iPad 2 = $399
iPad staff discount = $250
399 - 250 is not $50 the last time I checked....
I knew they should have put the calculator app on the iPad
PLUS 25% off ! Last time i checked you didnt read the article
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Apple Launches Improved Employee Hardware Discount Program for Mac and iPad
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PLUS 25% off ! Last time i checked you didnt read the article
But Apple is really nowhere without their customers.
They're doing the smart move: serve customers first, then serve employees after stock is consistently available.
they're doing what most companies with an employee rebate program and industrial product in tight supply do (e.g. carmakers)! Makes totally sense btw.
Which would equate to $111.75 minus all the discounts. Normal circumstances, the 25% off is on the total price after the $250 employee discount.
Still not $50If they can't buy them...with the discounts at least, how are they stealing them?
I'm not sure why anybody thinks that these employees "deserve" this enhanced discount. Working at the Apple Store is like working any other type of retail. The turnover rate is high, the employees know little about the products, and it's a dead-end job. The only ones, in my opinion, who actually deserve this substantial discount are the Geniuses at the Genius Bar. They're very knowledgeable and helpful (most of the time) and it takes significant training and dedication to get to that point. The "Specialists" on the floor don't know a Core i7 from a Core 2 Duo. In fact, they're so ill-informed that much of the information you receive from them is misleading. Any Mac enthusiast who's been to an Apple Store has experienced this first-hand.
Which would equate to $111.75 minus all the discounts. Normal circumstances, the 25% off is on the total price after the $250 employee discount.
(399*.75)= 299.25
-250=49.25
There you go: it's the discount first, then the $250 credit.
Why is this NEWS WORTHY for us?
I don't get it - this is like posting an internal circulating memorandum - why is this newsworthy? What merit does an employee discount program have on me as a consumer?
Maybe next week we will get to read about the shutdown of the bathrooms in Bldg A...
I don't get it - this is like posting an internal circulating memorandum - why is this newsworthy? What merit does an employee discount program have on me as a consumer?
Maybe next week we will get to read about the shutdown of the bathrooms in Bldg A...
Which would equate to $111.75 minus all the discounts. Normal circumstances, the 25% off is on the total price after the $250 employee discount.
Well if you want to assume thats how they are applying it
If the do it the other way though....
$2199*.75 = $1649.25 - $500 = $1149.25. This is what I was implying in my original post
Most certainly. The Apple Store is the best shopping experience you can have. Sucks when I don't have anything I need to buy. Also sucks that the only places I shop are Apple and Guitar Center.
"Unfortunately for those Apple employees looking to apply the discount to the new Retina MacBook Pro, the model is not included in the program and is not even available through the employee purchasing portal. This is typical for new Apple products, and with supplies remaining tight for consumers it may be some time before availability loosens up enough for Apple to add it to the employee purchasing program."
Thats just lame.
Apple is nowhere without their employees so everything should be included.
Not having enough stock is just BS.
EDIT (because some of you don't understand my point)
I don't mean having low stock is BS. A new product is always low on stock. I mean not including your own employees on new products is BS.
I own a store and would never treat my employees with this capitalistic nonsense. Doesn't Apple earn enough. Tjees!
Apple stand to lose more by unimpressing customers. Apple Employees naturally aren't going to shun apple like the public and press can.
Spoke to a friend and he said Apple hires on personality. They often will hire people who are good communicators despite having little computer knowledge. I agree with this because those who still buy computers at retail aren't the most savvy customers so they really don't know a know-it-all talking over their heads.
Also ...Apple stores are busy. I'd hate to be on my feet all day dealing with a throng of people but that's exactly what they do.
I wanted the "three years is rough" quote too, but that 500(or)250 is every three years, and is new ontop of the 25%, which is every year so not too rough
Well if you want to assume thats how they are applying it
I can vouch for it, it's the discount off, then the $500 (or $250).
"Unfortunately for those Apple employees looking to apply the discount to the new Retina MacBook Pro, the model is not included in the program and is not even available through the employee purchasing portal. This is typical for new Apple products, and with supplies remaining tight for consumers it may be some time before availability loosens up enough for Apple to add it to the employee purchasing program."
Thats just lame.
Apple is nowhere without their employees so everything should be included.
Not having enough stock is just BS.
EDIT (because some of you don't understand my point)
I don't mean having low stock is BS. A new product is always low on stock. I mean not including your own employees on new products is BS.
I own a store and would never treat my employees with this capitalistic nonsense. Doesn't Apple earn enough. Tjees!
It's not capitalistic - it's customer service. IE The chef eats last mentality.
So, you would basically give away the first run of your new flagship product? What will your employees think of you when you shut down permanently with no cashflow?
I think waiting 4 months should be ok, here. (my guess on timing)
When something like the PS3 comes out, retail giants typically block employees from buying at all for the first months. They don't necessarily succeed, but they try. This isn't the same thing.
iPad 2 = $399
iPad staff discount = $250
399 - 250 is not $50 the last time I checked....
I knew they should have put the calculator app on the iPad
399*.75-250=$49.25
I knew the public education system was failing
