Re-Discovered Apple
….just wanted to take a quick moment and dish out some thoughts on the ShopDiscover program for Discover credit card members. Back in March I was consulting in the Bay Area and realized it was time to prep the old Apple laptop for burial and spend some cash getting a new(er) one. After much debate, I decided to go with a refurbished 15″ MacBook Pro — the new ones are quite abysmal in my opinion; limitations include no matte screen option, and only miniport support for external displays (and w/o dvi adapter!).
Before buying the computer online, I jumped into the ShopDiscover “mall.” I’ve used it before for the odd gift here and there, but a few percent savings on a $30 gift isn’t something to brag about (just a nice little discount). But when it came to the laptop, I couldn’t pass the offer up. I saved a $100 on the laptop just by visiting the online Apple Store through the ShopDiscover website; factor in the free printer promotion from Apple, and it was a pretty good deal all around.
What does all this have to do with new media? Well, it has more to do with my new job and a Discover Card promotion than anything else. I recently joined the Product Management team at DG FastChannel where I was greeted with a Dell laptop. But given that I’ve got this pretty much brand new Apple, I’m tempted to decline the offer and just use the superior product (ha!) ….as for the Discover promotion, this entry puts me in the running for a $50 gift card. I figure that if I’m lucky enough to get it, i can use it combination with that ShopDiscover Apple discount again and get a new iPhone!
Hmm… just noticed I can get 5% off Six Flags over Texas with ShopDiscover too… not bad. Here’s to hoping it’s at least somewhat comparable to Cedar Point.