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    Coupons not working (Dell 1505)

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by Fiver Took, Nov 16, 2006.

  1. Fiver Took

    Fiver Took Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi, I have a 1000+ value of an Inspiron 1505 laptop. I have the Dell EPP/FSS coupon for $100 off. (Not sure what that is.) Then I have the student/university discount which takes off a measly 4%.

    Now, when I try to add the coupon listed on this site for the applicable laptop, I get this message:
    And no additional information is available in the view details link. Is my crappy school discount inapplicable w/ this one? Any other ideas out there?
     
    Fiver Took, Nov 16, 2006
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  2. whit3bobby

    whit3bobby Notebook Guru

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    All I can think of is either your school one cancels it or maybe you brought the price down to under $1,000 so the coupon wasn't applicable.
     
    whit3bobby, Nov 16, 2006
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    It must be the former case because the price was about $200 above $1000, even after the school discount. So is that generally the case, that university discounts don't work with that kind of coupon? Pretty lame then, since the 20% coupons are always available, seems worthless for get 4%.
     
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    vespoli 402 NBR Reviewer

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    Yeah EPP is usually not anywhere near as good of a value as the regular Dell coupons.
     
    vespoli, Nov 16, 2006
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