guitmz Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 Hello guys, just sharing this with you, so you can see what apple does in my country the percentage is how much the price increased in the past few days. Prices are in BRL (R$) but to convert them to USD, simply divide them by 3 (yeah 1 usd = 3 brl, broke country) Thunderbold Display: R $ 4,999 to R $ 6,399 (28%) AirPortExpress: R $ 479 to R $ 699 (45.9%) AirPort Extreme: from R $ 979 to R $ 1,499 (48%) AirPort Time Capsule (2TB): R $ 1,249 to R $ 1,849 (48%) AirPort Time Capsule (3 TB): R $ 1,649 to R $ 2,449 (48.5%) Magic Mouse: R $ 299 to R $ 399 (33.4%) Wired Mouse: R $ 199 to R $ 279 (40.2%) Magic Trackpad: R $ 299 to R $ 399 (33.4%) Wireless keyboard: R $ 299 to R $ 399 (33.4%) Wired keyboard: R $ 229 to R $ 279 (21.8%) USB SuperDrive: R $ 349 to R $ 499 (43%) Fonts for Mac: R $ 349 to R $ 449 (28.7%) Lightning cable (1m): R $ 79 to R $ 99 (25.3%) Lightning cable (2m): R $ 129 to R $ 149 (15.5%) Cable Thunderbold: R $ 149 to R $ 219 (47%) EarPods: R $ 149 to R $ 199 (33.6%) In-Ear Headphone: R $ 449 to R $ 549 (22.3%) Base for iPhone 5S / 5C: R $ 149 to R $ 179 (20.1%) Case iPhone 6 (silicone): R $ 179 to R $ 219 (22.3%) Case iPhone 6 (leather): R $ 229 to R $ 279 (21.8%) Case iPhone 6 Plus (silicone): R $ 199 to R $ 249 (25.1%) Case iPhone 6 Plus (leather): R $ 249 to R $ 299 (20.1%) USB Charger (5 W): R $ 99 to R $ 119 (20.2%) USB Charger (10 W): R $ 85 to R $ 119 (40%) And I did not even mentioned macbooks, macminis, macpros, etc where some costs more than a car (yes, a brand new car - which is already way overpriced in brazil so yeah, lame as ######) Enjoy a free laugh at our (brazilian) expense! Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeM97 Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 1 USD = ~ 4 RON [ Romania's local coin ] ... It's a sad situation ... If they did that in Brazil , I wonder what they do here , in Romania ... Why are they still asking for our reason to not buy any of their product as long as they kill EU with those prices ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Co-ords Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 They sure are killing us here with those exorbitant prices!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timster Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 They sure are killing us here with those exorbitant prices!! you make it sound as if Apple is holding a gun to your head and forcing people to buy their products ... Draconian Guppy and +E.Worm Jimmy 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeM97 Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 you make it sound as if Apple is holding a gun to your head and forcing people to buy their products ... aren't they ? +E.Worm Jimmy 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitmz Posted March 10, 2015 Author Share Posted March 10, 2015 hahahaha yeah they might.. anyway people here divide the iphones in 24 payments or so, they do loans to purchase it, they are still paying for their iphone 4s and we are almost on 6s lol i wont ever purchase an apple product here, the only i have is an ipod classic (160GB) which i paid the same price as the US price here in a deal 10k brl for a i5 macbook with soldered ram memory and hd? HELL NO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Neo Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 Of course none of the US prices online are listed with taxes. Not entirely sure what else to say about your post... Awwwwww maybe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiCKX Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 1 USD = ~ 4 RON [ Romania's local coin ] ... It's a sad situation ... If they did that in Brazil , I wonder what they do here , in Romania ... Why are they still asking for our reason to not buy any of their product as long as they kill EU with those prices ? EU territory has pretty much the same prices on electronics. As for Brazil... No one's forcing you to buy. Brazil is known for the immense prices on other electronic devices, such as PS4 for example. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeM97 Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 EU territory has pretty much the same prices on electronics. Some small differences at 1st , might mean the real deal for they and the hell for us ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitmz Posted March 10, 2015 Author Share Posted March 10, 2015 yeah yeah i know here prices are high but apple is like nuts.. even with the highest taxes on their devices, the price is still too high.. i mean a car = mac pro? really? EU territory has pretty much the same prices on electronics. As for Brazil... No one's forcing you to buy. Brazil is known for the immense prices on other electronic devices, such as PS4 for example. indeed, im just exposing the BS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draconian Guppy Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 give us a retail example of an iphone 6? