Comments on: Apple to the Channel Islands - Get lost http://damieng.com/blog/2005/12/12/appletothechannelislands-getlost A .NET developer in Redmond Tue, 06 Jan 2009 10:18:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Phrixus http://damieng.com/blog/2005/12/12/appletothechannelislands-getlost/comment-page-1#comment-1430 Phrixus Tue, 25 Apr 2006 17:49:00 +0000 http://damieng.com/blog/archive/2005/12/12/appletothechannelislands-getlost.aspx#comment-1430 Guys, dont count out other retail channels though. Companies such as jigsaw24.com actually sell more Apple equipment than Apple themselves per year... the prices are good and they deliver a heck of a lot quicker than Apple do... customer service is great and all the Apple offers seem to be passed to customers!!<BR/><BR/>Just my 2po!!! Guys, dont count out other retail channels though. Companies such as jigsaw24.com actually sell more Apple equipment than Apple themselves per year... the prices are good and they deliver a heck of a lot quicker than Apple do... customer service is great and all the Apple offers seem to be passed to customers!!

Just my 2po!!!

]]> By: Rob http://damieng.com/blog/2005/12/12/appletothechannelislands-getlost/comment-page-1#comment-1429 Rob Tue, 25 Apr 2006 17:49:00 +0000 http://damieng.com/blog/archive/2005/12/12/appletothechannelislands-getlost.aspx#comment-1429 That's outrageous! I can appreciate some smaller retailers not wanting to deal with the hassle of the VAT issue and having to book a preferred courier in the islands but Apple aren't exactly of the size where such logistical difficulties become insurmountable.<BR/><BR/>I've never even bothered to look at local stockists for Apple Kit as I was aware the markup was heinous and I can imagine it will only get worse now that they are the sole source.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the heads up Damien - Apple are going to be getting a very angry email over this. That's outrageous! I can appreciate some smaller retailers not wanting to deal with the hassle of the VAT issue and having to book a preferred courier in the islands but Apple aren't exactly of the size where such logistical difficulties become insurmountable.

I've never even bothered to look at local stockists for Apple Kit as I was aware the markup was heinous and I can imagine it will only get worse now that they are the sole source.

Thanks for the heads up Damien - Apple are going to be getting a very angry email over this.

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