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kelsoberry

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For everyone who's rushing to buy their new MBP's this week, Amazon.com has Apple Care for $299 instead of the $349 Apple charges on their site.

Save yourself a little extra cash and buy it through Amazon.com
 
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I live in Florida and I have read that Applecare is not legally available to FL residents. Is this true and if so why is it that it appears I can purchase it from the Apple store? I would hate to spring the cash for it and then find later down the road if I needed to use it, that it was not valid for Florida.
 
I live in Florida and I have read that Applecare is not legally available to FL residents. Is this true and if so why is it that it appears I can purchase it from the Apple store? I would hate to spring the cash for it and then find later down the road if I needed to use it, that it was not valid for Florida.

I have Apple Care for my iMac. That works fine.
 
I live in NYC and they don't charge tax when shipped here. I'd assume that Washington state would be the same, no? Or do you often get punished?
I think this is how it works (below).
If an online retailer has a physical presence in a particular state, such as a store, business office, or warehouse, it must collect sales tax from customers in that state. If a business does not have a physical presence in a state, it is not required to collect sales tax for sales into that state.
http://www.nolo.com/article.cfm/Obj...9-FECA-4AF7-A0E454029D2AEA58/111/277/167/ART/
The following is a partial list of merchants selling items at Amazon.com which may be included in your order, and the states in which they charge sales tax.

* Amazon.com LLC: KS, KY, ND and WA
* Amazon Digital Services, Inc.: ND and WA
* Borders teamed with Amazon.com, Inc.: KS, KY, ND and WA (Note: items purchased for in-store pickup at Borders stores are sold by Borders, Inc., and may be subject to tax in most states.)
* eHobbies: CA and KY
* Magazine Express, Inc.: AL and WA
* Synapse Services, Inc.: WA only
* Target.com: All states other than AK, HI, and VT
http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=468512
 
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