Apple's 2025 Back to School Sale Now Live, Offering Free Accessories With Purchases

[MacGizmo]

I have to wonder if Apple including AirPods Pro 2 in these deals signifies their desire to "clear out inventory" to make room for updated AirPods Pro.

 

[Plutonius]

Is this where Apple gets rid of accessories that are not selling ?

 

[xmarcuswildx]

Today is my kids last day of school.

 

[hybrid_x]

iPad mini does not seem to be eligible. The site says it's eligible, but I just went through the "buy" process and there was no free gift with purchase.

 

[goodcow]

Gotta love people complaining about 100-150€ worth of free stuff.

The margins on their accessories are even higher than the computers, so this costs them very little, and is stingier compared to gift cards.

 

[Le Big Mac]

Kind of remarkable the "free" add ons are more valuable with iPads than MacBooks, despite the higher price of the latter.

They must be really trying to move iPads.

 

[racer1441]

Back in my day the back to school sale was much better. You got the student discount, a free printer and a free iPod touch.

If someone tried to give me a printer today I would jump off a building in disgust.

 

[Jimmdean]

I can live with it. It's a good deal if you happen to need/want the magic keyboard for another mac, which I do personally. The USB-C version has been seen at ~$170 at best. Airpods not so much - there's is always a race to offer the best sales on those - and a lot of people don't even need the ANC.

 

[jblank]

How about....wait for it.....just discounting the computers more? Knock another $100 off of Macs and iPads and then throw in ANOTHER $100 off an iPhone 17.

 

[svish]

Looks like the offers in the US are similar to the ones in India last year. But at least Apple is allowing to choose other accessories and not just the Pencil for iPad.

 

[Incision]

Under the iPad Section it says that the AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation were free, but really it’s a $129 discount and would cost you $50.

 

[trip1ex]

200 apple stickers in lieu of airpods?

 

[sjsharksfan12]

The High School that I live near just had Graduation like 2 and a half weeks ago. Can we take a pause on "Back to School" sales and instead have like a Summer Breakout sale?

 

[svish]

Just realized that Mac mini is not having any offer this time. That is disappointing. Would have been good if there was a magic keyboard or mouse free along with the mini.

 

[jblank]

The High School that I live near just had Graduation like 2 and a half weeks ago. Can we take a pause on "Back to School" sales and instead have like a Summer Breakout sale?

I don't think Apple understands the meaning of the word 'sale'.

 

[escargot3]

The problem here is that Apple has got more aggressive at selling inventory below RRP through resellers like Amazon and Best Buy, so the student discount, which was pretty great when Apple barely let anything go below RRP, really isn't impressive anymore - free AirPods are a nice touch but I'd imagine that most students who want them, already have them - it'd be better if there was a new generation.

It’s amazing if you want to do custom configurations… as many people do and Amazon and BB etc do not allow.

 

[bradman83]

Today is my kids last day of school.

Better get their back to school stuff now then, stores will have Halloween stuff out on July 5 and Christmas stuff out when they actually start school.

 

[Cameront9]

In 2019 I got my wife a free pair of Beats Studio 3's with my MacBook Air. $300 value.

I suspected the back to school promotion would be smaller this year due to tariffs and I was right.

 

[Cameront9]

The High School that I live near just had Graduation like 2 and a half weeks ago. Can we take a pause on "Back to School" sales and instead have like a Summer Breakout sale?

For college students? No. They're making these moves now. Many of them have orientation over the summer.

 

[ZZ9pluralZalpha]

Back in my day the back to school sale was much better. You got the student discount, a free printer and a free iPod touch.

The printer was a basic inkjet that, even back then, got thrown away immediately... but yeah, the iPod touch was fun

 

[trip1ex]

And I almost said no to the MBA on sale at BB to wait for this door #2.

 

[goobot]

Including the keyboard with a MacBook but not an iMac is wild.

 

[goobot]

Back in my day the back to school sale was much better. You got the student discount, a free printer and a free iPod touch.

I still have my printer from 2008, works just the same

 

[russell_314]

Also there is no option to get a free Magic Trackpad (imagine your iMac has the Magic Mouse and you want both)

Forget free… There’s no option to buy a Magic Trackpad and Magic Mouse with the iMac 😂

 

[Momof2.1107]

I’m going to take advantage of the sale before it ends to buy my first MacBook.