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OMG...Amazon 20% coupon on NEW Macbook Airs

The Catalyst said:
Looks to be Apple has a big winner on their hands with the 13" (especially if they can't even keep it in stock at their own stores).
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Or perhaps they underestimated sales relative to the 11". Apple doesn't report sales figures by model, but the rumor was that the 11" made up about 55% of sales of the 2010 model. Perhaps the addition of Sandy Bridge has attracted more of the potential MacBook Pro crowd and ratcheted up the 13" sales?
 
ronin510 said:
Yup, just walked in with the sealed box. Told them it was a gift, but I really wanted a higher end model. First store checked the serial number. It didn't show up in their systems as being bought from Apple Retail or Apple Online so I was denied. At second store, I saw the salesperson scan the serial and not see a sales receipt, but he gave me credit $1199 credit anyway. That $1199 is deducted from the price of whatever product you're buying, so you're only taxed on the price difference.

There's nothing to lose with giving it a try, unless someone's the type that can't handle rejection. The worst is they'll just say no.

I was able to save a considerable amount of money.

11" i5/4/128: $1199
- $59.01 (Regular Amazon discount on i5)
- $228 (20% coupon)
- $94.05 (8.25% tax credited to $1199 Apple price)
- $100 Student Discount on 11" i7/4/256
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$481.06 saved

$1167.94 (+$28.87 tax on price difference) out of pocket for the $1649 11" i7/4/256. With 8.25% tax on the $1649, I just saved 38.61% off MSRP.

That doesn't include the free $100 HP printer I can easily turn around for $50-70 and the $100 Mac App store credit.

Oh, and HUGE THANKS to ace36 for posting this on the forums. Once I saw his post, I drove to BestBuy and bought the Kindle (which I'm keeping), set it up, and ordered a MBA off Amazon. All in less than 30 minutes.
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Would it really matter if the box was opened? I'm assuming not, but it would just make for a less suspicious kind of return?
 
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My status changed to "Shipping Soon", again. Maybe this one is for real.
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JesseW6889 said:
Would it really matter if the box was opened? I'm assuming not, but it would just make for a less suspicious kind of return?
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I think having an open-box would make a difference. They only have a 14-day return window for their store bought items. Without them knowing where you bought the MacBook from (and since it shows it wasn't purchased from an Apple Store), you'd be getting better treatment than those who actually purchased from the Apple Store.
 
just cancelled one of my air 13" 256 for a mbp 15 2011 2.2 i7 for $1450. arrives tuesday. enough with this wait bullish*t.
 
Is anyone else starting to think that Amazon is going to wait till September 9th and just cancel the backordered MacBook Airs? I'm kind of paranoid about this, but the internal shipping window is exactly one day after the promotion ends. :eek:
 
My 13 Air 256gb i5 Just Shippped

As I was ironically going over to the Apple Store to buy a case for my new Air, I got an email from Amazon that my 13 Inch Air 256gb i5 Just Shipped today. I ordered mine on the 7th at 630pm eastern time :)

Now I am nervous cause i don't have a keyboard protector yet, I love the Moshi I am using on my 13 Pro right now. I also picked up a clear speck but still confused if I want to do the Wrapsol and get a book book instead. Any advice is appreciated :)
 
BigB82 said:
As I was ironically going over to the Apple Store to buy a case for my new Air, I got an email from Amazon that my 13 Inch Air 256gb i5 Just Shipped today. I ordered mine on the 7th at 630pm eastern time :)

Now I am nervous cause i don't have a keyboard protector yet, I love the Moshi I am using on my 13 Pro right now. I also picked up a clear speck but still confused if I want to do the Wrapsol and get a book book instead. Any advice is appreciated :)
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Thanks for the update. I placed my order the same day at 6:30 PST...i hope that means my ships very soon!!
 
stevey69 said:
just cancelled one of my air 13" 256 for a mbp 15 2011 2.2 i7 for $1450. arrives tuesday. enough with this wait bullish*t.
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The MacBook Pro is $2033.13 on Amazon which equals $1626.50 after the 20% discount. How did you get it so cheap?
 
Kendo said:
The MacBook Pro is $2033.13 on Amazon which equals $1626.50 after the 20% discount. How did you get it so cheap?
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i had a 40$ GC due to having amazon visa. also... i bought two macbook airs.... with the 50$ compensation from each of them... so 140$ total off and i had a personal gc for the rest.

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sevenyears said:
How was the process? Was it easy to get the promo applied? I don't want to risk losing my current order.
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basically... you have to call it in.. and some amazon reps won't even do it... i had this nice lady named sue... so she did it for me.. most of them won't do it so don't cancel your order and ask them if they are 100% SURE that they will manually adjust the price if you happen to cancel your original order.
 
My MBA 13/4/128 arrived tonight. Mine was ordered on Aug 1. Good luck in getting your MBA's. :)
 
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My wife is thrilled with the Kindle & I'm still amazed at the discount. It's the first time I've ever seen prices on Macs this low.

Thankfully I ordered mine the day this special was offered, even better was receiving my 13" MBA the very next morning by 9:25 AM thanks to FedEx.

Considering I didn't pay tax & shipping was free, the savings was monumental.

Thanks Amazon!
 
Ordered my 256 13" on August 10th, but still no shipping updates. Based on what I've seen I have a feeling I might be waiting awhile, but I don't mind as long as it comes eventually.
 
We were making progress but the shipping rate has slowed considerably. Seems like they are getting one at a time.
 
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