CompUSA+Apple Promo Mailer

dstranathandstranathan
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in General Discussion edited January 2014
Did you guys get a CompUSA+Aple mailer in the mail? I got one today.



It reads:



"Bring this card into your local CompUSA and receive a special gift from Apple!"



I live about 20 min from a CompUSA in the KC area. Is it worth the drive for the "special gift"? Any ideas on what it is? A shirt? A Keychain? An iPod?



:-/

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  • Reply 1 of 19
    spartspart Posts: 2,060member
    [quote]Originally posted by dstranathan:

    <strong>Did you guys get a CompUSA+Aple mailer in the mail? I got one today.



    It reads:



    "Bring this card into your local CompUSA and receive a special gift from Apple!"



    I live about 20 min from a CompUSA in the KC area. Is it worth the drive for the "special gift"? Any ideas on what it is? A shirt? A Keychain? An iPod?



    :-/</strong><hr></blockquote>



    It's one of those little white stickers they had left over from all the unsold G4 Cubes.



    Seriously though, I don't know. Drive there and find out, if its crud, go buy a 6-pack. It'll make up for it.
  • Reply 2 of 19
    emaneman Posts: 7,204member
    Why not drive to CompUSA and see?
  • Reply 3 of 19
    stroszekstroszek Posts: 801member
    Why not call them and ask? It couldn't hurt and could save you some gas.
  • Reply 4 of 19
    spotbugspotbug Posts: 361member
    What's the mailer like? A form letter? A sales flyer?
  • Reply 5 of 19
    dstranathandstranathan Posts: 1,717member
    Its a well-done bi-fold glossy 4 color piece. It advertises G4s, flat panels and the iMac. Its a combined effort from Apple and CompUSA. Pretty nice mailer really. I got it in my mail box Wed.
  • Reply 6 of 19
    dogcowdogcow Posts: 713member
    According to the thing, they are also selling an Airport Card for $299 and a base station for $99....



    I was going to take it Circuit City so they could do a price match... but Circuit city dosnt have mac stuff no more I wonder if CompUSA will still honor the $99 base station?
  • Reply 7 of 19
    sebseb Posts: 676member
    [quote]Originally posted by Dogcow:

    <strong>According to the thing, they are also selling an Airport Card for $299 and a base station for $99....</strong><hr></blockquote>



    That's weird. An Airport card is usually $99 and the base station is $299.



    Are you sure they really bumped the price on the card up by $200? Would explain how they could knock the price on the base station down I guess but....
  • Reply 8 of 19
    emaneman Posts: 7,204member
    [quote]Originally posted by Dogcow:

    <strong>According to the thing, they are also selling an Airport Card for $299 and a base station for $99....



    I was going to take it Circuit City so they could do a price match... but Circuit city dosnt have mac stuff no more I wonder if CompUSA will still honor the $99 base station?</strong><hr></blockquote>



    Too bad Circcuit City doesn't have Mac stuff anymore because it would be so cool if you got them to match the price.
  • Reply 9 of 19
    eugeneeugene Posts: 8,254member
    They would surely call CompUSA to confirm. Every CompUSA got a fax correcting the price on the flyer the same day it first appeared.
  • Reply 10 of 19
    dogcowdogcow Posts: 713member
    [quote]Originally posted by Eugene:

    <strong>They would surely call CompUSA to confirm.</strong><hr></blockquote>



    There are a lot of idots who work at Circuit City, at least around here, so i was hoping... but i guess it dosnt matter seeing as they dont stock it anymore anyway.
  • Reply 11 of 19
    dstranathandstranathan Posts: 1,717member
    OK, the mystery gift is...(drumroll)



    a coffee mug! (got mine today)





    Picked up a base station for $99 too!





    (ok, I lied about one of the above statments...)
  • Reply 12 of 19
    applenutapplenut Posts: 5,768member
    [quote]Originally posted by dstranathan:

    <strong>OK, the mystery gift is...(drumroll)



    a coffee mug! (got mine today)





    Picked up a base station for $99 too!





    (ok, I lied about one of the above statments...)</strong><hr></blockquote>





    how did you get this flyer? I would buy a base station right now for 99 bucks. is the flyer required?
  • Reply 13 of 19
    pushermanpusherman Posts: 410member
    [quote](ok, I lied about one of the above statments...)<hr></blockquote>



    [quote]how did you get this flyer? I would buy a base station right now for 99 bucks. is the flyer required?<hr></blockquote>



    mmm...I think the coffee cup thing was the true statement.
  • Reply 14 of 19
    steve666steve666 Posts: 2,600member
    Yup, a black plastic coffee mug. Are they serious? I really didn't care but I bet they had a lot of complaints. Apparently, according to the person who gave me the mug, everyone expected a Tshirt, as did I. Free advertising, something useful. Instead, a mug. I gave it back to the girl and said i didn't want it (it was the last one), and she practically begged me to take it, probably so she didn't have to give it to another Tshirt expecting customer. <img src="graemlins/hmmm.gif" border="0" alt="[Hmmm]" /> ..............................
  • Reply 15 of 19
    emaneman Posts: 7,204member
    [quote]Originally posted by steve666:

    <strong>Yup, a black plastic coffee mug. Are they serious? I really didn't care but I bet they had a lot of complaints. Apparently, according to the person who gave me the mug, everyone expected a Tshirt, as did I. Free advertising, something useful. Instead, a mug. I gave it back to the girl and said i didn't want it (it was the last one), and she practically begged me to take it, probably so she didn't have to give it to another Tshirt expecting customer. <img src="graemlins/hmmm.gif" border="0" alt="[Hmmm]" /> ..............................</strong><hr></blockquote>



    What's wrong with a mug if it's free?
  • Reply 16 of 19
    jeremiah richjeremiah rich Posts: 853member
    Hehe. I got one too.. Just says Comp Usa on it and has the Apple logo.
  • Reply 17 of 19
    buonrottobuonrotto Posts: 6,368member
    Man, people here sure do take a lot for granted. I just can't quite figure out what goes on in people's heads when they act so terribly disillusioned about a damn coffee mug and/or T-shirt. There must be far more important things to get upset over!



    I'm at a loss for words...
  • Reply 18 of 19
    eugeneeugene Posts: 8,254member
    Steve666 probably saw that it was made in China.
  • Reply 19 of 19
    steve666steve666 Posts: 2,600member
    [quote]Originally posted by Eugene:

    <strong>Steve666 probably saw that it was made in China.</strong><hr></blockquote>



    I assumed it would be. Its black plastic-I ain't gonna drink out of it-it could at least have been a regular mug. Actually, the flyer made it seem like it would be something decent, plus its a bit of a drive from my house, plus they didn't have an eMac on display. I didn't really react much when they gave it to me, I felt bad for them because they said alot of people were pissed about it. At least I got to see computer speakers that I plan on getting when I buy a new computer-nice looking silver and black Altec Lansings. Sweet......................
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