A recent Twitter post has shown that if you can nab a cheap round-trip flight to Alberta, you can take the vacation and still get the iPad at a discount compared to some other provinces.
Apple commentator @BasicAppleGuy shared his calculations online, which included a hard-to-get $330 flight, and still came out ahead, saving $114 on the top-of-the-line iPad Pro with its major accessories.
In Canada, for a fully spec'd iPad Pro (13" | 2TB | Nano-texture | Cellular) & all accessories (Pencil Pro + Keyboard + AC), it would be cheaper to fly from Montreal to Alberta b/c of the lower taxation.
🏙️ Calgary: $4,679
✈️ Flight: $330
🌆 Montreal: $5,123
💰 Savings: $114 pic.twitter.com/QfBcEBQfhG— Basic Apple Guy (@BasicAppleGuy) May 7, 2024
Obviously, we don’t actually recommend anyone buy their iPad this way, but if you were already planning a summer vacation to the Rockies, maybe it would be worth waiting to get your iPad.
It’s also worth pointing out that the price discrepancy is so large because Alberta has less sales tax than Quebec. This means that the price difference increases with more expensive iPad packages. If you were just buying a base model iPad Pro, the price difference in Quebec and Alberta is only $140.
Source: BasicAppleGuy
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