I believe that it has nothing to do with Apple, it is not event authorized reseller...I am sure the sales would be higher with that price point indeed but i think apple isnt forced to lower price by low amount of ipad sold.
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T.J. Maxx Offering 16 GB Wi-Fi iPads for $399?
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I believe that it has nothing to do with Apple, it is not event authorized reseller...I am sure the sales would be higher with that price point indeed but i think apple isnt forced to lower price by low amount of ipad sold.
Plasma and LCD tv's aren't a brand nor have they been killed. Keep working at it though.
That was funny
Last time I went into a Marshall's it seems sort of ghetto inside
That picture with a crumpled Marshall's bag brought back the memory
What makes it a ghetto? The people who work there? Or the location of the store?
Either way you need to spend some time in the real ghetto to appreciate it.
I got 2 iPads yesterday @ the TJ Maxx store in BG, KY. I bought one, my friend bought the second one for me. They had 10, in original packaging but since they are presents for my kids I didn't open them yet. If for any reason there is something wrong with them I can allways call in warranty. I think.
TJ Maxx does NOT advertise any brands, it's one of the reasons they can do this, not directly to compete with the big chain stores. Unless they get OK from the originator.
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Talked to a nice lady at the Dallas TJ Maxx. She said that the deal was a regional thing and the entire state of Texas would not be getting any iPads. However, Arkansas and Oklahoma would be.
Where were they in the store? Which department? I asked an employee but they didn't know... suggested the men's department (but no luck).
It is common practice with cameras as well. Go to Adorama or B&H and you will see many things from Canon and Nikon where you have to add the item to your cart to see the selling price. I am guessing this is walking a fine line where their contract with the manufacturers is concerned but they are large enough to get away with it. If you check the price for something like the Canon 7D or the Nikon D300s I doubt you will see a significant variation in price among most outlets. This is why Adorama and B&H offer bundle deals so that they can sweeten the pot.
The same is true with products from Dyson. You almost never see them on sale, but you will often see deals where if you buy one you get a $50 gift card or something like that.
No iPads at TJ Maxx or Marshalls West of Colorado
Confirmed by several managers this morning. They have all received communication from corporate letting them know that no stores west of Colorado will get any iPads.
Confirmed by several managers this morning. They have all received communication from corporate letting them know that no stores west of Colorado will get any iPads.
No T.J. Maxx or Marshall's within a half hour of Utica has had any iPads at all. They must have thought I was nuts. They half laughed when I asked.
Sure would have liked to pick one up though, but looks like I'll just wait until iPad 2.
Sure would have liked to pick one up though, but looks like I'll just wait until iPad 2.
Yeah, it's been legally upheld in the golf business at least. If you violate the terms of the MAP (minimum advertised pricing) contract, you cannot buy directly from the manufacturer anymore. That doesn't mean that you cannot sell their product anymore, it just means that they (the manufacturer) will not supply you with it. You could still possibly get it from a 3rd party (but will pay even more for it), and the manufacturer will not honor any warranty claims for said product submitted by an unauthorized retailer (again, this is in the golf club/equipment industry). For instance, if I lost a PING account, but still obtained PING equipment through a 3rd party, I cannot submit warranty claims for any defective PING equipment that a customer purchases from me. And with golf equipment, the consumer typically has to have the place of purchase (in this case, my golf course) submit a warranty claim for them, as the manufacturers typically don't deal direct with customers. So I wouldn't be able to warranty something that my customers purchased from me if I lost my reseller authorization by not abiding to the MAP contract. For anyone interested, I can provide a copy of what one of those agreements looks like (for those in the thread that have questioned its legality).
not sure on how true this is called almost all stores in Arkansas and they all said they didn't have any.
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I have been actively looking on CraigsList for the past few weeks to find a decent deal, and found this a little too late. Called close to about a dozen stores in the Cleveland area, and a few didn't get any in, and the rest all sold out yesterday. Damn. I even played around with one for about an hour at the Apple Store last night as well....
I'll go back to looking on CraigsList, even though I am very hesitant to pull the trigger on one from there.
I'll go back to looking on CraigsList, even though I am very hesitant to pull the trigger on one from there.
That's probably where Apple is going anyways. To maintains its revenue growth they will have to sell their products first in Wal Mart and Costco and then in supermarkets.
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Just spoke at a manager of a tj maxx in Northern California ( SF Bay Area) the deal is only in the states of Ohio, New Jersey, and New York. the manager said the news had come to her via internal email. As confirmation a 2nd TJ Maxx store told me the ipads are only available in Ohio. The employee at the 2nd store did not mention the other limited states. None of the three Marahall stores in the east bay of the San Francisco Bay Area knew of ipads yet for sale, or had any knowledge of the deal. Their shipments come in via truck at930 am so this may change but I am doubtful.
Just spoke at a manager of a tj maxx in Northern California ( SF Bay Area) the deal is only in the states of Ohio, New Jersey, and New York. the manager said the news had come to her via internal email. As confirmation a 2nd TJ Maxx store told me the ipads are only available in Ohio. The employee at the 2nd store did not mention the other limited states. None of the three Marahall stores in the east bay of the San Francisco Bay Area knew of ipads yet for sale, or had any knowledge of the deal. Their shipments come in via truck at930 am so this may change but I am doubtful.
Looks like TJ Maxx isn't getting these from Apple (which most of us already assumed), so it doesn't appear that Apple is "dumping old stock" to clear out for a new product as some have speculated. If they were, they would allow authorized retailers to cut the price as well.
https://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?p=11451333
That seems to be contradictory to the posters here who have already purchased them in states other than those listed (Florida is one example).
https://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?p=11451333
That seems to be contradictory to the posters here who have already purchased them in states other than those listed (Florida is one example).
Really? I called that same one asking if they had them and the lady said "No" and hung up. lol Guess I should've asked more questions. Did they mention how many they were supposed to get?
Here's a piece done by Fortune posted just a few minutes ago referring to the TJ Maxx thing:
http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2010/11/19/how-to-get-on-steve-jobs-naughty-list/
I seriously doubt the figure of "80 iPads total" aquired by TJ Maxx that is speculated in the article, but who knows.
http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2010/11/19/how-to-get-on-steve-jobs-naughty-list/
I seriously doubt the figure of "80 iPads total" aquired by TJ Maxx that is speculated in the article, but who knows.
Obviously the manager does not know the whole story, as there have been several examples in this thread with proof that the iPad was purchased at TJ Max locations outside of those 3 specific states.
Warranty
I purchased one yesterday at the TJMaxx in Woodbridge, VA. I opened it today and activated/registered it. I notice it put my warranty expiration date at November 12, 2010 even though I purchased it on November 18th. It's only a week so no big deal. I also notice that it said phone support was expired. I wonder what the deal is.
I purchased one yesterday at the TJMaxx in Woodbridge, VA. I opened it today and activated/registered it. I notice it put my warranty expiration date at November 12, 2010 even though I purchased it on November 18th. It's only a week so no big deal. I also notice that it said phone support was expired. I wonder what the deal is.