I just purchased an iPhone (full price, unlocked, not associated with my carrier) and will be reimbursed by my job for it. The iPhone arrived today but I haven’t even opened the UPS box and am a bit buried in work so am in no rush to do so. I realize that Black Friday is coming up, and Apple sometimes has gift card promos. If that happens again this year, can I return and repurchase my exact same iPhone solely for the purpose of getting the gift card? Obviously this would be within the regular return window, which I believe is 14 days. And like I said, I haven’t even opened it. I know iPhones are usually in their own separate category (at least they were a long time), which is why I write this post to understand what is or isn’t possible.
I also bought AppleCare+ with the purchase. In retrospect I wish I did it separately, so that I could get 2% cash back with Rakuten and/or 3% cash back with the Apple Card (the card I use for work purchases is not an Apple Card and I prefer to put work purchases exclusively on it and keep things separate, but since I already got myself in this predicament, I’m open to shuffling things around however I have to if it helps earn a few bucks).
Just curious how all of this works and if it’s a huge headache for the staff or quite straightforward. And if it’s doable, is there anything I need to avoid in the meantime, like opening or activating the phone. Thanks for your help!
