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Josh_Butterballs t1_iy98afp wrote

Hm… if your mom lives near an Apple Store maybe you could change the region on the website to check for store stock in her area. Then purchase it and set her as the pick up person. Although no idea if this would work. I’ve been able to do this for other countries but I’ve never actually bought it. Plus I’m not sure if your credit card would charge you a conversion fee.

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Josh_Butterballs t1_iy973r1 wrote

If you live near a store it’s not that hard to get. I’ve gotten a lot of pros for family and friends and just picked up a silver 256 pro yesterday. It just requires you to be diligent and check the website a lot throughout the day. Particularly on weekdays when they get shipments. Keep in mind though that they sometimes only get a dozen units maybe and it can sell fast.

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throwawaygoatpockets OP t1_iy9726v wrote

Those are complicated questions to answer. Usually I live in Ecuador, though I’m currently living in Poland. I had ordered the 14 Pro to ship to my mom’s house in the US and had arranged to have her send it to a FPO (US military base in Poland) because if I buy the same model in Poland it costs over $500 more and if I can find one in Ecuador it will cost nearly double. I change carriers often and always go prepaid because I travel a lot. Yes, it doesn’t seem to be as much of a problem to buy the 14 Pro if you are tying it to one of the big US carriers. I only buy unlocked.

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