Roughly two weeks after the debut of a new Apple retail store in Madrid, Apple is preparing to open another store in Spain. As noted by ifoAppleStore, Apple has officially announced that the grand opening of its Nueva Condomina store in Murcia will take place on Saturday, May 12.
The seventh Apple retail store in Spain will open this Saturday inside the Nueva Condomina shopping mall in the southern city of Murcia. The store fills in coverage along the Mediterranean coast of the country between existing stores in Valencia and Marbella.
The report notes that Apple is expected to open four more stores in Spain over the next year, marking a substantial expansion of the company's presence in the country.
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Actually I think that by checking the ID you have more security ;) Anyhow, I agree that it might be annoying. I find myself annoyed since I live in Sweden, and everything I need is the card and my PIN number. But this is also a matter of national policy, and I think that regardless of the new legislation (which says that for debit cards the PIN number will be preferred over the signatura, while for credit cards, the only valid thing is the signature), the merchant still has the right to ask for the ID because if it there is a problem... that merchant will have to pay the loss. But again, little by little, I think that when you pay with debit cards, more merchants avoid asking for the ID (specially in big stores)
And what they do it is totally correct because, afaik it is not a valid id medium. If I remember correctly, if the ID is not mandatory and/or valid for travalling, then it is not valid. If you want to know which ones are likely to be accepted, have a look at PRADO (http://prado.consilium.europa.eu/en/homeindex.html).
As an example, I use my DNI in Sweden every time I am asked for an ID, and I have no trouble.
There are two forms of invoices in Spain, one without any detail of the buyer, and another with all details, you got the latter one (of course if you get issued the former one, you can always ask for the latter). The latter one is usually issued when you get a service (repair) or some purchase of something 'big' (car, fridge... house :). They don't really need to prove that they sold it to you, it is actually for your own good (they will give the VAT you are paying anyways to the tax office regardless of the invoicing mode); but in any case, those details don't usually matter (unless it is a house or something like that).
Next time... tell them, I don't they will care much (but let's say that in the future you lose your invoice, and they would be the only ones to give you a copy, that, without those details they wouldn't be able to... so it's up to you).
I think there is an idea of an EU-ID, but I doubt it will ever happen, too many countries are against that (look at UK... you had it, and then you got rid off it).
About the latter comment, I won't say much because it denotes (in my humble opinion) some xenophobia.
Check the link about the requirements for the corresponding card ;)
Like every other country in the EU, including UK. All countries pay and get back; some get back more than what they pay (but I think Spain is past that, now it is paying more than what it gets back).
There was one... but thanks to the (mistakenly) territorial system, Spain has these regions... and the 'competences' (I don't think this is the right word... but I cannot think of anything better right now) were transferred to the regional governments. But besides that, there is a national framework taking care that the quality is the same among all regions.
But again, each country decides this. Sweden has regional health systems too, and it is not any better or worst than Spanish one. It is the way it is.
I agree and finally, with the new decrees from the government there will be one unique medical record, for once and for all (and that includes one medical card).
Each law enforcement is in charge of something different. You might think they do the same things, but they do not. And I presume they have their own databases, but these are seamlessly connected (when it is about security and money, both the polices and the tax, social security, etc have a great collaboration...)
Well... the 'Policía' is a civil law enforcement, while the 'Guardia Civil' is a militar one... that might be tricky although it is aimed in the future.
Just some notes, and I'm done because this is not the place to do this. This is a forum to talk about mac... rumors!
And yes... I'm excited about the effort of Apple in Spain, which means that Apple believes in Spain in the medium-long term; which also means that I will be able to eventually go back to Spain and live there ;) with my mac bought right at the closest Apple Store (what about the rumours of the Apple Store in Valladolid... at the mall opened recently with IKEA?)
I must be one of those who came here with the promise of living the dream in the sun with a relaxed pace of life. We specifically asked the bank to keep out money in a savings account. Instead the charge us for using them, transferring money and we didn't get paid interest on hundreds of thousands of euros. You promised a quality house but when we point out the defects, we are told "oh no, thats rustic.". We build up your country and what do we get in return? How can you call us the richer part of Europe when your town halls are building new multi million (11000000) 5 story office complexes for the mayor to sit in? The public enter and get told to use the side door. Do not blame others for your own mess.
Yes, Spain always wants to take your money, thats the easy part. You couldn't have been paying attention when I said that the UK only favors the outsiders. The fact that I still legally own my assets. Always thinking about yourself. How nothing is ever your fault and rely on everybody else. Wanting all of the glory. La vida facil. It is true what the students say: He aprobado. Me ha suspendido.
Im only telling it like it is. You as a foreigner can go to any british point of entry and say that you have no home and if you go back they will kill you. Next they give you free shelter. With that address you get given a free national insurance number. With that number you get free healthcare. With that free number you can apply for tens of thousands of pounds worth of grants and benefits. Anything and everything from free transport, free education, free meals, free recreational activities, free accommodation, and a whole lot more as well.
All the tax payers in the UK will pay for you, and it didn't cost you anything. So now you can either live conformably and send the rest of your free money back to your home land or invite your family over so they can get a free life as well. Meanwhile the British person who has paid national insurance all his life has to fight for what is his if he falls upon hard times.
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I would love to leave, but you have taken all my money and my house won't sell so I can go back. Please buy all of my Spanish assets from me for a price I can get setup back on home ground. Didn't think that you would, so in effect you are stuck with me - the lest you could do is to make my life easier now you have trapped me here!