impact.

Just my humble 2 cents... no 3 cents, wait 3.75 .... 2.25 ... ok now its 1.33 ... sheesh I hate these currency fluctuations....

That is an interesting theory, but the lack of a single apple store in NZ would maybe not be that supportive of your hypothesis....

[SactoGuy18]

All I know is that Fry's Electronics has discounted the "6.5G" iPod classic 120 GB to US$224.48 starting today. That pricing could be cheaper than what Apple plans for their Black Friday sales at their retail stores.

[networkr]

Just got the email from the Australian Store. Maybe they're rolling it out globally as the earth rotates. :o

You'll probably see the American version by tomorrow the earliest and Wednesday ,the latest. If apple wants to see a mob then thursday which i doubt.

[Chundles]

Actually, Canada celebrates Thanksgiving, however it happens in October. I grew up along the border, and try as I might, my parents would not let me stay home from school on Thanksgiving Day in Canada...go figure!

But I agree completely with Chundles.

Now if we could only get Boxing Day off here in the States :)

***** - sorry, forgot Canada.

Boxing Day is awesome, it's usually hot as hell and we just sit inside stuffing ourselves watching the cricket from Melbourne.

But the last few years it's been snowing in many places on Boxing Day so the old fashioned stinking hot Christmas seems to be on the outer.

It snowed a couple of days this week in the mountains too so who knows what's going to happen.

As far as the sale goes, I got my email from Apple Australia today - probably just the standard stuff. Though they may be a bit more aggressive than in the past to counter the downturn in retail spending which I might add is nowhere near as bad here as in the US.

[snberk103]

Originally Posted by snberk103
I think, in my most humblest way, that the discounts are really meant for Apple's brick and mortar stores. If you are in a mall on BF and in a buying frenzy (which the mall and other stores have already done) then seeing a glitzy Apple product on sale could entice you into an Apple store. In a mall, the disount may bring in a large number of new customers. And yes, I know that there are better deals elsewhere, but if you are new to Apple you don't know that - yet.

I'll bet that most of the people in an Apple Store on BF are new customers. Die hard Apple users are going to think twice about going into a packed frenzied Apple store just to save 10%. Some will, but a lot won't.

The online discounts are likely just a reflection of the Apple store prices, and the Apple stores are probably where Apple wants to make its BF impact.

Just my humble 2 cents... no 3 cents, wait 3.75 .... 2.25 ... ok now its 1.33 ... sheesh I hate these currency fluctuations....


That is an interesting theory, but the lack of a single apple store in NZ would maybe not be that supportive of your hypothesis....

Good point..... OK, but - if Apple posted the discounts on their US store, but not the rest of the world.... then we might get annoyed enough to let Apple know our displeasure. And since most of the world is doing some seasonal shopping right now (some more than others) then its a good time to offer some sort of sale. Thats the best rationalization I can come up with.

[Jonesy85]

I've been wanting Apple TV. I hope there's a nice discount on that...

[Courtaj]

I marked my calendar. Now I need a new calendar.

I can't speak for other countries, but in the UK every second shop (and that's an understatement) seems to be having a sale, often with 50 to 70% off (selected items, that is). If Apple goes with a 10% offer, then all I'll be popping over to the Applestore for is to lob a brick through their candy-ass window.

Andrew.

[spacepower7]

It is interesting that many stores and online merchants are announcing their Black Friday deals early this year, some have already started their sales since this past Sunday. Maybe it's the bad economy? Of course Apple doesn't.

I am curious if Apple's Friday sale will be any better than the current Best Buy sale, which is the best for any brick and mortar store. I hear that Apple is currently price matching Best Buy. It would suck for people to wait till Friday to buy from Apple and find out that the price is higher than Best Buy's which ends midweek.

Last years Apple Black Friday:

iMac: $1148 ($51 off), $1398 ($101 off), $1698 ($101 off), $2198 ($101 off)
MacBook: $1048 ($51 off), $1198 ($101 off), $1398 ($101 off)
iPod Classic: $228 ($21 off), $318 ($31 off)
iPod Nano: $138 ($11 off), $188 ($11 off)
iPod shuffle: $68 ($11 off)


No MacbookPro or Mac Pro on sale


Wonder what they will do this year.

