10-07-2023, 08:27 PM
I have no numbers handy, but the absolute best prices for new Apple kit, including the M1 mini was at B&H, followed and sometimes equaled by the Exchange.
This is because both places have had sale prices equal to or nearly equal to the best at AMZ, and other retailers, but also offer 'tax free' and tax free pricing.
Apple offers mil-spec discounts for those qualifying, but it's a 10% discount, where payboo is whatever one's state sales tax would be (10.75% for me).
B&H does this because of their payboo rebate plan, and the Exchange because it's a military store, where no tax is charged, and one must have a military related qualification to shop there.
Timing is key.
So I always check both places for prices before pulling the trigger.
And more than once I've bought somewhere else only to see a better price a week or so later at either of the above.
This is because both places have had sale prices equal to or nearly equal to the best at AMZ, and other retailers, but also offer 'tax free' and tax free pricing.
Apple offers mil-spec discounts for those qualifying, but it's a 10% discount, where payboo is whatever one's state sales tax would be (10.75% for me).
B&H does this because of their payboo rebate plan, and the Exchange because it's a military store, where no tax is charged, and one must have a military related qualification to shop there.
Timing is key.
So I always check both places for prices before pulling the trigger.
And more than once I've bought somewhere else only to see a better price a week or so later at either of the above.