Online store today and tomorrow Apple It stops working for a few hours in every country. However, although this sometimes indicates the arrival of new products, do not give up hope this time.

Annual Apple is closing its online store a few hours before Black Friday to prepare for its annual offer of gift cards with the purchase of certain products. At the time of writing, the store has already closed and moved back online in countries like Australia and New Zealand, and the gift card offer is now available there too. There are no other surprises.

Every year around this time we receive a lot of emails from readers reporting store closures, so we hope this helps clear things up ahead of closures in Europe, the US and Canada.

If you missed the previous announcement, Apple It’s offering a free gift card with the purchase of an eligible product in select countries from November 29th to December 2nd. In the US, the value of a gift card ranges from $25 to $200.

Black Friday is one of the few times of the year when Apple offers discounts directly on its products, but better deals are often available through sellers like Amazon; so be sure to check out our Black Friday deals to find out about the latest discounts on iPads. , Macs, AirPods, Apple Watches, accessories and more.