Discover Card AND Back to School?

[Matt Phoenix]

So, I'm graduating at the end of the summer. I've had my iBook for 3 and a half years and it's still going strong. A while back, I told myself that I'd buy a new MacBook as a reward for getting through school. Now that Apple is offering a 13 inch MacBook Pro + Free iPod Touch + Free Printer, it seems like this is the time to buy.

Also, Discover typically offers 5% cashback for purchases off the Apple Store's website. However, I was reading the fineprint for the Discover offer and it said "Offer is not valid in combination with any other offers." My interpretation would be that I couldn't use a coupon code or something of the like, and not so much the electronic rebate that Apple offers. Of course, I could be wrong.

Has anyone had any experience with this? Were you or anyone you know able to get the back to school deal plus the 5% cashback? If that's the case, then I'll buy my new Mac tonight! If not, well, perhaps before the end of the summer.

 

[MrXiro]

So, I'm graduating at the end of the summer. I've had my iBook for 3 and a half years and it's still going strong. A while back, I told myself that I'd buy a new MacBook as a reward for getting through school. Now that Apple is offering a 13 inch MacBook Pro + Free iPod Touch + Free Printer, it seems like this is the time to buy.

Also, Discover typically offers 5% cashback for purchases off the Apple Store's website. However, I was reading the fineprint for the Discover offer and it said "Offer is not valid in combination with any other offers." My interpretation would be that I couldn't use a coupon code or something of the like, and not so much the electronic rebate that Apple offers. Of course, I could be wrong.

Has anyone had any experience with this? Were you or anyone you know able to get the back to school deal plus the 5% cashback? If that's the case, then I'll buy my new Mac tonight! If not, well, perhaps before the end of the summer.

Only guessing but I think it could work... to DISCOVER it's just like any other purchase you would make from Apple... they wouldn't see the rebate. Nor that you are using a student discount.

 

[winninganthem]

I'm guessing Discover would treat it like any other normal purchase.

 

[Chris Rogers]

I'm guessing Discover would treat it like any other normal purchase.

+1

 

[rdowns]

They mean any other offers that THEY may have available.

 

[Matt Phoenix]

They mean any other offers that THEY may have available.

*smacks self* Apparently, the most obvious answer is the one I missed. Thanks everyone.

So, just double checking: if I buy a MBP, I can get the rebate for both the printer AND the iPod Touch?

 

[mrj205]

*smacks self* Apparently, the most obvious answer is the one I missed. Thanks everyone.

So, just double checking: if I buy a MBP, I can get the rebate for both the printer AND the iPod Touch?

sure can

 

[Matt Phoenix]

Ok, thanks! I placed my order and am rather excited to get my hands on a new Mac!

It just seemed like such a great deal to get a free iPod Touch. But then they offer a free printer. And to top it all off, Discover is like "Hey, here's free money!" Almost too good to be true. But it is.

 

[shollingsw3]

I am not sure if it works. In order to get the 5% from Discover, you have to use their special referral link to the Online Apple Store, but I am not sure if that referral information moves over to the Online Apple Higher Education Store or not. Might want to call Discover to make sure.

 

[eddiehaskell]

Does anyone know for sure if this works?? Better yet, has anyone got cashback from when purchasing from the edu store?

 

[BaronvdB]

I think it should work...i ordered my 13" macbook pro using the discovercard link and I also have the upromise toolbar for my son's 529 plan. so it should work out like this:

5% Discovercard cashback
1% Upromise cashback
Free iPod Touch
Free Printer

I don't think there is anyway to get a better deal then that....if there is somebody point it out so other can take advantage.

 

[Matt Phoenix]

Does anyone know for sure if this works?? Better yet, has anyone got cashback from when purchasing from the edu store?

It won't show up until after the statement, so not totally sure. If I do get the full 5% back, it'll be one helluva deal.

 

[skye12]

You get the promo's everywhere. I'd buy from Amazon and save the 5-9%
sales taxes depending on where you are. That more than offsets the Discover deal. Also, Discover usually caps the deal to a fixed amount like $50-which means if you spend more than a thousand it isn't nearly as good. ($1000 x .05=$50).

 

[eddiehaskell]

I'm planning on buying the macbook on the back-to-school tax free holiday....getting an extra 5% off would be nice.