{"id":47188,"date":"2009-11-23T11:30:48","date_gmt":"2009-11-23T16:30:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theappleblog.com\/?p=36186"},"modified":"2009-11-23T11:30:48","modified_gmt":"2009-11-23T16:30:48","slug":"apple%e2%80%99s-black-friday-tease","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/47188","title":{"rendered":"Apple\u2019s Black Friday Tease"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Good golly gosh but aren\u2019t Macs expensive<\/em>? Apple unashamedly caters to the sub-$1,000 computer market and doesn’t compromise on price. So, when our credit card statements arrive, we reassure our guilt-ridden selves that it\u2019s the price we must pay for superior quality. We are, frankly, \u00a0discerning, demanding, debonair suckers<\/span> buyers.<\/p>\n

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But there is a day — just one, glorious day in the year — when the prices on Macs (and other goodies) fall and we are no longer forced to make the agonising choice between, say, food for the month or a shiny new toy with a glowing fruit on it. It\u2019s Black Friday, of course, it isn\u2019t only for Americans, and Apple just started teasing us about it. <\/span><\/p>\n

The Apple online store features a new<\/a> Apple One-Day Shopping Event <\/em>page. It doesn\u2019t say an awful lot, though the headline tantalises us with \u201cHappy Friday. Especially this Friday.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The special one-day Apple shopping event. November 27.<\/p>\n

Come back to the Apple Online Store the day after Thanksgiving for a special one-day-only holiday shopping event. You\u2019ll find dozens of great iPod, iPhone, and Mac gift ideas \u2014 all with free shipping.<\/p>\n

Mark your calendar now. And until then, start your research by browsing the Apple Online Store to find iPod, iPhone, and Mac gifts for everyone on your list.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

No precise word yet on which<\/em> iPods, iPhones and Macs will be included in the sale, or how generous the (very temporary) discounts will be. The Boy Genius Report<\/a> suggests the discounts on iPods might be as high as 30 percent, and up to 25 percent on Macs. Accessories, they say, will enjoy discounts of up to 15 percent. Even better, while Black Friday is a mostly American tradition, the discounts are usually made for all<\/em> customers buying on the Apple Store, irrespective of their country of residence.<\/p>\n

I tell you this much; if the Magic Mouse gets discounted, I\u2019ll be mighty<\/em> upset (see what I did there?). I only bought mine last week. It won’t do that, will it?<\/p>\n

However, my MobileMe subscription does<\/em> need renewing, and I’ll be deeply happy to get a discount on that hobbled-yet-necessary wreck of a service. (Sadly, a 15 percent discount still doesn’t mean a fair price for MobileMe, but heck, I’ll take what I can!)<\/p>\n

What do you think should be discounted, and by how much? Are you waiting for Friday with baited breath, and credit card in hand? What are you most hoping to see — and don\u2019t say a Core i7 iMac at half price, you know<\/em> that\u2019s never gonna happen! Share your retail therapy dreams in the comments below.<\/p>\n

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