Friends,
My girlfriends birthday is coming up in a few weeks and she is dying for an iPod touch. I talked to her about dumping her blackberry for an iPhone but (1) who knows when iPhone 4 will be out in Canada, (2) she doesn't want to get locked into a new 3 year contract by Rogers and (3) she doesn't want to lose her blackberry messenger.
Unless at the last minute I change my mind and upgrade, I plan to purchase the 32GB iPod Touch for her. However, a few questions;
1. With HST coming down the pipe in a few days in Ontario, will it make a difference in the total cost of purchasing an iPod touch? Should I go out of my way to do it before July 1 or can I wait?
2. I notice that Futureshop and Best Buy has the iPod listed at $298.98, while Apple Canada has it with the educational discount at $329.00. Can someone give me a reason I should go to the Applestore and spend the extra $30 compared to going to Best Buy or Futureshop?
3. Is there any store in Ontario from Oshawa south (all the way down to Windsor, east to Niagara Falls, north to Barrie) that has a better price on this right now?
4. Applecare. Is it worth buying on this? Can I get it at any store or only from Apple?
Big thanks to all who reply!
My girlfriends birthday is coming up in a few weeks and she is dying for an iPod touch. I talked to her about dumping her blackberry for an iPhone but (1) who knows when iPhone 4 will be out in Canada, (2) she doesn't want to get locked into a new 3 year contract by Rogers and (3) she doesn't want to lose her blackberry messenger.
Unless at the last minute I change my mind and upgrade, I plan to purchase the 32GB iPod Touch for her. However, a few questions;
1. With HST coming down the pipe in a few days in Ontario, will it make a difference in the total cost of purchasing an iPod touch? Should I go out of my way to do it before July 1 or can I wait?
2. I notice that Futureshop and Best Buy has the iPod listed at $298.98, while Apple Canada has it with the educational discount at $329.00. Can someone give me a reason I should go to the Applestore and spend the extra $30 compared to going to Best Buy or Futureshop?
3. Is there any store in Ontario from Oshawa south (all the way down to Windsor, east to Niagara Falls, north to Barrie) that has a better price on this right now?
4. Applecare. Is it worth buying on this? Can I get it at any store or only from Apple?
Big thanks to all who reply!