hedwards: I'd recommend looking into the duties on that. You may save some money, but it's likely that the duties added to the price will result in a more expensive purchase than buying one in Ireland.
mistermumbles: Or get rid of the box, throw it in a laptop bag, and claim it as a personal item. There's no way customs could prove that laptop was or wasn't in their possession prior to their trip.
They don't have to. That's why you always bring copies of the receipts for items if it comes up. In practice, I've never had them question me about that sort of thing, but they can if they want to. Customs and border enforcement doesn't work quite the same way that it does once you're in the country.
hedwards: I'd recommend looking into the duties on that. You may save some money, but it's likely that the duties added to the price will result in a more expensive purchase than buying one in Ireland.
I'm not sure about Irish law, but generally you pay duties based upon the price you paid for the laptop. A whole saler, will be paying based upon the whole sale price rather than the retail price which is always much higher.
As far as prices go, why don't you just go to Apple's website? You might need to use a VPN, but that should give you a pretty good idea what the price is going to be.
Perhaps, but I'm not sure I'd recommend going without a firearm or at least some mace. Black Friday might as well be named black due to the violence and people being killed every year.
monkeydelarge: Most people get killed during Black Fridays by being trampled to death so I'm not sure a firearm or mace will help. Maybe wearing armor with a bunch of spikes will help.
http://photos.metrotimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/dimmu-i.jpg Nobody is going to step on this guy to get 50% off an HD TV. That is for sure. :P
It was a joke, not a serious proposal. And I'm not sure if non-citizens can get firearms legally anyways. The waiting period alone would make it virtually impossible.
Most of the deaths are crush and trample, but fights happen and it's not unheard of for somebody to mace the other people.
Anyways, it seems foolish, to me, to go to Black Friday, especially if you're just visiting.
