ByDon

Dear Friends,

I am flying to Vermont for a quick visit and have been rummaging around for winter clothes as I see snow on my webcams up on Prickly Mountain. It will be a quick visit for some meetings and then back to the Keys.

We have been stocking up for the busy holiday season and should have a great selection available at our stores. Emily has come up with some great holiday promotions so we are ready. We have these really cool collectors editions of Star Wars drones and I almost didn’t buy them for the Key West store because drones are basically illegal here because of the proximity to the airport (this is a very small island) but I figured with all the cruise boat visitors they might sell and sure enough Key West is leading in Star Wars drone sales.

It seems like everyone is getting their iPhone X before Emily and I. We were so on top of getting them ordered first thing but we are still looking at early December delivery. Even Hapy who ordered after us is getting his before we do. I already have some cases and I am anxious to see how face recognition works.

This week’s Kibbles & Bytes exclusive features the iPad Pro 10.5-inch 256GB unit in Rose Gold. We are bundling it this week with an Apple Pencil and AppleCare+. AppleCare+ extends your 1-year warranty to 2-years, adds 2 years of Apple Technical support and subject to a deductible covers two incidents of accidental damage. This package of the brand new iPad Pro 10.5-inch with Apple Pencil and AppleCare+ is $50 off at $947.99!

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    It should be an interesting journey back to the north country this weekend but I love Vermont so it will be good to be back and knowing that I will soon return to the land of sunshine should help to keep me warm!

    Thank you for reading this issue of Kibbles & Bytes!

    Your Kibbles & Bytes Team,

    Don & Emily