Apple higher education discount info

Yougotcarved · Dec 14, 2012, 04:55 PM

Hey all so I just chatted to an Apple rep, not sure if this is common knowledge or not but apparently its perfectly legal to use somebody elses student discount!

The catch is that you can only buy 1 desktop and 1 laptop per academic year. But really thats not too much of a problem any of the students I know dont buy that many apple products per year.

So basically you can save loads of money if you just find a student willing to give you their discount! And its perfectly legal, you save a ton of cash, up to 15%!

You could even offer the student 50 quid or something youd still save hundreds!

ashleypenny · Dec 14, 2012, 04:58 PM

I think many people know this as often use friends etc. mine is shipping to me direct but used a friends discount

EPiCDiNGO · Dec 14, 2012, 04:59 PM

I am not a student and always order from here http://store.apple.com/uk_edu_500066.../home/shop_mac

You do not have to provide any information about being a student or anything and u also get the 3 year warranty instead of standard 1 year

jkautosports · Dec 14, 2012, 05:00 PM

I go to school but mine didn't ask me to verify anything

Yougotcarved · Dec 14, 2012, 05:01 PM

Haha ok cool, yeah thought I'd risk looking a fool if everyone knew this but worth the risk if someone can save a few hundred quid!

Westacular · Dec 14, 2012, 05:19 PM

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Originally Posted by EPiCDiNGO

u also get the 3 year warranty instead of standard 1 year

... Oh, wow, it looks like in the UK you really do. Didn't believe you until I checked for myself.

In Canada the edu store only gives the normal 1-year warranty (although AppleCare is offered at a discounted price).

ashleypenny · Dec 14, 2012, 05:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by EPiCDiNGO

I am not a student and always order from here http://store.apple.com/uk_edu_500066.../home/shop_mac

You do not have to provide any information about being a student or anything and u also get the 3 year warranty instead of standard 1 year

I think the standard edu discount is about 5-6%
- it's worth finding someone at uni as He discount is about 13%. I got high end 27" with top CPU & GPU as well as Magic Trackpad and paid 1796, think would be about 2100 otherwise.

doobybiggs · Dec 14, 2012, 05:43 PM

I thought it was only $100 off? I did not know they gave a % off?

Yougotcarved · Dec 14, 2012, 05:46 PM

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Originally Posted by doobybiggs

I thought it was only $100 off? I did not know they gave a % off?

Nah its a % though its a bit more complicated, BTO options have different discounts depending on which uni etc.

Put it in perspective, the BTO option I want normally is £3019, but with my relatives discount from a typical UK uni it goes down to £2700!!

EPiCDiNGO · Dec 14, 2012, 05:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ashleypenny

I think the standard edu discount is about 5-6%
- it's worth finding someone at uni as He discount is about 13%. I got high end 27" with top CPU & GPU as well as Magic Trackpad and paid 1796, think would be about 2100 otherwise.

I dont know I got a big discount from that link the price i paid was
£1,495.20 incl. VAT for the "27 iMac with Fusion 1TB when the price from the standard store would have been £1,699.01 incl. VAT

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Add on the extra 2 year warranty and its a big saving

Yougotcarved · Dec 14, 2012, 05:55 PM

Why the heck does apple happily let you do this? I literally asked the rep "can I give my cousin the money to buy my iMac" and they said SUUURE ITS FINE

Arent they losing so much money because of this?!

reclusive46 · Dec 14, 2012, 06:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Yougotcarved

Why the heck does apple happily let you do this? I literally asked the rep "can I give my cousin the money to buy my iMac" and they said SUUURE ITS FINE

Arent they losing so much money because of this?!

They don't pay for it. They get the money back basically from the government. (Or it just comes out of their taxes they have to pay)

Yougotcarved · Dec 14, 2012, 06:20 PM

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Originally Posted by reclusive46

They don't pay for it. They get the money back basically from the government. (Or it just comes out of their taxes they have to pay)

Damn...so is it immoral to use someone elses discount?

chrfr · Dec 14, 2012, 06:58 PM

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Originally Posted by reclusive46

They don't pay for it. They get the money back basically from the government. (Or it just comes out of their taxes they have to pay)

They just take a lower margin on educational buyers. The number of computers any one person can buy per year is limited. Government has nothing to do with it.

steveOooo · Dec 14, 2012, 07:07 PM

Works out at 18% if you buy from the refurb store (13-15%) and through quidco (3%) - http://www.quidco.com/user/382726/

Obviously if you don't mind waiting for the mac you want to pop up etc...

Yougotcarved · Dec 14, 2012, 07:12 PM

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Originally Posted by steveOooo

Works out at 18% if you buy from the refurb store (13-15%) and through quidco (3%) - http://www.quidco.com/user/382726/

Obviously if you don't mind waiting for the mac you want to pop up etc...

Quidco says you cant get cashback for iMacs

Kiole · Dec 14, 2012, 07:22 PM

I bought two 27inch iMacs with the education discount at one time and had no issues. Your only supposed to get one a year but they shipped them both no issues.

steveOooo · Dec 14, 2012, 08:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Yougotcarved

Quidco says you cant get cashback for iMacs

Yep the 'new' iMac at full price - this will probably change once its been out for a while. You can get the previous model imac- a bargain in the refurb + quidco cashback works for the refurb store (but not nus extra)

It's usually all macs etc... I always buy apple refurb or off eBay

Yougotcarved · Dec 14, 2012, 08:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ashleypenny

I think many people know this as often use friends etc. mine is shipping to me direct but used a friends discount

How does it work? Can you pay or did your friend pay and you give him the money?