Best Buy currently has discounts on the MBP and MP.


Maybe eventually US retailers will end this madness and have things on sale all week. I know that I won't be waiting in line anywhere.

[dawnrazor]

They're not calling it a Black Friday sale - it's just a one day sale, they have them every year. Last year in Aus it was December 1st.

They must just want to synchronise them this year - no harm done.

How are they forcing an American holiday? There's no mention of Thanksgiving at all. NZ doesn't celebrate it, neither do we and the rest of the world - doesn't mean we can't get a sale too.

Sarcasim is lost on the internet, maybe I should use smiley faces more often

[dannyboxer]

Hey everyone!
Everyone who has said that you can't get educational discount as well as the discount on Friday, you are wrong!
Look at this page

http://store.apple.com/uk-edu

it's the educational store with the friday discount ad on it!
Also I've just asked an Apple Genius on the online web chat and asked her and she said of course you can!

By the way have iMacs been discounted in the past? If there are that would be awesome, about £300 of a iMac! WooWhoo! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)

[sk8mash]

Im surprised were getting the sale in the UK too! Yay, I dont even know what black friday is haha

[fendol]

From my understanding, the prices go slightly up in the week or weeks before Black Friday, which this year is on the 28th, so that on Friday they lower their prices and the lowering seems more than if it was just lowered from the original price :p

Marketing :apple: http://seoagora.com/img/589/d08l1104oulu/smiley2.gifhttp://seoagora.com/img/459/k08q1024glza/ecstatic.gif

[Tex-Twil]

I guess this applies only to US

[Chicane-UK]

I'm training all this week just yards from the Apple Store in Regent Street, London. Will be sure to swing in there on Friday and see if there is anything going down there :D

Maybe some reduced price headphones, like the Etymotic Research or Shure ones. Could do with a decent set!

[winmacguy]

And New Zealand doesn't have a Thanksgiving, much less a Black Friday...

US customers should be smarting.

And we are a day AHEAD of the US too :D :apple:

[sparky7]

http://store.apple.com/uk/browse/campaigns/black_friday_teaser

Dammit, why can't they postpone it till the 2.5% VAT discount is in effect!

[winmacguy]

They actually are calling it a black friday sale

http://store.apple.com/nz-hed/browse/campaigns/black_friday_teaser

I might have to get another couple of cassettes for my DV cam so I can film it for everyone and chuck it on Youtube.
I have the Magnum Mac Newmarket store opening up which was pretty good
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZVn5Z15AhY

[aswitcher]

I wonder if they will do something special instore, given we now have stores in Australia

[winmacguy]

On the apple store, all of the prices for each product has NZ- $___ on it. The price is increased... What happened, am I on a different setting or something? Confused, I want the old prices back :D

We got screwed by the NZ US exchange rate. Currently $1.00 NZ will get 54c US.

[vermonter16]

This will be my first Apple computer so anything Apple gives for a discount will be great for me. However, I someone mentioned the education discount along with the Black Friday sale....someone said they don't stack discounts, someone else said that they were.... How about the Federal Government discount? Do you think if I asked at the Apple store today they would give me accurate information? I'm also thinking about picking up a couple of ipods....

[networkr]

http://store.apple.com/us/browse/campaigns/black_friday_teaser

american link is up

[Tex-Twil]

Hey great, there are discounts also in Europe !!!

Do you have an idea how high the discounts will be ?

[MrZebra]

Hey great, there are discounts also in Europe !!!

Do you have an idea how high the discounts will be ?

Nothing earth shattering but hey it's better than no discounts at all ;)

[SactoGuy18]

Last years Apple Black Friday:

iPod Classic: $228 ($21 off), $318 ($31 off)


Will Apple's retail and online store try to match Fry's Electronics US$224.48 pricing for the "6.5G" iPod classic 120 GB? :confused:

[mcnallym]

UK?? Please..... could do with a discounted new keyboard....

Received the notice mail today about Friday price discounts

[liquidmc]

Do the Black Friday sales usually apply to the Education Store as well???? The Ed Store already has Macbook prices $100 lower than the retail price.

