Buying Apple products from the US

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Was planning to ask a friend of mine who is going on a US business trip to buy me an iphone and watch from the US. Comparing the prices (including US sales taxes), there is hardly a difference of £50 in general. Was wondering if it is even worth anymore! Any thoughts?
 
Have you factored in UK Import Duty?
 
Have you considered not getting a iPhone and buy a similar spec alternative and save yourself £300-£400 ;)

I personally would just to save 50 quid.
 
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chouglez said:
Was planning to ask a friend of mine who is going on a US business trip to buy me an iphone and watch from the US. Comparing the prices (including US sales taxes), there is hardly a difference of £50 in general. Was wondering if it is even worth anymore! Any thoughts?
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Stop being such a tight wad.
 
rjbell said:
Have you considered not getting a iPhone and buy a similar spec alternative and save yourself £300-£400 ;)

I personally would just to save 50 quid.
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Which alternative runs iOS?
More seriously, Apple's prices in UK have moved much closer to US prices over all their lines. I think their warranties are much more generous here, due to UK and EU laws no doubt.
 
Seriously...UK import duty will more than swallow that £50.
And have you checked that a warranty on the US sources set up will be honoured in the UK?
 
I suppose if he is going to declare it on the way back, not sure of the limits but I would imagine an iphone and watch would be more than the allowances

You can bring in other goods worth up to £390 (or up to £270 if you arrive by private plane or boat).

over that you should declare and pay the VAT
 
A mate picked up a UK iPhone 6s 64gb in duty free at Heathrow yesterday at £60 off the apple store price.
Don't know where your pal flies out from.
 
I bought a 6s 128gb refurb 'as new' - £180 off the Apple Store price. :)
 
Llamaman said:
Given it arrived, mark free with all accessories in retail packaging, who's to say Apple aren't doing the same? [emoji12]
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Exactly ;)
 
viv1969 said:
Exactly ;)
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I did once take back a faulty handset, which was itself a replacement for a first faulty one (gotta love those home buttons).
The 'genius' returned from his grotto with his best serious/constipated face to inform me that it had had an unauthorised repair and so the warranty was void.
I informed him that Apple had given me the phone as a certified reconditioned phone and that I was unimpressed to have been importuned by their dishonesty. When I requested his technical report in writing 'for legal purposes', he disappeared back into his grotto and - lo! - the problem resolved itself and I was given a shiny 'new' retail boxed phone.
 
Llamaman said:
I did once take back a faulty handset, which was itself a replacement for a first faulty one (gotta love those home buttons).
The 'genius' returned from his grotto with his best serious/constipated face to inform me that it had had an unauthorised repair and so the warranty was void.
I informed him that Apple had given me the phone as a certified reconditioned phone and that I was unimpressed to have been importuned by their dishonesty. When I requested his technical report in writing 'for legal purposes', he disappeared back into his grotto and - lo! - the problem resolved itself and I was given a shiny 'new' retail boxed phone.
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pmsl...shortly after he replaced his not so shiny new underpants I'd think! :lol:
 
Llamaman said:
Envirophone. They had a special offer, presumably to shift 6s' now that the SE was out and 7 on it's way.
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Isn't there now talk of 7 being delayed until 2017?
 
viv1969 said:
Isn't there now talk of 7 being delayed until 2017?
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Possibly, but I couldn't care.
This 6s was replacing a 4, so I'll probably have this for 5 years, by which time they'll be on IPhone 26s and it'll be the size of a bungalow but not make any calls.
 
I would look into the iPhone not all are compatible to the UK networks even if you get a sim free model
 
wave01 said:
I would look into the iPhone not all are compatible to the UK networks even if you get a sim free model
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Hmmm didn't think about that. Good job you posted your reply mate. Wondering how do I ensure the iPhone my mate buys is compatible in the UK
 
chouglez said:
Hmmm didn't think about that. Good job you posted your reply mate. Wondering how do I ensure the iPhone my mate buys is compatible in the UK
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Buy one in the UK...that'll cover it :lol:
 
Now, if only we were members of an organisation working to harmonise technical standards across borders...

Oops, sorry. Wrong thread. ;)
 
The only thing I can say about compatibility is to look it up there are several articles about this. Just look for USA iPhone compatibility for the uk.
 
Ricardodaforce said:
No. It would appear that the 7 is going to be very aesthetically like the 6/6S. The 2017 phone will be the 8 with a totally new design.
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Well, what can i say....it's just been on BBC radio news that it may be that the 7 is delayed following Apple's poorest quarterly figures in 13 years, leading them to forego the planned 7 in favour of a radically changed 7 next year (what would have been the 8).
All supposition at this point I suppose, since those figures aren't confirmed.
 
wave01 said:
I would look into the iPhone not all are compatible to the UK networks even if you get a sim free model
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Hasn't been the case for years, iirc the iPhone 5 was the last one where different regions had limited LTE bands included.

Any new iPhone can now be used on any network here.
 
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