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Student Discount - USA

Cool Mo D · 2006-06-10 15:03:09

I'm travelling to the US this summer, and I'm planning on visiting an apple tstore to pick up a Macbook Pro. I'm wondering can I use my Irish student card to get the discount This site seems to suggest I can, but it's old and I'd like to be sure. I emailed apple, but they were no help. Has anyone here tried this?

10-06-2006 3:03pm

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Cool Mo D

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I'm travelling to the US this summer, and I'm planning on visiting an apple tstore to pick up a Macbook Pro. I'm wondering can I use my Irish student card to get the discount This site seems to suggest I can, but it's old and I'd like to be sure. I emailed apple, but they were no help.

Has anyone here tried this?

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#2 10-06-2006 3:48pm

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As far as I know, you can't. You have to be a student enrolled in a college in the country where you are purchasing your Apple product.

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#3 11-06-2006 8:38am

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i'm getting a macbook over there but i am going to use the online student store. i've done a dummy run through the process and at no stage did it ask me for proof i was a student - the same as the irish educational site.

so there shouldnt be a problem.

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#4 11-06-2006 9:00am

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They dont ask for proof when you are ordering online. It's afterwards they call you or email you and ask you to submit a scanned copy of a student id.

From what I've heard they do it more over in America than here. You might get lucky but be prepared if you dont.

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#5 11-06-2006 3:57pm

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Join up as a student devloper and you will get it as cheap or even cheaper here. Have a search for a post by me on this board for exact prices, i think it gives you about 20% off and you will get a UK charger with it

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#6 11-06-2006 4:06pm

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Here's the link

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2054919684&referrerid=59211&highlight=mac+developer

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#7 11-06-2006 9:17pm

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They wouldn't recognise my student card in the New York Apple shop last year, he explained at the time but i wasn't really listening after he'd said no

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#8 12-06-2006 2:50pm

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it depends on the store and the manager on at the time. An apple store in new jersey would accept mine but the nyc one wouldn't.

ordering online as a student can work but you need a us based credit card else they won't process the order.

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#9 12-06-2006 6:41pm

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Thanks for the advice,

Well, I'll probably be around a few stores, so I'll see if I can find one that works.

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