{"id":46400,"date":"2021-11-15T19:28:50","date_gmt":"2021-11-15T11:28:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/?p=46400"},"modified":"2021-11-15T19:28:52","modified_gmt":"2021-11-15T11:28:52","slug":"power-mac-center-rolls-out-enhanced-contactless-shopping","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/2021\/11\/15\/power-mac-center-rolls-out-enhanced-contactless-shopping\/","title":{"rendered":"Power Mac Center rolls out Enhanced Contactless Shopping"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Christmas cheer is in the air, and with restrictions gradually easing, it\u2019s the perfect time to get some holiday shopping done. For those not too keen to go out yet,\u00a0premier Apple partner Power Mac Center has rolled out\u00a0Enhanced Contactless Shopping\u00a0or\u00a0EC Shopping, offering Apple patrons from all over the country safe and convenient contactless ways to get their hands on their dream Apple products.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOur EC Shopping options are a testament of how we value the ways we deliver the complete Apple experience to Filipinos, not just during the holiday rush but year-round. Customer service has been the core of what we do at Power Mac Center, and it\u2019s important for us to give our patrons the safest and most convenient ways of accessing Apple devices and repairs, especially now that most of us are relying on our gadgets for our day-to-day productivity and creativity,\u201d said\u00a0Joey Alvarez, PMC Director for Marketing, Product Management, and Space Planning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With EC Shopping, customers may avail Apple devices via\u00a0call-to-order\u00a0to check the availability of the products first by calling their preferred store nationwide, then paying in-store or online. There\u2019s also the\u00a0call-to-deliver\u00a0option for door-to-door deliveries and the\u00a0curbside pick-up\u00a0option where customers may receive their purchases at a designated area in participating malls, without the need to drop by the store.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ever-ready to serve Filipinos with their Apple needs, Power Mac Center\u2019s\u00a0online stores\u00a0are also operational and accessible regardless of the quarantine status in different areas of the country. Customers may purchase devices and accessories either through the Web Store at &lt;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/powermaccenter.com\/\">powermaccenter.com<\/a>> or via the official The Loop Stores on Shopee &lt;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3kbHzIA\">https:\/\/bit.ly\/3kbHzIA<\/a>> and Lazada &lt;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/31GQHP6\">https:\/\/bit.ly\/31GQHP6<\/a>>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Another way is through Power Mac Center\u2019s official Viber store &lt;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/iksi.link\/pmc\">iksi.link\/pmc<\/a>&gt; which as of writing, serves more than 46,500 subscribers. It has a chatbot that will guide customers in their shopping journey and assist them in browsing through Apple offerings, locating branches, inquiring about repair services and training, and its enterprise and education solutions. Apart from the Viber Store, Power Mac Center also has a 62,000-strong Viber community where members get daily updates on products, deals, and discounts, especially with Christmas just around the corner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Power Mac Center\u2019s Apple offerings and other premium gadgets are also available via its third-party partners, including the SM Malls Online App for customers near The Annex at SM City North EDSA, SM Megamall, and SM Mall of Asia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>On-demand technical services<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Giving customers more means to leverage Power Mac Center as a certified Apple Premium Service Provider, EC Shopping also has the\u00a0mail-in and mail-out\u00a0options enabling customers all over the Philippines to send their device needing repair to any Power Mac Center Service Center via a third-party courier. Apple Certified Technicians will fix them in the fastest and most secure way possible, allowing customers to have their concerns addressed even without leaving the comforts of their homes. Once repaired, customers may book a courier to claim their device on their behalf and deliver it to their doorstep.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To avail of this offer, customers may contact the customer care hotline at (02) 8725-4762 from 8 AM to 5 PM (Monday to Saturday), or send an email to &lt;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"mailto:mailinservice@powermaccenter.com\">mailinservice@powermaccenter.com<\/a>&gt;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For a seamless experience, Power Mac Center accepts electronic payments on all product and service transactions. These include debit and credit card, bank transfer, WeChat, Alipay, PayMaya, and GCash, to name a few.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For those not too keen to go out yet,\u00a0premier Apple partner Power Mac Center has rolled out\u00a0Enhanced Contactless Shopping\u00a0or\u00a0EC Shopping, offering Apple patrons from all over the country safe and convenient contactless ways to get their hands on their dream Apple products.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":46401,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[745,96,2727,1656],"class_list":["post-46400","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-headlines","tag-power-mac-center","tag-technology","tag-technology-adaption","tag-technology-investment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46400","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=46400"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46400\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/46401"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46400"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=46400"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=46400"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}