I know what you mean Nick, but just to put this in context. iPhone 4S black on apple €699. On expansys.ie 974.99. Both 32GB. On 8 Nov 2011, at 11:32, Nicolai Svendsen wrote:
> Hi! > > I find a bit of irony in this post, at least in my case. Apple actually > charges more than another Apple authorized retailer for a sim-free iPhone 4S, > by just about $250. > > While I'm still waiting for it to ship, and while they're cutting their > shipping date a bit too close to their estimate they gave me, I know they're > legit. I just tend to worry when they said one to two weeks from Friday > October 28, and I'm on my second week with only a few days to spare. I think > my worry stems from the fact that my shipping estimates have always been > generous, but this one is not. > > Even so, your warning is very true. I've seen a lot of stores that charge a > lot more than they should, even for those on contract. > > Regards, > Nicolai > On Nov 8, 2011, at 12:27 PM, Dónal Fitzpatrick wrote: > >> Folks, >> >> I've been looking into purchasing an iPhone 4S sim free. This is just a >> friendly note of caution to be *very* careful as some companies are charging >> extortionate prices. I'm not breaching any rules here by saying that if one >> compares the prices on the Applestore, to those offered by expansys you'll >> see a marked difference. *this applies to uk/Irish residents in the case of >> the company in question, but I'm sure it's pretty universal. >> >> Avoid rip offs. >> >> Dónal >> Dónal Fitzpatrick >> dfitz...@computing.dcu.ie >> >> >> >> <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> >> >> To reply to this post, please address your message to >> mac-access@mac-access.net >> >> You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at >> either the list's own dedicated web archive: >> <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> >> or at the public Mail Archive: >> <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/>. >> Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: >> <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml> >> >> The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus >> and worm-free! >> >> Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting >> the list website at: >> <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/> > > <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> > > To reply to this post, please address your message to > mac-access@mac-access.net > > You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at > either the list's own dedicated web archive: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> > or at the public Mail Archive: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/>. > Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml> > > The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and > worm-free! > > Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting > the list website at: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/> Dónal Fitzpatrick dfitz...@computing.dcu.ie <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access@mac-access.net You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at either the list's own dedicated web archive: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> or at the public Mail Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/>. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml> The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free! Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting the list website at: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/>