Christmas promotions?

mrpaperknife said:

I was wondering if anyone might have any ideas about christmas promotions Apple might have up their sleeves? I bought my first mac in april 04 and havn't been aroung long enough to know if Apple does christmas promotions the same way all the other computer companies do.

What kind of promotions has Apple done in the past? I did see the $200 mail-in rebate on purchase of an ibook and an ipod for the education crowd earlier this year. Any chance of a similar offer?

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I think we should see something this month if they are going to do stuff. Obvious guess is iPod promos, and maybe run outs on software they will be superceding in January

Well, according to ThinkSecret (http://www.thinksecret.com/news/0411brieflyretail.html), Apple expects to sell a LOT of iPods this holiday quarter (4 million!), and "a Christmas push the likes of which we've never seen is coming," regarding iPod promotions.

I, for one, am hoping that ThinkSecret is right - I may finally get to spring for a new 20GB iPod and a dual 1.8 G5!

ThinkSecret said there would be iPod promos, which means it is probably true (ThinkSecret is seldom wrong)... but I have a hard time believing it, Apple is going to have a hard time keeping up with demand.

I'm not sure what they will do for Christmas. An iPod promotion would not encourage me in any way. I'm looking forward to the Tiger release party, the last two times it has been a 10% discount on a CPU and your other purchases. A 10% discount at Christmas would be awesome.

2004 Christmas Promos

If Apple is going to do a 10% on all purchases or something similar, when do they usually do it? I'm thinking the day after Thanksgiving or something? Anyone know? If so, I'll wait to buy!

I hope I get discounts if I get my PB

If Apple does do a Christmas promotion, around when would it be introduced? An iPod promotion is exactly what I'm waiting for since I want to buy an iMac and an iPod together.

Apple doesn't usually do alot of Christmas promotions, other than what they do the Friday after Thanksgiving. There may be something more, but I wouldn't expect much.

Apple does usually have a price break and related promotions traditionally at MWSF (MacWorld San Francisco), which is usually about 2 weeks after the holidays. That is when they will announce new products, both hardware and software. And with the new products come the price breaks.

So, essentially, Christmas at Apple comes the 2nd week of January at their big shindig in SF.

Hope that helps your decisions!

dferigmu said:

If Apple does do a Christmas promotion, around when would it be introduced? An iPod promotion is exactly what I'm waiting for since I want to buy an iMac and an iPod together.

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You just missed the one-day iMac/iPod sale yesterday. I'm going to say that IF they did it, it would have to be SOON because they need to be SHIPPED in time to GET THERE before Christmas.

StarbucksSam said:

You just missed the one-day iMac/iPod sale yesterday. I'm going to say that IF they did it, it would have to be SOON because they need to be SHIPPED in time to GET THERE before Christmas.

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I didn't miss it. I was at the Apple Store and asked if I could combine those savings with an education discount. The answer was no so I didn't buy anything. The education discount is slightly better than the sales last Friday.

dferigmu said:

I didn't miss it. I was at the Apple Store and asked if I could combine those savings with an education discount. The answer was no so I didn't buy anything. The education discount is slightly better than the sales last Friday.

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All except for the AirPort Express, of which I am now the proud owner of

StarbucksSam said:

I'm going to say that IF they did it, it would have to be SOON because they need to be SHIPPED in time to GET THERE before Christmas.

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Spot on, I fully agree. If Apple does have something in mind they are most likely going to debut it quite soon because they would have to start shipping products yesterday to make sure all the products have ample time to get to their destinations.