Overpriced Apple Care

[cheddar-caveman]

Why is the Apple Care extended warranty so much more expensive here than in the US? Can we buy through I wonder?

Standard extended UK £279 US $349 = £228 £51 more!
Teacher extended UK £195 US $239 = £156 £39 more!

 

[maxosx]

I can only guess... Apple is very skilled at charging the highest prices the market will bear. Therefore they've priced products & services as high as possible in each market they sell in.

 

[MrGimper]

Why is the Apple Care extended warranty so much more expensive here than in the US? Can we buy through I wonder?

Standard extended UK £279 US $349 = £228 £51 more!
Teacher extended UK £195 US $239 = £156 £39 more!

Doesn't that go for anything and everything?

15" 2.7 i7 MBP Retina UK £2299 US $2799 = £1827 £472 more!

For one example....

 

[Queen6]

Doesn't that go for anything and everything?

15" 2.7 i7 MBP Retina UK £2299 US $2799 = £1827 £472 more!

For one example....

Far more to do with the UK than Apple methinks....

 

[talmy]

Perhaps UK price includes VAT. US prices do not include tax which varies greatly on location.

Edited -- just checked, it is £232 before VAT which is $355.31 at current exchange rate, or only $6 more.

 

[Shrink]

A close friend lives in the UK, and we often compare prices of identical items UK vs. US

Mostly we find that it is £ = $...or pretty close. Which means the UK price is ~50% higher.

This is not just for Apple products.

VAT certainly contributes to the difference.

 

[jmdMac]

Lived in the Uk for nearly a year. I would also agree it's not Apple, it's the UK.

It was the most expensive place I have ever lived or even visited!

 

[jafingi]

Doesn't that go for anything and everything?

15" 2.7 i7 MBP Retina UK £2299 US $2799 = £1827 £472 more!

For one example....

Well check it in Denmark.

15" 2.7 i7 MBP Retina DKK 21999 = £2520

= £221 more than UK, £693 more than US.

Gonna love the Danish tax.

 

[vpro]

Could it be the EU (European Union)?

Not sure but there is a great documentary out there about some of these economical / financial topics you can look up:


"The Tax Free Tour"

 

[pgiguere1]

Because VAT (~17%) is included. UK laws require it.

The American price is before tax.

It still is a tiny bit higher even before VAT but I guess that's to make sure the price converted to USD never gets cheaper than the US price even with currency fluctuation.

 

[mrwalsh1968]

You can get Applecare in UK for £222 delivered for MacBook pro 15/17
£57 cheaper than from Apple directly.
VAT in UK is 20% by the way.

 

[~~Hello~~]

Why is the Apple Care extended warranty so much more expensive here than in the US? Can we buy through I wonder?

Standard extended UK £279 US $349 = £228 £51 more!
Teacher extended UK £195 US $239 = £156 £39 more!

Buy through amazon marketplace it's cheaper.

 

[srsub3]

Europe is more expensive.... here in US rmbp 15 base version costs the equivalent of 1830 euros, whilst in Italy is 2229....

 

[abc123]

Try living in Australia...

Apple care for a 15" mbp is A$429 even though under local consumer law laptops are covered by a two year statutory warranty.