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masterK

The iPhone 8 seems to have dropped to all time low price directly from Amazon at £549

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Apple-iPhone-64GB-Space-Unlocked-Grey/dp/B075V3RKP3/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?s=telephone&ie=UTF8&qid=1542960354&sr=1-1-spons&keywords=iphone+8&psc=1

pc7

Pretty disappointing, was hoping for something better, will get a €50 gift card if I buy the Ipad direct from Apple. With aib rewards could get it from currys and get €10 back or 19 off with Compu b. Dame you apple! (and my silly idea it'd be decent)

Shn99

Don’t know why I got my hopes up either, thought they’d be more generous in the face of slowing iPhone, iPad and Mac sales.

pc7

Harvey norman doing Ipad 9.7 for 349 too, is it IOS 12 I should be looking for, it says ios 11?
tia

Bob24

Apple never offered great deals on Apple products for Black Friday directly off the Apple store. At some point they even stopped doing Black Friday altogether.

I think they’re doing something again because they don’t want to be singled out as a major company not taking part, but they don’t like the idea so they just do the absolute minimum.

murpho999

pc7 wrote: »

Harvey norman doing Ipad 9.7 for 349 too, is it IOS 12 I should be looking for, it says ios 11?
tia

Don't worry about that, you can just upgrade it.

murpho999

Got my wife an iPad in Harvery Norman for €359. Delibrately did not buy off Apple so as not to encourage that stupid "Shopping Event" that only makes you spend more money with them.

flexcon

murpho999 wrote: »

Got my wife an iPad in Harvery Norman for €359. Delibrately did not buy off Apple so as not to encourage that stupid "Shopping Event" that only makes you spend more money with them.

See the thing with Apple is they are the manufacturer. They don't have much stock stuck in their channel. By you buying with Harvey Norman, Apple still got the same money from Harvey Norman. It's already paid for.

So in reality, they don't need to participate at all. This is just token participation to be part of the event.

Same goes for most manufactures. This is a retailer event.

murpho999

flexcon wrote: »

See the thing with Apple is they are the manufacturer. They don't have much stock stuck in their channel. By you buying with Harvey Norman, Apple still got the same money from Harvey Norman. It's already paid for.

So in reality, they don't need to participate at all. This is just token participation to be part of the event.

Same goes for most manufactures. This is a retailer event.

I get what you're saying but Apple are also in the retail business and need to generate sales.

Compare to Samsung Black Friday sale where it's straightforward discounts.

flexcon

murpho999 wrote: »

I get what you're saying but Apple are also in the retail business and need to generate sales.

Compare to Samsung Black Friday sale where it's straightforward discounts.

Samsung has HUGE channel inventory you see, their latest quarterly results showed massive stock piles. Basically they have sold to themselves, or a subsidiary of itself.

Apples channel is seriously tight, again showing in its results. I'm an investor and it waters down their brand if they did this. In fact, Apple has never dropped the price of their hardware in between release cycles bar one occasion on the Mac Pro. I don't think we will ever see Apple honestly give a crap about reducing prices until their revenue/profits start falling. They don't care about numbers of sales.

Anyway - taking up this thread with unrelated material.

wanderer100

Anyone seeing any deals for the iPhone 8 plus. Trying to find the cheapest deal

pc7

wanderer100 wrote: »

Anyone seeing any deals for the iPhone 8 plus. Trying to find the cheapest deal

Not plus but 8 free on vodafone connect today, trying to decide whether to go 8 or 7plus myself.

Gumbo

Apple Watch has 5% off in CompuB on Graftin street.
Curry’s have €100 of some Mac Books in store in jervis.

The Mig

Went with the XR on billpay with Eir. €150 up front and €55 a month

flexcon

NOWTV £99 upfront for 12 months of Entertainment and Cinema.

Works out at €9 a month.

pc7

The Mig wrote: »

Went with the XR on billpay with Eir. €150 up front and €55 a month

Oh that’s great I must look

The Mig

The Mig wrote: »

Went with the XR on billpay with Eir. €150 up front and €55 a month

How long is the contract for?

Edit you’ll end up paying 1,469.76 for the phone

Dades

Deleted User wrote: »

How long is the contract for?

Edit you’ll end up paying 1,469.76 for the phone

No, he'll end up paying 1,469.76 for the phone AND unlimited calls, texts, with 40GB p/m for two years.

Good deal there, The Mig. Paid 250 on a plan with VF last month. You'll love the XR.

murpho999

Deleted User wrote: »

How long is the contract for?

Edit you’ll end up paying 1,469.76 for the phone

You're completely ignoring that there's the expense of mobile coverage as well.

The phone value is only so much that's in the €55 a month and you're completely ignoring the bundle that includes unlimited calls , texts (who still texts?) and 40gb data.

Similar SIM only is €34.99 with EIr with first 6 months being €24.99 so work that out to two years is €779.76 so deduct that from the €1469 is €689 plus €150 upfront so the phone is costing €839 which is about right.

pc7

Right I'm going to hit currys tonight iPad 9.7 is 349, AIB rewards giving 10 off in currys so will bring it to 339, can't see anything cheaper.

The Mig

Deleted User wrote: »

How long is the contract for?

Edit you’ll end up paying 1,469.76 for the phone

Well if I paid outright for it (cant afford €879 outright) and continue with my current Sim only plan (€30 a month) it will cost me €1599 over the next 24 months. Turns out I'm saving money ha

Theboinkmaster

pc7 wrote: »

Right I'm going to hit currys tonight iPad 9.7 is 349, AIB rewards giving 10 off in currys so will bring it to 339, can't see anything cheaper.

compu b have it for €350 also.

pc7

Theboinkmaster wrote: »

compu b have it for €350 also.

Yeah but I won't get the extra 10 off with the aib rewards as only for currys.

Theboinkmaster

pc7 wrote: »

Yeah but I won't get the extra 10 off with the aib rewards as only for currys.

i know - just pointing out the Currys price isn't anything special.

amor3

Sorry guys, just looking for a bit of advice please. Pigsback have an iPhone 7 starting at 329.99. I'm just looking for feedback if anyone has bought an iPhone from them before?

Thanks!

Dades

I'm trying to my get Dad to an iPhone 6S from Pigsback!

To be honest, I assume if there's anything wrong it can be returned, and with iPhones you'd know straight away.

murpho999

murpho999 wrote: »

You're completely ignoring that there's the expense of mobile coverage as well.

The phone value is only so much that's in the €55 a month and you're completely ignoring the bundle that includes unlimited calls , texts (who still texts?) and 40gb data.

Similar SIM only is €34.99 with EIr with first 6 months being €24.99 so work that out to two years is €779.76 so deduct that from the €1469 is €689 plus €150 upfront so the phone is costing €839 which is about right.

Yeah your right my bad

The Mig

The Mig wrote: »

Went with the XR on billpay with Eir. €150 up front and €55 a month

Can I ask can you pay you bill in store or do you have to direct debt

Gumbo

Deleted User wrote: »

Can I ask can you pay you bill in store or do you have to direct debt

Bill pay has to be set up using direct debit.
Also, if it’s your first time joining, then they may request a security deposit which is refunded 6 months or so later.

itsthisyear

What is the AIB rewards? €10 back or 10%? Is it only Currys or other shops?