What do the staff instore ask for if you try to but at education pricing?

[themoffster]

Do they ask for some form of uni ID?

 

[iStudentUK]

ID card, registration letter etc. What you would expect really.

Are you from the UK? You use the word university which most Americans don't use. If so, buying online gets you a better deal compared to in store.

 

[malman89]

I don't know what their policies are and if they have changed, but in Fall 2007 after I purchased my Mac in March '07, I was at the local Apple Store and was surprised to see that they did not offer Education pricing for software. At least that was what I was told. It was a difference of $7 and I was a little naive, so I just bought it. Now, I'd just buy it on Apple's site or Amazon (w/free .edu Prime) and save the difference.

I always wondered if they only matched hardware prices, none, or if my experience was just an anomaly

 

[BlakeBrattina]

My girlfriend and I went to get our new computer (MBP 13") about two months ago. She is currently in grad school so all we had to do was show her Student ID. I do believe they may run the name or something else once they have it behind the desk or at least make sure the name is up to date.

 

[bri1212]

In my experience they do not ask for ID at all, I purchased a mac at an apple store, and the only thing they asked me was for the name of the school, and the zip code ( which i had to look up online, on the computers they had at the store).