If you show my clause from a couple of weeks ago , you know that I bought an M3 Pro MacBook Pro , returned it , and bought an M3 Max model alternatively . Two weeks ago the laptop at long last arrived and I absolutely love it . And after spare an extra $ 200 at the Apple Store , I love it even more .
That ’s correct : I salvage actual money at the Apple Store . Thanks toa post on Adam by Ross Youngof Display Supply Chain Consultants , I learned Saturday Nox that Apple has a little - bare cost - match insurance policy — so little publicise that I could n’t find a honorable mention of it anywhere on Apple ’s web site or in itsRetail Store Purchase Policies . But it does survive , even if you buy your newfangled MacBook Pro a month ago .
Technically , you have two week from the date you received your equipment , and I receive mine precisely two weeks ago today . So yesterday morning time , I found a site ( B&H Photo ) that was selling my precise MacBook Pro for $ 2,999 , $ 200 less than the MSRP , and I give Apple a call .
I expected pushback , maybe mental confusion , and at the very least difficulty , but the sales representative who assume my call was nothing but helpful . When I told her I was looking to get a cost mate , she control my ordering to ensure I was still within the two - week regaining window , confirmed B&H Photo was an authorized Apple reseller ( which took a minute because she did n’t initially see the depot on her lean , but she finally get hold it after some back - and - forth ) , and verify the price and specs . After everything check out , she repay me $ 200 .
It was that simple-minded . Apple will mate any cost from an authorised reseller up to 10 percent of the MSRP , so some iPad and AirPods price matches will be capped . For example , Apple betray the AirPods Pro for $ 249 , so the most you ’ll get back on a toll couple is $ 24.90 ; you ’ll most certainly be able-bodied toget them cheaperat Amazon or Best Buy . The same goes for an iPad Air or iPad mini .
But for big - slate point like the MacBook Pro , iMac , and Mac Studio , you could save hundreds at the Apple Store — in actual money , not gift calling card .
