Thanks to our user Tokar for detailed explanation...!!!
You are still paying full price for the Apple TV. It is just the current deals going on at Target and upcoming at Apple make it "essentially" $90.
You have to pay FULL price for the Apple TV 4k 32GB at Apple store for $179.00 between Nov 27-30. However, you pay for this using TWO $100 Apple gift cards which you have to purchase from Target by Nov 28 (online or in store). You have to purchase each card in a separate purchase. Each purchase will net you a $20 Target promo card (just another term for a Target gift card).
When you use your Target credit card to buy the Apple gift cards, you only end up paying $96 for each card (its not 5%, its 4% for gift cards). Do keep in mind that you really shouldn't factor this in since if you have an Apple Credit card you can get 3% cash back from Apple. You should be able to get 3% cash back from Bank of America for online shopping (if you select that). 2% cash back from CITI double cash. Hell, if you use PayPal with your Cash Freedom you will get 5% cash back! The only reason to get the gift cards right now is because you get the Target promo card.
If you buy the Apple TV 4k 32GB between Nov 27 and Nov 30 at Apple store (or online), full price, you will receive a $50 Apple gift card thanks to their Black Friday promotion.
So doing the math:
$179.00 out of pocket (not including tax)
"-$20" Target gift card
"-$20" Target gift card
"-$50" Apple gift card
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"$89.00" not including tax on the $179.00
(All in quotes because again, you are still paying $179 out of pocket, actually $200 out of pocket for those Apple gift cards. You will be left with a balance of $200 - $179 - tax on $179).
This assumes you treat the gift cards as "cash". If you shop at Target, they are definitely like cash. The promo Apple gift card you will get from Apple...its a stretch depending on how you connect with the Apple ecosystem.
So in the end:
You will get an Apple TV 4K 32GB
You will have 2x $20 Target gift cards
You will have 1x $50 Apple gift card
And you will have 1x Apple gift card with a remaining balance from the original purchase
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expiredrkc10 posted Nov 25, 2020 10:40 PM
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$180-$40 (Target GC) - $50 (Apple GC) = $90 not $70
Genuinely curious not hating how you got $70.
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$180-$40 (Target GC) - $50 (Apple GC) = $90 not $70
Genuinely curious not hating how you got $70.
Thanks for posting!
$180-$40 (Target GC) - $50 (Apple GC) = $90 not $70
Genuinely curious not hating how you got $70.
Thanks for posting!
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$180-$40 (Target GC) - $50 (Apple GC) = $90 not $70
Genuinely curious not hating how you got $70.
Thanks for posting!
$200 - $180 = $20
$20 remaining balance + $40 Target GC + $50 Apple GC = $110
$180 Apple TV - $110 = $70
This is a solid deal. Repped.
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