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Apple Stores Will Now Price Match Authorized Retailers [Shopping]
Consumerist —
... been emphasized before and the Apple bloggers seem surprised that it exists. Apple Insider says: It’s unclear whether the Mac maker, which rarely offers discounts outside of back-to-school and Black Friday promotions, plans to promote the policy given the current economic situation, but has chosen not to do so in the past. They also reported that readers were having success getting the Apple Store to price match online retailers like Amazon.com. Does this match your experience? Apple's unadvertised retail store price matching policy [Apple Insider] (Photo: ...
Apple sale! All Macs must go!
Brainstorm Tech: Technology blogs, news and analysis from Fortune Magazine » Apple 2.0 —
... prices, offering rebates and plastering the Web with gaudy ads.
By Wednesday morning, the white MacBook that still lists for $999 on the Apple Store was selling for $899.99 at BestBuy, $899.95 at B&H Photo, $899.00 at Amazon and $868.99 at Club Mac and Mac Mall.
Apple store managers, meanwhile, are offering to match any advertised price — a policy they quietly followed in the past but now openly acknowledge. (see here)
And Apple.com has posted a pea-green teaser for a one-day ...
Black Friday starts early for Apple shoppers
Yahoo! Tech Advisors —
... for Fridayâno details yet, beyond a promise of "great iPod, iPhone, and Mac gift ideas." And here's a tip for Apple shoppers, courtesy of AppleInsider: Apple clerks may match lower prices if you bring in the published ad to the store (subject to approval by the store manager), so don't forget to bring those Best Buy fliers when you visit your local Apple outlet on Friday. Got any hot tips on Black Friday Apple sales? Post 'em below.
Mac Resellers Launch Black Friday Discounts
InformationWeek - All Stories And Blogs —
... for a "special one-day-only holiday shopping event." Apple resellers are usually the place to go for the biggest discounts on MacBooks and iMacs. However, this year could see Apple stores working harder to make sales. According to AppleInsider, Apple has told store management to match discounts from authorized resellers. In addition, the news site on Wednesday said investment firm Kaufman Bros. is predicting Apple on Black Friday could offer as much as a ...
Apple Brings Back Price-Matching
Mac|Life all RSS Feed —
[image] In an effort to eradicate competition with competing retailers, Apple is quietly reinstating its long forgotten price-matching procedures. The company is reminding its store employees that they have the authority to match the prices of other computer retailers. The policy is an efficient way to ensure that no other retailer offer discounts on Apple products. There is no word on whether or not Apple plans on promoting the policy considering the economy, but they usually don’t publicize their discounts, anyway. If you happen to come across a flyer advertising Apple ...
