I want to buy an iPad mini as a gift for someone who doesn't have an email account, how can they get an apple id?

Hi Jetjay,

I'm so happy that at least now you know they'll appreciate such a thoughtful gift! So your idea has not soured. Instead, now they get to have time to anticipate some of the things they might be able to do with the ipad once they have it! And the excitement can build for them!

Still, I only have one thing to reluctantly point out. If they are Seniors you might want to be sure that they'll be able to handle the size of the mini vs. the regular ipad given aging vision.

And regarding the Apple ID where they have to have an email adress, that's more commom than not these days. We've had to change our user name on many things (cable, phone, etc.) to our email address as our ID. So set them up with their own gmail or yahoo or aol or whatever is available to you (you can do it on the ipad) so you'll feel less under Apple's control as you were concerned about last night.

I love the thought of you engraving it, but I don't know about the engraving and resale or having it fixed, but I think Deggie has a good idea to make it more personal if you choose that route.

They'll love your gift and your help setting it up!

Enjoy!