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Buyer's Guide: Mac Sales Begin Ahead of Black Friday

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Boxing Day (also from the Wiki):
Etymology

The name derives from the English tradition giving seasonal gifts (in the form of a "Christmas box") to less wealthy people. In the United Kingdom this was later extended to various workpeople such as labourers, servants, tradespeople and postal workers.

Public holiday

Boxing Day is traditionally celebrated on 26 December, St. Stephen's Day, the day after Christmas Day. Unlike St. Stephen's Day, Boxing Day is a secular holiday and is not always on 26 December: the public holiday is generally moved to the following Monday if 26 December is a Saturday. If 25 December is a Saturday then both the Monday and Tuesday may be public holidays. However the date of observance of Boxing Day varies between countries.

In Ireland — when it was part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland — the UK's Bank Holidays Act 1871 established the feast day of St Stephen as a non-moveable public holiday on 26 December. Since Partition, the name "Boxing Day" is used only by the authorities in Northern Ireland (which remained part of the United Kingdom). There Boxing Day is a moveable public holiday in line with the rest of the United Kingdom.

The Banking and Financial Dealings Act of 1971 established "Boxing Day" as a public holiday in Scotland. In the Australian state of South Australia, 26 December is a public holiday known as Proclamation Day.
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Citation : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boxing_day
:D

(And off the record, for the longest time, I actually thought it was a day to honor "prize-fighting boxers"...) Who knew... LOL
 
Sargiel said:
I wish we had 9.75% sales tax in the UK! Try 15% going back up to 17.5 % in January 2010.

When I bought my current iMac I paid £261.97 (approx $435.84 USD) in VAT/Sales Tax. However I can't say it feels expensive as that's what we're used to. Less would be good though ;)
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You paid $436 in TAXES?!?!?! Holy-cow, no wonder 'we' left England. But don't take it bad - taxes here in the US are beyond absurd now.

I used to live in MT (Montana), where there is no sales tax, so the ticket price was the price you pay. (I miss living in MT...)
 
I can say right now we could be seeing HUGE sales on just about everything starting as early as this weekend.

There's a couple of reasons for this:

1) Stores want to clear inventory out as fast as possible--it's cheaper to sell off the inventory than have it sit around.

2) "Brick and mortar" stores face serious competition from online retailers like Amazon.com and Buy.com.
 
not so fast

The Mac Mall discount on the quad core iMac is NOT added at checkout. It's a lousy mail in rebate. In my experience, these are often not honored or just seem to disappear in the mail. Stick with Apple. Get a student discount if you are eligible. Also, check out Amazon. When they discount, its almost always at point of sale. AVOID MAIL IN REBATES!
 
doobs22 said:
it makes absolutely no sense to get a 13inch macbook pro right now.:mad:

since the last macbook update they both have the same basic configuration:
* 2.26GHz or 2.53GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor with 3MB on-chip shared L2 cache running 1:1 with processor speed
* 1066MHz frontside bus
* 2GB (two 1GB SO-DIMMs)
* battery (and battery life)
* lcd display

and the pricing:
macbook $999.-
macbook pro $ 1199

an extra $200 for a backlit keyboard? No Thanks !
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Considering acknowledging the other differences between the 13" Macbook Pro and the Macbook that you've missed, namely the much higher quality display (higher brightness and color gamut) and a more durable and lighter case material.
 
That's hardly a discount, really.

At least the nice thing about mac is the tiny packages. You wrap that up as a christmas present and the receiver has no idea there's a computer in there. Especially the Mac Mini. :)
 
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Bestbuy has a sale for black Friday on the white unibody MacBook. It's still 999 but if you buy one you get a free 150 gift card. Pretty sweet as far as I am concerned. I hope that our boxing day deals are as good because paying tax at the border and at the store kills it for canadians who live on the border
 
newdeal said:
Bestbuy has a sale for black Friday on the white unibody MacBook. It's still 999 but if you buy one you get a free 150 gift card. Pretty sweet as far as I am concerned. I hope that our boxing day deals are as good because paying tax at the border and at the store kills it for canadians who live on the border
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You pay the same tax at the border that you would in any canadian store. So the taxes at the border mean squat. And you can get some reimbursment for states' sales taxes if you stop at the duty free shop before reaching the border...
 
Discount?

Wanted 2 knw if we get student discount on black friday apple sale i.e student + black fri discount..
 
Vat

Sargiel said:
I wish we had 9.75% sales tax in the UK! Try 15% going back up to 17.5 % in January 2010.

When I bought my current iMac I paid £261.97 (approx $435.84 USD) in VAT/Sales Tax. However I can't say it feels expensive as that's what we're used to. Less would be good though ;)
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OTOH, how much do you pay for health care?
 
willdenow said:
The Mac Mall discount on the quad core iMac is NOT added at checkout. It's a lousy mail in rebate. In my experience, these are often not honored or just seem to disappear in the mail. Stick with Apple. Get a student discount if you are eligible. Also, check out Amazon. When they discount, its almost always at point of sale. AVOID MAIL IN REBATES!
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it's both, actually:

Apple
27" iMac Intel Quad Core 2.8GHz, 4GB RAM, 1TB Hard Drive, ATI Radeon HD 4850, SuperDrive
MacMall Part #: 7955344
Instant Discount(s): $65.82
Your Price:$2,128.18
Mail-in Rebate(s): $100.00
Your Final Price: $2,028.18
 
willdenow said:
The Mac Mall discount on the quad core iMac is NOT added at checkout. It's a lousy mail in rebate. In my experience, these are often not honored or just seem to disappear in the mail. Stick with Apple. Get a student discount if you are eligible. Also, check out Amazon. When they discount, its almost always at point of sale. AVOID MAIL IN REBATES!
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My experience does not match yours. I have had several rebate checks from MacMall and all within the specified times in the contract. All one must do is to follow the algorithm closely to receive the rebates. As always, my experience only..YMMV.
 
Macbook at Best Buy

I saw the Black Friday Ad at Best Buy. They're offering a White Macbook at 999, but with a $150 Best Buy Gift Card.

Even though its a best buy gift card, thats a great deal for the Macbook at 849.
 

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bleimone said:
I saw the Black Friday Ad at Best Buy. They're offering a White Macbook at 999, but with a $150 Best Buy Gift Card.

Even though its a best buy gift card, thats a great deal for the Macbook at 849.
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It's small potatoes, I know, but if you pick up a Coke on your way out to go over $1000 that will also get you enough RewardZone points for a $20 reward certificate.
 
I have been considering this promotion when looking for a new iMac i7. This promotion will actually be cheaper than if I buy the same mac through the EDU Store!

i have been reading on the forums and other places that MacMall as a NO Returns policy on Apple Computers, but these were posts from about a 1+ years ago. When I checked on their site, I can't see any mention of this, and their return policy listed seems typical of what most place are. You pay for shipping, restocking fee if not-defective. etc. But I see no mention of a NO return policy on computers.

Does anyone know for sure if they changed it, and if they do indeed except returns for defective items that are DOA? Thanks.
 
these quote 'deal's are laughable....you can get these prices for macs everyday of the week
 
RiverFox said:
Ok, you asked for it :
Boxing Day (also from the Wiki):


Citation : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boxing_day
:D

(And off the record, for the longest time, I actually thought it was a day to honor "prize-fighting boxers"...) Who knew... LOL
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Huh. All these years, I thought it was when you couldn't stand all the "family togetherness" at Christmas and started fighting various family members. :D
 
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