does apple.com have a sale?

afatbollix

just wondering does apple.com have a sale after christmas just wondering should i wait till after christmas to get one...

BanzaiBk

They had a "sale" a week after Thanksgiving afaik. Not sure about after Christmas. Wouldn't bet on it though, and if they did the savings would be mediocre at best anyway. If you are going to wait till January then you may as well wait until after Macworld where Jobs is likely to announce a new subnotebook. It's all speculation though.

unclebill98

you could get refurb mac's....closest thing to a sale that apple to all year round.

dirtydress

I was actually going to ask this...so do anywhere do macs on sale? I know it's a longshot but im getting one this week and might as well suss it out first!

Timans

You don't need a sale if you buy from America. It's crazy how much cheaper things are when you convert the dollar to euro.

If it wasn't for import tax, I don't think Ireland would have any shops left.

unclebill98

Timans wrote: »

You don't need a sale if you buy from America. It's crazy how much cheaper things are when you convert the dollar to euro.

If it wasn't for import tax, I don't think Ireland would have any shops left.

Well you can only order from the .com site if you live in the US. You can buy them and have it shipped to someone you know and settle the bill with a usd bank draft.

But the price over there is worth the trip

Creamy Goodness

yes for the money you'll save with the exchange rate etc. you can finance a flights over and back.

foobar

unclebill98 wrote: »

Well you can only order from the .com site if you live in the US. You can buy them and have it shipped to someone you know and settle the bill with a usd bank draft.

Do you think it would be safe to ship a fragile item like a mac book pro from the US? I am thinking of doing this but would be afraid that it gets a few knocks on its travels.

Breezer

The only safe way is with a courier like FedEx, in which case you'll be charged VAT at customs.

unclebill98

foobar wrote: »

Do you think it would be safe to ship a fragile item like a mac book pro from the US? I am thinking of doing this but would be afraid that it gets a few knocks on its travels.

I've oredered from the states more fragile things like guitars etc. Apple do wrap up there shipments very well. My only suggestion would be to use UPS, tracking numbers make the whole thing alot easier. Customs will catch up with you, but the savings are worth it.

Im using a PowerBook G4 thats almost 4 years old, never had any issues with it and that was shipped over.

Anyway, I'd never trust the baggage handlers in the airport. Both times I brought guitars back with me and both times they have cracks in the cases.

If your over there you can simple walk into any UPS shop and get a price and organise to ship it there and then...they make it simple Thats for large stuff you'd not be bringing on a plane....I was think about a MacPro & a 23" display once, and was going to bring it back this way.

afatbollix

apple.ie have refurbed macs now ( checked last night and they had none) 100 euro dearer than the american site now... so will prob go with that...