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Apple Launches Back to School Promo: Free iPod Touch with Mac Purchase
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Yeah I know, I only purchased because my pbook g4 died on me on Thursday and summer school started on Monday
So I needed because I also have an online course I'm taking, so yeah I really needed one. Oh well what can you do. I was way over due for an upgrade anyway there has been some discussion about what would happen if/when apple releases hardware updates during the promo. this happened last year (iMac updated in late august). i bought the new iMac and still qualified for the BTS iPod. the fine print lists specific iPod model numbers, not mac model numbers. any new mac will qualify (aside from mini & 17" iMac) so anything released between now and the end of the BTS promo will also qualify.
"as supplies last" more likely refers to iPod 8GB nano or touch supplies.
"as supplies last" more likely refers to iPod 8GB nano or touch supplies.
No, not really, but they have to put the disclaimer on there because in the event it does, they don't owe you anything. They say this kind of disclaimer on any promotion.
My question is, why not give the Touch a $199 rebate? Make it even throughout the entire iPod line?
Yes but apple knows that the most popular choice will be to take the free 8GB Touch. A lot of people may have ipods already or just want an iphone - they're not going to spend more than nothing unless they really really want something bigger.
I'd imagine that post-WWDC, the new baseline Touch will be 16GB (and iPhone too probably) and then at some point between next week and september the Touch will get new hardware/redesign.
At some point this year they'll have to clear out the whole line of iPods and this promotion is partly how they do it. It's what happened last year anyway.
Generally it's college students, and then teachers and faculty from any grade level (I think).
I doubt it, I think they will leave the iPod Touch the same until the new iPod's are released in September as they are every year.
How do they know your a college student?
How do they know if your a college student? Do they ask for a an ID number or something during online checkout or what? Cant you just say you go to NYU or something and buy with the discount even though its not allowed?
How do they know if your a college student? Do they ask for a an ID number or something during online checkout or what? Cant you just say you go to NYU or something and buy with the discount even though its not allowed?
Cant you just say you go to NYU or something and buy with the discount even though its not allowed?
Not with the rebate.
If you do it online, they ask you for your university's name and your uni ID (that's how it is in Canada). In store, they'll ask to see your uni ID card.How do they know if your a college student? Do they ask for a an ID number or something during online checkout or what? Cant you just say you go to NYU or something and buy with the discount even though its not allowed?
I have a question about multiple promotions. How would you be able to get the free iPod Touch and a free printer because both rebate forms require you to send in your Mac UPC label and receipt. OK, with your receipt, you can make a copy or ask for two copies from the store but what about the Mac UPC label?
If you go to the promotion page on apple's website, right underneath the iPod Promo, it shows the printer promo and says "Get a free printer too" so i assume you can get both. I will probably, go with the iPod Nano and give it to my father or something since i already have an ipod. Definitely getting the free printer though, i could use a new one.
you get specific instructions on which rebate to send the UPC with. basically you send it in with one (the iPod i believe) and then write down that rebate number on the other rebate. something like that. it comes with clear instructions and you are def eligible for both the iPod and printer rebates.
They (Apple) had the same issue last year with the printer and ipod promo going. They allowed you to submit a copy of the computer UPC for the iPod promo if you noted that the original was submitted for the printer program. I had heard they internally verified the printer rebate was valide before processing the iPod rebate, but I don't know that for certain.
Most stores ask for some form of proof you are a student, but they've been very flexible in what type of proof. We would let you log into your university email as proof.
You can get the discounted Mac + a free printer ($100 worth) and a free iPod ($199 or $299 worth) they have two separate rebates for all of it and its insanely easy and probably one of the nicest promotions I've seen.
& I think all the new rebates are processed online now so its that much more simple.
You can get both. The details on how to handle the UPC are here:
http://www.apple.com/promo/faq.html#upc