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Apple Card Promo to Offer Free AirPods Pro 3

Starting as early as next week, customers who sign up for an Apple Card at Apple's retail stores in the U.S. will receive $249 cash back when they purchase AirPods Pro 3, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman. The promotion has yet to be officially announced by Apple, so exact terms and conditions are not available at this time.

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AirPods Pro 3 are priced at $249 in the U.S., so customers who sign up for an Apple Card will effectively get free AirPods Pro through this promotion.

Apple Card cash back is known as Daily Cash, so customers would receive the $249 cash back on the same day as they sign up for the card.

As a refresher, the Apple Card launched in 2019, and it remains available in the U.S. only. The credit card can be managed in the iPhone's Wallet app, with color-coded spending summaries. The card has no annual fee, and it offers 2% to 3% cash back on purchases via Apple Pay and 1% back on purchases with the physical card.

Apple Card holders can also open a high-yield savings account.

Currently, the Apple Card is issued by Goldman Sachs, but Apple previously announced that Chase will be taking over the credit card by early 2028.

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Top Rated Comments

1 hour ago at 09:11 am
ugh i already have the card
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1 hour ago at 09:01 am
It's not really free when the bankers are offering it now, is it?
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AppleWes Avatar
10 minutes ago at 10:03 am

So if you cancel your card and re-up you make $250?
If this offer is true I can nearly guarantee existing card holders will not qualify even if they cancel, similar to other large cash back offers CC companies do all the time to attract new customers.

They'll have some type of wording about must not be previous card holder within past 90 days/6 months etc
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1 hour ago at 09:14 am
Wonder if/when they will launch this beyond the USA?
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Return Zero Avatar
1 hour ago at 09:10 am
Can I cancel and sign up again? I’ve been considering app3 anyway haha
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