[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":71},["ShallowReactive",2],{"blog:2005:appletothechannelislands-getlost":3,"comments-appletothechannelislands-getlost":57,"blogMore-Guernsey":58},{"id":4,"title":5,"body":6,"category":41,"commentCount":39,"date":42,"description":12,"excerpt":43,"extension":44,"filenames":45,"hidden":46,"image":45,"meta":47,"minutes":39,"navigation":48,"path":49,"seo":50,"showCategory":45,"stem":51,"tags":52,"updated":45,"url":54,"wordCount":55,"__hash__":56},"content\u002Fblog\u002F2005\u002Fappletothechannelislands-getlost.md","Apple to the Channel Islands: Get lost",{"type":7,"value":8,"toc":37},"minimark",[9,13,16,19,22,25,28,31],[10,11,12],"p",{},"Last week I was at the Apple Store UK ordering a universal dock connector for my iPod. Unexpectedly the the shipping address was not accepted; it claimed they were unable to accept orders from my post-code.",[10,14,15],{},"This was a strange turn of events. I’ve ordered a PowerBook G4, iLife, Apple Pro Keyboard, 20GB iPod and various other accessories in the past. I’ve not changed address or post-code for over a year so what’s the problem?",[10,17,18],{},"One telephone call and 6 Apple staff later I’m finally told they are no longer delivering to the Channel Islands. Apparently this is a new policy introduced in the last few weeks, perhaps I missed the big announcement or maybe they kept it quiet. They couldn’t tell me the reasoning why or just where I should now take my business.",[10,20,21],{},"Luckily for us here in Guernsey we have a local Apple authorized dealer called Guernsey Computers and their prices are reasonable. About an extra 5% on top of the non-VAT Apple Store prices. Our friends in Jersey aren’t so lucky and 20%+ is common, and in fact the “Technology Store” here in Guernsey tends to put this sort of mark-up on their Apple goods too.",[10,23,24],{},"This does of course mean no more engraved iPods, no more education store or refurbished store pricing.",[10,26,27],{},"I guess the success of Apple’s iPod means they can just tell customers in minority regions to get lost.",[10,29,30],{},"Never mind the fact some were helping keep them afloat before they hit the iPod goldmine.",[10,32,33],{},[34,35,36],"em",{},"[)amien",{"title":38,"searchDepth":39,"depth":39,"links":40},"",2,[],"Guernsey","2005-12-12T12:40:00+00:00","[object Object]","md",null,false,{},true,"\u002Fblog\u002F2005\u002Fappletothechannelislands-getlost",{"title":5,"description":12},"blog\u002F2005\u002Fappletothechannelislands-getlost",[53],"iTunes","\u002Fblog\u002F2005\u002Fappletothechannelislands-getlost\u002F",253,"HkJ5UiCpebE0E1Tl2zcXAPK1LuWl7kPv0JhkD6DvgqY",[],[59,63,67],{"title":60,"date":61,"url":62},"Visual Studio, Windows Server and SQL Server 2008 launch in Guernsey","2008-03-19T10:08:43+00:00","\u002Fblog\u002F2008\u002Fvisual-studio-windows-server-and-sql-server-2008-launch-in-guernsey\u002F",{"title":64,"date":65,"url":66},"Hibernate presentation in Guernsey","2008-02-25T10:56:28+00:00","\u002Fblog\u002F2008\u002Fhibernate-presentation-in-guernsey\u002F",{"title":68,"date":69,"url":70},"October workshop at Guernsey Software Developer Forum","2007-10-04T23:56:55+00:00","\u002Fblog\u002F2007\u002Foctober-workshop-at-guernsey-software-developer-forum\u002F",1780900540013]