bigjimslade Posted November 13, 2008 Posted November 13, 2008 (edited) Here is something I picked up this morning on the wire services. http://www.appleinsider.com/print/08/11/12/apple_may_launch_most_aggressive_black_friday_sale_yet.html Apple may launch most aggressive Black Friday sale yet With Black Friday sale information from rival PC vendors beginning to leak online, experts at Barclays Capital say they expect Apple to counter the promotions with a more aggressive than usual one-day sale, offering deep discounts on a number of Mac models. The Friday immediately following the US Thanksgiving holiday has long been known as "Black Friday," as it represents the unofficial beginning of the holiday shopping season, or the day when retailers hold massive sales in hopes of steering their (red) losses into (black) profits. Among the most heavily discounted electronics items poised to dominate this year's sales are low cost notebooks, according to analyst Ben Reitzes, who notes that Dell plans to offer $299 linux model via its website, while Wal-Mart markets a $299 Compaq, and Best Buy a $299 eMachines portable. "We believe ultra-low cost notebooks will be a major draw this Black Friday as vendors look to push volumes and consumers look to trade down given the economic environment," he wrote in a report to clients Wednesday. "We have not seen any Apple Black Friday ads yet (as is customary), but expect the company to be more aggressive than usual in its one-day sale, perhaps with $100 off a few Mac models and discounts on several iPods." The analyst also called upon Apple to "get more price aggressive in every product" for its traditional one day sale, which will run for 24 hours beginning at midnight on Thursday November 27th. Given obvious weakness in the economy, this should include the iPhone, he said, arguing that "the company’s high margins could likely absorb a few days of discounts." Reitzes also pointed to signs that French iPhone carrier Orange will cut the 8GB iPhone 3G from 149 euros to 99 euros for the holidays and wonders "if AT&T could follow shortly here in the US." Apple's participation in the Black Friday bonanza has seen the company hold massive 24-hour sales through its online store and brick-and-mortar retail chain since 2004. The promotions initially began with $100 discounts on the company's iMac G5s but grew to include a $101 discount on the iBook G4 in 2005. A year later, the Cupertino-based company offered $101 off all MacBook and iMac models, $31 off its updated fifth-generation video iPods and $21 off its second-generation iPod nanos. Last year's sales offered the same $101 discount on MacBooks and iMacs but trimmed the discount on the third-generation iPod nanos to just $11. A move towards more aggressive pricing for this year's Black Friday sale would build on a trend that began earlier this summer when Apple announced the biggest back-to-school promotion in its history. Unlike past years when students were offered a free iPod nano worth $199 with the purchase of a qualifying Mac, this year's promotion bumped the incentive up to a $299 iPod touch -- a move helped the company set a new record for single quarter Mac shipments of 2.611 million units. Edited November 13, 2008 by bigjimslade
wx4svr Posted November 13, 2008 Posted November 13, 2008 Woooooo Hoooooo!!! (Jumping for Joy here!) I <3 my Apple Store. Although, I am ready to get a 17" MacBook Pro ... but they aren't out in the new model yet.
floridasun5 Posted November 13, 2008 Posted November 13, 2008 YES!!! THANK YOU!!! I know where I'll be first thing BF morning then! :) I'm a frustrated PC user switching over to a Mac after buying an iPhone this summer and was really looking forward to a deal. I know the Macs are much better and supposed to last so much longer than PCs (with fewer headaches ) but that $1,299 for a smaller Macbook than I could get a PC for was hard to swallow! Cant wait to hear their offers!
amdskip Posted November 15, 2008 Posted November 15, 2008 YES!!! THANK YOU!!! I know where I'll be first thing BF morning then! :) I'm a frustrated PC user switching over to a Mac after buying an iPhone this summer and was really looking forward to a deal. I know the Macs are much better and supposed to last so much longer than PCs (with fewer headaches ) but that $1,299 for a smaller Macbook than I could get a PC for was hard to swallow! Cant wait to hear their offers! Just a FYI, the hardware in macs is pretty much the exact same stuff as in PC's. Repair costs are higher as you have to have Apple repair them most of the time and not your local pc shop, etc.
yellowlilax Posted November 23, 2008 Posted November 23, 2008 I can't imagine the deal would be better than the free ipod touch and free printer promo earlier this year. I sold that ipod touch and kept the printer for free. With the education discount, I got a huge deal on my imac.
wx4svr Posted November 23, 2008 Posted November 23, 2008 I have a "biz-nes" account with Apple and their biz prices are AWESOME!
bigjimslade Posted November 23, 2008 Author Posted November 23, 2008 Yes they are! I have got all macs in my security firm now in all of the 20 offices we have in the US and Overseas. I have a "biz-nes" account with Apple and their biz prices are AWESOME!
Crissy Posted November 25, 2008 Posted November 25, 2008 I think apple is at least doing something online: http://store.apple.com/us-hed/browse/campaigns/black_friday_teaser?mco=MjgxODY5OA :)
mesarobins Posted November 26, 2008 Posted November 26, 2008 That's where I'm gonna be on BF morning!
jennirv4967 Posted November 26, 2008 Posted November 26, 2008 I was going to ask if anyone knew what they were doing for the BF sale. They have a big thing on their site, but was hoping to get an idea of the prices for Ipod Touch. Don't know whether to try online or bite the bullet and go to Best Buy.
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