Free Itouch with purchase of Macbook promo

Question

Hi, sorry I didn't know where else to post this...
I know there is an ongoing promo where you can get a free itouch with the purchase of a mac computer...thing is, i didnt know about it until now. I actually got my computer in april, just barely a month before they started this promo..is there a way i could still avail of this promo?

Answer 1

No, but if it's any consolation, it's really not that great of a promo. You have to actually buy both the computer and the iPod, then fill out a rebate form, which will refund the cost of the iPod about 3 months later.
So, the whole point of these programs is that you're basically giving Apple a short term loan. They put that money, from you and all the other people who bought one, into various short term investments to try and make some extra money off it, so hopefully by the time they return your money in three months, they will have made several times that much. They also count on people who will forget to fill out the rebate form or fill it out incorrectly. I don't know about Apple, but a lot of times companies who issue rebates use special processing companies. They have X amount of money with which to pay out rebates, and once that money is gone the company files for bankruptcy, is liquidated, and everyone who hasn't had their rebate issues is just stuck holding the bag. Never go in for rebates on big ticket items like TVs. A lot of rebate programs are essentially your basic pyramid scam. The way you should look at rebates, is that it's a nice bonus. You would be willing to pay full price for the item in question, but if you get a rebate that makes it slightly less, even better. However, even if you never get the rebate, you are still fine paying full price. Make a habit of looking at the original price on ads, not the after rebate price.
So don't feel too badly about it. When you start to read the fine print on these things, you find out it's not quite as good a deal as it seems in the marketing blurb.