Buying Apple and getting points [includes hardware and iTunes]
Sep 16, 2014, 11:24 am
#241
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: SEA
Programs: Bonvoy Gold
Posts: 1,945
To clarify: AMEX's extended warranty and Apple Care are not mutually exclusive; you may stack Apple Care with AMEX's extended warranty, effectively extending Apple Care by a year. I've done this 3-4 times.
Sep 16, 2014, 1:16 pm
#242
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: LAX
Programs: AA, TY, UR, UA, US, WN, MR, SPG
Posts: 1,453
Excluded Items (From T&C):
10. items still under installment billing;
10. items still under installment billing;
Sep 24, 2014, 9:04 am
#245
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Austin, TX
Posts: 1,012
Be sure to note the rewards mall terms; they've recently been changed to state "Not eligible on iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus or pre-order purchases." I had to send a direct message to get the points (as my order was placed before the change in terms).
Sep 24, 2014, 9:53 pm
#246
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Brooklyn
Programs: AMEX Plat, AAdvantage Gold, UA, SPG Gold, HHonors Gold
Posts: 963
Saw on Big Habitat today that there is a MacBook Pro-R 15 on Groupon for $2399 ($99 off)
Groupon is currently offering 10x on SouthWest portal.
Groupon is currently offering 10x on SouthWest portal.
Sep 27, 2014, 2:02 pm
#247
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: SEA
Programs: Bonvoy Gold
Posts: 1,945
IME, there can be some favorable flexibility in what the T&Cs say and what is credited with Apple. I've been pleasantly surprised twice with excluded items, though not specifically with the iPhone 6/Plus.
Sep 30, 2014, 11:07 pm
#250
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Location: Upper Sternistan
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Oct 2, 2014, 2:13 am
#251
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Join Date: Dec 2013
Posts: 632
I need to get a few iPhones and am trying to figure out a good way to leverage the Discover 5% and Freedom 5% for some interesting discounts. Any ideas? I was thinking gift cards but can't see a retailer on the Freedom list who sells Apple store gift cards. The ShopDiscover portal excludes the iP6.
Dec 10, 2014, 5:49 pm
#252
Join Date: Apr 2014
Posts: 121
Here's a data point..
I just picked up an iPhone 6 directly through Apple. I clicked through the UR Mall which said 3x Points for purchases, but phones require a 2 year contract. Booo! But I figured why not give it a go!
I have a Freedom but needed to use my United to hit my min spend (Yeahh 50K miles!) so I grabbed a T-Mobile unlocked for a painful $790 using the United and didn't really expect to get a bonus...
Well, as it turns out I just did, they gave me another 1498 points which took about week!
Extra Bonus, gotta love that!!
I just picked up an iPhone 6 directly through Apple. I clicked through the UR Mall which said 3x Points for purchases, but phones require a 2 year contract. Booo! But I figured why not give it a go!
I have a Freedom but needed to use my United to hit my min spend (Yeahh 50K miles!) so I grabbed a T-Mobile unlocked for a painful $790 using the United and didn't really expect to get a bonus...
Well, as it turns out I just did, they gave me another 1498 points which took about week!
Extra Bonus, gotta love that!!