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Employee Discount Delay?

munnstermac said:
The fact that they can offer such a good staff discount highlights how much the average consumer is being shafted. If they can afford a 25% discount, then you have to query the cost price. This isn't a jab at their employees as I am sure they are all nice enough rather the bullying tactics of Apple and they way that one is forced to buy their hardware at a premium just to be able to use the OS. Before any one says that its a perk of working for Apple, it isn't meant to cause offense rather highlight that they could reduce their products by 10% and still make a sufficient gain.
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This whole paragraph proves you know nothing about economics. More goes into a computer than just the parts...there's labor for making it, shipping the parts, heating the buildings, building the buildings, health benefits for the employees, salaries, R & D, etc. All of these things are significant costs with no immediate profit.

Do you know how much a $15 CD costs to produce? Do the math...how much is one jewel case plus one blank CD plus one piece of glossy paper? $1? We're getting robbed!

An acquaintance of mine works in the book business. A $22 book "costs" them $3 from the publisher. The rest goes into what happened before the book was published, editors, layout, graphics, publicity. And this is a non-profit book company!

If you think you're getting robbed, get the parts yourself and build a computer yourself. Or go buy a Dell.
 
mattwolfmatt said:
An acquaintance of mine works in the book business. A $22 book "costs" them $3 from the publisher. The rest goes into what happened before the book was published, editors, layout, graphics, publicity. And this is a non-profit book company!
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And the author gets what? No author, no book. No book, no profit. In computing terms its R&D.
 
mattwolfmatt said:
This whole paragraph proves you know nothing about economics. More goes into a computer than just the parts...there's labor for making it, shipping the parts, heating the buildings, building the buildings, health benefits for the employees, salaries, R & D, etc. All of these things are significant costs with no immediate profit.

Do you know how much a $15 CD costs to produce? Do the math...how much is one jewel case plus one blank CD plus one piece of glossy paper? $1? We're getting robbed!

An acquaintance of mine works in the book business. A $22 book "costs" them $3 from the publisher. The rest goes into what happened before the book was published, editors, layout, graphics, publicity. And this is a non-profit book company!

If you think you're getting robbed, get the parts yourself and build a computer yourself. Or go buy a Dell.
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Your robbing the thread!
 
itisme1760 said:
List of Online Resellers Who Have the 2.53GHZ MBP (Late 2008)
Once all of them have it, it should be on EPP.


ABT Electronics
Instock
Amazon
Instock

CDW Computer Centers
Instock
ClubMac
Call for Availability
J&R Computer World
Call for Availability
Mac Zone
Instock
Mac Connection
On Order
Mac Mall
Call for Availability
MicroCenter
Instock
Outpost.com
Instock

Once all the resellers have the MBP 2.53GHz in Stock, then it will be on EPP. The 2.4 GHz MBP on the other hand, most are in stock for most resellers.
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ABT doesn't have the 2.53 in stock. it still says pre-order :(
 
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yup, i used to work at apple. some products are available for employees to purchase. but usually new computer releases are held off a few weeks or months (imacs and macbook pros in the past have been a few months before available). so yea, they just wanna hit demand for the customers first. especially with this being the holiday season they wanna make sure customers get the first units and wont run out!
 
itisme1760 said:
My bad, I was just going off their website.
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no prob. I'm in the same situation as the others here, a friend who can get me EPP 25% off. But I'm seeing now it's going to be a while. JR says its going to be until mid November at the EARLIEST before they get some. So if employees don't get their discount till then, I'm going to try and get my edu discount from one of these tax free places and call it close enough (i really need a computer). I just got a $349 applecare off ebay for $150 after live.com rebate which helps a smidgen. I'm looking at a $141 difference.
 
WO-WO-Woo-Wah! Tax free? Where can you buy a mac tax free AND get a student discount?

PS - im in the same boat as the OP. I was gonna get a new macbook with my buddies 15% off...but they can't do it yet, and I don't have enough money to afford one without it. I want the 2.4ghz one....and I have about $1550 to work with...that's AFTER tax and such. Any ideas?
 
lildudejds said:
WO-WO-Woo-Wah! Tax free? Where can you buy a mac tax free AND get a student discount?

