Student discount + free iPod

[silverpig]

Yeah... free iPod thread

Anyways, I'm thinking of getting a MacBook. As a student I am eligible for the free iPod deal. Now, if I buy online I realize I have to pay for both the iPod and the laptop, then I get a form to fill out for a rebate. What if I go in to my school's bookstore and buy directly from them? Will they just give me the free iPod there, or do I still have to buy it outright and then send in for the rebate?

 

[BrianP]

You still have to do the rebate, but everything can be done online and you'll have the check within a week.

 

[biggestmuff]

How does Apple validate that a buyer is a student/teacher/faculty member?

 

[Tyranicus]

At the store, they ask for some form of ID. Online, they don't really validate it at all.

 

[biggestmuff]

Originally posted by: Tyranicus
At the store, they ask for some form of ID. Online, they don't really validate it at all.

Uh...sweet?!

Getting ready to buy a Mac Pro.

 

[SoundTheSurrender]

Yes they do. You have to have an email account with your college for the most part. At least I remember it that way.

 

[aphex]

Originally posted by: BrianP
You still have to do the rebate, but everything can be done online and you'll have the check within a week.

Yah, Apple Rebates come insanely fast. I had my $100 printer rebate in about 10 days after purchase.

 

[biggestmuff]

Originally posted by: SoundTheSurrender
Yes they do. You have to have an email account with your college for the most part. At least I remember it that way.

Ah, so my '@yahoo.com' won't work? :brokenheart:

 

[Tyranicus]

Originally posted by: SoundTheSurrender
Yes they do. You have to have an email account with your college for the most part. At least I remember it that way.

When I ordered my MacBook Pro, all I had to do was select a college. I didn't need to provide any other verification.

 

[biggestmuff]

Oh, wait. I'm going to be buying a Mac Pro, which isn't part of the deal.

 

[Parasitic]

Actually I think in CT/RI the promotion is an instant rebate on the iPods.

 

[silverpig]

Cool thanks.

 

[TheStu]

Originally posted by: Tyranicus

Originally posted by: SoundTheSurrender
Yes they do. You have to have an email account with your college for the most part. At least I remember it that way.

When I ordered my MacBook Pro, all I had to do was select a college. I didn't need to provide any other verification.

Neither did I, though that was almost 2 years ago now. I tried Dell's website around the same time, but you had to have a .edu address and send them a copy of something from the school (a specific form). Since I was not technically enrolled yet, and my school used .net I couldn't even browse their education prices (Dell that is).

 

[Injury]

Originally posted by: Tyranicus

Originally posted by: SoundTheSurrender
Yes they do. You have to have an email account with your college for the most part. At least I remember it that way.

When I ordered my MacBook Pro, all I had to do was select a college. I didn't need to provide any other verification.

Ditto. This was last August. Can't imagine they changed it in a matter of a year.