🇨🇳 繁體中文版： ｜ English translation of our original Chinese review.
Hey everyone, it’s me, Rational Travel, a travel blogger who doesn’t do sponsored content and only tells the truth. It’s that time of year again—the annual “kidney function test,” if you know what I mean—Apple’s fall event. When iPhone 17 prices drop, the world splits into two types of people: those scheming how to get it home smart, and those ready to swipe their cards with their eyes shut.
Don’t you sometimes think that dropping three to four grand on a phone is criminal if you’re not squeezing some benefit out of it? Today, Rational Travel is going to dissect every credit card on the market and tell you exactly which one to swipe when buying iPhone 17, so you can save money and sleep soundly at night.
Same old story—before we dive in, let me introduce myself real quick, since not everyone knows who I am.
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