iPad 2 prices have gone up in South Africa… but who’s still selling at the old prices?

I was just about to buy an iPad under extreme pressure from the wider family… “get one so you can give handy tips on the iPad please!” they said.  So, I decided to see what the prices were like… then I saw the mybroadband article that the prices were going up due to the Rand Dollar exchange rate: “iPad 2 prices hiked again South Africa's iPad 2 pricing finally succumbs to higher exchange rate” Prices were hiked by between R500 and R1,000.

New prices:

   

Here’s my analysis of who’s selling iPads and their prices (correct as on 12Jan2012):   
  
This morning I happened to browse into a store that was selling iPads at the old prices – their signs showed the old prices… I asked if they had stock, and I expected the “sorry, out of stock” response, or “those signs are not correct, the prices have gone up” – instead, I got the response “Yes, sir, we have stock.  Which one do you want?”

I picked myself off the floor and asked for the 32GB, 3G, and quietly added “in black if possible”.  He checked on the stock list and said he had 12 available in store!
Wow, can I have 1 please?  I walked out with an old-price iPad saving R900.

To make things even better, the store is a Discovery partner store, and I’m on Diamond – that’s an additional 20% off!

Sorry, 1 more cherry-on-the-top: I’m a Discovery Insure member on Engaged level… that’s another 7.5% off.

So, I got an iPad2 32GB with 3G black for R6,700 less 27.5% = R4,860 – a lot of money but a great deal methinks!  Stay tuned for HandyTechTips on iPads!



Ok, so which store is this?  Well, you are going to have write a comment and email me – then I’ll send you the name of the store… BTW: they have an online store as well.