You're too late. This sale started at midnight last night. I ordered mine at 5:30 AM this morning. Got the tracking number early this afternoon. Mines due by 10AM tomorrow.
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OMG...Amazon 20% coupon on NEW Macbook Airs
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You're too late. This sale started at midnight last night. I ordered mine at 5:30 AM this morning. Got the tracking number early this afternoon. Mines due by 10AM tomorrow.
I think it's because they want you to get the one with the ads. The more people who have the ads the more they can advertisers.
Too bad I have the normal kindle...oh well. I guess I already kinda missed out on it? 1-2 month wait now. 
It said In Stock, ships same day if ordered by xxx time. Just like always. Amazon is very consistent. It's a promotion which is what many apparently don't understand. It's got nothing to do with how much your kindle cost, you had to meet the terms of the promotion.
My experience, when compared with at least one member on this forum who, despite not having the Special Offer Kindle, has received the code from Amazon, shows that not to be the case. Perhaps you hadn't read the whole thread.
I do understand it's promotion. The concept is not so advanced that I can't grasp it. I also understand though, that at least one person got in on said promotion without meeting the requirements. I simply tried to do the same. If it works, great. If not, no harm done.
I agree. However, I don't think it's unreasonable to see how customers who spend more money on the same device would like to get the same offers made available to them. Simple as that. As I stated before, it would be good if, in a future software update, Amazon allowed regular Kindle owners (as opposed to the Special Offer Kindle) to opt in on the ads. That would be more beneficial for Amazon too; they get more money up front for the device and then they also have people opting in for the ads. Win win for Amazon and customers.
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Ordered mine using this promo. I was waiting for my J&R gift card from Nextworth for selling my 1st gen MBA but this deal is too good to pass up. I'll just use my gift card for something else unless somebody's interested ($212.50 J&R gift card) when it arrives...
Thank you very much OP!
Thank you very much OP!
Just want to say a few things...
First, thanks much to the OP! I placed my order for the base 13" tonight!
Second, I just wanted to say that I tried 3 times today to get the code through Amazon support. I was denied twice in chat and once through email. It must be very rare to get a rep who will give you the discount code.
I ended up picking up the Kindle (my fiancé wanted one anyway).
I'm super excited for it to arrive. Now if only I didn't have to wait 1-2 months...
First, thanks much to the OP! I placed my order for the base 13" tonight!
Second, I just wanted to say that I tried 3 times today to get the code through Amazon support. I was denied twice in chat and once through email. It must be very rare to get a rep who will give you the discount code.
I ended up picking up the Kindle (my fiancé wanted one anyway).
I'm super excited for it to arrive. Now if only I didn't have to wait 1-2 months...
Amazon isn't dumb. It's all about marketing and rolling money. They made a ton of money because of this, selling Kindles. Even if a lot of poeple return them after they got a code, they still used your money. That's how corps do it and they thank you for it
So I have my 20% off coupon, and I just returned my Air to Best Buy, HOWEVER, I paid for my Air with cash (sold my Pro then went straight to Best Buy) so I have to wait 5-7 business days for my money, as they send it in a check. My question is, should I buy a base 13inch off Amazon now and be completely broke until next Friday or should I wait a week and buy it when I get my Best Buy money? I know the promo will still be going on, I'm just scared they might take off the 13 inch base Air, as the 11 inch base disappeared. Any suggestions?
Are you guys absolutely sure that it's one per kindle and not one per Amazon account? Could you log out of your account and log into another and get the code again? Could anyone with a Kindle SO a d 2 Amazon accounts try that?
Contact Amazon, I bet they will let you, but I would talk to them before canceling your order.
The reason the cheaper Kindle is cheaper is that it has advertising. A bunch of people just went out and bought notebook computers. I'm guessing that even with the 20% off they still made a margin, and sold some more Kindles along the way. It was only "select" notebooks.