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitmz Posted March 10, 2015 Author Share Posted March 10, 2015 give us a retail example of an iphone 6? R$3,499.00 to R$4,699.00 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiCKX Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 Some small differences at 1st , might mean the real deal for they and the hell for us ... You're just being overdramatic now, mate... mention HELL for some 10-25 euro difference. Brazil has a real issue there, I fully agree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Red King Subscriber² Posted March 10, 2015 Subscriber² Share Posted March 10, 2015 omg wut Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeM97 Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 You're just being overdramatic now, mate... mention HELL for some 10-25 euro difference. Brazil has a real issue there, I fully agree. Just come to Romania . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitmz Posted March 10, 2015 Author Share Posted March 10, 2015 Just come to Romania . how much you can purchase with 4 RON? I mean what can you buy with this money? with 3 BRL I can buy a can of coca-cola for example in here (in a cheap place) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeM97 Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 how much you can purchase with 4 RON? I mean what can you buy with this money? with 3 BRL I can buy a can of coca-cola for example in here (in a cheap place) 4 breads or a cheeseburger ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitmz Posted March 10, 2015 Author Share Posted March 10, 2015 4 breads or a cheeseburger ... wow thats better than here.. a mcdonalds sandwich (cheapest one available) costs 4 BRL and is not even cheese lol that damn mcchiken but basically 4 RON has the same value as 3 BRL haha actually google says 2,99 BRL = 1 RON wow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeM97 Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 wow thats better than here.. a mcdonalds sandwich (cheapest one available) costs 4 BRL and is not even cheese lol that damn mcchiken I'm still not happy with this kind of '' better '' . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitmz Posted March 10, 2015 Author Share Posted March 10, 2015 I'm still not happy with this kind of '' better '' . neither do I, its only marginally better than here man, we are in the same boat (except romania seems a better place to live than brazil, generally speaking) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draconian Guppy Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 R$3,499.00 to R$4,699.00 R$ 4 699.00 = 1 509.7934 U.S. dollars that's the price in alll of central america to be honest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ironman273 Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 The reason they raise prices is not because they're raising it for you, it's because of the currency exchange: If I took your old price of the Thunderbolt Display at R$ 5000 in September of last year (exchange at R$ 2.2/US$) the price in US$ is $2,272. Today the price at R$ 6,400 at today's exchange (R$ 3.10/US$) and you have a price of $2,064. You actually got a price drop. BTW, when I lived in Brazil the exchange rate was 5,000 Cruzeiros to a Dollar. timster and Draconian Guppy 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeM97 Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 neither do I, its only marginally better than here man, we are in the same boat (except romania seems a better place to live than brazil, generally speaking) It depends , maybe just Bucharest ... I'm living near it and I can feel the lifeline difference ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitmz Posted March 10, 2015 Author Share Posted March 10, 2015 The reason they raise prices is not because they're raising it for you, it's because of the currency exchange: Exchange.PNG If I took your old price of the Thunderbolt Display at R$ 5000 in September of last year (exchange at R$ 2.2/US$) the price in US$ is $2,272. Today the price at R$ 6,400 at today's exchange (R$ 3.10/US$) and you have a price of $2,064. You actually got a price drop. BTW, when I lived in Brazil the exchange rate was 5,000 Cruzeiros to a Dollar. the cruzeiros time was a dark one, inflation was at 3000%/year so thats why you got that crazy exchange hehe why you lived here? must have been awful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas the Tank Engine Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 Exchange.PNG What site is that from, or is it from a site? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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