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

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odaiwai

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xlii said:
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.
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Except that the flat discount is off MacBooks. iPad and iPod Touch get an 8% to 10% discount.
 
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coolspot18

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Aug 16, 2010
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j4zb4 said:
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... :p

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

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xlii said:
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.
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Not to mention there is no sales tax in Hong Kong.
 
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avus

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Nov 4, 2002
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MentalFloss said:
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. :rolleyes:
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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.
 
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daxomni

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Jun 24, 2009
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avus said:
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.
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$330 for an iPod Mini?
 
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Daito-sensei

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Jan 22, 2013
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2013 Year of the Black Water Snake

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

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