[sam10685]

Twas the midnight after Thanksgiving,
and all through the house,
everyone was shopping,
for their new mighty mouse.

They'll purchase a new MacBook,
single-piece aluminum,
then have it gift wrapped,
and sent straight to them.

Paying the bill
for a new Cinema Display,
they'll say, "that's not so bad,
that price is ok!"

Continuing on
with a Thanksgiving tradition,
they'll be done Christmas shopping-
they'll be done with their mission.

Seems like every year christmas is more and more about spending money. :confused:

[Tallest Skil]

Do the Black Friday sales usually apply to the Education Store as well???? The Ed Store already has Macbook prices $100 lower than the retail price.

NO. You cannot stack discounts.

[dannyboxer]

YES YOU CAN!

Hey everyone!
Everyone who has said that you can't get educational discount as well as the discount on Friday, you are wrong!
Look at this page

http://store.apple.com/uk-edu

it's the educational store with the friday discount ad on it!
Also I've just asked an Apple Genius on the online web chat and asked her and she said of course you can!

By the way have iMacs been discounted in the past? If there are that would be awesome, about £300 of a iMac! WooWhoo! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)

[Tallest Skil]

That's all well and good...

But does the developer discount stack? I'd like to take advantage of my account.

The ad is on the Developer Store...wow.

I still don't think they'll stack.

[csmitty]

The discounts usually just cover tax. At least the edu discount does. And it seemed that way last time. $10 of an ipod. $10 to me is not worth dealing with all the madness. I'll go any normal time and pay $10 more. Also normally just the large computers. I don't think headphones or cases get discounted. If apple tv does I might get one. Doubt it though. Even then discount is so small. Still not worth it.

Where did you get $300 off?

Also if you can add the student on top then that would make a difference. $1271 OTD for the backlit macbook would be nice. Still can't get one though :rolleyes: well, maybe not. I just assumed 20% and don't feel like looking up what the edu price is.

Moral of the story, probably not worth the hassle.

[Eric S.]

So you're telling me a puny 10% is going to draw a ton of customers?

I don't know (or care) about a ton, but it's certainly going to draw me. I've been waiting for this sale to buy an aluminum Macbook, and if I get 10% off I'll be more than happy.

If Apple is indeed calling it a "Black Friday" sale, it doesn't deserve that name unless they are prepared to offer Black Friday-like discounts. (which they most certainly will not)

"Black Friday-like discounts"? Is there some threshold that has to be met to call it a Black Friday sale? Is there a government agency that oversees that?

[BobbyCat]

Can anyone remember from last year if refurbed Macs and iPods were eligible for BF discounts? They're already cheaper but an extra rebate certainly won't hurt. I'll go for a refurb iPod if the price goes down a bit; if not, I'll keep my money for a better opportunity later :rolleyes:

[hate2lovemac]

If they even lower the aluminum macbook 1$ dollar i will be extremely pissed off....I just bought it the other 15 days ago under the assumption there wouldn't be additional sales...i got 2 faulty machines so they gave me an additional 100$ off ...but still the price of the macbook alum is f'n ridiculous compared to the other laptops out there.

[Tallest Skil]

Meh........ Modest discounts, if that.

If Apple is indeed calling it a "Black Friday" sale, it doesn't deserve that name unless they are prepared to offer Black Friday-like discounts. (which they most certainly will not)

If we're simply inventing standards, here, then there are no Black Friday sales this year.

Stereotypical quote time: "With the economy how it is," all deals at all retailers "need" to be better. It'd be a lackluster year without a recession, and no one seems to care enough not to buy.

If they even lower the aluminum macbook 1$ dollar i will be extremely pissed off....I just bought it the other 15 days ago under the assumption there wouldn't be additional sales...i got 2 faulty machines so they gave me an additional 100$ off ...but still the price of the macbook alum is f'n ridiculous compared to the other laptops out there.

If yo don't like it, don't buy it. No company that wants to make any sort of money would ever say, "Oh, they're buying them at this price, let's lower it anyway!"

