well it is..i mean on a $1249 laptop $120 more is almost 10% more.
I'm just curious as the future shops in toronto charge the same as the apple store..im wondering if its because of increased competition here? who knows. are you sure you were looking at the apple canada site and not the US one? sure it was the same model computer?
Yup! I even pulled up the site (Canada) on my iPhone to compare and it was the same model. For Toronto, they would technically have to be the same price because of competition. Nobody is gonna buy from them if they can get it cheaper from an Apple store.
This is actually pretty good news. I was actually thinking about buying an iPad, and I would definitely rather buy from an actual Apple Store than just an authorized dealer that jack up their prices such as Halifax Mac Store and Future Shop, etc.
Halifax is definitely a good choice for a new store.
Must be a Halifax thing... Non-Apple stores in Ontario sell for same price as Apple Store.
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I just checked the FS site and the iMac pricing for either their on-line or in-store list, and available at all three stores in the Halifax general area, all show the exact same pricing as the apple.ca site.
I was under the impression that Apple exerted considerable price controls on the resellers, keeping their prices more or less in line with Apple's own MSRP. The complaints I've had (and others) with the HMS have been less to do with Apple hardware prices, but with service.
The one GREAT thing about having a real Apple Store nearby is the ability of the Geniuses to resolve your problems on the spot. For example - my 1st-generation iPod Touch had no working left-channel out of the box. The HMS could not issue me a replacement, they had to take it in for service, ship it who knows where, etc. I happened to be passing through Toronto shortly thereafter... walked in with my busted iPod, walked out with a brand new one. Instant replacement. Something that the resellers simply can't deliver.
Well, stores that aren't owned by Apple need to make some sort of profit, so they raise the prices. A listed Macbook pro on Apple.ca was priced at $1299 or something and the exact same laptop with the same specs at FS cost about $120 more (I guess it's not that much...) This was a little while ago so I'm not sure if their prices are significantly different now.
Where have you seen this done?
I have never seen any reseller charge
more than Apple's price. This includes FutureShop, Best Buy, MacEast, etc etc.
Perhaps the model you saw was actually a different model?
Go to FutureShop.ca and you will see iPad prices (and MacBook Pros and iMacs, etc.) are the same as on apple.ca.
I was under the impression that Apple exerted considerable price controls on the resellers, keeping their prices more or less in line with Apple's own MSRP.
Any manufacturer can have a supply chain where they control advertised prices, but no company can fix pricing as I believe that's illegal.
I think it's more the case that Apple sells items at a certain price. They don't really leave a lot of room for anyone to "under-cut them" on a regular basis, and it'd be foolish to charge more than they do, so that's why you pretty much find uniform pricing.
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Any manufacturer can have a supply chain where they control advertised prices, but no company can fix pricing as I believe that's illegal.
I think it's more the case that Apple sells items at a certain price. They don't really leave a lot of room for anyone to "under-cut them" on a regular basis, and it'd be foolish to charge more than they do, so that's why you pretty much find uniform pricing.
And that uniformity is at play in Halifax. I have never seen any place here price things higher. The only thing I can think of is if it was a slightly different model or if there was a recent price drop.
Either way, that had to have been in the past. Currently there are no stores that I know of in Halifax jacking up prices on Apple products.
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