June 5th 2008: The return of the free iPod?

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Jack Flash

macrumors 65816

Original poster

• May 16, 2008

• #1

For the past two years running, this promotion has begun on June 5th. A call to the 5th Avenue Apple Store at 3 AM yielded a sleepy employee suggesting that it'd be coming back.

Any news on this?

 

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drfp25

macrumors member

• May 16, 2008

• #2

was this promotion for macbooks and imacs?

 

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Jack Flash

macrumors 65816

Original poster

• May 16, 2008

• #3

drfp25 said:

was this promotion for macbooks and imacs?

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I believe it was for any new Mac purchased with a student discount.

 

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bsolomonny

macrumors regular

• May 16, 2008

• #4

I doubt the apple employee has any special info that people on this site don't have. That said, i am pretty sure the back to school buy a mac and get a free ipod promotion will be back.

 

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DCSMAC

macrumors member

• May 17, 2008

• #5

i would say its definitely going to come back, the only question is if you will be able to apply the $150 rebate to the iPhone. hopefully!

 

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darklyt

macrumors regular

• May 17, 2008

• #6

DCSMAC said:

i would say its definitely going to come back, the only question is if you will be able to apply the $150 rebate to the iPhone. hopefully!

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They didn't last year, unfortunately. If AT&T gives a subsidy though, it won't really be necessary.

Wasn't it $200 last year though? I distinctly remember getting my 30gig "Classic" for only $50 after the rebate...

 

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drfp25

macrumors member

• May 17, 2008

• #7

is the promotion usually for an ipod nano?

I am planning on buying an iMac within the next week or so, but not I am wondering whether I should hold off and wait for this promotion (I already have an iPod but I could always sell this one)

 

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5855997

Cancelled

• May 17, 2008

• #8

drfp25 said:

is the promotion usually for an ipod nano?

I am planning on buying an iMac within the next week or so, but not I am wondering whether I should hold off and wait for this promotion (I already have an iPod but I could always sell this one)

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more like "the price of a nano". you can buy any iPod and just get off the price what a nano would cost.

 

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airjuggernaut

macrumors 6502a

• May 17, 2008

• #9

Jack Flash said:

I believe it was for any new Mac purchased with a student discount.

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Every Mac excepts for Mac Mini's and also (for the people who think "new" just means newly purchased) Refubished Macs.

 

joshua_msu

macrumors regular

• May 18, 2008

• #10

With this rebate, will you also get the 100 dollar rebate they are giving on printers now?

 

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illidian

macrumors 6502

• May 18, 2008

• #11

joshua_msu said:

With this rebate, will you also get the 100 dollar rebate they are giving on printers now?

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Most probably.

 

closeupman

macrumors member

• May 18, 2008

• #12

darklyt said:

They didn't last year, unfortunately. If AT&T gives a subsidy though, it won't really be necessary.

Wasn't it $200 last year though? I distinctly remember getting my 30gig "Classic" for only $50 after the rebate...

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Technically yes & no.

It was $200 until they introduced the new gen iNano, which they then priced at $150. So those who didn't act early were SOL, and would have to pony up an additional $50 for the iPod.

 

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Minico88

macrumors newbie

• May 18, 2008

• #13

It will include the Touch but not the Iphone due to ATT rebate. Part of the rebate may include Itunes credits towards downloads.