NO. If people buy it at that price, then Apple will continue to sell it at that price. You only have the right to be upset at the price if you don't buy it at that price at all.

[schubes]

Black Friday discounts confirmed by apple Canada. Got the email today

[GSPice]

CNET: Apple's Black Friday Deals (http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-10107508-1.html?tag=rb_content;tabbedPromoUnitHolder)
Most likely, one of the products that Apple will offer hot deals on would be the iMac as it wasn't updated this fall and new iMacs should be coming early 2009.
umm...

[twoodcc]

i will at least go to the online apple store on friday, just to see what deals that they have

[Boston135]

I've been wanting to get a new MacBook, so I'll wait til Friday and see what deal they do on their online store. I can get the educational discount, and from hearing what you guys said about past ones, I'm not getting my hopes up... but will be surprised if they do make it cheaper than edu :)

[robby818]

Microsoft Live is offering a 25% rebate off ebay buy it now purchases. I've used it to buy four of the new nanos and and a 16GB ipod touch. I bought from a NY Apple retailer (Datavision Computer Video) and had absolutely no problems.

I have been reluctant to use it on computer purchases though. For my new MBP, I bought from Amazon because of their excellent return policy. In retrospect, I'm glad I went through Amazon because I had to do a couple of exchanges.

Details here:
http://www.fatwallet.com/forums/topic_view.php?catid=18&threadid=838081&start=0

[TheSVD]

Right, i really need help with this!
As my parents have been paid today, i was going to get a macbook pro though my college tommorow, which gets me it at £1,180 compared to the £1,399 RRP.
So do you think that cause of the black fridays sale, if i get it this friday, ill get more off?
Any ideas/help/answers would be much appreciated :):):apple:

[bilbo--baggins]

Right, i really need help with this!
As my parents have been paid today, i was going to get a macbook pro though my college tommorow, which gets me it at £1,180 compared to the £1,399 RRP.
So do you think that cause of the black fridays sale, if i get it this friday, ill get more off?
Any ideas/help/answers would be much appreciated :):):apple:

Extremely unlikely that you'll get it for less than £1,180 on Friday. I very much doubt they'll be offering it even as cheap as that, it it's reduced at all.

[Coulter]

I hope Apple put the new UK VAT rates into effect on Friday as well, I would love Apple forever if they did that.

[TheSVD]

Extremely unlikely that you'll get it for less than £1,180 on Friday. I very much doubt they'll be offering it even as cheap as that, it it's reduced at all.
It is 1180 now, with educational discount, just wondering if itll be any cheaper :)
I hope Apple put the new UK VAT rates into effect on Friday as well, I would love Apple forever if they did that.
new VAT laws? :p
explain?

[Taylor C]

Does anyone know if Apple has offered discounts on AppleCare on Black Friday in the past?

[emulator]

Microsoft Live is offering a 25% rebate off ebay buy it now purchases. I've used it to buy four of the new nanos and and a 16GB ipod touch. I bought from a NY Apple retailer (Datavision Computer Video) and had absolutely no problems.

I have been reluctant to use it on computer purchases though. For my new MBP, I bought from Amazon because of their excellent return policy. In retrospect, I'm glad I went through Amazon because I had to do a couple of exchanges.

Details here:
http://www.fatwallet.com/forums/topic_view.php?catid=18&threadid=838081&start=0
exactly. still don't get it why people purchase over at the apple store. even holding breath for their so called black friday deal which is as weak an lame as the next insurance company next block. with the apple retail "black friday" deals you'll get other places everyday price.

moreover, the eBay credit is instant now. sure the apple elitists would not use m$ live search even to save money (saving $$ is so un-apple, right?).

[Tex-Twil]

Can anyone remember from last year if refurbed Macs and iPods were eligible for BF discounts? They're already cheaper but an extra rebate certainly won't hurt. I'll go for a refurb iPod if the price goes down a bit; if not, I'll keep my money for a better opportunity later :rolleyes:

I would also be interested. Are the refurbs eligible ?

Tex

[hubble1990]

Hmm....That iPod Touch is looking all the more tempting!

I agree... I was just about to place an order for the new Touch but think I'll wait until what Friday brings....:)