I wasn’t planning on it, but at couldn’t pass up The veteran’s discount from Apple, on the purchase of a new iPhone.
My iPhone 6 is slowing down again, to the point where I have to wait seconds for it to respond. It lasted me 3.5 years of good service though. I partially credit this to the Otterbox case though.
Having checked Gazelle, they would only pay me $75 for my 64GB. iPhone 6. Apple will credit me $150 for it, once they receive it and evaluate it.
There is a bit of deception from Apple, on the trade in though. They give you credit towards a future purpose at the Apple Store. I don’t like this because I try to buy all of my Apple gear from other retailers such as Target, Amazon, B&H or OWC. I’d much rather have credit at the App store. Damn Apple for not giving people that option.
For some reason, the purchase of my phone stipulates that they will credit the original purchasing source (in my case, my credit card), once they receive my iPhone 6. That’s a better choice than the Apple store.
So, I’ve bought a Blue 256 GB XR, with Apple Care+ (also discounted).
Let it be known that Apple now only offers Apple Care for 2 years instead of 3, it’s more expensive, and subject to deductibles on each incident.