Open-Box Items at Apple Stores

Wanna save some dough at Apple Stores? Ask for open-box products.

Here’s the skinny:

I could fork over $129 for a new Apple battery at any of the Bay Area Apple Stores. But that’s a lot of dough to spend at once. Then I remembered the power of open-box merchandise—stuff that’s been returned to the store in perfect working order within the 14-day return period. It’s still covered under warranty, it just can’t be sold as new. More important, such merchandise is usually sold at a greatly reduced price.