Black Friday 2006 - Apple (and others) After Thanksgiving Sale [Archive]

MacRumors

Nov 20, 2006, 08:12 AM

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In the U.S., the day after Thanksgiving is called "Black Friday", which is historically one of the busiest shopping days of the year.

Over the past few years, Apple has participated with one-day specials at both their retail Apple stores as well as the online Apple Store.

Apple has posted a teaser (http://www.dailytunes.com/applestore.php) at their online store:

Come back to the Apple Store the day after Thanksgiving for a special one-day-only holiday shopping event. You'll find dozens of great gift ideas — all with free shipping.

Mark your calendars now. And until then, start your research by visiting our Holiday Gift Guide to find Mac and iPod gifts for everyone on your list.

Last year, Apple offered discounts on select Macs and accessories (http://forums.macrumors.com/showpost.php?p=1934318&postcount=69).

emotion

Nov 20, 2006, 08:15 AM

Wish we had this in the UK.

dcv

Nov 20, 2006, 08:17 AM

*Books flight to the US* :D

amac4me

Nov 20, 2006, 08:19 AM

Looking forward to the sale! I have a $150 Apple Gift Card just waiting to be used :D

emotion

Nov 20, 2006, 08:20 AM

*Books flight to the US* :D

Flying on Thanksgiving? Are you insane? :)

MattyMac

Nov 20, 2006, 08:39 AM

Yeah this has been pretty much standard for apple over the past few years.

MacSync

Nov 20, 2006, 08:43 AM

I sure hope they do grab bags this year. Those are always fun.

~Shard~

Nov 20, 2006, 08:43 AM

Nothing will be happening with the Canadian Apple Store, so I'm not too interested in this sale. Now if only Apple had a similar offer for Canadian Thanksgiving...

pashazade

Nov 20, 2006, 08:48 AM

Flying on Thanksgiving? Are you insane? :)

Why?

fixyourthinking

Nov 20, 2006, 08:49 AM

I hope they remember to add my state's (South Carolina) "no tax on anything" holiday.

South Carolina is having a 2nd "no tax weekend" that runs Friday and Saturday.

spicyapple

Nov 20, 2006, 08:50 AM

Why?
The cost of the plane ticket wouldn't offset the savings.

VoodooDaddy

Nov 20, 2006, 08:53 AM

The cost of the plane ticket wouldn't offset the savings.

Think it was a joke. The humor was lost on you apparently. :)

MacinDoc

Nov 20, 2006, 09:01 AM

Nothing will be happening with the Canadian Apple Store, so I'm not too interested in this sale. Now if only Apple had a similar offer for Canadian Thanksgiving...
Even though it was not the day after Thanksgiving, I thought the Apple Canada store did offer discounts last year on Black Friday.

Edit: Just checked the Apple Canada Store, they are planning to have discounts this Friday.

Graeme A

Nov 20, 2006, 09:05 AM

*Books flight to the US* :D

My flights and hotel are all booked and looking forward to getting there on the Friday morning.

Need anything while I am there, dcv?

I will be hitting the post office in a big way when I am there so one more package ain't gonna kill me.

cherrypop

Nov 20, 2006, 09:16 AM

Flying on Thanksgiving? Are you insane?

Shopping the day after Thanksgiving. That's insane :)

Mal

Nov 20, 2006, 09:19 AM

You think shopping that day is bad, I have to work that day. 9 hour split shift (opening and closing).

So anyways, when do the Apple Store's sales go up online? Midnight? 6AM like the retailers?

jW

applekid

Nov 20, 2006, 09:19 AM

Do they have any giveaways in brick and mortar stores?

I've been waiting to spend my $50 credit from the iPod battery settlement for this! :D

~Shard~

Nov 20, 2006, 09:20 AM

Even though it was not the day after Thanksgiving, I thought the Apple Canada store did offer discounts last year on Black Friday.

Edit: Just checked the Apple Canada Store, they are planning to have discounts this Friday.

