Apple Resellers - Flooded with complaints. - Apple care factor "Zero".

[silverprince]

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[BelowTheBelt]

This is just hilarious.

Apple are having a "Black Friday" sale.

While thousands of people wait for there iMac's ordered through resellers (UK/Australia) in Oct/Nov, they have the nerve to have a sale.
Why have resellers? If they are treated like this.
It was resellers who helped apple build their business many years ago.
Where is the mutual respect?
I guess for Apple it's only about one thing, the dollar.

Its just a disgrace.

I don't think Apple is in the business to play ring around the rosy, holding the hands of the retailers.

Of course it's about the money, there are shareholders to answer to.

 

[silverprince]

I don't think Apple is in the business to play ring around the rosy, holding the hands of the retailers.

Of course it's about the money, there are shareholders to answer to.

I like your "ring around the rosy" analogy.

 

[Paul S]

By no means take this as being offensive, but isn't the main focus of ANY successful company the "dollar"? I can't imagine any other business that won't take advantage of opportunities where they'll make a good profit.

Now, I understand if it were something like Walmart where it's just very sleezy business tactics. Is Apple doing business this way? This is a sincere question, as I am just mostly a lurker here. Please expound on your post above.

 

[burningrave101]

What does having a Black Friday sale have to do with Apple resellers and people still waiting to receive their 27" quad iMac? Just because they have a sale and people buy an iMac during that sale tomorrow it doesn't mean those people won't have to wait just like everyone else to get a quad core iMac. Sales on Black Friday are something that most all major retailers in the States participate in because it's the busiest shopping day of the year.

 

[*LTD*]

This post is cancelled.

Smart move.

 

[Paul S]

Shame. I thought this would turn into an interesting discussion.

 

[Sun Baked]

Apple has been through this before, every other time Apple has pre-announced machines and began taking orders in advance of shipment there have always been delays, problems, and complaints.

Having a sale during Black Friday while there are still scads of backorders still gives the waiting people the option of taking a discount and going to the end of the line. Can always call and ask if they can process a discount without bumping you.