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> I’m a risk-adverse person with a good income. I don't waste time on deals that are less than 100% certain. Yet you lost $1.2k doing something most people wou
by remram 5y ago
> I’m a risk-adverse person with a good income. I don't waste time on deals that are less than 100% certain.
Yet you lost $1.2k doing something most people would never risk.
- rowanG077 5y agoThis is completely false. There are many, many people who have over a few thousand of product in their Apple account and use gift cards.
- ksec 5y ago>Yet you lost $1.2k doing something most people would never risk. Buying legit Gift Card from big retailer is certainly not a risk I am aware of and lot of people do it simply because of discount. There used to be 20% and in some cases in early days some retailers even do 25% discount during specials.
- olliej 5y agoI’m with OP here - this is a 100% sensible use of retail sales events/specials.
- ViViDboarder 5y agoWhile true, I would have thought that the risk of buying gift cards from reputable retailers would be no risk at all. Do you assume otherwise?
- remram 5y ago$1.2k is a whole lot of money. Yes, I would assume that adding this amount to your account makes you an outlier in their system. Yes, I would not risk it. Looking at my other replies this seem to be common practice though. I guess Apple products are very pricey so I shouldn't be this surprised.
- diebeforei485 5y agoApple's gift cards can be used for Apple hardware as well (it's not just for apps or movies). For context, $1.2K doesn't even cover an iPhone 13 Pro Max after taxes.