Sweet, thanks for the head's up! I retract my earlier statement. ;) :D

Swarmlord

Nov 20, 2006, 09:29 AM

[QUOTE=Macrumors;3073780<snip>
Last year, Apple offered discounts on select Macs and accessories (http://forums.macrumors.com/showpost.php?p=1934318&postcount=69).[/QUOTE]

Hard to believe that at this time last year they were selling G4 and G5 computers.

xfiftyfour

Nov 20, 2006, 09:31 AM

I hope they remember to add my state's (South Carolina) "no tax on anything" holiday.

South Carolina is having a 2nd "no tax weekend" that runs Friday and Saturday.

Really?? That's AWESOME. Gosh, I knew I moved to SC for a reason! :P hm.. what to buy to really take advantage of the holiday...

SiliconAddict

Nov 20, 2006, 09:36 AM

Meh. Blew my (cash) wad in February. No sale for joo. :) Now if they intro a real video iPod...lets talk.

BornAgainMac

Nov 20, 2006, 09:45 AM

The retail Mac stores are packed with no sales. They need more stores.

bigkito

Nov 20, 2006, 09:50 AM

u guys think the MacBook would be on Sale on black friday?

puckhead193

Nov 20, 2006, 09:55 AM

too bad they never put ipods on sale

wildmac

Nov 20, 2006, 09:58 AM

Why?

The worst day to fly in the US. More people travel by air for thanksgiving than any other holiday.

wildmac

Nov 20, 2006, 10:00 AM

Flying on Thanksgiving? Are you insane?

Shopping the day after Thanksgiving. That's insane :)

Yep. Really insane... It's a great day to work. Your office is almost empty, and you can read macRumors all day. :rolleyes:

wildmac

Nov 20, 2006, 10:04 AM

We'll probaby see discounts on the consumer Macs, (but perhaps not as deep as last year, since most have been updated recently), and a good sale on any of the accessories that aren't selling well. :-)

The grab bags might be worth going for. Some had some deep discount coupons in them last year I think.

racebit

Nov 20, 2006, 10:08 AM

SWEET! maybe that mac pro will be bought sooner than I thought!:cool: :cool: :cool:

evanrousso

Nov 20, 2006, 10:14 AM

Did anyone notice that those sales look kind of pathetic.

wtfk

Nov 20, 2006, 10:21 AM

Meh. Blew my (cash) wad in February. No sale for joo. :) Now if they intro a real video iPod...lets talk.

What is this "real" video iPod I've been hearing about? Isn't the video on the current iPod real?

wronski

Nov 20, 2006, 10:21 AM

too bad they never put ipods on sale

They did in 2003. I got one then.

Squonk

Nov 20, 2006, 10:29 AM

The grab bags might be worth going for. Some had some deep discount coupons in them last year I think.

Did they do the grab bags last year?
How much did the grab bags cost?

I seem to recall some people getting the bluetooth keyboards in them one year... What other goodies have people gotten in them? Autographed photo of Steve? :D

MUCKYFINGERS

Nov 20, 2006, 10:29 AM

Too bad their deals usually suck.

N.J.

Nov 20, 2006, 10:46 AM

Meh.. Americans. :rolleyes:
Happy Buy Nothing Day!
http://www.adbusters.org/metas/eco/bnd/

KindredMAC

Nov 20, 2006, 10:49 AM

The sales are nothing to write home about. They end up being the same price as an EDU discount in most cases.

A real Black Friday sale would have:
MacBook low end model @ $899
iPods for $50 off regular pricing on almost all models
Mac minis @ $450 & $650
iMacs @ $799, $999, $1299 & $1799
Apple Displays @ $349, $499 & $1099
*(Our displays are still way too overpriced for anybody to seriously buy them when you can pick up fairly nice 19" and 23" WideScreen LCD's at Best Buy for $200 range.) Putting a big price drop for one day would cause the flurry that would garner nation coverage that everyone else gets on Black Friday.

This would be one way of Apple making sure that people were opening up presents filled with Macs instead of eMachines from WalMart on Christmas morning.

technicolor

Nov 20, 2006, 11:04 AM

Stop complaining and be glad Apple gives you any sale price. Apple is not a cheap bargain basement retailer or manufacturer. If you want 399 computers line up at Wal-Mart and fight old ladies for a cheap HP with the worst and cheap components known to man.

