I bought a printer using the rebate. What they meant is if a printer is offered from HP at an educational price, then you can't use the rebate as the educational price can't be rebated. In other words, a $399 printer, at a $319 educational price, can't be gotten for $319 - $99 = $220. It says on the printer desciption if the printer is educationally discounted, or if it qualifies for the rebate.