ipod

[stella]

Can anyone advise me on ipod prices? Would I be better buying in Australia, Hong Kong, Duty free?

[Mango.]

Hong Kong-not Duty free. If you buy at duty free you only can get it repaired when you have a flight ticket.

http://appleclub.com.hk/buy/authDistributor.html

[minibusdriver]

try broadway and ask for the manager's discount and free gift.

HA\
Hahahaha... Asshole.

[minibusdriver]

come on Waterslang. try harder!

[rodigan]

if you order your ipod online through mango's appleclub address, they will deliver in about three days with free engraving... efficient and a nice extra touch...

on a separate note, other than oakley sunglasses, you will struggle to find a product that has as stringent price controls in hong kong - any savings you make by buying in computer centres or the like will be minimal. as such, i never bother shopping around...

mobile phones on the other hand... completely different story...

[stella]

rodigan>what do you mean you don't shop around? Prices same most places? or do you buy on line?
Waterslang> i'm blonde and confused- do u work at Broadway??

[Mini Mao]

I could be proved wrong, - but I think Rodigan is correct. Apple control their prices in a way that most other brands don't. You can buy a 30GB iPod for maybe $100 bucks less than the $2400 list price in Wanchai (298 for example), but if it goes wrong, as they occasionally do, you will have so much more hassle with the warranty that it's really not worth the saving. Apple are quite good at replacing faulty iPods if you buy it from the Apple Shop, but from an independant computer shop.....good luck!

Overseas they are generally the same price, no matter which country you buy it in. As previously mentioned, your best bet is to try to squeeze a free gift or to buy online from apple HK, in which case you get free engraving, but delivery takes a few days.

[rodigan]

stella, what i meant is that for certain (and in hong kong, it is actually very very few) things, the price control mechanism is very strict. these include oakley sunglasses, tag heuer watches and apple products. for those products, it is not worth checking out a variety of venues to see if you can get it cheaper.

as a result, whenever i want to buy an ipod, i buy it online from apple club (see mango's address above), because they provide free engraving and deliver within three days.

ps with tag heuer watches, they will give you 15% discount at tag shops if you ask and 20% at authorised tag dealers (and i believe 10% at hk airport duty free). trying to get more than that from anywhere else is like getting blood out of a stone.