Is there anything stopping me from selecting the education pricing when buying a Mac even though I am not enrolled at an institution? Do they ever check at any point in the process? Is this uncouth of me to ask? Thanks

I am looking to buy a new macbook and ipad. I know that in apple educational store, the prices are $150 and $100 off respectively and they’ll give out i think $100 coupons for next purchase in apple store.

I thought this was a permanent thing and as long as i am a student, i can take advantage of this offer. So i was so shocked when i looked at the apple store to see that the educational promo (voucher and lower price) is ending on 9/30.

For those of you who are experienced with apple, do you know if they will replace this with other offer? Or is this “offer ending” legit and not just a way for them to force you to purchase now? All this time im always under the assumption that apple gives students discounts all the time.

Mod, please just delete if this is an inappropriate question to ask in this sub. If so, can you please let me know which is the correct sub

Hey guys! I’m planning of purchasing the new MacBook, I heard Apple does not check if you have student ID when ordering online from the USA Apple educational website, is it true ? I thought to order it online and pick it up at store, do they check something?

i’m starting college this fall and am looking to buy a new macbook. i’ve already settled on the new 2025 macbook with the m4 chip. but i know they run sells before school, i’m just not sure when it starts and i could possibly get a pair of airpods (which im in need of because i just lost one). but would the discount be more than $100 off? i also know that apple has an eduction store online that i could just buy anytime, but it only takes $100 off. would it be worth it to go ahead and buy it now or wait for their school promo? thanks!

Can I get the educational discount and $150 gift card in an Apple Store or do I have to order online? My nearest Apple Store is 2-hours away but I’d prefer to go see the laptops in person and buy rather than wait for delivery.

I plan on replacing my 2020 MacBook Pro since the performance is severely lacking. Looking at the 2025 MacBook Air since I need a new laptop for when I begin my master’s program in August 2025 but the educational offers did not seem like they were worth it for me. I already own AirPod pros and so does everyone in my family. I wouldn’t need a mouse, trackpad, or a keyboard because I wouldn’t be connecting it to any monitors and see no use of them if I’ll be using the laptop as is anyways. I’m really stuck on what to pick and was wondering if there is a way to just use an additional discount towards the purchase instead?

I know it’s probably a silly question but I don’t see a need in a free offer if there is any way to use the total of the additional offer towards a discount instead.

I don't know if I'm in the right subreddit because I don't comment a lot in reddit. But i'm just wondering for anyone that bought their Ipad pro's during last years student discount season (because i'm kinda confused right now).

Is Apples Education Store THE discount? Or do I wait till June for something like every article keeps telling me? Because I'm extremely confused on when I should buy. If it helps im Canadian and going to college the following autumn.

Any idea what Apple asks for you to buy an Apple product with the students discount?

My brother is currently in Uni. Could I get him to buy me a Mac Mini (for the discount), and I pay him, or would the Mac be tied to require a student ID or similar for the Apple ID?

Basically I'm asking would it be ok if he bought it for me (and I paid him), to save £100-200? And what happens once he graduates?

tl;dr - Apple picks favorites in their retail store when they want to give discounts. Please exploit their Education discount and save $200 - Buy Mac Studio with M4 Max - Education - Apple

I bought my Mac Studio full price a week ago. I then recalled when I bought an Apple Watch the employee gave me a 10% discount since I worked at Microsoft (they proactively asked).

When calling customer support for a partial refund, they said I would have to return and computer and re-purchase through the third party employee store because different employers have different discounts for different items. I told them that the employee in store gave me 10% discount. The support agent said the retail stores can override the system and give discounts. We agreed it would probably be best to go into a store for the partial refund.

In store, the employee made it seem like things would work out. Then, after walking away and coming back, they told me they wouldn't be able to apply the discount and only accessories (e.g. keyboards, mice, and displays) are covered by company discounts.

I was kinda disgusted with how they were so inconsistent about this, so I returned my Mac Studio.

Looking online, you can just checkout as a guest from the Education Store (seemed to work with my .edu email but maybe not required), and get the original discount I wanted. Please exploit this as I probably won't re-buy, but would enjoy seeing apple lose some money to people already buying this.

Back to School offer incoming baby. Note:only the education store is down not the normal one.

So I'm planning a road trip to Portland and would like to order some products from Apple with the education pricing. I know it's easier to order online and have it delivered without verification but I plan to pick up the items in store to avoid taxes.

Will Apple just check my student ID or will they also ask to verify my uni email as well when I come to pick it up?

Also, would it be better to order online with the education pricing and just have someone else go in and pick it up for me? Assuming Apple won't be able to verify that I'm a student or not through whoever is picking up the items for me.

*UPDATE*: Picked up my ipad pro/2nd gen pencil and ended up purchasing air pods as well! Everything went smoothly and I even ordered an ipad pro for my mom as well with the education discount. The store I went to was huge, even bigger than the one I usually go to in Seattle or Costa Mesa so I feel they were more focused on pumping people in and out of the store.

Hi everyone!

I'm a university student from Brazil and I'm traveling to Canada soon. I was wondering if it's possible to buy a MacBook using Apple Education Pricing while I'm in Canada, even though I don't study there.

When purchasing online through the Canadian Apple Education Store, I noticed that they don’t ask for any student verification upfront (no UNiDAYS or document upload). But I’m concerned about whether they verify your student status at the moment of in-store pickup or delivery.

I also read that during the Back to School period, when Apple includes a free pair of AirPods with the purchase, they tend to be stricter with verification. So I’m not sure if they might ask for proof at pickup or cancel the order.

My questions:

• Has anyone ever purchased a Mac (or other device) through the education store in a country where you don’t actually study?

• Do they ask for student ID, enrollment letter, or other proof when picking it up?

• Has anyone had their order cancelled or rejected for this?

Would love to hear from anyone who’s been through a similar situation recently. Thanks in advance!

I’m wondering if anyone here has used the education discount at Apple in store as a recently graduated year 12 moving into uni? I don’t have an acceptance letter yet from RMIT (I’ll be getting one on the 23rd of December).

Did you need proof of enrolment to use the discount when buying in store/online?

Hi I’m looking to buy a macbook pro soon and I’d like to take advantage of the student discount, even though I am not a student

Can I just buy and pay online and then pick up in the store? Will they verify any student document?

Any tips on that?

I live in Orlando, FL

I bought my M1 MacAir (16gb) yesterday. I was going to use my Uni email for the education discount… but the site didn't even ask for it! I did the whole purchase as a guest, and it never asked me for the required email for the education discount. Try it out!!!