More like sucks for the store staff that have to deal with the pissed off customers that feel they are entitled to that free ipod touch or something of equal value and that Apple can't stop doing the promo that way now that they started it.
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Apple Launches 2011 Back to School Promotion
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More like sucks for the store staff that have to deal with the pissed off customers that feel they are entitled to that free ipod touch or something of equal value and that Apple can't stop doing the promo that way now that they started it.
Why would anyone order from Apple and not Amazon with this lame giveaway? I don't get it. The fact that Amazon doesn't charge sales tax more than makes up for it. I guess if you wanted to customize it from the Apple store...but still.
Not really, B&H doesn't sell the MBP with the high res anti-glare screen which is a $129 (with student discount, $150 otherwise) BTO option. So if we add that you get $2258.65 as your total.
Also whether it is tax free depends on what state he is in. If he lives in NY it is not because B&H is located there. And most other states collect "use" taxes which is supposed to include internet purchases. They have no way of telling what you bought on the internet so most people just don't pay them.
Still probably cheaper on B&H, but then you don't get the computer you are trying to buy...which you should when spending over two thousand dollars.
Very Typical...
Apple's Mouthpiece Does It Again...
"To the dismay of much of the class of 2011, Apple has dropped the popular loss leader in the promotion that launched Thursday on its online store. Instead, it offers the usual 10% discount on a Mac and a $100 gift card that can be used at the Mac App Store, the iOS App Store, the iTunes Store or Apple's iBookstore. Heavily promoted: Apple's iWork software suite -- Pages, Numbers and Keynote.
Too bad the $100 can't be used for Microsoft (MSFT) Office, which for better or worse is still the standard at most colleges and universities."
Apple hypocrisy at it's finest once again. It's like parents giving their kid money with strings attached.
Uncle Steve gives one hundred bucks but the says you can only use it if you spend it on his products.
What an ASS!
http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2011/06...rtunebrainstormtech+(Fortune+Brainstorm+Tech)
Apple's Mouthpiece Does It Again...
"To the dismay of much of the class of 2011, Apple has dropped the popular loss leader in the promotion that launched Thursday on its online store. Instead, it offers the usual 10% discount on a Mac and a $100 gift card that can be used at the Mac App Store, the iOS App Store, the iTunes Store or Apple's iBookstore. Heavily promoted: Apple's iWork software suite -- Pages, Numbers and Keynote.
Too bad the $100 can't be used for Microsoft (MSFT) Office, which for better or worse is still the standard at most colleges and universities."
Apple hypocrisy at it's finest once again. It's like parents giving their kid money with strings attached.
Uncle Steve gives one hundred bucks but the says you can only use it if you spend it on his products.
What an ASS!
http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2011/06...rtunebrainstormtech+(Fortune+Brainstorm+Tech)
I see people are claiming that students shouldn't be disappointed, as Apple is still giving them something extra which they should be grateful for. I suppose they should grateful... but a $100 voucher is absolutely nothing compared to a $250 iPod Touch that Apple has given out in previous years. It's disappointing to those who were anticipating the same iPod that previous students have received, and it ESPECIALLY hurts when Microsoft has stepped UP their game by giving out a free Xbox 360 with their computers.
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Going with a friend today to buy a new MacBook. He just graduated from homeschool and will be attending a local community college in the Fall. Will he need to show a student ID or something (which he does not have yet) to get the gift card?
Going with a friend today to buy a new MacBook. He just graduated from homeschool and will be attending a local community college in the Fall. Will he need to show a student ID or something (which he does not have yet) to get the gift card?
Dropping this promo doesn't equal a lack of new anything
it could be (one or several)
1. Apple just decided to mix things up a bit and push the App Store etc
2 Apple decided they don't need the gimmick to sell their computers
3. Apple is tired of seeing the ipods on ebay etc
4. they don't have the massive stock due to the Japan earthquake shutting down factories that make needed parts
Bought my MBP yesterday from BB and found the ctrl key is loose and pops up. annoying! Returning it today and the sales associate told me that they are not sure yet if corporate is going to give them the green light to match the BTS promo. I told him that it will be the difference of me returning and going to Apple store or exchanging with the $100. Just thought I'd share.
