iPod touch 5th Generation (USA vs IRL)

ckeogh

Hey guys,

Ok quick question, on apple website & looking at the iPod touch (5th Gen)...
currently the iPod is on a different price completely, and its actually a serious difference!

apple US has the new iPod at 299$, thats 230euro
apple IE the iPod is 329 euro.

can anyone tell me why were paying nearly a hundred euro extra?

even with 23 percent vat on the USA's 230 its still only hitting 282.90, which is again close to 50 euro more.

Also, i have relations in the states, am hopefully gonna get one for an xmas present for the other half, I wouldn't imagine there is any problems, but i need to know would there be any problems with USA ones working over here??

Dublinstiofán

* There is no difference between US and IRE iPods except for the price.

* The sales tax hasnt been added on to the $299 iPod which will account
for some of the price discrepancy but all Apple products are traditionally
cheaper in the states.

If you have relatives there use em, but i suspect, that by the time you
have dealt with the hassle of getting a relative to buy one for you,
transfer money and organise a reliable courier, it might not be worth
it all for an iPod thats €310 delivered from Amazon.

ckeogh

Dublinstiofán wrote: »

* There is no difference between US and IRE iPods except for the price.

* The sales tax hasnt been added on to the $299 iPod which will account
for some of the price discrepancy but all Apple products are traditionally
cheaper in the states.

If you have relatives there use em, but i suspect, that by the time you
have dealt with the hassle of getting a relative to buy one for you,
transfer money and organise a reliable courier, it might not be worth
it all for an iPod thats €310 delivered from Amazon.

thanks for the info, surely its gotta be worth the 100euro difference, even after shipping, few euro left over to get other presents... any idea of a reliable courier & charges?

Zapp Brannigan

ckeogh wrote: »

thanks for the info, surely its gotta be worth the 100euro difference, even after shipping, few euro left over to get other presents... any idea of a reliable courier & charges?

Don't forget import duty and tax on top of everything.

I could be wrong here, but wouldn't buying from the States negate the usual warranty that we're granted by the Sale of Goods Act?

BostonB

Zapp Brannigan wrote: »

Don't forget import duty and tax on top of everything.

I could be wrong here, but wouldn't buying from the States negate the usual warranty that we're granted by the Sale of Goods Act?

Apple ignore that anyway. You follow their process regardless.

Zapp Brannigan

Yeah but if he tried to claim it they could easily say it was bought in the US s is exempt from the law.

Dublinstiofán

ckeogh wrote: »

thanks for the info, surely its gotta be worth the 100euro difference, even after shipping, few euro left over to get other presents... any idea of a reliable courier & charges?

Id use UPS or Fedex and theyre not cheap. Also if your hit with customs
its definitely not worth your while. Make sure you get family to declare it
as a Christmas gift if you go ahead with it.

Dublinstiofán

Zapp Brannigan wrote: »

Yeah but if he tried to claim it they could easily say it was bought in the US s is exempt from the law.

Apple have worldwide warranty policy, no questions asked.

Zapp Brannigan

Dublinstiofán wrote: »

Apple have worldwide warranty policy, no questions asked.

Okay I'll try and make myself super clear cos maybe I'm causing some confusion.

Yes Apple have a worldwide limited warranty which is good for 1 year as well as 90 days technical support over the phone. Goods bought in Ireland are also covered under the Sale of Goods and Supply of Services Act which offers more protection to Irish consumers. e.g. more than a year

So if OP gets an iPod from the US and it breaks in a year and a half I would think he'd be out of pocket for a repair as I don't think Apple would entertain the SoG Act when it wasn't purchased in Ireland in the first place.

Again, I could be mistaken on all of this but I just wanted to throw my 0.02c in.

BostonB

Sounds like you are right.

http://www.yourdailymac.net/2012/04/apple-finally-gives-in-two-years-warranty-for-consumers-in-the-european-union/