sdn40 Posted October 3, 2016 Posted October 3, 2016 Against my anti - Apple beliefs, I may be looking for an ipad for my daughter. In school internet seems to only be Apple friendly for some reason.I'm all about original refurbished if I can do it, and there are many available currently on Apples website.Question is, will the availability of these items be more and more scarce as xmas draws near ?I'm kind of thinking they will be gobbled up and be hard to get once December hits. Am I right ?
Peppermint Posted October 3, 2016 Posted October 3, 2016 I agree. If you can find a good price in the next couple of weeks is grab it. Are the refurbished that much cheaper than the new ones with incentives on BF?
Kanyon71 Posted October 3, 2016 Posted October 3, 2016 The stock on Apples site for refurbs constantly changes with those being sold and new stuff coming in. Honestly if you see one you want and have the funds available may as well just grab it. Apple isn't real generous when it comes to lowering prices for the holidays lol.
EliteABombAZ Posted October 12, 2016 Posted October 12, 2016 (edited) Apple refurbished generally doesn't go on sale unless there is a major excess in inventory... that being said.... Apple refurbished is generally just as good as new if not better than new. They cosmetically are indistinguishable from new... but you can bet that whatever problem the device has previously has been looked at with human eyes and fixed. Not massed produced on an assembly line like new devices. Edited October 12, 2016 by EliteABombAZ
okannie Posted October 12, 2016 Posted October 12, 2016 I bought a couple of ipods a few years ago that were refurbished and they held up well and saved me some money too. If you can find them I would get them.
AuntieJul Posted October 16, 2016 Posted October 16, 2016 My ipad was refurbished and purchased from the Apple site, have had no issues, you'd never know it was refurbished.
wompem Posted October 19, 2016 Posted October 19, 2016 I've had good luck with Jem Jem as a site. Not original Apple however. My two autistic kids unfortunately are not easy on their minis. But often Christmas sale prices of new iPads are often lower than refurbished.
mcwalker Posted October 20, 2016 Posted October 20, 2016 (edited) Most "refurbished" products are actually very little used, if used at all. They are mostly immediate returns by people who changed their minds, but once they have been in a customer's hands (even still in the box), they are typically moved to the refurbished category. I have bought a number of refurbished products, including a Samsung phone direct from Verizon, and never had a problem with any of them, and saved quite a bit of money. Edited October 20, 2016 by mcwalker
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