GZanta77
(fka: uksaint)
- Joined
- Mar 25, 2018
Looking to buy an Apple watch and hoping you all have some information and advice.
First: are there any Chase cards that have PYB (or something similar?) for Apple purchases? I seem to recall that there was some such thing a while ago but maybe it was a time-limited offer.
Second: Assuming I can't use UR points in a way that makes sense, are there any cards that would be especially advantageous to use for an Apple purchase?
Third: Buy from Apple directly or some place like Best Buy?
Finally: If you have an Apple watch, how do you like it? The purchase is for a family member who wants to use it for health tracking things.
Chase occasionally runs a promotion to redeem URs for apple products at 1.25x or 1.5x on the sapphire cards, but only a couple times a year.
Where you buy might depend on the level of customization required - if your family member wants a specific watch/strap combo that is non-standard then you need to buy from Apple. If they would be happy with one of the standard watches, then I'd suggest looking at Costco.
Bear in mind the Apple Watch 9 should be announced in September which should lead to some deals on the 8. Target just cleared out their 7s a couple weeks ago, but maybe some deals around on that somewhere.