Sorry Guys. You Can't Pay Cash For An Ipad :/
Sorry guys. You can't pay cash for an ipad :/
I'm surprised they wouldn't take cash as they're a business after all ain't they? Profit is profit and they could lose potential customers and also potentially future customers for it.
Odin.Dirtyfinger said:
I'm surprised they wouldn't take cash as they're a business after all ain't they? Profit is profit and they could lose potential customers and also potentially future customers for it.
Read the posts, mainly the ones Boss Man J posted. They have reasons behind it. Whether they're good reasons is up to you.
Except Mac OS IS more stable, faster, uses resources better, AND is ignored by much of the community.
To be completely honest, if everything went to OpenGL, you'd see more Macs, they'd have a bigger user base, and Linux would be the 'trendy' thing to do.
Microsoft has brainwashed YOU into thinking their crappy API is anywhere NEAR OpenGL, and as such have a monopoly on it, the same monopoly they have on the 360 and its proprietary hard drive connector.
To be completely honest, if everything went to OpenGL, you'd see more Macs, they'd have a bigger user base, and Linux would be the 'trendy' thing to do.
Microsoft has brainwashed YOU into thinking their crappy API is anywhere NEAR OpenGL, and as such have a monopoly on it, the same monopoly they have on the 360 and its proprietary hard drive connector.
Ramuh.Haseyo said:
Odin.Dirtyfinger said:
I'm surprised they wouldn't take cash as they're a business after all ain't they? Profit is profit and they could lose potential customers and also potentially future customers for it.
Read the posts, mainly the ones Boss Man J posted. They have reasons behind it. Whether they're good reasons is up to you.
Jaerik's posts don't apply though. The Apple store takes cash for all other products. The only two excluded from this are the iphone and ipad. The only semi-logical explanation i have heard id to prevent black-market sales over seas, and to stick to the limit 2 per customer policy.
Sylph.Bouncingflea said:
Jaerik's posts don't apply though. The Apple store takes cash for all other products. The only two excluded from this are the iphone and ipad. The only semi-logical explanation i have heard id to prevent black-market sales over seas, and to stick to the limit 2 per customer policy.
If that's the case then I partially retract my argument. In my experience at local Apple stores though, they don't accept cash for anything. They certainly wouldn't for a case I tried to buy the other day.
In the case of an iPad/iPhone, I imagine that paying by credit card allows them to link the phone's serial number to the purchasing customer. That way, if a certain purchasing customer ends up activating phones under different names in a bunch of different states or countries, they know who to go after for unauthorized reselling.
Don't they need a card anyway since the 4G or whatever costs like $24 a month?
Lakshmi.Jaerik said:
Seriously, who pays in cash for anything that expensive anymore?
I wonder if this applies to the apple store in Japan too, I imagine people would throw a fit if it did, lol.
Unicorn.Tarowyn said:
As I imagine you should know, the Japanese love to pay cash for just about everything (Unless you're talking about just in the US)
US only, of course. =) I never use plastic in Japan. Then again, I don't feel weird carrying around two grand in bills there, either. In the US it just feels... wrong.
I haven't lived there for going on 8 years now... but I notice friends who come to visit from Japan are much better about plastic these days. Ten years ago, I had to actually teach them what to do. (Okay slide it here... no, the other way... right, now sign the thingy... etc.) So it must be getting more mainstream.
I rarely carry cash. I think it's silly how people in this thread are hating on Apple and calling them stupid for obvious reasons.
Yeah, I think when I first visited japan like... 8 or 9 years ago, about half the stores I went to didn't even take credit card.
I really weirded out one of my roommates in the US when I paid my portion of the rent in cash one month even though it was only like $300ish, lol.
I really weirded out one of my roommates in the US when I paid my portion of the rent in cash one month even though it was only like $300ish, lol.
Lakshmi.Mabrook said:
Totally reading this thread on my iPhone lawl.
now that's win, lol
A lot of people pay with cash in Sweden. Some stores require IDs when you try and pay with a card and not everyone has an ID so it's just easier to pay in cash, even with the expensive stuff. Paid for my PS3 in cash and that was like 800 bucks when I bought it.
gogo full chargeback rights when a Stolen/counterfeit card is used at a Ipod store! everything has a certain degree of risk the question now is Customer service. If 90% of their clients pay debit/credit then wtv.
I got pretty pissed off when I went through the Tim Hortons drive-thru the other day to find they only accepted cash
What? Only cash. Dude your timms suck
Must be some Canadian thing. What the *** is a Tim Horton.
Ramuh.Thunderz said:
What? Only cash. Dude your timms suck
It depends which one you go to, most have debit at least now.
Lakshmi.Jaerik said:
Unicorn.Ninetales said:
Apple has brainwashed the general public into thinking a PC that runs Mac OS is somehow "better" than a regular PC.
This is like saying that someone who buys a Lexus is somehow "brainwashed" into thinking it's "better" than a Civic.
It has obviously worked if people are addressing Macs to be on a different level than any other PC. The Mac vs. PC commercials are pretty good at enforcing this.
And yeah, some people with a Lexus may flaunt it. You're more likely to hear someone say "I need to pick up my Lexus from the airport" than "I need to pick up my Honda from the airport."
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They both have four wheels, four doors, and four seats. They have the same warranty, the same expected mileage in their lifetime. The same horsepower, the same cylinder configuration. You can even get the same level of interior and extras. So why would anyone pay 3x as much for a Lexus? There are many more Civics on the road, but last I checked, Lexus isn't exactly struggling for business.
