What’s hot this holiday season?  The user-friendly iPad Mini tablet.

Full-price, the Apple iPad Mini sells for $329 on Apple.com and at Apple Stores.

How can you an iPad Mini for less than full-price?

Well… you’re not likely to see any retailer (Apple Stores or even… eh hem… Best Buy who has been offering discounts on many Apple products this holiday season) discount this hot, new Apple product.  While the iPad Mini sells for $170 less than the new iPad with Retina Display, getting an iPad Mini for less than $329 is a real possibility when you know how to use discount gift cards like an Apple Store coupon.

How can you create your own Apple Store discount?

Buy Apple Store discount gift cards while they’re in stock at PlasticJungle.com.  Choose from the $75 Apple Store gift cards which cost $71.62 and the $25 Apple Store gift cards marked down to $23.87.  You pay 4.5% less than face value for each gift card.  In turn, when you pay for your iPad Mini with Apple Store discount gift cards you get the newest iPad product for $14.81 less than the ticket price.  You create your own Apple Store sale, discount or coupon (whatever you want to call it) when you buy Apple Store discount gift cards from Plastic Jungle.

Apple Store discount gift cards from Plastic Jungle are a rare way to save on the new iPad Mini.

iPad Mini discounts were not found on Black Friday.  If you’re wondering if this iPad Mini discount price is common, Google away or ask anyone who shopped on Black Friday.  The iPad Mini was one of the items customers were shocked did not have a discounted price on Black Friday.

The iPad Mini does not qualify for special Apple Education pricing.  Sorry folks, if you’re a teacher or a student you can’t buy an iPad Mini from the Apple Education Store for 5% off.

Two color choices.

Pick from black & slate or white & silver.

Free shipping.

Apple Store offers free shipping and engraving on your new iPad Mini.  Check to see if your iPad Mini order can be delivered in time for Christmas.