Hi Guys
I found AirPods 4 on special at Big W.
You can also price beat for via Office Works for an extra 5% off and get them for $175.75
Seems to be the best price at the moment.
Cheers!
Can someone explain why? I thought trumps policies were going to increase the price for us? I have no clue what’s going on anymore
It depends on which country produces/manufactures the goods.
Since US is such a big market, wouldn’t they increase the price for other countries to make up for what they are losing in the US?
@ssa: Well, price increases will reduce consumer demand (especially for consumer discretionary goods, like electronics). China could increase the price of exports to other countries, to make up for the loss of exports to the US, but the result would be worse for China. It would lead to reduced exports to other countries on top of already reduced exports to the US. China's economy is still heavily dependent on exports, so a reduction in demand for Chinese goods from US and the rest of the world at the same time would seriously hit Chinese businesses and workers, leading to high rate of business closures and unemployment. A lot of unemployed people are a recipe for social unrest, something the CCP will not allow to happen. They would much prefer to keep the export workers employed and businesses open, accepting lower prices in countries other than the US to maintain the Chinese export-orientated economy.
@ssa: This is exactly what they would do. There is no way they would let their largest market (or close to that) bear the full brunt, while the rest of the world has cheaper prices for "luxury" tech items.
A number of companies have already started doing this - E.g. Sony with their recent Playstation increases across multiple regions, including Australia.
See: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-31/global-brand-price-hi…
Thanks op, wish we still had the monthly big w 10% everyday rewards code. 😢
Did they work on Apple products?
Don't think so, tried it with an iPad once and it just discounted everything else in my cart
Apple products were not eligible for 10% discount anyway
These don't have Active Noise Cancellation, right?
They do not. AirPods 4 with ANC (and wireless charging + speaker in the case) are $268 from BigW at the moment.
Consider Beats Studio+ for ANC and cross Android/iOS compatibility. They are perfect for gym/exercise. AirPods are so 2017.
Follow this post if you want ANC version.
https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/903784
Best to call OW as more chance they will pricebeat.
Almost $200 earbuds with no ANC is wild
Bought one price beat OW to $175.75, plus bonus 15 times flybuy points for shopping OW (if available to you) which is about $13 worth, down to approx $163.
HODL - with Apple’s low production costs and Trump’s trade “policy” these can only go lower.
Make Apple Great Again!