‘RED FRIDAY’ – The Non-Communist Version: Discount-Crazed Shoppers Rush China’s Apple Stores for Wonderful Capitalist Goodies
Posted: January 14, 2014 Filed under: Asia, China, Science & Technology | Tags: Apple, China Mobile, Hong Kong, iPad, iPhone, IPod, Philip Elmer-DeWitt, Red Friday, South Korea Leave a comment
Photo: Jason Y. Ng
“It’s like a refuge camp!” wrote Jason Ng, who tweeted this photo from Hong Kong
FORTUNE — Philip Elmer-DeWitt reports: No, these aren’t customers lining up for the launch of the iPhone at China Mobile (CHL). That event is scheduled for Jan. 17, a week from now.
These are shoppers at Apple’s (AAPL) Hong Kong store drawn by the discounts the company is offering for its second-annual Asian Red Friday sale.
This year, eligible countries include China, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan and Thailand. Previous years have seen modest price cuts on select Macs, iPads, iPods and various Apple-made accessories.
Thanks @jasonyng for the photo.
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