We might get a larger %age discount off the UK RRP compared to US students off the US RRP, but it our discounted price costs us more than the US RRP, which is a right rip off.
So i bought my Macbook Pro last evening (couldn't wait anymore and turns out all i had to do was wait 12 more hours lol)....
I've been reading the forums and I guess i can return it and then rebuy it to get the gift card?
Are they gonna make me lug my macbook and printer in there that i bought or do you think i can just bring in my receipt?
I've been reading the forums and I guess i can return it and then rebuy it to get the gift card?
Are they gonna make me lug my macbook and printer in there that i bought or do you think i can just bring in my receipt?
i dont understand why your point is even an issue, for $70 of the promotional $$ to head to artists, songwriters, book writers, app developers or more... is a non-issue to me.
the bigger issue is that Apple chose to decrease their promotion from years prior. instead of a value of up to $200, Apple is giving consumers a much cheaper add on. it essentially only costs them $70 to third parties. Maybe an ipod only cost them a similar amount to make and ship, i dont know.
but to consumers when Microsoft is giving away xbox 360's worth $200, a $100 app / itunes store credit isn't worth as much.
I think this should have been a $200 card... Glad I didn't wait. Bought mine 3 or so weeks ago and got a much better deal than this is. Better luck next time to those who waited! 
Being one of many who were waiting for the BTS 2011 promotion to feauture the free iPod I can go some way in empathising with those who are disappointed. What I can't abide is this sense of entitlement and resentment many posters are demonstrating in response to this years BTS promotion. Sure, a free iPod would have been nice but at no point did Apple promise this - our waiting game was based purely on looking at what had gone before. It was also our choice to hold out for the deal so consider it a gamble that didn't quite pay the dividend you hoped for but hey, you still win as you pick up a £65.00 / $100 voucher, along with a discounted price on your computer, a huge discount on Applecare (good for resale value) and a free printer (US only).
I mean, really - what's it coming to when individuals bemoan being given free stuff - be grateful you have enough money to buy these luxury electronic goods and get some perspective.
I mean, really - what's it coming to when individuals bemoan being given free stuff - be grateful you have enough money to buy these luxury electronic goods and get some perspective.
I've also been waiting for so long for the BTS-action to kick in and now I have finally ordered my iMac. I was really looking forward to get a free iPod classic, so I could give my touch to my mother. So she is actually more disappointed then me.
Nevertheless I am glad I waited, because free is free.
Nevertheless I am glad I waited, because free is free.
The "future of our country"? A bit hyperbolic, no?
It's still a better deal than nothing, of course, but it sucks a bit for those people who were waiting out for months till the promo dropped.
Bad promo losing faithful customers
After more than 30 years of using exclusively Apple products and raising my family on them, we will have to be buying 3 pcs (yecch) instead of the 3 macbook pros we had been intending to buy when Apple did its normal ipod promo. We do not need or want anything form the app store so this promo is useless to us and the competition's back to school offer is just too great. If only we could use the $100 coupon towards ipods, Apple would not be losing 3 good lifetime customers. More actually, because we all like to be compatible on our platforms and the rest of us will be migrating eventually too.
After more than 30 years of using exclusively Apple products and raising my family on them, we will have to be buying 3 pcs (yecch) instead of the 3 macbook pros we had been intending to buy when Apple did its normal ipod promo. We do not need or want anything form the app store so this promo is useless to us and the competition's back to school offer is just too great. If only we could use the $100 coupon towards ipods, Apple would not be losing 3 good lifetime customers. More actually, because we all like to be compatible on our platforms and the rest of us will be migrating eventually too.
So after all these years of being such a loyal Apple user you'll now switch everyone over to Windows on the strength of this promotion not being to your liking. Yeah of course you will and if you really are then four words for you.....
Good luck with that.