small dog?

ti fighterti fighter
Posted:
in General Discussion edited January 2014
wtf??





Small Dog Electronics is an Authorized Apple Reseller and Service Provider. Due to contract limitations imposed by Apple, sales of New Apple Products on the internet is limited to current customers of Small Dog Electronics. If you are not a current customer with a user name and log-on password, please visit our Waitsfield, Vermont location.

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  • Reply 1 of 12
    scottscott Posts: 7,431member
    Yea. That's the deal they have with apple. Comes up in threads here every 6 months. Buy one thing from them and then you can buy a computer from them. I'm not sure anyone knows why it is that way.
  • Reply 2 of 12
    ti fighterti fighter Posts: 863member
    wow I never new that, I bet that kills their business...
  • Reply 3 of 12
    cakecake Posts: 1,010member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by Ti Fighter

    wow I never new that, I bet that kills their business...



    Why?

    I bought a dual 533 G4 from PowerMax (another Apple Auth. Reseller) a few years ago the same way - called them, set up an account, made my purchase, now I just log in and buy.



    It's no big deal.
  • Reply 4 of 12
    ti fighterti fighter Posts: 863member
    but it says if im not a current customer I have to go to vermont. If I call them I can set up an account and I will be a current customer? If so they need to word that better, heh, it came as an initial shock..
  • Reply 5 of 12
    scottscott Posts: 7,431member
    No I think they mean you can be a first timer for them at the store. If you are not at the store then you will have to buy something else from them first.



    So if you're getting a new system and want some extras too, iSight, iPod, software... Then you could buy the extras first to establish the relationship and then order the apple hardware.
  • Reply 6 of 12
    ti fighterti fighter Posts: 863member
    ok I get it thats retarded



    must be the policy for resellers that have physical locations
  • Reply 7 of 12
    scottscott Posts: 7,431member
    They opened the store after the deal with Apple.
  • Reply 8 of 12
    ti fighterti fighter Posts: 863member
    but you don't have to do this with say macmall, cdw/macwarehouse, etc...



    curious what the reason is
  • Reply 9 of 12
    twinbrook46636twinbrook46636 Posts: 432member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by Ti Fighter

    but you don't have to do this with say macmall, cdw/macwarehouse, etc...



    curious what the reason is



    Maybe because you can do BTO at SmallDog but nowhere else excpet the Apple Store.
  • Reply 10 of 12
    scottscott Posts: 7,431member
    Maybe someone should just send them an email and ask them? I nominate Ti Fighter.
  • Reply 11 of 12
    jwri004jwri004 Posts: 626member
    They will get to you quickly, and have always seemed friendly.



    They get my seal of approval.
  • Reply 12 of 12
    scottscott Posts: 7,431member
    I buy from them all the time.
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