I just managed to place an order using Firefox, but the recycle fee is not on my order page.
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I just managed to place an order using Firefox, but the recycle fee is not on my order page.
Don't recall it appearing on my invoice last March, and wondered what's being recycled.
Maybe it's a California thing?
Its a California thing, other sites like Amazon pay it on the customers behalf. Apple just charges the customer for it.
http://www.boe.ca.gov/sptaxprog/ewfaqsgen.htm
It's a Canadian thing too. See you aren't supposed to put electronics in landfills. Bad for the environment. Countries (and apparently certain states) who choose to be environmentally friendly charge this fee upfront so that at end of life you can take your gadgets, computers, TVs, etc. to an enviro-depot and drop off no fee & no questions asked and do the responsible thing.
This.
It seemed to go rather smooth. Surprised how quickly it went through. Maybe a 5 minute wait, 2nd attempt to process the payment, success. Done.
I had the same problem this morning. But, I figured at least half of the civilized world was trying to place an order at the same time so I logged off. When I got to work this afternoon, my order sailed right on through without any problem. Now I just have to sit and wait by the door for my new iPad to arrive. 