LSK6453

Nov 20, 2006, 11:07 AM

Do they have any giveaways in brick and mortar stores?

I've been waiting to spend my $50 credit from the iPod battery settlement for this! :D

Didn't those expire on 10/31?

Mine did

twoodcc

Nov 20, 2006, 11:10 AM

well hopefully apple will have a little better deals this year though. but i'm sure they don't really need them on ipods though, since they'll sell anyways

skoker

Nov 20, 2006, 11:10 AM

Didn't those expire on 10/31?

Mine did

10/17/07, mine does.

You CAN NOT use them in the B&M store though.

kalisphoenix

Nov 20, 2006, 11:11 AM

I'm cheerful to see any company relinquish even the slightest amount of profit. It's a marketing gimmick, but it's a good one. And it makes me like Apple a bit more, for some strange reason....

justflie

Nov 20, 2006, 11:12 AM

Meh. I'm saving my cash (or trying to) for januaryish. I wonder why...:p

akadmon

Nov 20, 2006, 11:24 AM

I asked a manager at one of the stores what would happen if the item I just bought (let's say JBL speakers) went on sale on Black Friday. He said they would not offer a price adjustment. Year right! I'll just bring my old receipt with me, buy the same item at the lower price, then promptly return it using the old receipt. Done! :D

corywoolf

Nov 20, 2006, 11:32 AM

I have to work 9 PM to 1 AM Thanksgiving, then 2 PM to 12 PM on Black Friday. Too bad CompUSA doesn't pay time and a half on holidays. :(
Even grocery stores I've worked at payed time and a half on holidays.

tommytran86

Nov 20, 2006, 11:36 AM

i already got my macbook c2d i wonder what i'm gonna get now? hmmm

achie25

Nov 20, 2006, 11:41 AM

Do they offer a discount on ipod nano at Black Friday? I hope so I am going to be getting my wife a 8gb red nano for christmas.

MUCKYFINGERS

Nov 20, 2006, 11:46 AM

Do they offer a discount on ipod nano at Black Friday? I hope so I am going to be getting my wife a 8gb red nano for christmas.

The discount is miniscule at best. At worst, it's an insult to customers as to why Apple can't offer better discounts on Black Friday.

aintnohalfstppn

Nov 20, 2006, 12:22 PM

i'm hoping for a nice sale on a wireless mighty mouse.
seems real nice, just not $70 nice.

winchest

Nov 20, 2006, 12:37 PM

Does the Apple sale start at midnight?

Is it a limited quantity or does everything stay on sale for the whole day?

Thanks

gillismail

Nov 20, 2006, 12:38 PM

I wonder if all that red in the teaser is just to go with christmas colors or is apple planning to release more "RED" products on Black Friday.

spicyapple

Nov 20, 2006, 12:39 PM

At worst, it's an insult to customers as to why Apple can't offer better discounts on Black Friday.
It's insulting that Apple even offers discounts. I want to pay full retail price!

awhitaker

Nov 20, 2006, 12:54 PM

Maybe they'll launch the iphone on Black Friday:rolleyes:

They need to launch it soon. I'm at the point that I'm about to buy a black nano and a new cell phone and duct tape them together.:D

I want a new phone and I want a new ipod, come on Apple give me both.

mahonmeister

Nov 20, 2006, 12:57 PM

I hope they discount the car audio iPod products.

jnasato

Nov 20, 2006, 12:59 PM

Did Apple discount on the online store refurbished items last year? I'm hoping they do this year, so I can save even more!

Squonk

Nov 20, 2006, 01:40 PM

Did Apple discount on the online store refurbished items last year? I'm hoping they do this year, so I can save even more!

Nope - no discounts on the refurbs.

jnasato

Nov 20, 2006, 02:08 PM

Oh, shoot, thanks!!! Maybe I should order my refurbished Mac Pro now, then.

Thanks for the info.

