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Micro Center Black Friday New Pros $100/$150 off
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they must have some sort of sales incentive by Apple, move X number of units and get a bonus, worth losing some money on the units themselves to get that bonus (whatever it is).
who knows, just a shot in the dark
Theres that and more evidence for those who think these have much more margin built into them than ipads of yesteryear. In the ipad 1-3 generations i can scarcely recall any official sales at all. They were limited to mainly target or walmart giving out giftcards with them on bf.
On December 10th Best Buy will have an "iPad" on sale..just not sure which one they will have..will be great if its the latest one but going by their history it will probably be the previous generation one..tried my best but they just wont price match microcenter, that 1 per household kills the deal tried maybe 15 chat agents they all said no
I got the price matched!!! Called best Buy..talked to an amazing guy named Scott..he matched it no problem..said he had NO idea what the problem was took literally a minute to do..I placed the order, I gave him the order number and he brought down the price to 799..so I got 163 and change back(I also used a 110.80 dollar gift card) crossing my fingers and hoping for the best that it wont come damaged or defective in anyway(the whole warp thing that Ive been reading about)
I actually ended up returning the iPad to microcenter... Found an insane deal at some online store called hhgregg through Google Express. With a discount plus a BF coupon I got the 64gb wifi 11” iPad for $664, no taxes... I don’t think I’ll ever be able to match that deal anywhere, lol.
For anyone interested, Microcenter is STILL running this sale! The limit is showing 2 per household now with decent stock.
I have 2 in my area, one 10 minutes from my main Best Buy store, so they were already familiar. I was able to get an immediate price match with a manager override. Since there is no longer the Black Friday restriction, it may be worth giving a call/chat with BB online to see about a PM.
Microcenter is in BB’s system as a store they price match. My main BB store says they will price match any local store within a 50 mile radius along with the usual well-known online retailers.
I have 2 in my area, one 10 minutes from my main Best Buy store, so they were already familiar. I was able to get an immediate price match with a manager override. Since there is no longer the Black Friday restriction, it may be worth giving a call/chat with BB online to see about a PM.
Microcenter is in BB’s system as a store they price match. My main BB store says they will price match any local store within a 50 mile radius along with the usual well-known online retailers.
And I had no trouble matching at Best Buy, though the Pro 11" wasn't on sale at Best Buy (most versions, anyway).
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Got the 256 wifi (for the price of the 64, or $150 off). Yeah, twisted logic, because I can probably live just fine with the 64, and I could have bought the 64 for $100 less than the 64. I think my twisted mind felt like I was being taken advantage of if I chose a $100 discount instead of a $150 discount. Or something like that.
The 11" that's technically in my sig was the 11" 256gb LTE that I returned within the 14 day window because it was badly bent. So I'm now back to where I started, more or less.
By the way, did you notice that the discounts at MC on the LTE versions were tiny ($50) in comparison to the wifi versions ($100 or $150)? I wonder what's up with that. But then, I wonder how MC is discounting these so much in the first place.
No twisted logic, I’d go for the 256gb myself. I can roll with 64gb on a phone, but need more for the iPads.Got the 256 wifi (for the price of the 64, or $150 off). Yeah, twisted logic, because I can probably live just fine with the 64, and I could have bought the 64 for $100 less than the 64. I think my twisted mind felt like I was being taken advantage of if I chose a $100 discount instead of a $150 discount. Or something like that.
The 11" that's technically in my sig was the 11" 256gb LTE that I returned within the 14 day window because it was badly bent. So I'm now back to where I started, more or less.
By the way, did you notice that the discounts at MC on the LTE versions were tiny ($50) in comparison to the wifi versions ($100 or $150)? I wonder what's up with that. But then, I wonder how MC is discounting these so much in the first place.
Maybe because Apple has to pay the carriers for the LTE coverage, they have more control over LTE pricing and sales? Who knows? I do not notice heavy markdowns on LTE models for months (but then, I never pay attention because I buy WiFi only).
I am glad you received a better 11” iPP. Enjoy it.
Today I used the MicroCenter promotion of $150 off on a 2018 iPad Pro 12.9 512GB WIFI and Apple matched it up to 10% off the retail price ($134 savings). MicroCenter normally sells early build products purchased in bulk. The 11 iPad Pro had a week 39 build and the 12.9 iPad Pro had a week 40 build. Given the many concerns about bent iPads I wanted to secure a more current build. Apple allowed to me to check the serial numbers on a couple of iPads and was able to find a week 52 build. No bends and good screen. Just wanted to share my story in case you were not aware Apple does price matching up to 10% off retail.
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Thanks for this info. I purchased the pro 11” 64 from Best Buy last Wednesday. They price matched BHPhoto at $729. Saw this thread earlier today. Went to back Best Buy and they price matched Micro Center at $649. The only issue they had was Micro Center only had silver and I purchased space gray. The manager gave approval anyways and I was refunded $84.
That’s new. The 64gb model was always $100 off. 256gb was $150 off, which was why I went with the higher model. I wonder when that changed.
Looking right now, I see only silver in the wifi 64gb version (no space gray), but the price has dropped to $150 off, rather than $100 (which is what it was until a few days ago, as you pointed out).
I am tempted to get a new iPad Pro, but I don't live near Micro Center stores (I am in WA state). Do you think Best Buy would offer the price match for me as well? Thanks for your help in advance.
They are an official competitor to Best Buy. It’s ymmv since it’s up to the discretion of the employee you ask. They may quote “local retailer within 25mi”.
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Idk but it’s a great deal. I still can’t believe they are selling it at that price.