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Cash will not be accepted for iPad 3G; Credit/Debit card must have YOUR name on it.

maggie2101 said:
I'm pretty sure I read somewhere of people buying an Apple gift card with the cash and then paying with that.
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That's how I bought my iPhone when they wouldn't take cash. And then I asked why not just accept cash for the purchase... Nobody had an answer.
 
romeo.xk said:
It is illegal for them no to let you pay in cash if you want to, it is also illegal if they don't let you use you gift crd, because most likely when they sold them to who ever gave them to you they didn't have this new messed up rule, and on top of that, no store can ever ask you to see your ID when paying with a credit card, specially with VISA (As long as they are singed on the back), one of the reason credit/debit card are safer than cash, is because they your bank gives you fraud protection, but when you also show them you ID, they could still that info and it could be used for identity theft...

I never use cash for anything, if the place does not take plastic, they don't get my business, but just because if this, I will go and pay cash tomorrow, and I just hope they tell me I can't, they are no body, and they have no right to ask to see my ID, heck, even the police needs a real reason to ask for it...
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Oh this thread is getting hillarious! All this "they can't ask for my ID," and " they have to take my cash," etc etc etc. Let's spell this out...

Apple is a private company. They can require that you pay with whatever method they wish (I believe the only thing they can't require is that you pay in a foreign currency).

If they wish to verify you are the owner of the credit/debit card you present, they can ask for identification. Do you have to show it, no. Does that mean they have to take your card if you refuse to provide requested proof of identity, no. Do they even HAVE to sell you an iPad, no. Are they really that concerned about your customer satisfaction if you don't want to comply with their policies, probably not. There are thousands of people all over the world who'll be more than happy to pay by the means they request and show proper ID.

I was going to pay cash, I just deposited the money into my account and will just use credit/debit. What's the big deal? If you're so gungho about causing a problem and being an obnoxious jerk over something so superfluous, go ahead. I just hope you're not in front of me because I don't feel like waiting to take my new iPad home and get it started up. Oh, and I will be happy to pay however they want and show ID, I'll go home with one, but you might not. Sweets to the sweet. Karma has a way of coming around like that. So good luck with your cash, and your holier-than-thou attitude. Peace
 
So my gift cards totaling $900 are NO GOOD?

If THAT'S the case, I'll for DAMN SURE be causing a scene in the Apple store tomorrow.

I've got the receipts--the hard copies AND THE ONES YOU E-MAILED ME. GIVE ME MY MONEY BACK THEN.

This will be interesting....STAY TUNED.
 
I called to ask about this:

Yes, you cannot pay with cash and the credit card must be yours. However, you can use a gift card.
 
HERO XXL said:
So my gift cards totaling $900 are NO GOOD?

If THAT'S the case, I'll for DAMN SURE be causing a scene in the Apple store tomorrow.

I've got the receipts--the hard copies AND THE ONES YOU E-MAILED ME. GIVE ME MY MONEY BACK THEN.

This will be interesting....STAY TUNED.
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They'll take your Apple Gift Cards. Don't worry.
 
Wait... I used my debit card each time to pay for the cards--I always do. The receipts have my card info on them--that should be all the proof that they need.

ETA: Thanks, scottness.
**wipes brow**
 
Baltika09 said:
If they wish to verify you are the owner of the credit/debit card you present, they can ask for identification. Do you have to show it, no. Does that mean they have to take your card if you refuse to provide requested proof of identity, no.
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If they require anything other than a signature that matches that on the back of the credit card, they are likely in violation of their merchant agreement with the credit card company.

VISA, for instance, makes it very clear that merchants may ask for, but not require supplemental identification. The logic is that it's easy to steal other cards with a credit card, but most thieves are not skilled enough/do not bother to learn how to successfully forge a signature.

See:

http://usa.visa.com/download/merchants/rules_for_visa_merchants.pdf

Specifically:

"Although Visa rules do not preclude merchants from asking for cardholder ID, merchants cannot make an ID a condition of acceptance . Therefore, merchants cannot refuse to complete a purchase transaction because a cardholder refuses to provide ID . Visa believes merchants should not ask for ID as part of their regular card acceptance procedures "


A.
 
I was able to buy a 32gb wi-fi iPad with cash at the Manhattan Soho store, nor did they ask me for ID.
 
Alrescha said:
If they require anything other than a signature that matches that on the back of the credit card, they are likely in violation of their merchant agreement with the credit card company.

VISA, for instance, makes it very clear that merchants may ask for, but not require supplemental identification. The logic is that it's easy to steal other cards with a credit card, but most thieves are not skilled enough to successfully forge a signature.

See:

http://usa.visa.com/download/merchants/rules_for_visa_merchants.pdf


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Not correct.