PS - im in the same boat as the OP. I was gonna get a new macbook with my buddies 15% off...but they can't do it yet, and I don't have enough money to afford one without it. I want the 2.4ghz one....and I have about $1550 to work with...that's AFTER tax and such. Any ideas?
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Apple Store or a store in one of the three states that has no sales tax?
 
i live about 40 minutes from delaware :), but i will still wait to get my 25% off with my brothers employee discount :mad:
 
I really hope it will hit the EPP on the 17th at the latest.
There was a huge demand for iPhone when it was released for the first time and it hit the EPP exactly 30 days after (I read about it on these forums).

Yesterday I went to the Apple Store checking on Macbook Pros, and oh, did it yearn to be touched?

Also, don't tick off anyone who'll get your Macbooks/Pros =p

Let there be now a miracle
That all MacBooks/MacBook Pros available
At the EPP of Apple
'Cause 25, 15 or even 10% discount is always desirable

:D
 
lildudejds said:
WO-WO-Woo-Wah! Tax free? Where can you buy a mac tax free AND get a student discount?

PS - im in the same boat as the OP. I was gonna get a new macbook with my buddies 15% off...but they can't do it yet, and I don't have enough money to afford one without it. I want the 2.4ghz one....and I have about $1550 to work with...that's AFTER tax and such. Any ideas?
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Okay so this was my formula for getting a 20% discount or $141 OVER the 25% employee pricing:

My shopping list: $2499 2.53GHZ MBP + $349 Applecare = $3082 normal pricing

How I purchased:

Abt.com AND J&R offered me my edu discount. NEITHER have in stock. J&R is two weeks away, Abt.com will have them in THIS WEEK (great customer service too by the way). They WILL want you to email a copy of your student ID so no scams or liars.

Abt.com $2299 apple edu price match + NO TAX or shipping
Applecare $209 off ebay (it is legit) using www.live.com 25% cash back program = $157

SO, I come to a grand total of $2456
VS.
Apple EPP 25% off WITH tax: $2315

= $141 more. Only you can decide if it's worth the wait. If you can wait, there's no reason NOT to save even more. Unfortunately for me I needed one asap. And I've come out saving $626 or 20% WITHOUT using the EPP which makes me happy :)
 
nconnella said:
Okay so this was my formula for getting a 20% discount or $141 OVER the 25% employee pricing:

My shopping list: $2499 2.53GHZ MBP + $349 Applecare = $3082 normal pricing

How I purchased:

Abt.com AND J&R offered me my edu discount. NEITHER have in stock. J&R is two weeks away, Abt.com will have them in THIS WEEK (great customer service too by the way). They WILL want you to email a copy of your student ID so no scams or liars.

Abt.com $2299 apple edu price match + NO TAX or shipping
Applecare $209 off ebay (it is legit) using www.live.com 25% cash back program = $157

SO, I come to a grand total of $2456
VS.
Apple EPP 25% off WITH tax: $2315

= $141 more. Only you can decide if it's worth the wait. If you can wait, there's no reason NOT to save even more. Unfortunately for me I needed one asap. And I've come out saving $626 or 20% WITHOUT using the EPP which makes me happy :)
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Abt.com, is legit yes? so no tax AND free shipping AND they honor the edu discount!? That's amazing. Heck I'll buy from them today if all this is true.
 
update on my purchase. Just canceled my abt.com order. Found a dealer with 100% feeback, over 4000 sales on ebay selling my computer for edu pricing with NO tax AND free overnight shipping. It'll be here Thursday! So buying from him, using www.live.com 25% cashback (maximum $200 back) I have now got my computer with over night shipping and applecare for $60 LESS than employee pricing. Me a happy man :) One computer left from this seller. They are going quick :)
 
nconnella said:
update on my purchase. Just canceled my abt.com order. Found a dealer with 100% feeback, over 4000 sales on ebay selling my computer for edu pricing with NO tax AND free overnight shipping. It'll be here Thursday! So buying from him, using www.live.com 25% cashback (maximum $200 back) I have now got my computer with over night shipping and applecare for $60 LESS than employee pricing. Me a happy man :) One computer left from this seller. They are going quick :)
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So, are you going to share with us who this mystery seller is?
 
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