Apple Store vs Apple Authorised Reseller

[bystanderbloke]

About to join the Apple ecosystem,so I need info from Apple users here. Any difference when u purchase Apple products from Apple Store vs authorised resellers (Challenger, Harvey Norman, Courts, etc)?

For example, if I buy an iPad from Apple Store, I get to have a free 3-month subscription to Apple TV. Do i get the same subscription if I were to buy a similar product from its authorised resellers?

Would be great if you folks could clarify here.

 

[reddevil0728]

yes you will get to enjoy the same free sub.

I think the main difference is, apple provides 14-days return but resellers don't.

Apple almost never provide any discount as products are price controlled. resellers may

 

[chopra]

For ip16, apple store and challenger are selling at 1299 and 1097 (member) respectively. Is there a catch?

 

[reddevil0728]

For ip16, apple store and challenger are selling at 1299 and 1097 (member) respectively. Is there a catch?

Non apple retailer can always have price discounts one ma

 

[chopra]

$200 is alot. I wonder how many ppl know this hack ma

 

[ragnarok95]

$200 is alot. I wonder how many ppl know this hack ma

Outside apple sellers are always cheaper than apple store. Buying from apple store mean you still have 14 days to return which is not the case for iphones selling outside of apple store. You are subject to their own term and conditions instead of Apple and most do not entertain 14 days return.

Example, iphone 16 is selling for S$1299 in apple store and the same iphone is selling for S$1008 in mistermobile shop.

Then you have to decide which to get. This is not even a hack.

 

[chopra]

At 200$, most ppl will forgo e 14d return

This is also not common across products.

 

[Jurong640]

Outside apple sellers are always cheaper than apple store. Buying from apple store mean you still have 14 days to return which is not the case for iphones selling outside of apple store. You are subject to their own term and conditions instead of Apple and most do not entertain 14 days return.

Example, iphone 16 is selling for S$1299 in apple store and the same iphone is selling for S$1008 in mistermobile shop.

Then you have to decide which to get. This is not even a hack.

I think it's the 14-day return policy that makes the difference. For me, an Android user, wants to try the iPhone if it really suits me, the 14-day return policy excites me. I can try first without burning huge money, I benefited from this from my MacBook Air purchase, returned and bought MacBook Pro instead. Same for iPhone 15, I returned the phone after trying out and found that it doesn't suits me.

 

[anthonygreenisreal]

At 200$, most ppl will forgo e 14d return

This is also not common across products.

this is not a hack, Apple is selling at retail price, the resellers are selling at street price.
been this way forever.

 

[chopra]

this is not a hack, Apple is selling at retail price, the resellers are selling at street price.
been this way forever.

While we are not conditioned to think that way for other products such as nike shoes

 

[reddevil0728]

While we are not conditioned to think that way for other products such as nike shoes

But Nike ain’t Apple. That’s the difference why Apple can do it this way.

 

[erwinrommel]

You can buy from Apple Store and use and return it within 14 days... then get from the retail store if you wanna save the money.

 

[reddevil0728]

You can buy from Apple Store and use and return it within 14 days... then get from the retail store if you wanna save the money.

this is for trialling you mean?

 

[erwinrommel]

this is for trialling you mean?

Yeah... I have returned a Mac before without issues.

 

[reddevil0728]

Yeah... I have returned a Mac before without issues.

That’s if the intention is to return la

 

[badab1ng]

i bought an ipad from shopee flagship apple store. volume buttons started malfunctioning - i took it to apple store in orchard. they replaced it with a brand new ipad no questions asked (it was still under the 1 year default warranty). so doesn't matter where you buy your apple product from. its warranty will still be honoured by the official store.

 

[reddevil0728]

i bought an ipad from shopee flagship apple store. volume buttons started malfunctioning - i took it to apple store in orchard. they replaced it with a brand new ipad no questions asked (it was still under the 1 year default warranty). so doesn't matter where you buy your apple product from. its warranty will still be honoured by the official store.

yes for sure. but the replacement i think is because is ipad or certain components they don't repair, just replace

 

[AngelRomeo]

usually apple products i dont buy at apple store due to the market price

 

[reddevil0728]

usually apple products i dont buy at apple store due to the market price

Sometimes the price is worth paying, e.g., if you want to try a product.

 

[AngelRomeo]

Sometimes the price is worth paying, e.g., if you want to try a product.

but not for me, if try i go apple store to try. for apple products usually i normally wont even try, as i already used before the previous gen ones, so for me apple authorised reseller is still the way to go.