Here is what it says:

When should you ask a cardholder for an official government ID? although Visa rules do not preclude merchants from asking for cardholder ID, merchants cannot make an ID a condition of acceptance . Therefore, merchants cannot refuse to complete a purchase transaction because a cardholder refuses to provide ID . Visa believes merchants should not ask for ID as part of their regular card acceptance procedures .

The operative phrase here is "...merchants cannot make an ID a condition of acceptance." Apple isn't asking for ID as a condition to accept your VISA card, they are asking for ID as a condition to sell you an iPad.
 
I tried to buy my iPad with cash and the lady wouldn't let me, so I had to pay with my credit card.
 
This is such BS. They make me wait up to 10 business days to get my CASH back from the wifi iPad I returned... then I have to cash that cheque, but I can't buy the 3G with cash?!

f'in asswipes. I don't have credit cards, and I don't want em. Great, so I have to spend more money on a prepaid just so I can lick Apple's tight little ***hole some more... or forgo buying an iPad completely. No wait, I CAN'T use a prepaid because it doesn't have my name on it!

Awesome.
 
HERO XXL said:
So my gift cards totaling $900 are NO GOOD?

If THAT'S the case, I'll for DAMN SURE be causing a scene in the Apple store tomorrow.

I've got the receipts--the hard copies AND THE ONES YOU E-MAILED ME. GIVE ME MY MONEY BACK THEN.

This will be interesting....STAY TUNED.
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I have the same issue, and after talking to store manager they told me to bring the Card with the receipt and they will issue refund. After that I will use my CC.
 
This is ridiculous. If people outside of the US are willing to pay 2 or 3 or 10 times retail for an iPad then it is their right to do so. No one is forcing them to buy one at that price instead of wait. If Apple was that concerned about this they could have waited and just released the iPad all over the world at the same time.

They won't take cash but they will give you zero percent financing on Apple purchases over $1,000.00. This is just what the United States needs, more consumer debt.
 
Lotus Esprit V8 said:
This is ridiculous. If people outside of the US are willing to pay 2 or 3 or 10 times retail for an iPad then it is their right to do so. No one is forcing them to buy one at that price instead of wait. If Apple was that concerned about this they could have waited and just released the iPad all over the world at the same time.

They won't take cash but they will give you zero percent financing on Apple purchases over $1,000.00. This is just what the United States needs, more consumer debt.
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You're a libertarian and socialist at the same time I see. On one hand you're saying people *inside* the U.S. have a right to buy 20 iPads to sell abroad for a personal profit, yet you don't think Apple has the right to restrict purchases to prevent that.
 
barkomatic said:
You're a libertarian and socialist at the same time I see. On one hand you're saying people *inside* the U.S. have a right to buy 20 iPads to sell abroad for a personal profit, yet you don't think Apple has the right to restrict purchases to prevent that.
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How is this a policy to prevent that?

How many iPads do you think someone is going to buy with a gift card?!?!

Someone walks in with cash and wants to buy 1 iPad, are they a reseller?? How is that any different than someone paying with a credit card for 1 iPad?

The policy doesn't make any sense.

It SHOULD be, if you're buying more than 2 iPads, then you should have to use a credit card. OR, just limit purchases to 2 iPads regardless, right??

Have any of you actually thought this through at all?

I'm all for Apple trying to prevent resellers from getting their greedy little paws on the iPads, but I don't see how this will accomplish that in any way.
 
ReviewPC said:
Apple is getting more like Big Brother everyday.
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Yep. Forcing you to deal with corrupt card companies whose lending practices are best describe as usury, is kind of a turn off.

However, at the end of the day, its their choice to do it and ours to accept it.

Once I see the final charge appear, I'm playing the card off in full. Card balances is money down the hole. I think that its actually a deal with the card companies and Apple to increase the revolving debt burdening US consumers.
 
SiskoKid said:
This is true!!

My hubby and I were in an Apple store the other day (and I already own an iPad, and his 3G is coming in the mail tomorrow), but we checked the ipads on display to see what software was loaded on them to show them off, and I noticed the sign on the table saying no cash purchase. We were both kinda surprised, but since we purchased both iPads with credit cards, we just shrugged it off.

Anywho, the OP is right. It's no cash.
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Isn't it generally "No cash at an Apple Store."? I haven't heard anything about Best Buy having the same restriction. I also haven't heard much about checks.
 
scottness said:
That's how I bought my iPhone when they wouldn't take cash. And then I asked why not just accept cash for the purchase... Nobody had an answer.
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Really? The answer is pretty simple, although depending on your stores configuration, it may not apply anymore.

iPhone 3G and 3Gs have to be activated before they're sold. Those little handheld "EasyPay" checkout devices the employees use are the only way to activate iPhones. Since the EasyPays can only accept cards for payment, if you had cash, they had to convert that into a card, so they'd take your cash, run back to the one "real" cash register in the store, convert your cash into a gift card, and then use the card to pay for your iPhone transaction that was rung up and activated on an EasyPay.

Some stores now have the ability to allow EasyPays to accept cash.
 
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