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Wal-Mart slashes prices on iOS devices

news article released on: 14 December, 2012

Wal-Mart has significantly slashed the prices on new iOS devices. The world's biggest retailer will sell the base model iPhone 5 for $127 with contract, while also cutting the price of the iPhone 4S to $47. Additionally, the retailer is dropping the price of the 16 GB third-generation iPad with Wi-Fi to $399. Starting on Monday, the iPad deal will come with a $30 iTunes card for free, as well. ...

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#1 14 Dec 2012 @ 23:32
Don't buy too many or they'll taser you.....
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#2 15 Dec 2012 @ 10:07
i heard they come with a prius and dental dam

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#3 15 Dec 2012 @ 16:19
Orgelkraft Unverified new user
I'm sure they will make it up in the contract... Smoke and mirrors discount... They could sell the for 1 cent and make it up in the contract.... Sales hype if I ever heard it! WOW!!!
#4 16 Dec 2012 @ 0:04
Originally posted by Orgelkraft:
I'm sure they will make it up in the contract... Smoke and mirrors discount... They could sell the for 1 cent and make it up in the contract.... Sales hype if I ever heard it! WOW!!!
What? If there's any corporation with the resources to give a legitimate discount like this, it's WalMart. I have faith that they will have a significantly smaller profit margin off each device sold, even in the long run. I can see the motivation, though, being to use their massive assets to leverage themselves far above their competition like Best Buy and Radioshack...but what's new there.
#5 16 Dec 2012 @ 14:12
people bitch about high prices,but when offered a discount,its some kind of conspiracy.cant win i guess.
#6 16 Dec 2012 @ 16:35
Interesting thing is that why didn't they jump on this when the recession was in, and slash those iPhone prices then? Why now all of a sudden?

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#7 16 Dec 2012 @ 21:20
This is actually a very big deal since Apple does NOT slash prices for devices they sell to retailers. Margins are razor thin for the carriers (from what I hear) on actual hardware sales.

#8 16 Dec 2012 @ 21:33
Originally posted by ivymike:
Don't buy too many or they'll taser you.....
LMAO! Only if your chinese it seems......

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#9 17 Dec 2012 @ 11:17
They'll make it back up in the eggs, milk, and bread people will purchase with this phone.

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#10 22 Dec 2012 @ 15:56
No interested on "The iOS Trojan Horse" devices, not even for free.
Now: if they are free.... then I will trow them down into the garbage can.
This message has been edited since its posting. Latest edit was made on 22 Dec 2012 @ 19:15

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