AppliedVisual

Nov 20, 2006, 02:12 PM

i'm hoping for a nice sale on a wireless mighty mouse.
seems real nice, just not $70 nice.

FWIW, the wireless mighty mouse isn't even $20 nice. I think I'm in the minority around here, but they suck. Buy a Logitech.

PODshady

Nov 20, 2006, 02:19 PM

My credit card is ready to buy

PlaceofDis

Nov 20, 2006, 02:20 PM

i'm thinking about buying .mac. this would be the perfect time. i hope its discounted again, but with my luck it won't be.

wildmac

Nov 20, 2006, 02:31 PM

bfrazier

Nov 20, 2006, 02:58 PM

I just tried to cancel an online order of a MacBook Pro 200G because the local store had the stock MBP available today. The online rep. took $130 off if I kept the online order. So I'll wait the 5-7 days. That's on top of the Fed employee discount.

dernhelm

Nov 20, 2006, 03:10 PM

Whoo hoo! I've been waiting almost a month for this. 20" iMac, here I come.

Nuks

Nov 20, 2006, 03:13 PM

Can you get black friday savings on top of an education discount? Or is it just for the regular store. And is it in Canada too?

p0intblank

Nov 20, 2006, 03:15 PM

I can't wait until Black Friday! :D I love being part of the insane shopping. I wonder how crowded Apple's retail stores are going to be.

Seasought

Nov 20, 2006, 03:54 PM

I wasn't terribly impressed with their "discounts" last year...not to be a downer or anything. :D

carve

Nov 20, 2006, 04:18 PM

What was in the goodie bags last year? thanks

p0intblank

Nov 20, 2006, 04:33 PM

I've never experienced Apple's grab bags. Actually this is my first time ever hearing of them. I would buy something online just to get a grab bag. :) What are the chances of Apple doing this again?

manhole

Nov 20, 2006, 05:13 PM

hey all,

just about to order my first mac, a stock 2.16 MBP, and i just wanted to confirm that since i am buying from the EDU store, that there is no way i can get in on the sales right? the EDU discount gives me 200$ CAN off the MBP and a little off applecare too.

oh and can someone give me an estimate of the total time they think it takes to get a stock 15" MBP from order to delivery? is it about 20 days or so?

thanks
manhole

Psychic Shopper

Nov 20, 2006, 05:21 PM

I make it a point to not shop on Black Friday, and just enjoy a day off from work. By the 8th of December the stores are pretty empty, so I go then. Every Holiday in this country has been co-opted by retailers, making them meaningless dates.

timswim78

Nov 20, 2006, 05:59 PM

Judging from the deals that they offered last year, it looks like the real bargain hunters will be better off just sticking with refurbs.

jnasato

Nov 20, 2006, 06:16 PM

I ordered my refurbished Mac Pro after Squonk's reply. I hope Apple doesn't cut $300 for the sale!

Maybe they'll take 25% off everything, just to screw with us.

Karpfish

Nov 20, 2006, 06:24 PM

anyone know if they will take off the mac pro? well, does it apply to the education store? because im orderign mine from the edu store this week, and if the discounts wont apply then i will order it tomorrow or wednesday, probably tomorrow :D

Chosenbydestiny

Nov 20, 2006, 08:52 PM

I don't care if apple has no discounts, I'd rather they focused on maintaining quality in great products.

direzz

Nov 20, 2006, 09:17 PM

would i be looking at alot of money off of a macbook?! the black one... on the 24th?! omg!

they are offering the deal on the canada store too!!!

direzz

Nov 20, 2006, 09:41 PM

Nothing will be happening with the Canadian Apple Store, so I'm not too interested in this sale. Now if only Apple had a similar offer for Canadian Thanksgiving...

the canadian store has the promo up tho!

~Shard~

Nov 20, 2006, 09:53 PM

the canadian store has the promo up tho!

If you had read the thread you would have known that this was already mentioned and I already addressed this. Thanks though. :cool:

AppliedVisual

Nov 20, 2006, 10:41 PM

would i be looking at alot of money off of a macbook?! the black one... on the 24th?! omg!

they are offering the deal on the canada store too!!!