It's for status. People pay for the brand, brand loyalty, etc. Apple is a master of this. There are people who swear by Apple and buy only Apple products. Of course it's dumb. Especially with Linux/BSD around.
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Feature set divided by price point is not the only equation by which people make purchase decisions.
By that logic, nobody would wear designer brand clothes because they're not tangibly "better" than anything else. A one bedroom studio in Manhattan wouldn't cost 8x as much as a four bedroom house in Nebraska. There are intangibles in play, the perceived value of which differ from person to person.
By that logic, nobody would wear designer brand clothes because they're not tangibly "better" than anything else. A one bedroom studio in Manhattan wouldn't cost 8x as much as a four bedroom house in Nebraska. There are intangibles in play, the perceived value of which differ from person to person.
Fabric/craft quality, cost/standards of living... these are rather incomparable to the above.
im sorry but refusing business using any LOGICAL method of payment is bad for any business, period.
(had to throw logical in there before some jack *** starts haggling me about the barter system >.>;)
cash is STILL accepted everywhere if its foreign? go to a local foregin cash exchange
(had to throw logical in there before some jack *** starts haggling me about the barter system >.>;)
cash is STILL accepted everywhere if its foreign? go to a local foregin cash exchange
Sylph.Spency said:
I got pretty pissed off when I went through the Tim Hortons drive-thru the other day to find they only accepted cash
I went to a Subway in the UK, and it was cash only as well :| Most of them accept debit cards, some don't however.
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(Okay slide it here... no, the other way... right, now sign the thingy... etc.)
Slide ; ; Never used it :( Only use the chip here !
Unicorn.Ninetales said:
People pay for the brand, brand loyalty, etc. Apple is a master of this. There are people who swear by Apple and buy only Apple products. Of course it's dumb. Especially with Linux/BSD around.
My point is that Apple aren't the only people who do this. I know people with intense loyalty to certain designer brands. Certain cars. Certain kinds of vodka. Certain restaurant chains. Etc. And are willing to pay more for it, even if there's no tangible difference. Are all of these people "dumb" because of it?
It seems like over-reaching to insult the intelligence of the general public for doing something that's basic human nature.
So much hate against apple, I dont get it -_-
Apple is a smart company, that make good products that sell amazingly well. (Hellooo ipod and iphone)
Apple is a smart company, that make good products that sell amazingly well. (Hellooo ipod and iphone)
Wow, I forgot how anti-cash America is. Been in Japan too long where carrying 600$ in cash is part of my normal day. I do prefer being able to go places with just ID and debit card in my pocket though.
And honestly, iPad demand is so high right now I'm pretty sure they couldn't care less if they turn down the outliers who want to use cash. Just go put the cash in your account and charge it!
And honestly, iPad demand is so high right now I'm pretty sure they couldn't care less if they turn down the outliers who want to use cash. Just go put the cash in your account and charge it!
Lakshmi.Jaerik said:
Unicorn.Ninetales said:
People pay for the brand, brand loyalty, etc. Apple is a master of this. There are people who swear by Apple and buy only Apple products. Of course it's dumb. Especially with Linux/BSD around.
My point is that Apple aren't the only people who do this. I know people with intense loyalty to certain designer brands. Certain cars. Certain kinds of vodka. Certain restaurant chains. Etc. And are willing to pay more for it, even if there's no tangible difference. Are all of these people "dumb" because of it?
It seems like over-reaching to insult the intelligence of the general public for doing something that's basic human nature.
Cerberus.Kvazz said:
So much hate against apple, I dont get it -_-
Apple is a smart company, that make good products that sell amazingly well. (Hellooo ipod and iphone)
Apple is a smart company, that make good products that sell amazingly well. (Hellooo ipod and iphone)
Lakshmi.Jaerik said:
I know people with intense loyalty to certain designer brands. Certain cars. Certain kinds of vodka...
Lakshmi.Jaerik said:
And are willing to pay more for it, even if there's no tangible difference.
There's always a tangible difference in Vodka.
That being said, I've never owned an apple product in my life. I've used Macs at various jobs for graphic design and such, but i've never went out and bought anything made by apple. I am, however, strongly considering picking up an Ipad. My laptop is all but useless nowdays, and i never use it for any sort of gaming. i think a portable tablet that can access the internet almost anywhere would be a very good replacement for it.
Siren.Enternius said:
Cerberus.Kvazz said:
So much hate against apple, I dont get it -_-
Apple is a smart company, that make good products that sell amazingly well. (Hellooo ipod and iphone)
Apple is a smart company, that make good products that sell amazingly well. (Hellooo ipod and iphone)
Except for the fact that a Mac these days are powerfull enough to play most brand new games, just like a brand new windows-based pc would be:P
And, when it comes to a laptop, why buy a powerhouse of a machine?
Powerfull windows based desktop + a macbook = Perfect.
And if I wanna play ffxi while I'm out traveling, just boot the macbook in windows, it works just like a normal PC.
A brand new macbook isnt expensive either.
Edit: Even the normal macbook have a Geforce 320M graphics chip now, that's more than I'd personally ever need for my laptop.
Mac: Perfect when you want to have to install a whole different OS to play theANY game..
Non Mac: Hey look hardware, and two OS's I can install.. Three if I get Hacintosh.. I can play games in Two out of three, Perfect.
Wait.. What Were you trying to get at Kvazz? Buying a Macbook, to boot windows, to play FFXI... = Win?
Non Mac: Hey look hardware, and two OS's I can install.. Three if I get Hacintosh.. I can play games in Two out of three, Perfect.
Wait.. What Were you trying to get at Kvazz? Buying a Macbook, to boot windows, to play FFXI... = Win?
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