How to Download OSX Lion WITHOUT App Store

I recently purchased OS X Lion for my old black Macbook. Unlike when I purchased OS X Snow Leopard and they sent me a CD, this time they emailed me the codes to download OS X Lion. The emails say that they require you to get the App Store in order to claim the download, which is only available through OS X Mavericks.
Since I updated my iMac to OS X Mavericks 6 months ago, I've had major problems with the machine ever since -- including iMovie becoming useless, and the computer freezing every couple of hours its used -- seemingly an overheating issue which I have been powerless to resolve. Since I didn't have Time Machine set up and can't figure out how to go BACK to the OS X I had previously on my iMac.... there's absolutely no way I'm downloading Mavericks to my Macbook as well. However, my Macbook is old and definitely behind on software... my safari won't let me upgrade to the newest one because I'm only on Snow Leopard and there are major security/spam issues on the outdated version. I need to upgrade to Lion.
My question is why would I buy OS X Lion if I had OS X Mavericks already? That would be useless.
So why would they make OS X Lion available to download ONLY through the App Store and thus ONLY through OS X Mavericks? That doesn't make sense.
Is there a way to get my OS X Lion downloaded without upgrading to Mavericks? Or is this just one of those dumb catch 22s that Mac invents just for the pure pleasure of being difficult on people who really try to enjoy their Macs?
I feel Mac purposefully makes their own machines useless a couple years after purchase in order to prompt people to buy the newest machines. Every necessary upgrade in order for our Mac to function, invariably makes our Mac dysfunctional -- like Mavericks preventing the built in iSight from working on my iMac...
My desktop has become very nearly useless and my laptop is on the way to being so if I can't upgrade to Lion. I am super frustrated that Mac is disempowering both of my systems.

Since you're running Snow Leopard 10.6.8, you'll have the Mac App Store. Open it from the Dock or the Applications folder.
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