Student Discount...

Seems too easy to go into the online 'education store' at apple.com and order as a student to save $100.....
Do they actually check to see if you are really a student???

 

Audit Rights

Apple routinely audits the purchases of customers at the Apple Store for Education to insure that only eligible purchases have ordered and that all purchase conditions have been observed. Should an audit disclose after delivery (or should Apple otherwise discover) that you were not an eligible purchaser at the time you placed your order or that you have not observed all of the conditions applicable to your purchase, you authorize Apple:

* If you placed your order by credit card, to charge to your credit card the difference between the amount you paid for the delivered goods and the price that Apple charged the general public for the same goods at the Apple Store, in effect on the date that you placed your order; and

* If you paid by a means other than credit card, to (a) invoice you for the difference between the amount that you paid for the delivered goods and the price that Apple charged the general public for the same goods at the Apple Store, payable in fifteen days from the date of the invoice, and (b), should you fail to pay the invoice when due, institute legal action against you in a court of competent jurisdiction, with the prevailing party entitled to attorneys' fees.

* Should Apple not offer to the general public the specific products that you purchased at the Apple Store for Education, your credit card will be charged or you will be invoiced the difference between the amount you paid for the delivered goods and the price that Apple charged the general public for the closest equivalent goods at the Apple Store, in effect on the date that you placed your order.

 

I was just going to post the audit rights. Sounds like they do not verify upfront but reserve the right to ensure you were a student or otherwise qualified after the purchase.

 

From what is sounds like...yes. They want to scare off any potential scammers. The likelihood is low, but worst case scenario they charge you the difference...
If you do not pay the difference, well that is another story....

 

Thx. My wife is doing her Masters at one of the Universities listed, so will just buy under her name, but I was just wondering about it.....just seemed too easy for anyone to use.

 

The discount is minimal, I really doubt they actually care.

Adobe, on the other hand, tends to offer SIGNIFICANT student discounts and they do verify eligibility.

 

Some stored (dont want to say which here) even give you this discount if you ask them too. My friend got it just like that when he said he could buy it cheaper from Apple so its worth a shot to bring it up if you buy it at store.

 

During the summer when they offer the "buy a macbook and get an ipod free" offers a good deal for someone who wants to sell the ipod + get the student discount on top of it.

 

yeah I'll wait for back to school event + free stuff along with it.