Your cash is not good enough for apple

The Apple store does not accept cash for ipads or iphones

    Apple's iPad purchase policy states the company only takes two forms of plastic that Campbell doesn't have: credit or debit cards. In other words, dollars won't work, neither will gift cards:

        "iPad purchases are limited to 2 per customer and must be purchased with a Credit Card or Debit Card only."

    Apple's iPhone payment policies are similar:

        "iPhone purchases are limited to five iPhones per customer and must be purchased with a Credit Card, Debit Card or Gift Card."

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