Yet Another Back to School Thread

[Penguinwrangler]

Hey all,

Quick question regarding Apple's Back-To-School promotion. My girlfriend is about to enter her third year of grad school and I'd like to get her a new MacBook Pro as a birthday present. My question is, can she still qualify for the promotion and the rebate if I put it on my plastic??

Thanks!

 

[yoppie]

Hey all,

Quick question regarding Apple's Back-To-School promotion. My girlfriend is about to enter her third year of grad school and I'd like to get her a new MacBook Pro as a birthday present. My question is, can she still qualify for the promotion and the rebate if I put it on my plastic??

Thanks!

I would think so. It's similar to a parent using their plastic to buy their college students a mac. The mac is hers, not yours.

 

[Penguinwrangler]

Follow up...

Does this mean I could not do it online?

Thanks.

 

[syamauchi5]

You probably couldn't do it online.
Go to the store with her, then you should be OK.

 

[Penguinwrangler]

Can you purchase BTO laptops in the store then? Or only the base models?

Thanks.

 

[yoppie]

Does this mean I could not do it online?

Thanks.

Again, I don't see why not considering you're in the States. It's not like they're asking you to type in her ID #. I paid for my MacBook with my mom's card 3 years ago online and it wasn't a problem. Perhaps, things have changed?

You cannot purchase BTO items in the store.

 

[mrj205]

Can you purchase BTO laptops in the store then? Or only the base models?

Thanks.

do it online. you shouldn't have a problem.

 

[Ricanlegend]

Order it online , everything will be alright , nobody will call the apple police on you

 

[Tomorrow]

My question is, can she still qualify for the promotion and the rebate if I put it on my plastic??

I don't see how it matters who is paying for it - what if her parents or grandparents were buying it for her? If it's an educational program, the student is still the one reaping the benefit - doesn't sound like a problem to me.

Can you purchase BTO laptops in the store then? Or only the base models?

The stores will upgrade RAM but nothing else - that's the experience I had.

do it online. you shouldn't have a problem.

+1 - my wife is a teacher, but I paid for the computer with my credit card using the online store and using her discount. Didn't have a single problem.