I don't know what you consider a "lot" but I think systems will be 5 to 10 % off and accessories and software could be 10 to 15 % off. So don't expect anything better than the current educational discounts. But yeah, this could be a nice little deal when all things are considered... I doubt that they'll discount iPods...

I've got my shopping list together and I'll buy friday (online though, no way in 'ell am I going near a shopping mall this weekend). But I just need a 4GB nano, 2 15" neoprene InCase sleeves, a couple iTunes gift cards/certs and a copy of Aperture. :D

...There's a good bet that they won't discount everything too. I can see the Macbook and iMacs as good possibilities. Some software like iWork, iLife and .Mac. I doubt they'll discount any of the "pro" stuff, MBP, Aperture, Adobe software, things like that. No iPod discounts, but maybe discounts on iPod accessories...

dbater

Nov 20, 2006, 11:10 PM

Sweet, thanks for the head's up! I retract my earlier statement. ;) :D

I am still amazed that they have internet in Regina!:confused:

MacinDoc

Nov 21, 2006, 12:19 AM

I am still amazed that they have internet in Regina!:confused:
Sure, they have internet in Regina. Of course, they have to re-lay the cables to the city every spring after the ice floes melt and the city starts to drift off across the Arctic Ocean... :rolleyes:. Seriously, though, some ppl would be surprised about how similar Regina is to a medium-sized city in Minnesota (BTW, I was not sure from your smilie if you were being sarcastic, but I suspect you probably were...).

IIRC, Canada has the highest percentage of its population connected by high-speed internet of any country in the world.

DISCOMUNICATION

Nov 21, 2006, 12:31 AM

AppliedVisual

Nov 21, 2006, 01:23 AM

So we're certain about no discounts on iPods? Cause I just got a gift code for the online store. I have to spend a minimum of $300 so I was thinking of finally taking the plunge and getting an 80 gig iPod. I'd rather purchase one item and not like a Nano, dock, etc. I'd rather not wait and see because I'd want it here before I travel for Thanksgiving.

I don't think we'll know for sure until Friday. :D

I would like to say no iPods -- they haven't discounted them in the past. However, on their promotional page for Friday's sale, it shows a picture of the 3 different iPods and says "get your's friday" or something like that. So who knows...

czaffa

Nov 21, 2006, 01:50 AM

Still no one has answered the question: For students, will there be further discounts off of educational pricing? Does no one remember what happened last year?

Spanna

Nov 21, 2006, 03:01 AM

In the U.S., the day after Thanksgiving is called "Black Friday", which is historically one of the busiest shopping days of the year. Oh, the day after thanksgiving, for the rest of the world when is thanksgiving and who should I give my thanks ?

~Shard~

Nov 21, 2006, 09:12 AM

I am still amazed that they have internet in Regina!:confused:

Sure, they have internet in Regina. Of course, they have to re-lay the cables to every spring after the ice floes melt and the city starts to drift off across the Arctic Ocean... :rolleyes:. Seriously, though, some ppl would be surprised about how similar Regina is to a medium-sized city in Minnesota (BTW, I was not sure from your smilie if you were being sarcastic, but I suspect you probably were...).

IIRC, Canada has the highest percentage of its population connected by high-speed internet of any country in the world.

You are absolutely correct MacinDoc! ;) :D

debater, I responded to your PM asking me the exact same thing, but since you never replied and have now posted the exact same incorrect comment again, I'll post my reply to you here once again. I can't tell whether you're being sarcastic or not, but since you've posted it twice now and never replied to me, I guess I'm the one who can use the :confused: emoticon...

"SaskTel (the Service Provider here) was the first company in Canada to launch residential DSL services back in 1996 so we've always had Internet access. We have the most extensive fiber network in all of Canada, launched our IPTV service over 3 years ago (the first in North America to do so), just launched High Definition over IPTV last month (the first company the the world to do this completely over IP), have High Speed access to any community with a population of 300 people or more and in a couple months will be pumping 40 Mbps to the customer in our major centers as work continues on our FTTH initaitive."

