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When does the Back to School promo usually start each year?
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Is anyone else starting to get the feeling that the BTS promotion might not start for a while? I'm giving myself until the end of June. Come 1 July, if the promotion hasn't started then I'm just ordering one.
There will most likely be a BTS sale. It doesn't help Apple at all not to have one. Just wait.
Somehow, it wouldn't surprise me if they didn't have a BTS sale. The sale has gotten worse over time as apple's mind and market share increased (especially among students). You could argue that plenty of students would buy a Mac nowadays without the extra incentive of a free iPod touch, printer, or the iTunes gift card.
That in mind, I placed my order through b&h photo on Saturday, with expected delivery on Thursday. The tax savings for me are worth more than the iTunes card. Major downside of course is that returns are a big hassle compared to buying from apple.
That in mind, I placed my order through b&h photo on Saturday, with expected delivery on Thursday. The tax savings for me are worth more than the iTunes card. Major downside of course is that returns are a big hassle compared to buying from apple.
The BTS prices have usually not been as low the education prices that are available all year long to students, parents of students, and teachers. The extra bonus gift lately has been marginal at best. What's the big deal?
In the US the price has been unchanged but the $100 iTunes gift card is more than "marginal at best" for most people. That will buy a lot of apps.
Who'd say no to 100$/75€ iTunes/App Store credit? There've been several times where I thought to myself "Mh, I could use this app/digital book/... for my studies (or just for fun)... but I can't really spend money on this right now.".
I wouldn't.
Edit.: Of course, it could always be better and more and more sparkly and whatnot, but you don't look a gift horse in the mouth.
Well I gave up on waiting. Found an open box MBA from best buy. Got it for 899 +tax. I'm completly satisfied with that.
I'd assume the OP was thinking of computers bought in the 14 days before BTS, at which point the customers are told they'll have to return them if they want to take advantage of the promo?
I'm waiting for the BTS iPod/iPad mini. If it's a 100itunes giftcard I won't buy this year
seriously? well, it looks like you won't be buying this year.
an iPad mini is a third of the price of the cheapest mba, why on earth would they just give you one?
So I was at the Apple Store today (in Fairview Mall, ON) and the asked the sales rep about the Back to School promo. He mentioned that they were told it would "start sometime at the end of June". Not sure how reliable this info is but just thought I'd share.
That would be really cool if it started on my birthday (the 29th). That would be a hell of a birthday gift