Apple Offering Up to $150 Gift Card With Select Products on Black Friday Through Cyber Monday

[mousouchop]

I asked Apple Support about it the moment I read about this offer in the Apple Store app and they assured me this would work... for those of you who already have some Apple gift cards saved from birthdays or holidays or whatever, you are allowed to use the gift cards you already have as the payment method and still receive the promo gift card in return as long as you don’t add any other gift cards to your cart after adding the promo gift card.

if it is something on the cheaper end of the scale you’re interested in buying, I personally recommend you stock up on $100 Apple eGift Cards from Target online as they are doing a similar promotion except they give $20 Target gift cards as part of their promo.

I’m gonna get the iPhone SE 128GB variant for $449 and just under $500 after tax so I plan on stocking up with 5 $100 Apple eGift Cards for a total of $500 from target online to receive 5 $20 target cards totaling $100 value in Target gift cards. Then I will use the $500 in Apple gift cards as my payment method in the Apple Store app and still receive $50 promo gift card in return...
This method will probably not work all the way with higher value items like the MacBook Pro or iMac or iPad Pro since Apple limits using up to 8 gift cards to pay

Have you bought the cards from Target, yet? I assume you need to do a separate transaction for each?? I added 3 cards to my cart, but only got one $20 promo Target card added to my cart.

 

[tharitm]

I asked Apple Support about it the moment I read about this offer in the Apple Store app and they assured me this would work... for those of you who already have some Apple gift cards saved from birthdays or holidays or whatever, you are allowed to use the gift cards you already have as the payment method and still receive the promo gift card in return as long as you don’t add any other gift cards to your cart after adding the promo gift card.

if it is something on the cheaper end of the scale you’re interested in buying, I personally recommend you stock up on $100 Apple eGift Cards from Target online as they are doing a similar promotion except they give $20 Target gift cards as part of their promo.

I’m gonna get the iPhone SE 128GB variant for $449 and just under $500 after tax so I plan on stocking up with 5 $100 Apple eGift Cards for a total of $500 from target online to receive 5 $20 target cards totaling $100 value in Target gift cards. Then I will use the $500 in Apple gift cards as my payment method in the Apple Store app and still receive $50 promo gift card in return...
This method will probably not work all the way with higher value items like the MacBook Pro or iMac or iPad Pro since Apple limits using up to 8 gift cards to pay

Can you use the $20 target gift card to buy another apple gift card?

 

[mousouchop]

Can you use the $20 target gift card to buy another apple gift card?

Negative. You cannot buy gift cards with gift cards. I’ve tried that before.

 

[DeepIn2U]

This is kinda a smack in the face. Surely Apple can do better here.

$50 for a MacBook Air or Pro? really?

Clearing older hardware it seems.

$100 for HomePod ... I guess your view makes sense here.

 

[Herrpod]

Just use the education pricing and you save more all year 'round.

 

[satchmo]

Pretty typical Apple BF sale.

If anything, this reveals what's on the way out and likely to be updated *cough* iPad Pro.

 

[Apple2GS]

Looks like the marketing team from the Washington Football Team had a hand in naming Apple's "Shopping Event".

 

[tharitm]

No Black or White Friday for the new M1 Macs...

Aren’t all the MacBook Airs M1 now?

 

[clutchm3]

Apparently the $50 does not work for new Macbook air as it says in terms here - https://www.apple.com/shop/gifts/shopping-event/terms-conditions

"MacBook Air (Retina, 13-inch, 2020)"

So the intel version only. Lol

 

[BSoares]

Have you bought the cards from Target, yet? I assume you need to do a separate transaction for each?? I added 3 cards to my cart, but only got one $20 promo Target card added to my cart.

One per transaction so you'll have to order multiple times.

 

[Ken Linger]

Black Friday, for most companies, is "just another sale" to lower inventory on old stock or less popular items. It wasn't always that way, but it seems more and more like any other "last chance at these prices" sales they have throughout the year.

 

[Jim Lahey]

Funny. When you want to buy an Apple product in the UK $150 becomes £150 but when you get a gift voucher for the same amount it suddenly becomes £120. The exchange rate only works in one direction, apparently.

 

[tharitm]

Apparently the $50 does not work for new Macbook air as it says in terms here - https://www.apple.com/shop/gifts/shopping-event/terms-conditions

"MacBook Air (Retina, 13-inch, 2020)"

So the intel version only. Lol

You are right, also they are only available at Apple Stores (physical stores), ouch!

 

[Apple_Robert]

Nice gesture by Apple.

 

[puckhead193]

The $50 for an Apple TV isn't bad at all considering most of the time it doesn't go sale for black Friday.

 

[doboy]

$50 for Macbook pro and air is criminal

Here's an idea, buy it from Costco, Best Buy, or even Apple's Edu Store.

 

[sw1tcher]

What's the reason Apple never goes with calling it 'Black Friday', like everyone else, and instead goes for their '4 day shopping event'?

Because their sales event lasts 4 days and isn't limited to only Friday?

 

[sipshowpeers]

1-800-APPLE isn't their phone number, it is not a valid U.S. phone number at all.
The correct phone number is 1-800-MY-APPLE (1-800–692–7753)

 

[SWAON]

Aren’t all the MacBook Airs M1 now?

they are.. so 50$ less you think?

 

[CarlJ]

$50 for Macbook pro and air is criminal

Sounds serious. You better call the police then.

 

[Htsi]

HomePod deal is good, same as the bestbuy price in essence.

 

[nordique]

Excludes M1 MacBooks

 

[cardfan]

HomePod deal is good, same as the bestbuy price in essence.

Not really because it's homepod..

 

[rgbrock1]

If Microsoft can offer $350 off the purchase of a Surface Pro 7 bundle, with keyboard, as well as quite substantial discounts on several other Surface products, then why can't/won't Apple?

 

[Wags]

The $50 for an Apple TV isn't bad at all considering most of the time it doesn't go sale for black Friday.

Yes and no. Except 3 1/2 year old product. Selling out inventory. Not sure how many Apple sells but I no one bought anymore we would see the new one released sooner than later.