[G4] OT: Unusual Apple sales policy.

[Snow White]

Well, I can answer some of this.

I bought  a computer from the Apple website, but I was purchasing from 
the refurb deal menu of the site.  They would not accept my CC, nor 
would they ship to my home address.  I am Canadian and we cannot get 
refurbished items from Apple Canada, even though Apple Canada is a 
shell company and your dealings are with Apple US.  Your bill is 
calculated in Canadian $ and they price is higher due to extra shipping 
and exchange ...

I had to send the US$ by mail and have it shipped to a US address to 
make my purchase.  As I am a past customer with Small Dog and they do 
deal with refurbs, I would not have to deal with these problems.

As for Mac WareHouse - well, in Canada they went bust and are owned by 
CDW and I they are a bit overpriced, in my opinion.

In short, all of these companies fill a niche in the market or they 
would not exist.  To each his own.

jj


On 14-Apr-05, at 2:15 PM, g4-request at listserver.themacintoshguy.com 
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> OT: Unusual Apple sales policy.
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> 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