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are student discounts applicable in apple stores?
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They did NOT ask me for a ID as a matter of fact they just asked if I was a student, I stated that I have 2 students and he said "you qualify" boom discount off the MBP and applecare... nice
Discounts
You need to have proof, which could be an acceptance letter, school ID, an employee watching you login to your school network, etc.
You get hardware and applecare discounts, but nothing on software. Ed software discounts are only available online or through an on campus vendor.
You need to have proof, which could be an acceptance letter, school ID, an employee watching you login to your school network, etc.
You get hardware and applecare discounts, but nothing on software. Ed software discounts are only available online or through an on campus vendor.
international students
for some bizarre reason apple stores enforce national boundaries. i am a student in the uk but was home and in san francisco and the apple store there refused to give me the student discount even though i produced my id showing i am a bona fide student. stranger still they said they would throw in a free nano (which is worth more than the student discount) as a student gift when i bought a macbook. it annoyed me so i left bought online through amazon paid no tax on it and got a rebate besides! ended up saving more than if i had purchased in the store with the discount!
for some bizarre reason apple stores enforce national boundaries. i am a student in the uk but was home and in san francisco and the apple store there refused to give me the student discount even though i produced my id showing i am a bona fide student. stranger still they said they would throw in a free nano (which is worth more than the student discount) as a student gift when i bought a macbook. it annoyed me so i left bought online through amazon paid no tax on it and got a rebate besides! ended up saving more than if i had purchased in the store with the discount!
Interesting...when I bought my mbp, the guy had to put in my school's zip code and then select it from a list. Are you sure you didn't mention to the guy where you were going to school? He might have just believed you and not bothered to ask for ID.
However, I didn't need an ID either. I brought my acceptance letter, and that was that.
Yup, that's right. The hardware discounts are the same.
Yes Apple does enforce the jurisdictional requirement. It isn't bizarre. If you're a student in the UK, you ought to buy from the UK store. The Apple Education Store explicitly states that it applies to schools in the United States.