Gelite55 · Dec 14, 2012, 08:14 PM

Yeah it doesn't ask you for verification. In the store a employee might ask you for your school ID.

EPiCDiNGO · Dec 14, 2012, 09:29 PM

I love the discount from Apple from the educational store and it just goes to show how great Apple are for allowing this for people

ashleypenny · Dec 15, 2012, 05:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Yougotcarved

How does it work? Can you pay or did your friend pay and you give him the money?

I gave my friend the money but its shipping to me

Note that in store you don't get 3 year warranty so best to do online

mlamb64150 · Dec 15, 2012, 05:30 AM

I purchased my MBP 17 late 2009 with Higher EDU discount. I needed to only provide the name of a student and where they studied.

Awesome

Chris Blount · Dec 15, 2012, 06:42 AM

I'm retired military and always get the government discount. Apple has never checked either. Student/military or not, it's a great way to save money. The worst thing that will happen is that they will simply charge your credit card the extra amount if you can't prove anything.

CapnJackGig · Dec 15, 2012, 10:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Yougotcarved

Why the heck does apple happily let you do this? I literally asked the rep "can I give my cousin the money to buy my iMac" and they said SUUURE ITS FINE

Arent they losing so much money because of this?!

They write it off, as well as the fact that they're already overcharging you by over 100 percent. They're not losing anything.

Dec 14, 2012, 04:55 PM	#1
Yougotcarved macrumors regular Join Date: Dec 2012	Apple higher education discount info Hey all so I just chatted to an Apple rep, not sure if this is common knowledge or not but apparently its perfectly legal to use somebody elses student discount! The catch is that you can only buy 1 desktop and 1 laptop per academic year. But really thats not too much of a problem any of the students I know dont buy that many apple products per year. So basically you can save loads of money if you just find a student willing to give you their discount! And its perfectly legal, you save a ton of cash, up to 15%! You could even offer the student 50 quid or something youd still save hundreds!
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Dec 14, 2012, 04:59 PM	#3
EPiCDiNGO macrumors member Join Date: Sep 2012	I am not a student and always order from here http://store.apple.com/uk_edu_500066.../home/shop_mac You do not have to provide any information about being a student or anything and u also get the 3 year warranty instead of standard 1 year __________________ 2010 Macbook Pro i5 2.4GHz 8GB ram 256 SSD iPhone 4 Black 32GB iPad 2 32GB Black Soon to buy 2012 27" iMac
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Dec 14, 2012, 09:29 PM	#21
EPiCDiNGO macrumors member Join Date: Sep 2012	I love the discount from Apple from the educational store and it just goes to show how great Apple are for allowing this for people __________________ 2010 Macbook Pro i5 2.4GHz 8GB ram 256 SSD iPhone 4 Black 32GB iPad 2 32GB Black Soon to buy 2012 27" iMac
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Dec 15, 2012, 05:30 AM	#23
mlamb64150 macrumors member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Isle of Man	I purchased my MBP 17 late 2009 with Higher EDU discount. I needed to only provide the name of a student and where they studied. Awesome __________________ MBP 17 16GB iPad 3 32GB iPhone 5 Late'12 iMac 27 3.4ghz i7, GTX 680MX 2G, 1TB Fusion drive Apple TV G2/3 120GB iPod Classic 1TB Time Capsule
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Dec 14, 2012, 04:58 PM	#2
ashleypenny macrumors member Join Date: Dec 2012	I think many people know this as often use friends etc. mine is shipping to me direct but used a friends discount
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Dec 14, 2012, 05:00 PM	#4
jkautosports macrumors regular Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: New York, NY	I go to school but mine didn't ask me to verify anything
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Dec 14, 2012, 05:01 PM	#5
Yougotcarved Thread Starter macrumors regular Join Date: Dec 2012	Haha ok cool, yeah thought I'd risk looking a fool if everyone knew this but worth the risk if someone can save a few hundred quid!
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Dec 14, 2012, 05:43 PM	#8
doobybiggs macrumors 6502 Join Date: Mar 2012	I thought it was only $100 off? I did not know they gave a % off?
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Dec 14, 2012, 05:55 PM	#11
Yougotcarved Thread Starter macrumors regular Join Date: Dec 2012	Why the heck does apple happily let you do this? I literally asked the rep "can I give my cousin the money to buy my iMac" and they said SUUURE ITS FINE Arent they losing so much money because of this?!
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Dec 14, 2012, 07:07 PM	#15
steveOooo macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jun 2008	Works out at 18% if you buy from the refurb store (13-15%) and through quidco (3%) - http://www.quidco.com/user/382726/ Obviously if you don't mind waiting for the mac you want to pop up etc...
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Dec 14, 2012, 07:22 PM	#17
Kiole macrumors newbie Join Date: Dec 2012	I bought two 27inch iMacs with the education discount at one time and had no issues. Your only supposed to get one a year but they shipped them both no issues.
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Dec 14, 2012, 08:14 PM	#20
Gelite55 macrumors regular Join Date: Dec 2012	Yeah it doesn't ask you for verification. In the store a employee might ask you for your school ID.
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Dec 15, 2012, 06:42 AM	#24
Chris Blount macrumors 65816 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: San Antonio, TX	I'm retired military and always get the government discount. Apple has never checked either. Student/military or not, it's a great way to save money. The worst thing that will happen is that they will simply charge your credit card the extra amount if you can't prove anything.
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