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iPod touch Unofficial iPod touch 4th gen Best Online Deals Thread
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what has faster shipping between the two, amazon or macconnection?
Im betting Amazon will get it faster and also ship it faster. I have nothing to base this on just a hunch!
Use this link to get Amazon prime FREE for 1-year with a .edu account. They normally charge you $79.
I updated my info:
Sorry, ITASOR said:
I think both of these should be added to the OP.
I updated my info:
Sorry, ITASOR said:
I think both of these should be added to the OP.
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Done and done. However, Amazon does charge sales tax in more states than just Washington, so you might want to recheck your info.
...Walmart also usually has discounted prices but aren't advertising them yet (our base PX also matches Walmart pricing with out sales tax or shipping costs):
http://www.walmart.com/cp/New-Apple-iPods/1075344?povid=cat96469-env203291-module306472-lLink1
Here's what they are currently selling their 3rd Gen iPods for:
http://www.walmart.com/browse/Audio...ath=0:3944&catNavId=96469&fromPageCatId=96469
http://www.walmart.com/cp/New-Apple-iPods/1075344?povid=cat96469-env203291-module306472-lLink1
Here's what they are currently selling their 3rd Gen iPods for:
http://www.walmart.com/browse/Audio...ath=0:3944&catNavId=96469&fromPageCatId=96469
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Apparently Newegg is usually the best (and only) deal for New York customers, but they don't have the 4G listed on their site yet. Wait a few more days and we'll see what happens.
I don't know how much of a deal this is, but make sure you buy your ipod with a credit card such as american express if possible. They give a pretty cool incentive of extending your manufacturer's warranty by a year as long as you keep the receipt and your credit statement with the purchase, and they're pretty reliable in my experience.
Just a tip...
Just a tip...
Does anyone know if Amazon charges sales tax if a iPod Touch is being shipped to Michigan as I live in the UK and am planning on buying the new 64GB version on the US Amazon site and have it shipped to a friend who lives in Michigan who I usually ship items to from companies that don't ship to the UK and she ships them onto me (in other words, a forwarding address) marked on the packaging as a "gift", thus avoiding various taxes that I'd have to pay like VAT (Over here, the 64GB has gone up to £329.99 because VAT is going up to 20% in January thanks to the Coalition Government which has already become unpopular in such a short space of time thanks to their continual breaking of promises!) and import duty.
I've already got $35.01 left in online giftcards from another friend which I'll be putting towards the purchase and I'll probably wait another few weeks before it goes down in price a bit more even though it will be handy for my university studies.
It'll be the first time I'll have bought an Apple product, and unlike some of the rabid Apple fanboys/girls (who quite frankly come across as being scarily like the people being parodied in The Simpsons a couple of seasons back), I'm only interested in it (and a 2nd Gen iPad) for the Apps side of things as well as playing the odd Anime/Kamen Rider/Super Sentai fansub or podcast while going to university.
I've already got $35.01 left in online giftcards from another friend which I'll be putting towards the purchase and I'll probably wait another few weeks before it goes down in price a bit more even though it will be handy for my university studies.
It'll be the first time I'll have bought an Apple product, and unlike some of the rabid Apple fanboys/girls (who quite frankly come across as being scarily like the people being parodied in The Simpsons a couple of seasons back), I'm only interested in it (and a 2nd Gen iPad) for the Apps side of things as well as playing the odd Anime/Kamen Rider/Super Sentai fansub or podcast while going to university.
If I had to choose between 13% tax and living in the Yukon, I'd suck it up and fork over the cash.
Jk, jk. I'm sure the Yukon is lovely.
Haha it's really quite nice up here! As long as you don't mind the annoying drunks, and the somewhat cold winters. (Winter up here isn't as bad as most people think)
Anyways, does amazon ship up to Canada? I'm going to assume so, but I thought I'd ask anyways.
Edit: No they can't. Please don't tell me us Canadians are going to have to wait longer till' we get the new iPods. My 2nd gens headphone jack is screwed and I want a new one ASAP.
Damn! I hope Amazon gets it faster then that! I might just cancel if it ends up taking until October to get it.
Hah, you think October is bad! I just emailed Amazon to inquire about my estimated delivery date because my order staus page still doesn't nave one. they told me I would have it NOVEMBER 2nd! Almost 2 months away. I'm tempted just to cancel to the order and pay the extra $30 and pick one up at a local bestbuy/walmart.
Does anybody status information still say "backordered" from Macconnections or Mac mall or any other site they ordered from besides apple?
1. You can get 5% cashback from apple.com if you go through shopdiscover.com (and obviously pay with a Discover card)
2. However, I think it's better to get the 1 year extended warranty by using a different credit card. I think the AmEx extended warranty program is much less of a hassle to use than Visa or MC.
3. If you live in a no-sales-tax state, keep an eye on your local Costco, they will probably be charging $380 for the 64GB etc.
2. However, I think it's better to get the 1 year extended warranty by using a different credit card. I think the AmEx extended warranty program is much less of a hassle to use than Visa or MC.
3. If you live in a no-sales-tax state, keep an eye on your local Costco, they will probably be charging $380 for the 64GB etc.
I just called macconnections and the representative told me that they were going to have the ipods in stock on monday (Sept. 13) so people who ordered there should be getting their ipods by the end of the week or the middle of the next week.
I just called macconnections and the representative told me that they were going to have the ipods in stock on the monday (Sept. 13) so people who ordered there should be getting their ipods by the end of the week or the middle of the next week.
Updated, thanks.
I have a friend who has a lot of Amazon credit, so sounds like he's gonna sell it to me and I'll get a nice discount off the already low price.