[G4] OT: Unusual Apple sales policy.

[Tim Collier]

I'd tend to think that this is just a foolish policy on the part of SmallDog.  Deal with the real thing and buy from Apple's website.  No restrictions like that there.  Even though you 'like' this company, it doesn't mean that you're necessarily getting the best deal or service.  MacWarehouse http://www.macwarehouse.com and Mac Mall are also great places to shop and you get a ton of free stuff from them that you don't get at the Apple Store.
Expand your horizons and don't limit yourself to just dealing with one company that you're comfortable with.

Tim 
On Tuesday, April 12, 2005, at 02:41PM, John Erdman <jperdman at earthlink.net> wrote:

>Can anybody explain this weird Apple distributor policy?
>
>I'm about ready to order a new G5 to replace my now-creaky Sawtooth. 
>And I've been shopping around.
>	At Smalldog, a company that I like to deal with, I learned that as an 
>authorized Apple dealer they cannot sell *new* Apple equipment over the 
>Web unless the prospective purchaser is a returning Smalldog customer. 
>Apparently, they can sell used or refurbished equipment to anybody. 
>Just not new current Apple products. The sales person I was dealing 
>with couldn't really explain what the purpose of this limitation is. 
>All she could say was that they didn't like the restriction either  at 
>Smalldog because it interfered with first time sales, but that it was 
>part of their distribution agreement with Apple.  It also apparently 
>applies only to web sales. Anybody walking in off the street can 
>purchase any Apple product, but not the web customer.
>
>To me this policy a rather bizarre and would tend to be a barrier to 
>sales. Can anybody here suggest a logical reason as to why such a 
>policy would exist?
>
>If you want to see for yourself, go to www.smalldog.com look for one of 
>the specials that requires Top Dog status and follow the links to the 
>"Top Dog Club" to see what I'm talking about.
>
>
>Thanks,
>John
>
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