"Currently, the iPhone 5s and the Retina iPad mini are excluded from price matching."
That's too bad.![]()
Why?
If there's a store near you which is offering discounts on those products and has them in stock, why not buy them there? Regardless of where you buy them, Apple will service them at an Apple Store.
Of course, if there's no store near you offering discounts or the store offers discounts but doesn't have it in stock, there would be no price match anyway so it doesn't matter.
Point being, buy where it suits you. Whether that's for price, convenience or post-sale service. There's no requirement to buy an Apple product at an Apple store.