Bit of an odd one, Looking to buy 4 iPad Airs (Not all for me , I'm not an Octopus) (Latest Version, 256gb , Wifi) and wondered if anyone had been successful in getting a discount with any retailer on multiple purchases.... Or if Apple block any wiggle room they might have otherwise had on other brands?
Buying Multiple iPads
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You could probably badger a few quid off at Curry’s, but I wouldn’t expect anything significant. If you know a student or a member of one of the various employee purchase schemes, you may make a small saving buying that way, though I don’t know if the new Airs qualify for a discount yet.
A purchase of 4 units may or may not be a significant outlay for you, but for most retailers it’s a drop in the ocean.
A purchase of 4 units may or may not be a significant outlay for you, but for most retailers it’s a drop in the ocean.
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In late Jan of this year, I asked a similar question. MrsHB and I bought 2x iPhone pro max and an iPad Pro and associated accessories totalling about £3.5k.
No discounts offered by Apple, Curry’s PC World, might have been me, in the end MrsHB realised she had an awards scheme via work, so we got the lot for about £3.2k and picked it up from curry’s!
No discounts offered by Apple, Curry’s PC World, might have been me, in the end MrsHB realised she had an awards scheme via work, so we got the lot for about £3.2k and picked it up from curry’s!
Thanks, just found out we get a discount too, that'll be the way forward then and stores aren't open to try and negotiate anything anyway!
Typically on electronics they make very little profit. You could literally go in and purchase 100 of them and be lucky to get a few quid off. If you buy accessories from then + extra warranty (I'd assume currys sell applecare) then you might swing a tiny bit of a discount. But what you'd be paying extra for in terms of their extortionate accessory costs you might get tiny amounts back as a discount.
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Apple insist that retailers sell their stuff at RRP and will stop supplying stock to anyone who tries to sell them at a discounted price. Of course, unless you’re a network operator or chain of stores buying 10,000s of an Apple product, you’ll be buying them at RRP too.
I've seen discounted Apple products at Curry's and Amazon.
Helpful post, have a thumbs up.
Did wonder if that was the case, thanks.
With a discount from a work scheme, iPad and Pencil come down from £848 to £790 which is a nice saving right there.... Very much doubt i'd get anywhere close to that in-store!
Procurement is part of my job - most i've ever got off Apple is 5% and that was like for 20 devices. Even when purchasing for a company working on a contract for Apple we only got 10% and even then it was because they (Apple) insisted Apple devices be used to do the work even though the Apple devices were grossly unsuitable for the specific work at the time. I could write a book on some of those experiences.