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Best Buy to match Apple's $100 Back to School promo

by Steven Sande Jun 20th 2011 at 12:30PM

If you were waiting for Apple's annual Back to School promotion to pick up a free iPod to go along with your new Mac, you're probably not very happy with this year's deal -- Apple isn't giving away iPods. Instead, you get a $100 gift card that you can spend in the Mac App Store, iTunes Store, App Store or the iBookstore. For those of you who would rather buy more hardware, head on over to Best Buy, because they're matching Apple's promo with a $100 Best Buy gift card.

To qualify for both the Apple and Best Buy promotions, you need to be a college student, a student accepted to college, a parent buying a computer for a college student, or faculty or staff at any grade level. Your purchase of a MacBook, MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, iMac or Mac Pro will get that $100 gift card into your hand so that you can spend it on electronic goodies.

Best Buy isn't advertising this promotion, so you must ask your sales rep about it to start the ball rolling.



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pilar

Get your FREE Best Buy gift card here: http://freesamplesformoms.com/free-best-buy-gift-card/

September 20 2011 at 11:00 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Zilla

I just bought my Macbook Pro at Best Buy last week too :(

June 20 2011 at 5:44 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
David Morton

Does BestBuy offer the education discount for the Apple products? Last time I bought a MacBook there, they honored the education price, but as a price match. Maybe this $100 is really to make up for the difference in prices between edu and non-edu prices. If it is in addition to the edu price, then it is a good deal indeed.

June 20 2011 at 2:27 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
dustinsmith

I don't believe BB supports education discounting though. Apple still seems like the better option.

June 20 2011 at 1:41 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
shawnrask

Is this from a creditable source? I went into Best Buy last friday to get the $100 gift card from my purchase i made a week earlier and they said they have never matched Apple's back to school promotions other than the student discount. After much arguing because the sales rep told me they would match it when i bought it, i ended up leaving the store with no gift card.

June 20 2011 at 1:39 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Rob

Honestly, who wants/needs an iPod now-a-days? I'd gladly take the iTunes card. That would pay for DC Comic's 52 series reboot right there! :)

June 20 2011 at 1:31 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
loupetron

The purpose of the iTunes gift card is for software. With the gift card, you could get Pages, Keynote, and numbers for free. That's kinda awesome! If I was a student or needed the apps, I would be quite happy!

June 20 2011 at 1:17 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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