Get ready for the " not selling well" so they lowered the price.
Well you don't knock $100 off the price of something that's selling well. I think the answer is pretty obvious though: The Apple Watch is not selling well at Best Buy.
Think about it: why the hell would anyone buy an Apple Watch at the store with the smallest selection of options, that won't let you try it on, all while a Verizon rep hovers around bothering you about how you need FIOS?
Or Best Buy is eating some of the discount to drive foot traffic. It is more likely that Best Buy is getting desperate for foot traffic than Apple is getting desperate for profits.
Online too? Do they need digital foot traffic on their website too? No one should say AW is expensive anymore. Fck it . I ain't wait for the next generation. Gonna pick up mine in the morning.
Think about it: why the hell would anyone buy an Apple Watch at the store with the smallest selection of options, that won't let you try it on, all while a Verizon rep hovers around bothering you about how you need FIOS?
Or Best Buy is eating some of the discount to drive foot traffic.
$100 off an Apple Watch isn't a discount, it's Best Buy's entire profit margin. A smaller discount would be enough to guarantee foot traffic. Further proof it's not about getting you in the door: They're knocking $100 off the Apple Watch on their website too.
To be clear: I'm not saying the Apple Watch isn't selling well overall, I just don't think it's selling well at Best Buy.
Target is offering a $100 gift card with an Watch purchase. I don't know who was first but BB and Target are competing with each other.
I don't know what the price drop means regarding the relative success or failure of the watch. I know that the iPhone got a big price drop not too long after it was introduced, and we know what a failure that turned out to be.
I'm guessing it's a combination of this plus the poster above you ("bring more customers in for other purchases") plus Apple probably authorizing these discounts as a way to test price elasticity without lowering the price...yet.
For sure if Best Buy gave away Galaxy Gear, it wouldn't raise floor traffic a bit, they know what they're doing by discounting the watch —the number one stealth gift of the season.
I wouldn't be surprised if next year Apple offers the Watch in combination with iPhone as part of an installment plan. Or maybe Apple will allow people to trade in their watch (sans band) towards the purchase of a new watch.
Target did pretty much the same before Best Buy did. The Apple Watch is also heavily discounted there too. Lots of buying options for those looking for a relatively inexpensive gift for your techie.
Get ready for the " not selling well" so they lowered the price.
Well you don't knock $100 off the price of something that's selling well. I think the answer is pretty obvious though: The Apple Watch is not selling well at Best Buy.
Think about it: why the hell would anyone buy an Apple Watch at the store with the smallest selection of options, that won't let you try it on, all while a Verizon rep hovers around bothering you about how you need FIOS?
Oh give me a break. Another person with less than 10 posts, what a surprise negative posts about Apple.
Of course hot sellers get discounted. The iPhone 6s was getting $100 discounts, and its the best selling phone in the history of man.
You'd have to admit that a 30%+ discount on the Apple Watch does lead to questions about how well they are selling compared to Apple's expectations and production of it. Perhaps they are just clearing stock to prepare for the launch of the 2nd gen Apple Watch as some are guessing but it is a little surprising to see that deep a discount so soon, don't you think? $100 off a $650+ 6S is hardly comparable.
Get ready for the " not selling well" so they lowered the price.
Well you don't knock $100 off the price of something that's selling well. I think the answer is pretty obvious though: The Apple Watch is not selling well at Best Buy.
Think about it: why the hell would anyone buy an Apple Watch at the store with the smallest selection of options, that won't let you try it on, all while a Verizon rep hovers around bothering you about how you need FIOS?
Or Best Buy is eating some of the discount to drive foot traffic. It is more likely that Best Buy is getting desperate for foot traffic than Apple is getting desperate for profits.
I agree. Best Buy can sell Apple Watches at nearly no profit to get people in their stores for holiday shopping until their inventory runs out.
Get ready for the " not selling well" so they lowered the price.
Well, that ilk will always be around to spin their negativity. They’ve got so much egg on their faces from other negative campaigns that blew up in their faces you’d think they were human omelets.
It's rather amusing to read some of them. Benjamin Frost is over on MR gleefully predicting doom for Apple Watch
FWIW both Walmart and Amazon are saying "no longer available" on the black 38mm Sport from what I'm seeing. If accurate that's a good reason they don't have the same sale price.
Apple retail partner Best Buy kicked off major discounts on the Apple Watch on Wednesday, offering $100 off its inventory of Apple Watch Sport and stainless steel Apple Watch models for a limited time, marking the lowest price points yet for the wearable. Some shoppers may also find equivalent or better deals at Apple authorized reseller B&H as well.
The new discounts mean customers can buy an Apple Watch for as little as $249 for a 38-millimeter, which is the steepest out-the-door price seen on the device since it launched in April.
The larger 42-millimeter Sport version starts starts at $299 with the $100 savings, while stainless steel Apple Watch models can be had starting at $$449. Best Buy also ships orders for free.
Some customers may find even greater savings with AppleInsider partner B&H, which has also knocked $50 off all models and is including a $50 B&H gift card for free with each purchase. Unlike Best Buy, B&H will not collect sales tax on your order if you live outside New York, and shipping remains free.
Therefore, shoppers outside of New York state may find a greater value proposition from B&H's promotion.
A full list of discounts on the Apple Watch Sport and stainless steel Apple Watch can be found in AppleInsider'sAppleWatch Price Guide, included below:
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2) Frost still exists?
there me is no way this is all on the resellers...Apple would be reducing cost basis to support this.
EDIT: No Apple Watch at all at Walmart??