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applerocks

macrumors regular
Original poster
Jun 7, 2005
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Has anyone had any success bargaining at an Apple store? Like getting RAM for cheaper, or a free mouse or something similar?

Would it be possible?

Thanks,
applerocks
 

wako

macrumors 65816
Jun 6, 2005
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no chance....


but i hear people who placed orders online and called back the next day that they wanted to cancel it, they were able to get a 100 dollars off....
 

Sun Baked

macrumors G5
May 19, 2002
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Yes, if you want to pay more -- I'm sure they will the clerk at the register will glady take your extra $100 bills off your hands.
 

dmw007

macrumors G4
May 26, 2005
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Working for MI-6
It would be nice if you could bargain with Apple to get a lower price or some nice added perks, but it is not going to happen applerocks. :eek:


Maybe if you try throwing a temper tantrum, then you might get your way............ ;) :D






.......or get hauled off to jail.
 

malandra

macrumors regular
Oct 1, 2003
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Yes you can bargain. I got the Apple store in NH to give me a free $29.99 neoprene case...but only after picking up an iBook, .Mac, and Applecare, all with student discount. Not a giant score, but my 'lil sister likes the free case. Also, when I bought my iMac last summer I got them to take an extra $100 off after student discount for using a citibank visa coupon code. That was harder to pull off, as student discounts can't be combined, but they ended up giving me the iSight for $49.

That said, I'm a cute girl-which goes a long way on the bargaining table:D
 

ipacmm

macrumors 65816
Jun 17, 2003
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Cincinnati, OH
malandra said:
Yes you can bargain. I got the Apple store in NH to give me a free $29.99 neoprene case...but only after picking up an iBook, .Mac, and Applecare, all with student discount.

I have heard other people pull that deal off at the apple store. So I guess if you are about to buy a MacBook or MPB and are going to buy all that other stuff I would think you could ask for a free case.
 

eva01

macrumors 601
Feb 22, 2005
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Gah! Plymouth
I have bargained with apple stores before

One up in NH when i bought my iBook a few years back

I got a free 128MB RAM stick (which was very nice cause the iBook only had 256 to begin with) and a free USB cable.

Got the iBook and a printer
 

UKnjb

macrumors 6502a
May 23, 2005
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London, UK
I can give you a gold-standard answer to your question. However, I will charge you £100 for it. How much are you prepared to offer me for the answer? Over to you..... :D
 

dmw007

macrumors G4
May 26, 2005
10,635
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Working for MI-6
eva01 said:
I have bargained with apple stores before

One up in NH when i bought my iBook a few years back

I got a free 128MB RAM stick (which was very nice cause the iBook only had 256 to begin with) and a free USB cable.

Got the iBook and a printer


Cool, I did not think that Apple would do that for you. You must be one heck of a negotiator eva01! :)
 
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