Installing software on a MacBook Air with no disc slot

I bought a refurbished MacBook Air today online and I'm picking it up this weekend. I also purchased the software that's like word, excel and PowerPoint for my new Mac however I just realized that the air doesn't have a disc slot. I don't mind that because I never use the disc slot anyways but I'm wondering how I can install my new software without one? Is there anyway apple can have it installed for me at the apple store? I know they sell those like disc things that you can plug into your computer but I really don't want to pay $150 for something I am going to use maybe once or twice a year

You can share the drive from a Windows computer.
You'll need to install this software on the Windows machine:
http://support.apple.com/kb/DL112

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