Staples-TurboTax Deluxe back in stock.Get TT/Quicken basic/Norton antivirus for about $5 (coupon)

[DaveH]

manly, where do you get that the Amazon reviews are for quicken are terrible?

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/stores/detail/-/software/B00005LA90/customer-reviews/ref=pm_dp_ln_sw_7/104-5590290-3895102

Seem respectable to me...

anyone else comment on whether it's worth the upgrade from 2001?

 

[snagg]

I got that emailed OD coupon for $30 off $100 for being an Onvia member (god knows how when I joined that junk...)
so I did this deal at OD online and bought all TTdlx, Q2002basic and NAV2002 for $89, +$7 tax.

Great post, always need Turbotax. Just had twins so with the bigger child tax credit ($1000 each!) , I'm looking at a fat refund!

Maybe I should post having more kids as a HOT DEAL on taxes! Props to the republicans and GW for the tax cuts!

 

[BillRubin]

Did you get the OD coupon from Onvia or Eversave? Onvia was great stuff -- they had free shipping and very reasonable prices on computer stuff. It was THE place to buy cheap stuff like cables which have high markups and shipping that's higher than the price of the item. And Eversave was giving away $5 gc for signing up.

Bill

 

[BillRubin]

<< I actually went and bought this stuff from CC this weekend along with Norton Utilities 2002. As far as the Norton upgrade rebate goes, could I use the Norton Utilities 2002 as the "any Norton product" for the NAV 2002 upgrade rebate and vice versa? Or does it have to be a "previous" version, like Norton Utilities 2001.

The reason I ask this is because in the CC Sunday flyer it says NU 2002 is $49.99-$15 Mfr mail in rebate - $25 Instant rebate = $9.99. However, there is no $15 Mfr mail in rebate anywhere to be found and CC knows it. If you look at the CC web page they are covering their behinds because it says $49.99 - $20 Mfr upgrade rebate - $25 Instant rebate = $9.99 (do the math). Anyway, I am going to go back to CC and see if the manager will refund me the $15 for the non-existant rebate. >>


To answer your questions.. you should probably call the number on the Symantec rebate form and ask what versions would qualify. If a current version was allowed, then you could use the NAV stuff for the Firewall rebate, and vice versa.

As for the CC mistake on the Norton Utilities rebate, have you heard of typos? Look in the circular, I am sure it will say that they are not responsible for typos.

Bill

 

[John P]

Bill,
Gee, no Bill I've never heard of a typo before. I bought the software thinking I could get a $15 rebate. I unwrapped it, loaded it, registered it. And what? No rebate available? Gee those funsters at Circuit City messed up their ad again. I guess I'll just be a nice guy and eat that $15.

 

[Shmuel]

does anyone know where I can get the 25 off 100 coupon or the 30 off 150 one??

 

[BillRubin]

<< Bill,
Gee, no Bill I've never heard of a typo before. I bought the software thinking I could get a $15 rebate. I unwrapped it, loaded it, registered it. And what? No rebate available? Gee those funsters at Circuit City messed up their ad again. I guess I'll just be a nice guy and eat that $15. >>


But I'd never open a box of software knowing that an advertised rebate form was missing. And there is a sticker on the Norton box saying that the $20 rebate is an upgrade rebate. Fact is, the odds are you have something that qualifies for that $20 rebate, either an old copy of any Symantec or McAfee program, or a copy of one of them that was pre-loaded on your PC. If you don't, you should go back to the store and complain. Heck you might as well complain anyway, it can't hurt. But to claim that they are covering themselves by changing it on their web site is ridiculous -- obviously they found the typo and correct it.

Bill

 

[manly]

DaveH,

There are more reviews for Quicken Deluxe 2002 here:

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00005LA8Y/

 

[BillRubin]

The worst thing that can be said about Quicken 2002 is that it isn't worth the money to upgrade. But in this case, it's free (for basic). I am sure there were bugs, there always are because their beta schedule is too short. But they always come out with a few bug releases after that and those generally fix the problems. As it's been out since September, I would think that they are now at a level that could be considered stable. Worst case, hold onto it until you see in the newsgroups (or elsewhere) that it is.

Bill

 

[sjshaw]

Hot deal! Thanks!

 

[Murpheeee]

Regarding the Norton Upgrade rebate:

I have an OEM version of Systemworks 2001, so according to their terms I would need to send in the CD as I have no manual.
I don't really want to do this, as I am only getting a new version of AV.

I have a very old Norton AV ver.2 in my closet from 1996....will this qualify for the rebate? Or will they laugh at me?

 

[BillRubin]

Yes, your very old version of NAV qualifies for the rebate. I am not sure that your OEM CD would qualify, or does it not say that it's OEM?

I recall reading on some rebate form somewhere that a version pre-installed on your PC would qualify for the rebate, you needed to print the "About" screen. But I don't see that on the Symantec rebate form so now I am confused :-(.

Bill

 

[John P]

Bill,
First of all thanks for not taking my sarcasm personally. My whole point was that they ARE trying to cover their mistake up by not changing the total to $4.99 on their web page and instead leaving it at $9.99 to match the final price after rebate on the flyer ($49.99-$25-$20 does not = $9.99). That just proves that somebody at CC thought there was some sort of $15 rebate originally, but changed it to the $20 upgrade rebate on the web page when they realized their mistake. Wether or not to call it "covering themselves" or a "typo" is just a matter of semantics. It doesn't really matter anyway as long as nobody loses an eye or anything. I was just curious to see if anybody else noticed the mix up.

