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[icehead13]

I'm getting ready to go out and buy a new white iPhone. Does it matter if I get it from Best Buy, the Apple Store, or ATT? ANy opinions

[itsalexaye]

id buy it from apple store, since if anything goes wrong you have to take it to the apple store to get it fixed. no one else can/will fix it. or you could go to AT&T/Verizon and buy it they will tell you where the closest apple store is and that they cant fix it for you.

[chirmer]

I bought mine at Verizon because it was closest haha. But they also put on my screen protector and had bundles of accessories you could get at a big discount which the Apple Store won't necessarily have. I dunno if AT&T will have it, but they might!

[Garz]

I buy mine at Apple because at least here in NV, Apple only charges sales tax on the contract price. Att and Best Buy charges me tax on retail. Not sure if Apple charges tax differently in other states.

[Fausty82]

Originally Posted by Garz

I buy mine at Apple because at least here in NV, Apple only charges sales tax on the contract price. Att and Best Buy charges me tax on retail. Not sure if Apple charges tax differently in other states.

The same is true in Arizona...

[chirmer]

... I don't even know what a retail tax is LOL. We don't have that in Indiana I don't think haha. I definitely just got charged sales tax.

[zerog46]

VZW. They give me a great discount.

[cajunrph]

Which ever one is closer to you. I've bought from AT&T, Best Buy, and the Apple Store. All being the same I'd go with the Apple Store.

[Ham Solo]

I prefer going to the Apple Store, but it's usually a "zoo" in that place.

[Sketso]

Originally Posted by Ham Solo

I prefer going to the Apple Store, but it's usually a "zoo" in that place.

+1 on the Apple Store *ALWAYS* being a zoo. We've bought all of our phones at one of the local Best Buy stores. ALWAYS friendly, ALWAYS helpful, they do free installs on screen protectors, let us try out any case in stock, etc. etc. YMMV