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  • Save $100 by asking?
    by
    Kyle Matthews
    Published on 06-13-2007 12:11 PM
    17 Comments Comments
    Folks at Consumerist are reporting an Apple employee told them
    If they make it obvious that they're purchasing but are a little resistant to it being "too expensive" by about $100 - sales representatives can take off $100 off an order (as long as it's purchased through the standard consumer store).
    Seems unlikely, but fits in with the cellular model of sales... who knows...
    This article was originally published in forum thread: Save $100 by asking? started by Kyle Matthews View original post
    Comments 17 Comments
    1. Uko's Avatar
      Uko - 06-13-2007, 12:15 PM
      What do you mean under "the standard consumer store"?
    1. Cody Overcash's Avatar
      Cody Overcash - 06-13-2007, 12:18 PM
      an apple store
    1. Uko's Avatar
      Uko - 06-13-2007, 12:21 PM
      The one from apple store won't be protected?
    1. Kyle Matthews's Avatar
      Kyle Matthews - 06-13-2007, 12:25 PM
      Uko... they're all protected, all locked. Like I said, every phone sold in the US by a carrier is locked. And the Apple ones are being sold through AT&T service.
    1. Uko's Avatar
      Uko - 06-13-2007, 12:32 PM
      So I need to wait for the europe ones.
    1. Kyle Matthews's Avatar
      Kyle Matthews - 06-13-2007, 12:34 PM
      Still.
    1. Uko's Avatar
      Uko - 06-13-2007, 12:37 PM
      Are you sure that phones from apple store will be sold like from AT&T?
    1. moond0ggie's Avatar
      moond0ggie - 06-13-2007, 12:38 PM
      So far the standard price seems to be $499.-4G & $599.-8G.

      As a long time Cellular One-AT&T-Cingular-AT&T customer, maybe I can get the 8Gig iPhone for $499. That would be way cool !

      I'll even ask them to throw in the S/W & cable

      Quote Originally Posted by Uko View Post
      Are you sure that phones from apple store will be sold like from AT&T?
      They (Apple) might have a different promotional deal, but, yes, the service will be provided by AT&T.
    1. Kyle Matthews's Avatar
      Kyle Matthews - 06-13-2007, 12:57 PM
      Uko, I can guarantee you that all the iPhones will be locked. Until a 3rd party vendor figures out how to unlock them.
    1. Uko's Avatar
      Uko - 06-13-2007, 02:27 PM
      But is this so good for Apple?
      They can just sell phones & don't care about anything like the other companies are doing.
    1. Kyle Matthews's Avatar
      Kyle Matthews - 06-13-2007, 02:30 PM
      No, Apple is being paid a LOT by AT&T to make sure it is exclusive, which then in turn makes AT&T grow as well. Everybody wins, except us. But profit is the number one drive in business, obviously.
    1. Uko's Avatar
      Uko - 06-13-2007, 02:32 PM
      Yea. But well win even more i we'll hack it.
    1. JedixJarf's Avatar
      JedixJarf - 06-13-2007, 05:35 PM
      I win, I have ATT
    1. ColsTiger's Avatar
      ColsTiger - 06-13-2007, 05:44 PM
      Quote Originally Posted by moond0ggie View Post
      So far the standard price seems to be $499.-4G & $599.-8G.

      I'll even ask them to throw in the S/W & cable
      You'll get the cable in the box, and the software will be downloaded from Apple.com/iTunes.
    1. Cody Overcash's Avatar
      Cody Overcash - 06-13-2007, 05:46 PM
      hahhahaha I'm not counting on that to save $100 at the att store . . . I might know another way though . . .
    1. ColsTiger's Avatar
      ColsTiger - 06-13-2007, 05:47 PM
      we can only hope......
    1. JedixJarf's Avatar
      JedixJarf - 06-13-2007, 09:51 PM
      I want to save 100 dollars
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