UPDATE: Just got back from CC. The manager had no problem giving me the additional $15.

 

[BillRubin]

I just looked on the CC website and I do not even see Norton Utilities listed there. However, even if it were, and they had updated the rebate but not the price, I would think it more like fits the "do not attribute to malice that which can be attibuted to incompetence" (or something like that). Bottom line, I am sure they updated the rebate and just forgot to fix the price. In any event, looks like you can make out very well if you can find something to get the upgrade rebate with!

Bill

 

[BillRubin]

Well, here is a strange one. I got an email newsletter from Staples today, and in it is a link to the Turbotax deal.

Staples

When you get there, you will notice that it says it's one Symantec program free after rebate, not both, with a link to the form we've all seen already. I wrote to them and asked what they are going to go for people who already bought in the store expecting to get both of them for free. It will be interesting to see what they have to say.

Bill

 

[DEFIANT1]

Okay boys and girls....How about if I make this deal even hotter?

WalMart has NAV2002 sitting on the shelf for $39.96!!! Staples will PM them with no problems whatsoever!!!

My brain is too fried to do the math, but I believe that w/a PM the deal comes close to being free...

Oh..one more thing. When you buy the tax software, keep the reciepts in your income tax file. Tax preparation software is TAX DEDUCTABLE, if you itemize. Now I'm not saying to commit fraud, but I highly doubt that the IRS tracks rebate dollars, and compares to actual sales price.

 

[BillRubin]

Hmm.. just go in and tell them that WalMart is $39.96 and they do it, no ad required? Sounds good to me!

BTW, one more hotness escalator -- Staples is doubling their Upromise contribution this month, so you get 4% instead of 2!

Bill

 

[DEFIANT1]

No ad necessary. My CSR didn't even bother calling WalMart to verify, or check stock since there were 5 people in line behind me, and she was only 1 of 2 people doing checkout. If they give you that "Printed ad" crap, just ask them where in their PM policy does it state it? It doesn't! It's up to them to verify a competitor's price, not you...

 

[Mikelh]

<< Regarding the Norton Upgrade rebate:

I have an OEM version of Systemworks 2001, so according to their terms I would need to send in the CD as I have no manual.
I don't really want to do this, as I am only getting a new version of AV.

I have a very old Norton AV ver.2 in my closet from 1996....will this qualify for the rebate? Or will they laugh at me? >>



The SystemWorks doesn't qualify you for the upgrade rebate. When you get the box home, the certificate requires a "stand alone" version, retail version, of any Norton software product or any software product from McAfee.

I'm using Dr. Solomon's, a McAfee product to qualify, not my Systemworks 2001. They will reject that one.

Michael

 

[Mikelh]

Save yourself some time and disappointment.

Be aware that the Norton AV 2002 requires a previous retail "stand alone" version of Norton software or any McAfee product to qualify for the upgrader rebate of $20.

Systemworks doesn't qualify!

Staples in store specials page is misleading. It says that only a previous version of Norton is required.

Michael

 

[BillRubin]

<< The SystemWorks doesn't qualify you for the upgrade rebate. When you get the box home, the certificate requires a "stand alone" version, retail version, of any Norton software product or any software product from McAfee. >>


Are you taking stand alone to mean non-bundled? That is not how I understand it. I think it means that you bought hte retail product. I don't think they care if it was SystemWorks or the individual program. I do agree that an OEM copy probably does not qualify.

Bill

 

[Mikelh]

Bill,

that's my interpretation of "stand alone", meaning, non-bundled. All previous stand alone versions qualify though, not matter how old.

I wouldn't risk it unless you have an email from Symantec permitting Systemworks as a qualifier for the upgrade rebate. The manager at Staples warned me that my Systemworks 2001 will not qualify.



Michael

 

[manly]

My opinion is that BillRubin is correct. SystemWorks is their flagship suite, and there's no reason a retail SystemWorks couldn't be used to get an upgrade rebate.

As a heads-up, if you don't qualify for the upgrade rebate, you still might be able to get another $20 in rebate money if you also recently bought Windows XP (any version). Norton retail products have two proofs of purchases (the UPC and a separate proof of purchase flap). Their rebates specifically allow either one of these to be used for the upgrade rebate and the XP offer. Norton AV (or SystemWorks) 2002 does not need to be purchased at the same time as WinXP.

Happy rebating!

 

[BillRubin]

<< Bill, that's my interpretation of "stand alone", meaning, non-bundled. All previous stand alone versions qualify though, not matter how old. I wouldn't risk it unless you have an email from Symantec permitting Systemworks as a qualifier for the upgrade rebate. The manager at Staples warned me that my Systemworks 2001 will not qualify. >>


But your version of Systemworks 2001 is OEM and it's not what most people are going to be talking about when they have NSW. Here is the sure test: look at the wording on the NSW 2002 box -- wait, I have it right in front of me. It has the same exact wording that you are claiming excludes NSW. Now I am sure you will agree that there is NO WAY that they would exclude older versions of NSW as qualifying for an upgrade to NSW 2002. Thus, I think we can conclusively say that "stand alone" means purchased on its own, not unbundled software products.

As for the manager, I would not consider them an expert on rebate qualfication, and I assume you presented your point of view and influenced their interpretation.

Bill

 

[Shmuel]

did anyone call up Norton yet and find out whether or not you can get both rebates-NAV and Norton Firewall??
Thanks
SHmuel