Your post would be funny if it wasn't 100% incorrect.... Well... maybe that does make it a little funny...
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Black Friday 2008: $300 MacBook Pro Discounts, iPhone App Sales
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Your post would be funny if it wasn't 100% incorrect.... Well... maybe that does make it a little funny...
EPP discounts
I checked the EPP store, and the BF discounts stack on top of regular EPP discounts. For example, 32GB iTouch is $354.
I checked the EPP store, and the BF discounts stack on top of regular EPP discounts. For example, 32GB iTouch is $354.
What dummy believed that about Apple? Is anyone here that stupid? Most of the posts I see here illustrate the same greed that they blame Apple with.
Nice link, very sanctimonious of you. ....koala, isn't there a church you can go to today if you are new to the forum yet are here hell-bent on preaching to grown people? Is this the "holier-than-though, self-righteous forum for prospective sainthood"?
Geez... There is a BIG difference between stealing & dishonest practice, and going overboard to the point where you're unrealistically doing everything you can to make sure you or no one else gets any breaks or advantages financially. Why even look for sales, just pay full retail and feel good you are helping the economy then as a good samaritan. People are merely talking about which vendors legally don't charge tax in their state. If your moral fiber cannot stomach that why do you post or read here?
Mac Connection Rebate Problem
I just looked at the Mac Connection rebate, and the terms of the rebate state that full manufacturer's price must be paid for the rebate to qualify, yet all the Apple products are discounted. This requirement is printed in red.
I have no idea whether they will actually send a rebate anyway, but rebates in general make me nervous, and ones will written terms that automatically deny the rebate make me even more nervous.
I just looked at the Mac Connection rebate, and the terms of the rebate state that full manufacturer's price must be paid for the rebate to qualify, yet all the Apple products are discounted. This requirement is printed in red.
I have no idea whether they will actually send a rebate anyway, but rebates in general make me nervous, and ones will written terms that automatically deny the rebate make me even more nervous.
"Indeed"...Apple is probably the ONLY IT company in the world today with very positive results, despite the financial bottomless pit that people like Alan Greenspan and Ben Shalom Bernanke put the US in right now.
I agree. The discounts at the Apple store are not significant, especially on the basic iMac. It will be interesting to see how Apple does this holiday season.
They will do just fine. I know many are waiting for them to post some bad results so that they can say I told you so and how Apple are a bunch of arrogant pricks.
I BF'ed Apple for a clear acrylic case (via Belkin) for me iPod Touch 2g.
Now I can have a fingerprint-free backside for a change.
Now I can have a fingerprint-free backside for a change.
And when they do better than everyone else selling computers does, should we expect to see all the whiners back here admitting they were wrong?
Yeah, and let us know if the definition includes the phrase "niche player" or "less than 10% market share".
Well, since you did ask...I am one of those people that lists all the items I bought online on my tax return if I wasn't charged sales tax by the vendor at the time of purchase. I simply print each invoice to a pdf and save it in a folder for that year. Do I like doing this? No, I do not. However, use tax is the law of the land here in Massachusetts and in many other locations as well.
I am not ignorant to the fact that many people do not pay this use tax, including some dear friends and family, but I am not going to use that as justification for breaking the law myself.
That's just the thing - how one company does is not dictated by ANY economic indicator. That's why everyone seems to be so crazy pessimistic these days - you hear about all the economic indicators which are *so* bad, and you think the whole world must have stopped all work. But the fact is, the economy is currently in a slight recession (which will almost certainly get worse) which is resulting in economic activity contracting less than 1%. Yes, that's right, 99% of all economic activity is still going on as planned.
Apple will do just fine because they have a good product that the world wants to buy, at nearly any price. The VAST majority of the USA still has the same buying power that they did 6 months ago, and an even greater percentage of the market segment that Apple targets is doing just dandy. Our stock portfolios are down but those of us who have lived more than 7 years understand that stock portfolios go up and they go down, but over the long run they go reliably higher.
