[skelotar]

Best Buy is trying to keep me from becoming a happy 15" PowerBook owner. I've been carrying this powerbook brochure in my pocket for the last month as I save up and guess what happens...

I have 1225 dollars in best buy in-store credit from a returned laptop (HP) and I want to get a 15" PowerBook.

I also have the remaining balance to purhcase the powerbook.

So I go to buy it and best buy says "We don't have any 15" PowerBooks in our distribution center so there's nothing we can do."

Not only am I having to buy it from them, I'm being forced to pay full price (and not get the student discount).

I was hoping someone could help me come up with a solution to the 1225 dollars I have sitting in limbo.

Here's what i've come up with so far:

Offer someone 1225 dollars towards a flat-screen TV or something in exchange for 1125 dollars cash.

Sell the in-store credit on e-bay for 1125 dollars (but I think i have to be the one to use it).

Buy a gift card for 1225 dollars and sell it on ebay.


Turns out, they don't really have any apples in stock. I had them look to see if they had any 12" PowerBooks with the superdrive because I know I could easily sell one of those on eBay, but once again i'm greeted with the same sorry response.


:::::: Please offer any suggestion you think may work. I've done everything in my power at this point to become a happy mac user and now I need help.....

[olePigeon]

Are you in California, by any chance?

[skelotar]

No, actually i'm located in Florida....

I just actually purchased a iBook with the money and am going to attempt to trade it in for a powerbook when it arrives at the local mac store.

I guess no one had any suggestions... I'm probably the only one something like this has happened to.

Thanks for viewing though

[ryju]

Maybe you could just wait until they get more Macs in stock. Possibly.