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diman1881

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Mar 10, 2009
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Quick question... If I am taking a break from school, can I still use the Education discount? What is the criteria / check that Apple does? I see that my college is listed in the program.

thanks,

Also my girlfriends college is also registered and she is a current student, can I purchase the MB by selecting her school?

thanks!
 
I don't think they are particularly strict, but bad karma awaits you if you falsify information. And it ruins it for those of us in the education field who appreciate not having to go through the tedium of faxing in orders with photo ID and/or requiring *.edu email addresses...particularly since my district doesn't have an *.edu domain.

Pubb
 
If you have current/valid student ID you should be OK even if you are chosen for a random check. Or just get your girlfriend to buy it and then there will be no issues at all.
 
http://a248.e.akamai.net/7/248/2041...mages/salespoliciesEdIndividual.html#topic-23

Apple routinely audits the purchases of customers at the Apple Store for Education to insure that only eligible purchases have ordered and that all purchase conditions have been observed. Should an audit disclose after delivery (or should Apple otherwise discover) that you were not an eligible purchaser at the time you placed your order or that you have not observed all of the conditions applicable to your purchase, you authorize Apple:

*If you placed your order by credit card, to charge to your credit card the difference between the amount you paid for the delivered goods and the price that Apple charged the general public for the same goods at the Apple Store, in effect on the date that you placed your order; and

*If you paid by a means other than credit card, to (a) invoice you for the difference between the amount that you paid for the delivered goods and the price that Apple charged the general public for the same goods at the Apple Store, payable in fifteen days from the date of the invoice, and (b), should you fail to pay the invoice when due, institute legal action against you in a court of competent jurisdiction, with the prevailing party entitled to attorneys' fees.

*Should Apple not offer to the general public the specific products that you purchased at the Apple Store for education, your credit card will be charged or you will be invoiced the difference between the amount you paid for the delivered goods and the price that Apple charged the general public for the closest equivalent goods at the Apple Store, in effect on the date that you placed your order.
 
Thanks guys, I decided not to take part in the education program for Karma and since I just found out that through work I qualify for the AED...
:D

Does anyone know when the 20% off month is?
 
Thanks guys, I decided not to take part in the education program for Karma and since I just found out that through work I qualify for the AED...
:D

Does anyone know when the 20% off month is?

20% off month? I've never heard of that but would like to take part!
 
Using the education discount when it does not apply to you is not a good idea. I've heard people serving 5-10 years jail time. I also heard there was a case where someone got shown the guiletene...(from what I hear the person had a very large order).
 
Using the education discount when it does not apply to you is not a good idea. I've heard people serving 5-10 years jail time. I also heard there was a case where someone got shown the guiletene...(from what I hear the person had a very large order).

HAHAHAHA The point was that I can still be considered a student and more importantly my GF still is... :) either way the EPP discount seems to be a better deal either way.
 
Unless you're totally against the idea, I would go refurb. It gets you an even better discount than AED, and refurbs have a great track record.
 
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