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Apple announces details about its 2015 Back to School promo worth $200

Published Jul 23rd, 2015 9:47AM EDT
Apple 2015 Back To School Promotion Details

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Apple on Tuesday announced details of its 2015 Back to School promotion that will let qualified buyers get a free pair of $200 Beats headphones with the purchase of an iMac, MacBook, MacBook Pro, MacBook Air or Mac Pro. Qualified buyers — which include K-12 “faculty, staff, students, and parents that are individual end users” — can choose to receive a $200 credit for either a pair of Beats Solo2 On-Ear Headphones or Beats Solo2 Wireless On-Ear Headphones. We should note that the Wireless On-Ear Headphones have a retail value of $300 and that any buyers will be responsible for paying off the remaining $100 if they go with the wireless option.

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In case you’re interested in seeing the full details of this offer, we’ve posted the full terms and conditions for the Back to School promo below.

Back to School 2015

Terms and Conditions

PROMOTIONAL PERIODS: This promotion is valid only during the following promotional periods
for the Qualifying Locations listed below (the “Promo Period”):
U.S. Apple Retail Stores and participating Apple Authorized Campus Stores: July 23,
2015 through September 18, 2015
U.S. Apple Online Store or 1-800-MY-APPLE: August 6, 2015 through September 18, 2015

THE OFFER: Qualified Education Individuals who purchase an Eligible Product (as defined below)
during the Promo Period may elect to receive one of the following promotional products (each, a
“Promo Product”):

• One (1) pair of Beats Solo2 On-Ear Headphones (Gloss Black, Gloss White, Gloss Red,
Gloss Blue, Gloss Gray, or Gloss Pink), for which an instant credit in the amount of $199.95
will be applied to your order, or

• One (1) pair of Beats Solo2 Wireless On-Ear Headphones (Space Gray, Silver, or Gold), for
which an instant credit in the amount of $199.95 will be applied to your order. The Qualified
Education Individual shall be responsible for paying the remaining balance in price ($100),
following application of the instant credit to the purchase price.

QUALIFYING LOCATIONS: Eligible Products must be purchased from the U.S. Apple Online
Store for Education Individuals, a U.S. Apple Retail Store, by calling 1-800-MY-APPLE, or from a
participating Apple Authorized Campus Store (each, a “Qualifying Location”). Only purchases
and deliveries in the United States and Puerto Rico are eligible. Orders for Eligible Products from
the U.S. Apple Online Store for Education Individuals or 1-800-MY-APPLE that are placed during
the Promo Period, and ship after the end of the Promo Period, are eligible.

EDUCATION INDIVIDUAL PURCHASE QUALIFICATIONS: Those eligible for this promotion
include faculty, staff, students, and parents that are individual end users, as follows (each, a
“Qualified Education Individual”):

K–12 Employees, Board Members and Officers: Any employee of a public or private K–12
institution in the United States or Puerto Rico is eligible. In addition, school board members who
are currently serving as elected or appointed members are eligible. PTA or PTO executives
currently serving as elected or appointed officers are eligible.

Higher Education Employees, Students and Parents: Faculty and staff of higher
education institutions and students attending or accepted into a higher education institution are
eligible. Parents purchasing on behalf of their child, who is a student currently attending or
accepted into a public or private higher education institution in the United States or Puerto Rico,
are eligible.

ELIGIBLE PRODUCTS: iMac, MacBook, MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, and Mac Pro, including
configure-to-order versions of such products (each, an “Apple Computer”). Mac mini and
refurbished Apple Computers are not eligible for this promotion.

PROMOTION RESTRICTIONS: This offer is valid only while supplies last, and Promo Products are
subject to availability. Only one (1) Promo Product per Qualified Education Individual may be
obtained. You must demonstrate you meet the Qualified Education Individual Purchaser
requirements above, prior to your purchase. Resellers, governmental institutions, educational
institutions, nonprofit organizations, enterprise purchasers, and small business purchasers do not
qualify. Election of the offer may require personal setup of your Eligible Product at the time of
purchase. Purchases must be made at the Education Individual price.

FULFILLMENT: When purchasing from a U.S. Apple Retail Store, your Promo Product will be
provided to you with your Apple Computer. When purchasing from the U.S. Apple Online Store for
Education Individuals or by calling 1-800-MY-APPLE, your Promo Product, when available, will be
shipped to you; or if you are picking up your U.S. Apple Online Store for Education Individuals
purchase in a U.S. Apple Retail Store, your Promo Product, when available, will be issued when
you pick up your order. This promotional offer expires when the purchase transaction is complete,
and any subsequent requests for Promo Products will not be honored.
PROCEDURES RELATED TO PRODUCT RETURNS AND EXCHANGES: If the eligible Apple
Computer obtained through this promotion is returned for any reason without the Promo Product, or
is exchanged for a product other than an eligible Apple Computer, $199.95 will be deducted from
the exchange or refund of the eligible Apple Computer. If a Promo Product is returned for any
reason and is not exchanged for another Promo Product, the Promo Product must be returned with
the eligible Apple Computer in order to receive a full refund.

GENERAL TERMS: This offer is void where prohibited or restricted by law. This offer may be
combined with other Apple promotions that are directed to individual end-user customers and
offered during the same promotional period in the Qualifying Locations, subject to the terms,
conditions, and limitations applicable to this promotion and such other Apple promotion(s). Apple is
not responsible for an inability to read the terms of this promotion due to the fact that these terms
are displayed in the English language. Apple is also not responsible for any loss, destruction, or
theft of your qualifying Beats product. Apple may use the information provided in accordance with
its privacy policies posted online at http://www.apple.com/privacy. Apple reserves the right to change
without notice the Terms and Conditions of this promotion or modify or end this promotion at any time without notice.

TM and © 2015 Apple Inc. All rights reserved

Brad Reed
Brad Reed Staff Writer

Brad Reed has written about technology for over eight years at BGR.com and Network World. Prior to that, he wrote freelance stories for political publications such as AlterNet and the American Prospect. He has a Master's Degree in Business and Economics Journalism from Boston University.