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Deals: M1 iPad Air Hits Record-Low Prices at TigerDirect, Starting at $313.99 (48% Off)
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I think I would trust any rando on MacRumors before I'd trust a blue Best Buy shirt.
Right, they’re in business together, can’t they just call someone and confirm??
Best Buy matching terms say they do not cover "pricing errors". Until Tiger Direct responds, or actually ships at this price, Best Buy does not have to honor the price.
That isn't really how affiliate links work. MacRumors simply gets a small percentage per sale that is attributed to the customer using the affiliate link. They may have a contact there, but being the weekend, that person likely isn't checking their email and/or has no idea what is going on with the sales side.
I get that, but I would expect them to have better contacts than, for example, if you or I were just sharing affiliate links on social.
To your point of it being the weekend, this is true but by now you’d think TD themselves would issue a statement ¯\_(ツ)_/¯.
I’ve joined the crowd to see what happens. Feel pretty comfortable with PayPal in the middle. Now to figure out how to pay for all this stuff if it really does go through and stick. 🤣
True. I may try it with PayPal since I see that is a payment option, so they don't see my credit card info. Would not expect to receive it. I also wonder if they actually bill the card immediately, or only when they ship. If they bill at shipping, canceling the order would never hit the credit card except for a preauthorization that is not used.
Yeah, just came out of a Best Buy where they refused to price match: “they might not even fulfill all those orders! It could be coming from a 3rd party reseller and they don’t even say on their website!”
Well, if that’s the case then Best Buy should remove TigerDirect from their price match policy. Otherwise it’s just picking and choosing arbitrarily, based on if corporate thinks the deal is too good for them to match. The claims made could be made about any product on TigerDirect, yet BB still claims it’s one of the websites that it price matches.
Oh, well! First guy in there would’ve put me in but another guy with an attitude ran over exclaiming “is that for the iPad??? We’re not doing that!!”
Well, if that’s the case then Best Buy should remove TigerDirect from their price match policy. Otherwise it’s just picking and choosing arbitrarily, based on if corporate thinks the deal is too good for them to match. The claims made could be made about any product on TigerDirect, yet BB still claims it’s one of the websites that it price matches.
Oh, well! First guy in there would’ve put me in but another guy with an attitude ran over exclaiming “is that for the iPad??? We’re not doing that!!”
Partially fair but also kind of a silly cop out saying it needs to wait to ship. By then it’ll just be too late to have the price matched.
I went in to Best Buy because of these comments on here and the supervisor said they only do Brick and Mortar and the Profit Managers at Best Buy caught on this essentially bogus scam they're doing and closed the loopholes. He's not saying they won't ship the products but they're not being honest about the stock so good luck to everyone who ordered them. I truly hope you get them!
Mine shipped, so they are being pushed through just fine.
Best Buy priced matched. Got a M2 11 inch 256 for $454. Traded in my 2018 iPad Pro 11 for $300. Steal.
HOW? I went in today and they refused to. I called them through the online and they refused. I bought these 2 iPads a week and half ago and want the price match
They were starting to run out of stock on everything, so I had to get Starlight in the 5th gen Air (would have preferred blue, but at this price -- on the off chance it ships -- I won't complain. Took my order and confirmed it for $470 (256GB with 5G). We'll see. I used PayPal so I'm not too worried. Not expecting anything, but what the hell?
lmao at all the people that say their's "shipped". can't wait to check in 2 weeks with everyone crying they wasted hours trying to get their money back. tigerdirect... seriously people.
Looks like the iPad Air deals are ending.
“You chose a fast selling product that just sold out and is no longer available. We are sorry but we cannot add this item to your shopping cart. To find a similar item, use the search feature on the top of this page or call us at 800-800-8300.”
“You chose a fast selling product that just sold out and is no longer available. We are sorry but we cannot add this item to your shopping cart. To find a similar item, use the search feature on the top of this page or call us at 800-800-8300.”
Thoughtful forum members like you provide temptations to people like me.
My late 2018 iPad Pro 11" A12X Bionic 7nm would get 8-10 years of Software Updates and Security Updates.
So maybe I should start shopping around by late 2028 for a 10 Angstrom chip model.
My late 2018 iPad Pro 11" A12X Bionic 7nm would get 8-10 years of Software Updates and Security Updates.
So maybe I should start shopping around by late 2028 for a 10 Angstrom chip model.