Returning unopened items to Apple Store...

[makvaf]

Does anyone have experience returning unopened items to the Apple Store for credit?

I have a ton of amazon.com credit, am thinking to buy a base model macbook, return it to the Apple store for credit so then I can buy a build to order option directly from Apple.....sound like a decent plan? Or would Apple store give me less amount of credit? Any experience? Ideas?

 

[Vctr]

My guess is that what you want to do won't work ...

I imagine that the Apple Store has measures to protect from this ... Almost every purchase that is made through the Apple Store (whether it is through retail or online) has some sort of receipt in their POS systems. They'll check to see if you bought that Macbook Pro through them and once they see that you haven't, they will probably refuse to accept your return.

 

[Rajpdx]

Does anyone have experience returning unopened items to the Apple Store for credit?

I have a ton of amazon.com credit, am thinking to buy a base model macbook, return it to the Apple store for credit so then I can buy a build to order option directly from Apple.....sound like a decent plan? Or would Apple store give me less amount of credit? Any experience? Ideas?

Why would the Apple Store give you credit for something you bought from another retailer?

They won't.

you might try seeing if you could find someone who'll let you order one in exchange for cash, or wait and see if Amazon will get some other specs through "fulfilled by Amazon" which means you can use your credit with one of their partners.

Good luck.

 

[sweetbrat]

If you want a refund you have to return it to the place you purchased it from. If you were taking it in for Applecare service, then you would go to Apple. But a straight refund has to be done through the retailer you bought it from.

 

[NewbieCanada]

Let's say it's a model that costs $1000. Obviously Amazon has to make a profit, so let's say Apple sells it to them for $750.

You return it to the Apple store and Apple has lost $250 while Amazon has made $250 for selling you something you didn't even keep.

The fact that Apple made the computer and owns the store is irrelevant. It's like buying something at Target and returning it at Walmart.

 

[FastEddiebags]

Get it then sell it on craigslist or ebay...

 

[keramidas]

Does anyone have experience returning unopened items to the Apple Store for credit?

I have a ton of amazon.com credit, am thinking to buy a base model macbook, return it to the Apple store for credit so then I can buy a build to order option directly from Apple.....sound like a decent plan? Or would Apple store give me less amount of credit? Any experience? Ideas?

No experience but an idea. Don't do it.

 

[iamdavekennedy]

It has to be returned to the store you purchased it from, even if you purchase from the Apple Online Store, you can't return it to a shop for example, only to the online store again!

Ring the customer care helpline and hear for yourself!

 

[makvaf]

Hummmm, looks like I don't have too many options here.....

Some people suggested buying gift cards with amazon.com credit, but the only place to buy a build to order macbook is through the Apple store itself.....which doesn't sell gift cards!

 

[tjb1]

Hummmm, looks like I don't have too many options here.....

Some people suggested buying gift cards with amazon.com credit, but the only place to buy a build to order macbook is through the Apple store itself.....which doesn't sell gift cards!

How would you buy a giftcard *from* the Apple store using Amazon credit?

They meant buying Apple gift cards with Amazon credit(which I dont think you can do) and then using those gift cards to buy the computer from Apple.

 

[bogatyr]

Find someone who wants a baseline Apple laptop. Buy it for them off Amazon with your credit and sell it to them at a small loss. Then take the money you made off the sale to Apple and buy whatever you want.

 

[molingrad]

If you bitch loud enough you can extract a lot from retailers. If need be don't hesitate to escalate it to a manager, front line associates ate usually told to say No while managers generally don't seem to care.

Say it's a gift but you want a different version. Can't hurt. Your luck depends on who you get and what mood theyre in though.

This works with many retailers I can't speak for Apple though.

 

[PhoenixRising]

Hummmm, looks like I don't have too many options here.....

Some people suggested buying gift cards with amazon.com credit, but the only place to buy a build to order macbook is through the Apple store itself.....which doesn't sell gift cards!

What don't you get? There's no way to use Amazon credit to buy a BTO MacBook. You could buy Amazon Gift Cards and sell them somewhere like PlasticJungle or something, but you'd get 90% of value. Use your Amazon credit to offset normal purchases and use the offset savings to buy your MacBook. Apple isn't going to take a computer they didn't sell you. Wal-Mart on the other hand...

 

[bogatyr]

Wal-Mart on the other hand...

Still need a receipt - though they don't check serial numbers.

 

[doh123]

Apple does sell Apple Store Gift cards which can be used to buy Macs...

http://store.apple.com/us/personalize/apple?product=MA210

the problem I think is they only sell them directly, and not on Amazon like the sell iTunes gift cards and such that cannot be used to buy hardware.

 

[Kaemon]

Does anyone have experience returning unopened items to the Apple Store for credit?

I have a ton of amazon.com credit, am thinking to buy a base model macbook, return it to the Apple store for credit so then I can buy a build to order option directly from Apple.....sound like a decent plan? Or would Apple store give me less amount of credit? Any experience? Ideas?

I don't think anyone's mentioned it... but I'm 99.9% sure thats actually illegal to do.