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Apple's Back to School Promo Launching Wednesday With $100 iTunes Gift Cards?
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Wishful thinking - we on MacRumours represent a minuscule fraction of their customer base and if you read this, and other threads, relating to the BTS promo many of us have posted repeatedly in response to other posts. Also, to anyone a $100 gift card is still an added incentive. maybe they're cutting back this year as sales are so buoyant?
I'm gonna wait to do anything till Friday. If there's still no promo I'm just gonna go ahead and purchase my Macbook Pro. I've waited long enough 
I'm gonna wait to do anything till Friday. If there's still no promo I'm just gonna go ahead and purchase my Macbook Pro. I've waited long enough
GO FOR IT, pal! Let's show Apple that we don't need their stinkin' promotions. WE'RE GONNA BUY THEIR STUFF ANYWAYS!
I don't think they actually have people dedicated to viewing this site but I'm sure the people who help make the decisions refer to sites like this one as its free information and thats incredibly valuable, to be able to get such information from a good amount of people for free. Only issue is that there's a lot of crap to sift through to find the meaningful comments.
Sorry, but this is a depository of whiny kids crying over $100. Not much valuable marketing research to be gleaned here.
New theory: Apple.com is pitching father's day stuff, and they say you need to order by today to get it in time for Sunday. Maybe that comes down and BTS goes up?
As I said, there's a lot of crap to sift through, and they probably don't need to read this topic to realise that changing the promo as so will piss people off. But generally I do think they look at such sites like this one, even if they're not willing to admit that.
And yes, maybe thats why its being delayed. Plus side about it not happening today is that this whole $100 iTunes card rumour feels less plausible now.
I can assure you, as much as it pains me, that it's true. 100 gift card is the prize. I was physically present when employees at my school's computer store heard the word from apple through a live webcast they were watching as part of some higher education apple conference thing held today. The announcement was at 1pm eastern time, but was apparently made only to the HE stores, not the public in general. My guess is it hits the apple site tomorrow as an official announcement.
The podcast didn't mention when the actual promotion would happen or elaborate about the change they're making this year?
That's not too bad for me, really. I was going to give the iPod to my girlfriend but I guess I'll just save up to get her an iPhone sometime anyway. What I would like is for the printer rebate promotion to happen in the UK too as that'd be pretty useful seeing as I broke my printer the other day. Here's hoping!
We've been hearing, "Starts next week" or "Starts tomorrow" for about a month now... I hope you understand if I don't take your word for it.
Tomorrow.
Sorry, it may have given them those details, but I didn't get to see or overhear them. I had to get somewhere so I couldn't stick around and try to find out more, either.
Dicx, thanks for the extra details. I hope the email redemption thing can be set up pretty quickly, as in by tomorrow. Going to apple would cost me an extra 50 bucks compared to my school's offer, but my dying laptop combined with this mess has my patience at the end of its rope.
It's not be stupid... lets be honest, regardless of the promo, people will still buy the computers. Apple was recently called the most valuable brand in the world. They can do whatever they want without really worrying.
no apple store here
Feel fortunate you are that close. I am 400 km away from the closest apple store.
Alright, i'll give you both the benefit of the doubt an hold off my order one more day. If you are wrong... I'll giving Apple my money anyways, but I will hit the submit button with anger!
If you're a large retail organisation about to run a promo, a reasonable amount of research will be conducted before release. On factors such as
1) Competitor Promo's
2) Media response
3) Customer feedback
4) Stock
1) Competitor Promo's
2) Media response
3) Customer feedback
4) Stock
I think this is probably what apple realizes... we're still going to buy it if we need it/want it. It might be a little disappointing that we're not getting the same free deal they got in the past, but really, when it comes down to it, people are still ultimately going to buy.
Alright, i'll give you both the benefit of the doubt an hold off my order one more day. If you are wrong... I'll giving Apple my money anyways, but I will hit the submit button with anger!