Apple's 'Red Friday' Lunar New Year Sale Will Bring Deals for Asian Customers on January 25

[Mr. Retrofire]

Originally Posted by smileyborg

Don't you guys mean Asian Countries?? Something tells me Apple isn't checking your ethnic background for eligibility status...!

Not? ;-)

[odaiwai]

Originally Posted by xlii

Exchange rate on the Honk Kong dollar is $1 HK = .13 US cents so .13 X 770 is equal to a $100 dollar discount in the US. Not a bad flat rate discount for things like iPods and iPads.

Except that the flat discount is off MacBooks. iPad and iPod Touch get an 8% to 10% discount.

[coolspot18]

Originally Posted by j4zb4

I am in India and the last time I checked it was definitely a part of Asia... But sadly no such sale for us...

But ofcourse RED Friday isn't celebrated here...

With the FDI now approved in India for the retail sector I wonder how long will it be before we see Apple Retail stores here...

Does India celebrate New Year during the same time as other Asian countries? Just wondering.

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Originally Posted by xlii

Exchange rate on the Honk Kong dollar is $1 HK = .13 US cents so .13 X 770 is equal to a $100 dollar discount in the US. Not a bad flat rate discount for things like iPods and iPads.

Not to mention there is no sales tax in Hong Kong.

[j4zb4]

Originally Posted by coolspot18

Does India celebrate New Year during the same time as other Asian countries? Just wondering.[COLOR="#808080"]

Nope... We have our ethnic new year in Diwali... And the Gregorian new year with the rest of the world...

[avus]

Originally Posted by MentalFloss

So that means people from Israel, Afghanistan, eastern Russia and Japan are just as out of luck as the many Asian customers in non-Asian countries.

We already had this exclusively in Japan on January 2, with similar discounts plus annual "lucky" or grab bag sale. It is a Japanese business tradition to mark the first day of retailing and Apple has totally been embracing it for years. There were hundreds of people lining up in front of Apple Stores on New Year's Day (despite frigid weather!) to buy a mystery bag containing various Apple products and accessories at a fixed price (33000 JPY). The catch was, while most of the bags contained an iPod Mini as the main item, but the lucky few received a bag with either an iPad (fourth generation) or a MacBook Air 11", making it worth far more in total than the purchase price.

Search "Apple Lucky Bag" and you'll see what I am talking about.

[hkenneth]

[QUOTE=coolspot18;16704340]Does India celebrate New Year during the same time as other Asian countries? Just wondering.[COLOR="#808080"]

Nop, that is Chinese New Year and India has never adapted that custom.

Japanese used to have though...

[StickerBox]

Those houses kinda look like owls.

[daxomni]

Originally Posted by avus

We already had this exclusively in Japan on January 2, with similar discounts plus annual "lucky" or grab bag sale. It is a Japanese business tradition to mark the first day of retailing and Apple has totally been embracing it for years. There were hundreds of people lining up in front of Apple Stores on New Year's Day (despite frigid weather!) to buy a mystery bag containing various Apple products and accessories at a fixed price (33000 JPY). The catch was, while most of the bags contained an iPod Mini as the main item, but the lucky few received a bag with either an iPad (fourth generation) or a MacBook Air 11", making it worth far more in total than the purchase price. Search "Apple Lucky Bag" and you'll see what I am talking about.

$330 for an iPod Mini?

[acslater017]

Originally Posted by Icaras

Good job on the misleading headline MR. I guess every Asian on the planet earth gets these deals. Can't wait for my red bag deal, even though I'm residing in California.

I know! I was ready to submit to a DNA test and everything. :P

[Navdakilla]

Originally Posted by xDKP

Fantastic news! In Hong Kong this week and were about to buy a new iPad no mater what

Sounds like perfect timing

[Bheleu]

Big Sale, No Asians Thank You!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YM9Ereg2Zo

[Koernerdan]

Why can't we have this in the US too!!

[Daito-sensei]

Yes, but will it come in Chinese New Year Red or black water snake color?

[metsjetsfan]

Originally Posted by smileyborg

Don't you guys mean Asian Countries?? Something tells me Apple isn't checking your ethnic background for eligibility status...!

What if you are live in china and you are not Asian? so confusing /sarcasm

What if you are married to an asian or adopted asian children?

[avus]

Originally Posted by daxomni

$330 for an iPod Mini?

Originally Posted by avus

a mystery bag containing various Apple products and accessories at a fixed price (33000 JPY). The catch was, while most of the bags contained an iPod Mini as the main item

The total value of a bag exceeds the purchase price in any case, but some exceed far more.