Came This Close to Buying a Touch!
Given my obsession with an iPod Touch is well-known, a colleague dropped off a copy of a Wal-Mart flyer showing an 8GB model on sale for $179.83, or a $100 discount.
At $179.83, buying a Touch went from a nice-to-have to a must-have-right-now. So as much as it would mean driving to a mall, it was a sacrifice I was prepared to make.
Sadly, it turns out the flyer had a typo - the “1″ in $179.83 should be a “2″, which puts the Touch back into nice-to-have territory. Apparently, a few lucky people were able to take advantage of the typo by taking the flyer into a Future Shop, and getting Future Shop to match the price and get an additional $10 off - letting them buy a Touch for $169.
I’m envious!
Update: In a lame attempt to see I can sneak in a deal, I biked to the local Wal-Mart this morning. Sadly, there were signs stating there was a mistake in the flyer. I got no love from the salesclerk either.
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July 18th, 2008 at 6:26 pm
$169.99… (at FutureShop) Shit, I would have bought three of them.. O_o Way to take advantage of the market, I like it >; )
Though, even at that price, I highly doubt FutureShop lost anything from the sale.. Odds are, they still profited.
July 18th, 2008 at 8:47 pm
http://store.apple.com/us/product/FA623LL/B
Renovated Apple Touch 8GB, free shipping, full warranty $199.
July 18th, 2008 at 11:19 pm
Refurbished iPod 8GB Touch at Apple.ca $209 + taxes
http://store.apple.com/ca/browse/home/specialdeals/ipod?mco=MTE3NzI
July 19th, 2008 at 12:51 am
I’d buy an 8GB Touch for $175+ tax as well. $200+ is just pushing it for me, and even more so on a Refurbished one… I really want a touch now that everyone is grabbing an iPhone.
July 19th, 2008 at 11:25 am
I’m somewhat surprised that Wal-Mark wouldn’t honour their flier. Don’t stores usually have to stick to the lowest advertised price?
July 19th, 2008 at 11:27 am
I’m somewhat surprised that Wal-Mart wouldn’t honour their flier. Don’t stores usually have to stick to the lowest advertised price?
July 19th, 2008 at 12:40 pm
I was hoping they would but usually stores have some “rule” that lets them get out of mistakes.
July 21st, 2008 at 3:35 pm
A colleague just bought the Macbook Air, which came with a “free iPod”–this didn’t cover the cost of the Touch though, but she was able to apply the iPod credit against the cost of the Touch. Total cost to her $100.
Moral of the story? If you want a heavily discounted Touch, just buy a new laptop!