what a rip off.

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330zx330zx
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in General Discussion edited January 2014
I bought in ipod about a month ago at an apple store, and planned to buy a powerbook by the end of summer. I'm a student, and was glad to see the bundle rebate. The only problem was that the sales guy forgot to mention that everything had to be purchased on THE SAME invoice at the same time. He knew i was interested in the rebate, yet failed to mention it, and its rather cheap of apple to not have it in large print somewhere noticable. I was just reading the terms and conditions, and its listed as a tag on to another sentence about halfway into a long paragraph in about 6 point font "you must purchase all qualifying Apple and Hewlett-Packard products at the same time on the same invoice to be eligible for the mail in rebate." If their goal was to make an extra 200 bucks then they probably suceeded a number of times, however, I am a first time buyer, and their attempt to deceive me has me questioning whether switching was a good idea or not. as mentioned above...What a RIP OFF!

ajd

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  • Reply 1 of 5
    jlljll Posts: 2,713member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by 330zx

    I bought in ipod about a month ago at an apple store, and planned to buy a powerbook by the end of summer.



    Have you ever seen a bundle offer where you could buy the items months apart?
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  • Reply 2 of 5
    smirclesmircle Posts: 1,035member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by 330zx

    I bought in ipod about a month ago at an apple store, and planned to buy a powerbook by the end of summer. I'm a student, and was glad to see the bundle rebate. The only problem was that the sales guy forgot to mention that everything had to be purchased on THE SAME invoice at the same time.



    Isn't that the essence of bundle deals?
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  • Reply 3 of 5
    andersanders Posts: 6,523member
    ***looking for sympathy in the bag***



    Sorry. Haven´t got any for you.



    "You get fat from fast food?"

    "You get lung cancer from cigarettes?"

    "You have to buy bundled products at the same time to get a rebate?"



    Congratulations with your Mac. You won´t be dissapointed with it. And you will find the mac community helpful and friendly even if we are harsh against stupidity.
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  • Reply 4 of 5
    valmadvalmad Posts: 49member
    Yep, a bundle is more than one item. Rip off is a bit strong. Maybe the print should have been larger, maybe the sales guy should have listened to what you wanted, but, a bundle deal is a bundle deal.



    At least you are getting great products.
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  • Reply 5 of 5
    mcqmcq Posts: 1,543member
    Sell your iPod on eBay, take a $50 (or whatever) loss and then buy the PB with another iPod if the Edu store allows it?
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