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Is Apple’s Black Friday Sale a Good (Enough) Deal?

Nov. 25, 2011 2:01pm Liz Klimas

Fellow editor Jonathon Seild said to me this morning “Is it just me or are Apple’s ‘amazing’ Black Friday sales…. well, insulting?” To which my initial response was “The fact that Apple is even having a sale is amazing.”

Apple’s sale has been highly publicized. Why? Because they never have a sale. The Daily Mail calls it a “highly unusual move for the company, which famously never reduces prices.”

But then I got to thinking. Are they really good enough for Black Friday? Electronics on Black Friday can often be up to 70 percent off and customers expect higher than usual discounts, otherwise it wouldn’t be worth the 3 a.m. alarm clock ring, two hour stand in the cold and potential for being pepper sprayed.

Apple is offering 10 percent off most products as well as some other discounts like $11 off Nanos and MacBook Air’s dropping $101 to $898. And while these discounts are at least something — definitely an improvement on the usual no sale on traditionally more expensive brand — it’s still not much.

The Daily Mail continues:

“Even getting money off an Apple product is amazing,’ says Mark Wilson, Features Editor of Britain’s Stuff Magazine, ‘Although British shoppers won’t be familiar with the idea of Black Friday — which is, let’s face it, a very odd name – it’s a good way to pick up bargains, even if the cuts aren’t THAT deep.”

Apple describes it as “the day you’ve waited 364 days for.”

GeekOSystem calls the event “mildly discounted” and “barely constituting a sale.”

For a full list of the sale, check out 9to5Mac’s site.

What are your thoughts on Apple’s sale?

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Bryancpe
Posted on November 28, 2011 at 9:46am
What did I think about Apple’s Black Friday deals? Well I bought an iPad at the local Applestore. The store was busier than I have ever seen it. There were ushers letting people in only when some people left because they were at capacity. Truth is Apple doesn’t need to post sales because their products hold their original value. However, a sale (even small) is enough to get the folks on the fence to buy it now. I bet Apple sold hundreds of thousands, if not millions of products over the extended weekend.

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flatbroke
Posted on November 26, 2011 at 10:36pm
Bloodyartist22 and shemmy, you are absolutely correct. Black friday is a joke, much of it is a scam on the public in the sense, that they jack up the prices on merchandice, just before a sale, or offer additional 10%-50% off if you use store credit card ( which would work only if you pay off the balance every month) and if you dont you will pay that 10-50% off the sale price in interest increments that add up every month on the credit card. people should shop for christmas year round.

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MammaPlesk
Posted on November 26, 2011 at 4:48pm
There were some good deals on the iPod but the lines at the stores were CRAZY. The line at one store was so long I knew I would never get one. So I was happy to order one online through Apple at $21 off. I got free engraving and free shipping. I think that was a good deal.

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BloodyArtist22
Posted on November 26, 2011 at 11:16am
10% off is what businesses should be giving to the military that allow them to stay in business for defending Capitalism. I’ve noticed a few widely-known companies that have jacked up their prices only to “give” us 50-75% discounts…..and they end up being the same price we would pay for any other day. *cough* PACSUN. *cough*

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shemmy
Posted on November 26, 2011 at 3:03am
Lots of people are going crazy on Black Friday. It marks the beginning of Christmas shopping season. For some reason, individuals go completely crazy over this Black Friday business and it is getting old. However, those deals are not quite what they appear to be. There are numerous Black Friday rip-offs that many are not aware of. You may end up needing payday loans if you spend too much. Find out more at: https://personalmoneynetwork.com/payday-loans/

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