So if anything, we are probably more advanced then wherever you are. Maybe I should be asking you that question instead of the other way around. :p :cool:

What's your next question going to be - "Is the Pope religious"? :D

840quadra

Nov 21, 2006, 09:23 AM

Canada adopts Technology much faster than the US. So if you are in a small subarb in the US, especially in an older town or city, expect your northern neighbors to have better than you do ;) .

I live in Minnesota USA, so I get to see quite a bit of the nice high speed connectivity, Web 2.0 , IP TV, and other things when I go up to visit ;) .

flopticalcube

Nov 21, 2006, 11:25 AM

Oh, the day after thanksgiving, for the rest of the world when is thanksgiving and who should I give my thanks ?

According to Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thanksgiving):

Thanksgiving, or Thanksgiving Day is an annual one-day holiday to give thanks (traditionally to God) at the close of the harvest season. In the United States, Thanksgiving is celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November. In Canada, it is celebrated on the second Monday in October. In the United Kingdom, Thanksgiving is another name for the Harvest festival, held in churches across the country on a relevant Sunday to mark the end of the local harvest, though it is not thought of as a major event (compared to Christmas or Easter) as it is in other parts of the world. This tradition was taken to North America by early settlers, where it became much more important.

...and...

The history of Thanksgiving in Canada goes back to an English explorer, Martin Frobisher, who had been trying to find a northern passage to the Orient. He did not succeed but he did establish a settlement in Canada. In the year 1578, he held a formal ceremony, in what is now the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, to give thanks for surviving the long journey. This is considered the first Canadian Thanksgiving, and the first Thanksgiving to have taken place in North America.

Me, I gave thanks to all the people that work hard at making this a better world for everyone else to live in (not personally, of course). You could give thanks to Steve, for instance.

DISCOMUNICATION

Nov 21, 2006, 11:40 AM

I don't think we'll know for sure until Friday. :D

I would like to say no iPods -- they haven't discounted them in the past. However, on their promotional page for Friday's sale, it shows a picture of the 3 different iPods and says "get your's friday" or something like that. So who knows...

They did the same thing last year, but I'll wait and see what other deals there are at other stores. I have until the 29th to use the code.

merrymoon

Nov 21, 2006, 09:27 PM

the discount is for online store as well as retail, right?

Chef Medeski

Nov 21, 2006, 09:40 PM

the discount is for online store as well as retail, right?

u got it.

YS2003

Nov 22, 2006, 09:08 PM

I hope I can time my purchasing decision based on the shopping season. My past purchases have not been synched well with the shopping season. I tend to buy things when I want to buy.

marktwain

Nov 22, 2006, 11:15 PM

iPods will be on sale, as will MacBooks ($100 off!)

iliketomac

Nov 23, 2006, 12:25 AM

iPods will be on sale, as will MacBooks ($100 off!)

HOT OFF THE PRESS..... so here 'ya go for your "Joy to the Wallet" sale only on black friday '06:

iMac: $898-$1958
MacBook: $998-$1398
.Mac: $68
iPod Nano (except Reds): $138-$228
iPod: $228-$318
Wireless Mighty Mouse: $58

+ various select accessories with varying discounts usually 10%-25% depending on product....
...and this includes select speakers, headphones, external hard drives, ipod cases, nike+ipod sport kit, etc...

POHeerwig

Nov 23, 2006, 06:33 AM

Still no one has answered the question: For students, will there be further discounts off of educational pricing? Does no one remember what happened last year?

I went to a store in D.C. yesterday and asked this question: the local genius said 'yes' but I didn't get a warm and fuzzy.

As for 'what' would be on sale...he said they'd probably be given envelopes with the details when they showed up for work at some ungodly hour on friday..that would go up in flames after reading it. :)

Nemesis90

Nov 24, 2006, 10:03 AM

Still no one has answered the question: For students, will there be further discounts off of educational pricing? Does no one remember what happened last year?

I don't know about educational pricing, but my EPP (Employee Purchase Program) discount *is* combined with the black friday discounts in the online store, at least.

I don't think that happened last year...

technicolor

Nov 24, 2006, 10:12 AM