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US apple store refund policy

srsub3

srsub3

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Mar 10, 2013
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Hi there... i need to buy an iPhone for a trip to Italy in July... I need to buy an unlocked from the apple store, but knowing the 5s so near I don't want to buy a fully priced thing and then lost a lot of value in 4 weeks.
My idea is this: after reading apple policies I discovered that you can return the phone in a period of 30 days after the purchase and get the refund. At this time I can then buy the 5s when it comes out
My concerns: Has anyone tried this before? Do you get all your money back as a bank account refund or as gift card? Is there any restocking fee?
Any suggestions?
Thanks for reading:apple:
 
Missed that party, sorry:)
If you paid by credit or debit card, refunds will be sent to the card-issuing bank within five business days of receipt of the returned item. Please contact the card-issuing bank with questions about when the credit will be posted to your account.

Apple Store Gift Card refunds for products purchased from the Apple Online Store will be provided via an Apple Store Gift Card by Email within 3 business days. If you’d like to receive an Apple Store Gift Card by Mail, please allow up to eight business days to receive your refund via United States Postal Service (USPS). If you are returning an item at an Apple Retail Store, you will receive a new Apple Store Gift Card.

If you paid with a money order, cashier’s check or other cash equivalent, you will be refunded in the form of a check from Apple, which will be mailed to your billing address. Please allow about 10 days to receive your check from the time we receive you return.
 
Applejuiced said:
Missed that party, sorry:)
If you paid by credit or debit card, refunds will be sent to the card-issuing bank within five business days of receipt of the returned item. Please contact the card-issuing bank with questions about when the credit will be posted to your account.

Apple Store Gift Card refunds for products purchased from the Apple Online Store will be provided via an Apple Store Gift Card by Email within 3 business days. If you’d like to receive an Apple Store Gift Card by Mail, please allow up to eight business days to receive your refund via United States Postal Service (USPS). If you are returning an item at an Apple Retail Store, you will receive a new Apple Store Gift Card.

If you paid with a money order, cashier’s check or other cash equivalent, you will be refunded in the form of a check from Apple, which will be mailed to your billing address. Please allow about 10 days to receive your check from the time we receive you return.
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Are you a "Genius" ? Which Apple store do you work at ? :D
lol
 
Maybe late July, but one has to be high on the pre-purchase list, and hope the darn thing arrives in July, and not August :D And I hope this happens to you for wanting to get something and swapping out later, not because something is wrong with the phone, but to just play games with Apples policy. :mad:
 
For a company that is so tight with all of their stuff, their return policy on iPhones is very generous. Just make sure you don't drop or break your iphone while overseas, that happened to someone I know. And without Apple Care they were SOL.
 
SR45 said:
Maybe late July, but one has to be high on the pre-purchase list, and hope the darn thing arrives in July, and not August :D And I hope this happens to you for wanting to get something and swapping out later, not because something is wrong with the phone, but to just play games with Apples policy. :mad:
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Easy fix for that. On the last day of the return policy, if the new phone hasn't launched yet, return the thing anyway. Go buy a phone from another Apple store, rinse and repeat until new phone launches. I am not saying he should do this, but it is not that hard NOT to be "stuck" with a phone.

By the way, these prices are all factored into the retail price of the phone. Apple is able to allow for "generous" return and repair policies due to their "generous" markup. By buying (and keeping) the phone you are subsidizing the returns/repairs of strangers. Business! :cool:
 
just pay with cash and don't give them your email/phone number. lol oR your name! hahah
 
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