mashable.com
The Apple Store’s 2025 Black Friday/Cyber Monday event offers gift cards (up to $250) with eligible purchases, but other retailers often have better cash discounts on Apple products like AirPods and MacBooks. Newer devices are usually excluded from Apple’s promotion, making third-party retailers the only place to get any sort of discount on them. The article highlights five specific Apple Store deals where the gift card offer is preferable to other retailers’ discounts, including AirPods Pro 3, Apple TV 4k (3rd gen), HomePod (2nd gen), Beats Studio Buds +, and M3 iPad Air’s Magic Keyboard, Finally, it suggests buying Apple gift cards from Target beforehand to receive a bonus Target voucher for extra savings.
