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scoostraw · Feb 6, 2006, 01:10 PM

I just looked, and it appears as if the rebates are no longer being offered on iMacs at amazon.com. Was there any kind of announcement? Or am I simply missing something here...?

uicandrew · Feb 6, 2006, 02:13 PM

still there for the 20" intel imac

scoostraw · Feb 6, 2006, 02:38 PM

I see a rebate on the G5 20", but I don't even see the intel 20" listed at any price... maybe there is a problem with my viewing of the site.

kugino · Feb 6, 2006, 02:47 PM

still there. i see it. it's supposed to be in effect through tomorrow.

btw - if you sign up for their 3-month free trial of amazon premier, you can get free 2-day or $3.99 overnight shipping.

scoostraw · Feb 6, 2006, 04:02 PM

boy i don't see it. i don't know what i am doing wrong. i even logged out of my amazon account and launched a new browser session. last week it was a $125 rebate on the 17", an additional $30 off if using the amazon visa card, and free shipping... now nothing...

help please!

mduell · Feb 6, 2006, 04:06 PM

I see it.

uicandrew · Feb 6, 2006, 04:08 PM

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...Fencoding=UTF8

i agree that it is hard to find the product page. I actually bookmarked it
but i decided on a custom rig with 256mb of vram especially because of what another member (i forgot who, sorry) about running the UI off of vram (resolution independent screens)

scoostraw · Feb 6, 2006, 04:24 PM

ok that took me there... that is weird. i wonder why if u click into the products from the main page, this same item comes up with no rebate..?

anyway... are the rebates definitely going to continue? or is this just thru tomorrow?

scoostraw · Feb 6, 2006, 04:28 PM

do either of you see the 17" listed with the $125 rebate?

icruise · Feb 6, 2006, 04:43 PM

I bought the 17" from Amazon a while back and so I went into my order history and clicked the link to the page. Apparently Amazon itself is not selling the 17" iMac at this time. The page I was linked to is for an iMac being sold by J&R, so it's not surprising that there's no rebate.

scoostraw · Feb 6, 2006, 04:45 PM

yup i noticed the same thing. last week there was no "J&R" link. this week there is.

davidflas · Feb 7, 2006, 05:26 PM

This situation really bites me in the ass, I bought a 17" isight iMac and had to return it because the optical drive was defective. Now the rebate is gone, and I live in NY so I'll be charged sales tax too!! Anybody know if Amazon will go back to selling it?

scoostraw · Feb 7, 2006, 06:22 PM

it ticks me off too - i was ready to buy (and probably still will) - but no explanation or anything - just GONE - i hate that crap

icruise · Feb 7, 2006, 11:07 PM

It'll probably be back pretty soon. I'd just keep checking if you can afford to wait a little bit.

Josh Reid · Feb 8, 2006, 12:50 AM

Just purchased my 20" using the rebate, talk about cutting it close! Even if they would have offered rebates on the J&R iMacs on Amazon, I wouldn't purchase them. I almost never purchase on Amazon if the item isn't "shipped & sold by Amazon.com" When you get other companies involved, you follow their shipping policies, return policies, SALES TAX, etc...Amazon is awesome when used properly.

Oh, and with the free 3-month prime shipping trial, I was able to get overnight shipping for only $3.99 total. Four bux to ship a 31 pound computer overnight? Not too shabby! It reminds me of the glory days of Outpost.com back in the late 90s/early 00s where you could order an item up until midnight, and get it at 9am with no shipping charge. That was close to magic, haha.

davidflas · 11:09 AM

I just checked again and the 17" intel iMac is shipping from Amazon again with the $125 rebate! I'm glad I waited. I'll even take advantage of the Amazon Prime to get it sooner...

juusan · Feb 12, 2006, 05:47 AM

from an apple site (don't remember which):

An Amazon.com promotion offering rebates of up to $200 on Macs purchased through its online store expired on Tuesday. However, the online retailer has now extended the promotion through a new series of rebates set to expire on February 28th.

Offers include: iMac Core Duo 2.0GHz ($150 rebate), iMac Core Duo 1.83GHz ($125 rebate), MacBook Pro 1.67GHz ($150 rebate), MacBook Pro 1.83GHz ($150 rebate), iBook G4 1.33GHz ($100 rebate), iBook G4 1.42GHz ($150 rebate), PowerBook G4 12" 1.5GHz ($150 rebate), PowerBook G4 15" 1.67GHz ($200 rebate), PowerBook G4 17" 1.67GHz, Mac mini G4 1.25GHz ($25 rebate), Mac mini 1.42GHz ($25 rebate), Mac mini 1.42GHz SD ($25 rebate), Power Mac G5 Quad 2.5GHz ($200 rebate), Power Mac G5 Dual 2.3GHz ($200 rebate), and the Power Mac G5 Dual 2.0GHz.

NightEyes · Feb 12, 2006, 02:07 PM

The Amazon deal is great. $150 rebate on the 20", no tax, and free 2-day shipping for Amazon Prime members.

nredman · Feb 12, 2006, 02:49 PM

i did the rebate thing on amazon on the last G5 iMac with iSight - still waiting on my rebate though - plus i signed up for an amazon.com visa - which allows you to get like $25 off your first purchase plus i earned points which came out to $50 more to spend on amazon.com with 6 months 0% apr you can just pay it off and cancel the card