So stop panicking and actually go take a look at an Apple store and tell us all how they are doing. I can tell you the Apple store in Clarendon VA is busy as all get out this morning, how's that for an "economic indicator"?
Hmmm..I'm not surprise about the sale price for black friday. It'd be decades until Apple decide to lower the price up to 15% or maybe never.....
MacConnection Order
I placed an order earlier this morning for a 2.5Ghz MBP from MacConnection. I've purchased a MacBook from MacMall and a first gen MBP from Amazon in the past.
MacConnection called me to confirm my order, and then proceeded to grill me about my employer, my work phone number, and my work email address. I initially was willing to confirm some information, but then stopped when I realized that they were expecting me to call or email them from my office to confirm my order. Apparently, this is part of their security process when the person placing the order uses a cell phone as a primary contact number. Like a lot of people, I don't have a landline anymore. When I refused, citing the fact that I was out of the office, and that on principle I wasn't going to involve my company information in this transaction, they said they'd have to "research and call me back." Apparently verifying billing/shipping address with the credit card company is not enough for them.
So, just a warning to folks out there who are purchasing from MacConnection and who only have a cellular phone, you may get less of a smooth transaction than you bargained for. I'm not sure it was worth the $50 savings from MacMall now.
Update:
MacConnection just called back after calling my employer. Although I gave them the name, I am very unhappy that they went to these lengths to verify who I am. I was asked to provide a specific piece of information from the voicemail, which I begrudgingly did. I should have canceled my order, but the cheap bastard in me winced when thinking of that $50. I guess I sold my privacy for that $50.
I placed an order earlier this morning for a 2.5Ghz MBP from MacConnection. I've purchased a MacBook from MacMall and a first gen MBP from Amazon in the past.
MacConnection called me to confirm my order, and then proceeded to grill me about my employer, my work phone number, and my work email address. I initially was willing to confirm some information, but then stopped when I realized that they were expecting me to call or email them from my office to confirm my order. Apparently, this is part of their security process when the person placing the order uses a cell phone as a primary contact number. Like a lot of people, I don't have a landline anymore. When I refused, citing the fact that I was out of the office, and that on principle I wasn't going to involve my company information in this transaction, they said they'd have to "research and call me back." Apparently verifying billing/shipping address with the credit card company is not enough for them.
So, just a warning to folks out there who are purchasing from MacConnection and who only have a cellular phone, you may get less of a smooth transaction than you bargained for. I'm not sure it was worth the $50 savings from MacMall now.
Update:
MacConnection just called back after calling my employer. Although I gave them the name, I am very unhappy that they went to these lengths to verify who I am. I was asked to provide a specific piece of information from the voicemail, which I begrudgingly did. I should have canceled my order, but the cheap bastard in me winced when thinking of that $50. I guess I sold my privacy for that $50.
Recession? What? A $100 is a huge difference to me, anyway, weather there is a recession or not.
YOUR state tax, not someone else's. They have a huge set of calculators to figure where you live. (Something to do with zip codes ...)
Wow, this is one of the most simplistic and myopic analyses of the current economic environment that I have seen in some time. A good example of why we will continue to be mired in this disaster for some time to come.
In your more than seven years on this earth, please tell me the last time you saw an environment such as this? Unless you are around 90 years old the answer is never.
As for your indicator, anecdotal reports of crowds in a store are not something I would take any comfort in whatsoever.
Arn,
You might also want to note that if you have access to the EPP program through your employer your discounts count on top of the black friday discount in the online store. It's a pretty negligible difference for a lot of companies, but it is there nonetheless.
You might also want to note that if you have access to the EPP program through your employer your discounts count on top of the black friday discount in the online store. It's a pretty negligible difference for a lot of companies, but it is there nonetheless.
Imagine your cell is stolen. What kind of personal junk do you have on that thing? The thieves order a Mac, get asked a bunch of questions, something doesn't check out and voila! No sale.
No landline? Get used to the grilling.