first time I couldnt take the cost

[Psyfuzz]

I'm personally on the fence about this iPad, while the hardware is great the asking price for the unit is beyond what I am comfortable spending on a tablet so I see where the OP is coming from.

Regardless of the extra functionality Apple's added to the device, it'd still be my 'third screen' and much lower in the pecking order than a phone or Mac. Resultantly it's a lot harder to convince myself it's of equal value financially.

 

[617aircav]

I have owned lots of apple products. Ive never had a problem with the apple tax. I have a full time job and make good money. However this is the first time ive bought an apple product and just didnt feel comfortable keeping it. I bought a 128 gb ipad pro 12.9 inch with applecare. total with applecare was 950.00. With accessories it pushed it over a thousand. I had the ipad pro for a few days and I loved it. It really was a great device. However the whole time I had it the cost kept ringing over and over in my head. This has never happened to me before with an apple product. I just dont get it. It was really bugging me though spending over a grand on a tablet. After awhile I broke down and returned it. I will miss the device. Maybe even someday if I can get it for much less then I will. Never thought id return an apple product solely on cost though.

This happens when you buy something you don't really need.

 

[gobikerider]

This happens when you buy something you don't really need.

Exactly why are you all complaining about buying the newest iPad just because it's the flashy new thing but then moaning about the price when it priced in way it is because you can now run them for 5+ years like MacBooks and your not supposed to upgrade every year. Apple gets that and that's why there making really good powerful iPads now and they upped the cost to cover the difference from people that are not going to upgrade every year anymore.

 

[617aircav]

The price is steep sure, but we all know this before making the purchase. If you have the older iPads like the air etc you pretty much k is what you are getting.

 

[rowspaxe]

Returns cost a business money. I honestly don't know why there's a problem with people stating this as why they wouldn't do returns for that reason in particular. Just on this board alone I'm amazed at how many people have in good faith bought a product whatever it may be and returned it because they changed their mind.

I think as consumers there is some due diligence required before buying to determine is you really want and can afford the product. I am objecting to the "try to buy" philosophy. A good approach to ethical questions is to ask "what if everyone did it?"

 

[bobbie424242]

Being milked is part of the experience and you should be grateful to Apple for that ! As an Apple customer, you should always be on a mission to buy the latest gadget at gouging prices. Paying the Apple Tax is a privilege an a human right.

 

[gobikerider]

Being milked is part of the experience and you should be grateful to Apple for that ! As an Apple customer, you should always be on a mission to buy the latest gadget at gouging prices. Paying the Apple Tax is a privilege an a human right.

No you should be grateful you buying a quality product that will last for 5+ years if you want a tablet for a year or 2 go get some $200 dollar Android tablet. Some people just prefer to spend money on a device that won't be obsoleted in a year. Apple still supports the aging iPad 2. iPad is not a cost it's a investment.

 

[617aircav]

Sometimes a customer needs time to decide if they need the purchase. I upgraded from a surface 3 to a surface pro 4. After using it for a month I realized it was not worth the upgrade and returned it. It's a cost of doing business.

 

[rowspaxe]

Sometimes a customer needs time to decide if they need the purchase. I upgraded from a surface 3 to a surface pro 4. After using it for a month I realized it was not worth the upgrade and returned it. It's a cost of doing business.

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Sometimes people make decisions in ways that do not result in waste. Your post is all about childish entitlement

 

[617aircav]

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Sometimes people make decisions in ways that do not result in waste. Your post is all about childish entitlement

What entitlement? What is childish?

 

[rowspaxe]

What entitlement? What is childish?

"It's a cost of doing business."

 

[617aircav]

"It's a cost of doing business."

Well it is. Businesses will tout their return policy to one up the competition and get customers in. I personally do not buy from shops who's return policy I don't like. I spend four thousand a year at my local bestbuy due to their generous return policy. If i don't like the product I send it back.

 

[richpjr]

I think as consumers there is some due diligence required before buying to determine is you really want and can afford the product. I am objecting to the "try to buy" philosophy. A good approach to ethical questions is to ask "what if everyone did it?"

Due diligence? No, not as long as companies do offer good return policies. If everyone did it, companies would adjust their pricing or return policies. Best Buy did that for serial returners and after a certain point those people are given the all sales are final policy. But most people don't abuse it so badly they are flagged and they tout the return it for any reason if you aren't happy.

I personally am not an impulse buyer and usually do painstaking research before I buy something. I am rarely unhappy with what I've bought, but on occasion I have been and felt no remorse whatsoever about returning it.

 

[seadragon]

I always make sure the store I'm buying from has a good return policy. That's my due diligence.

