Do US Apple Stores accept Cash?

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Hi Guys,

Tomorrow i'll be heading from the UK over to New York for a week, whilst i'm there i'm going to pick myself up a Macbook from that fancy store they've got (that glass cube thing :D ).

What i would like to know though is, do the Apple Stores accept cash/travellers cheques as form of payment? Just i'd heard something on the internet about them only accepeting credit card (or was this only in relation to iPhones?). I have no problem paying by card, but would prefer to pay via travellers cheque.


Thanks for looking,


Zak Blair.
 
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They do accept cash. They prefer CC because of their belt POS systems.
 
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I think that was just for the iphone. Could be wrong though.
 
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I've never come across any store that doesn't accept cash!!
 
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lol I've never seen a store that didn't accept cash either I would bet that theres a 99.9% chance that they do accept cash :) .
 
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They accept cash on everything but the iPhone i believe.
 
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What i would like to know though is, do the Apple Stores accept cash/travellers cheques as form of payment?

Bit of a long shot this - but had you thought of calling them?
 
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I don't know why the store would want to accept credit card though, surely they're open to a lot of card fraud being that it's all still signature in america?
I know i'd be reluctant to.
 
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There are people with little computers that can check you out but only if you are using debt or credit. You have to go to the counter to pay with cash or checks.
 
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I went to the mall in Norfolk, Virginia (MacArthur Center) last week and they got rid of the kiosk counter. Now there are just people walking around with the mini kiosks on their belt, I'm not sure if they accept cash but the counter where you usually pay cash is non-existent now.
 
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Went to a mac store 6 months ago,dropped a bunch of cash on the counter, they gave me an imac , walked out. It's legal. RG
 
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I went to the mall in Norfolk, Virginia (MacArthur Center) last week and they got rid of the kiosk counter. Now there are just people walking around with the mini kiosks on their belt, I'm not sure if they accept cash but the counter where you usually pay cash is non-existent now.

Same with the Apple Store here (Southlake, TX). Got rid of the registers and now carry the palms. People can still pay cash at the iPod bar.
 
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Apple reportedly will not accept cash for an iPhone, period.

Anything else, you can probably pay cash for...but carrying enough cash for, say, a Mac Pro around with you is probably not a good idea.
 
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Apple reportedly will not accept cash for an iPhone, period.

Anything else, you can probably pay cash for...but carrying enough cash for, say, a Mac Pro around with you is probably not a good idea.
Agreed. Personally, I never understood why anyone would want to pay for a $100+ item with cash.
I simply don't feel comfortable carrying that much loot on my person at any given time.
 
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They only take two specific types of travelers checks but they will take your cash. You may have to wait in line usually the cash line gets a bit long with most of the stores going to handheld eastpays and only a few or one cash registers in the smaller stores.
Not sure the specific Travelers checks but you could always try.
 
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Apple reportedly will not accept cash for an iPhone, period.

Anything else, you can probably pay cash for...but carrying enough cash for, say, a Mac Pro around with you is probably not a good idea.

I paid cash for my macbook and accessorys, my savings account card doesn't have a chip.
The bloke looked funny when I whacked nearly £800 out, he started checking to see if the notes were real :D

I suppose it's because iphone has to be contract doesn't it?
 
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i remember watching old movies where "in the future" people would pay with plastic or cards and cash woudlnt exist!

i prefer cash, no traces :) kind of a privacy thing for me and considering credit card fraud happens more in person then online with many places still using crappy paper trails, and not all electronics...

for any store to stop accepting cash would be ridiculous, many people dont like using cards, it is just as easy to get robbed and forced to an ATM to withdrawl all your money vs getting what you got on you stolen and done with it, i have 2 friends this happened, robbed in the ATM machine, criminals get smarter and will simply adapt.

i will carry cash on me (often hundreds to $1k if out shopping), i don't live in fear, fear is what people sense and those who act scared get robbed.
 
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I prefer card simply because it's faster and leaves you with no shrapnel in your pocket.

If someone wants to try and commit fraud with your card here they have to manipulate it to signature (destroy the chip and find somewhere which accepts swipe, chip is microscopic and incredibly disfficult to destroy or blag it at the checkout, difficult and risky) or know your pin.
If someone was going to take me to a cash point to get all my cash out, very rare, then fine, they get a few hundred bob.
If someone however nicks my wallet (far more likely) they'll get cash, less cash I carry the better.

The chances of card detail interception on pin is very rare too, impossible on dda chip cards.
Much prefer card where I can use it, i'd love it to be like futuristic movies where everywhere accepted card.
 
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i havent seen any of those new cards :( i am so behind in the days, i just dont like CC's as well, i prefer cash or debit cards, can only spend what i have.


i do like using my debit card, like you, i hate the shrapnel, i would be happy if they did away with change.

Seeing how things are going, having one card that is your passport, license,health cards, i am sure CC will be tossed in their, cant wait to see the fraud happening there!
 

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