The fact that iPad screens can be a lottery in terms of getting a good one due to different screen manufacturers and variances is no fault of the consumer. Therefore I will always return a device such as an iPad or laptop etc. if I'm not happy with the screen and have done so several times.

The iPad Pro 9.7 that I just bought has an excellent screen, much better than the sorry ones I've tried before in the Air 2 line. As a result, I'm keeping this gem of an iPad I have now.

Apple has a great 2 week return window to allow returns for no reason other than the consumer not wanting it. They made the policy and I don't see anything wrong at all with returning something unless fully satisfied.

 

[Three141]

I have owned lots of apple products. Ive never had a problem with the apple tax. I have a full time job and make good money. However this is the first time ive bought an apple product and just didnt feel comfortable keeping it. I bought a 128 gb ipad pro 12.9 inch with applecare. total with applecare was 950.00. With accessories it pushed it over a thousand. I had the ipad pro for a few days and I loved it. It really was a great device. However the whole time I had it the cost kept ringing over and over in my head. This has never happened to me before with an apple product. I just dont get it. It was really bugging me though spending over a grand on a tablet. After awhile I broke down and returned it. I will miss the device. Maybe even someday if I can get it for much less then I will. Never thought id return an apple product solely on cost though.

Funny you say that, it's actually the cost which is becoming a stumbling block for me purchase an Ipad pro or the SP4, I'm now at the point where I'm thinking it is better to buy the previous addition cheaper than the current edition.

 

[Andres Cantu]

This makes me think about why Apple keeps releasing iPads that are more expensive than the usual $499 at a time when iPad sales could use a boost.

 

[Kal-037]

Wow, so many people seem so unhappy and mean, come on everyone, let's at-least try to be nice and civil.


Kal.

 

[Arran]

This makes me think about why Apple keeps releasing iPads that are more expensive than the usual $499 at a time when iPad sales could use a boost.

It's skim pricing. They're priced that high because some early-adopters will happily pay the high price (Not me, BTW. I've become a "3-4-months-in-adopter". It simplifies things no-end. )

 

[capathy21]

Apple is completely cool with a customer returning something that, after using, they felt wasn't worth the money that they paid. Those of you who judge or ridicule the OP or anyone who exercises their right as a consumer to return a purchase are pathetic.

OP spent their hard earned money on something that didn't end up meeting expectations equal to price. No, you can't tell that from playing with a demo at the store. Sometimes you need to bring it home and see how it fits in your daily life. OP did that, and realized that it wasn't worth the money.

THIS IS THE ENTIRE POINT OF A MONEY BACK SATISFACTION GUARANTEE.

Some of you flip out and act like it's really going to hurt Apple's profit margin if someone returns a device.

Apple will simply sell it as a refurb to someone else at a 250% markup instead of the 300% it would have been when it was new. They aren't hurting.

 

[DontGetTheCheese]

Can't anyone make a decision anymore? Why not give it some thought in advance and spare Apple the restock cost. This behavior is infantile

Apple makes more than enough money to suck up a few returns.

 

[seadragon]

Apple probably also calculates and relies upon returns to build up their stock of refurb replacements.

 

[Andres Cantu]

It's skim pricing. They're priced that high because some early-adopters will happily pay the high price (Not me, BTW. I've become a "3-4-months-in-adopter". It simplifies things no-end. )

True, yet I'm sure more people would buy older tech at a lower price than older tech at the same release-date price.

 

[rui no onna]

True, yet I'm sure more people would buy older tech at a lower price than older tech at the same release-date price.

That's why Apple has the Air 2 for $399. I reckon the higher launch pricing for the Pro 9.7 is just meant to increase ASPs. Some people will bite (I did, been itching to replace my Air 6 months ago), some will not.

 

[richpjr]

Apple makes more than enough money to suck up a few returns.

I'd venture to say they aren't losing a penny on their returns, just making a smaller profit margin.

 

[TypeMRT]

I would want the keyboard, pencil, AppleCare and 128gb cellular. Without any sales that's $1575 or so with tax. I just can't do it. All I use my iPad for is to browse this site and similar ones. I barely do anyone work on it. As a DBA its just too hard without any native SQL tools or a filesystem. Also, no mouse really hurts it for me.

So alas, I'll stick with my 64gb cell iPad Air 2. But I'm sure both iPad Pro's are awesome!

What you say you do on your iPad doesn't match what you want to buy. 128GB, cellular, keyboard, and pencil are hardly needed for just web browsing. I can see an argument for cellular but for the sake of making my point let's stick with 32GB Wi-fi only and AppleCare. That's $800 before tax for what meets your needs or about half of the cost of what you said you wanted.