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    EPP Discount

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by mwg3c, Apr 22, 2011.

  1. mwg3c

    mwg3c Notebook Guru

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    What percentage do you get off when purchasing with the EPP program? Is the EPP discount stackable on top of the current $450 off coupons? I went to the Dell EPP website and it seems like their "deals" aren't really that good...


    Thanks for your help.
     
    mwg3c, Apr 22, 2011
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  2. ollie2001

    ollie2001 Notebook Guru

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    I emailed the EPP team and gave them the price I'd managed to get it down to on their website with the current £400 odd off plus a 10% voucher I had applied and they gave me an extra 5% off and added the backlit keyboard I couldn't select online.

    Job done!
     
    ollie2001, Apr 22, 2011
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  3. mwg3c

    mwg3c Notebook Guru

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    How did you get a 10% voucher?
     
    mwg3c, Apr 22, 2011
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  4. ollie2001

    ollie2001 Notebook Guru

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    Are you based in the UK? There's 10% going on quidco.com
    10% off all Studio, Inspiron & XPS orders over £849
     
    ollie2001, Apr 22, 2011
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  5. mwg3c

    mwg3c Notebook Guru

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    No, I'm in the US. That sounds like a pretty good deal, though. Are there any similar discounts for US buyers?
     
    mwg3c, Apr 22, 2011
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    EPP discount is 5% and yes you are able to get other discounts also, that's how it was for me.
     
    marcoshid, Apr 22, 2011
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  7. mwg3c

    mwg3c Notebook Guru

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    Thanks, Marco. Is it always 5%?
     
    mwg3c, Apr 22, 2011
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    I found with regular discounts along with coupon codes...the NON EPP site gave me a better price. It seems like the EPP site just adds a better warranty to your order....and guess what, you end up paying for it! Just what I've found. Hope this helps
     
    firewill66, Apr 22, 2011
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  9. zygotic

    zygotic Notebook Consultant

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    Pretty sure it's banded - 2% / 5% / 8% depending on how much you spend. Was for me, anyway. Don't think it depends on your organisation.

    The discount isn't shown as you're customizing though - only when you add it to your cart...
     
    zygotic, Apr 22, 2011
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    Dell was only willing to give me 2%...what the heck does 2% do...

    Seriously...
     
    to.harris, Apr 22, 2011
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  11. ollie2001

    ollie2001 Notebook Guru

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    Take 2% off the price? Should cover shipping if it wasn't already free...

    Every little helps after all :)
     
    ollie2001, Apr 23, 2011
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  12. mwg3c

    mwg3c Notebook Guru

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    Yea, but I'm pretty sure you can't stack it on the other coupons (at least it didn't work for me). Soooo all I got thru EPP was a 2% discount rather than $450 off.

    Definitely not worth it.
     
    mwg3c, Apr 23, 2011
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    Same here, got 2%off but lost 400 off in coupons so why bother...
     
    flacoramos, Apr 23, 2011
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  14. firewill66

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    I cancelled my EPP order and bought using one of the regulard discounted offers on the regular site!
     
    firewill66, Apr 24, 2011
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  15. ollie2001

    ollie2001 Notebook Guru

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    Hmm odd, I contacted an EPP rep via email, gave him the price I got it down to with vouchers etc and he gave me 5% off on top of that.

    Might be a UK only thing.
     
    ollie2001, Apr 24, 2011
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  16. LaptopCreepy

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    The UK EPP website (and from the sound of it all EPP sites) will not allow you to add additional vouchers to the standard EPP discount so unless you speak to a sales person and barter with them, the EPP discounts are poor and pointless.
     
    LaptopCreepy, Apr 24, 2011
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  17. ollie2001

    ollie2001 Notebook Guru

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    I'm not disputing that, but how much effort does a quick email take? I wouldn't say I had to "barter", I just sent him the spec/quote that I had off the website with all my associated vouchers applied and he said I was eligible for another 5% off due to the company I worked for.

    I would have had to contact someone anyway as the backlit keyboard isn't available online on the UK site.
     
    ollie2001, Apr 24, 2011
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  18. LaptopCreepy

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    Yep, that sounds fairly quick and efficient. Not my experience with Dell but if that all it takes it is certainly worth trying.
     
    LaptopCreepy, Apr 24, 2011
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  19. BatBoy

    BatBoy Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Just a quick forum rules reminder folks...

    •Do not post EPP codes or anything similar not for public use.

    No posts discussing how to use Dell's EPP program by non-EPP participants.

    Thanks.
     
    BatBoy, Apr 24, 2011
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  20. Jukkie

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    I ordered mine a day before I got an email at work saying I could get a 12% EPP discount, had to cancel and re-order all over again, lol.
    So EPP discounts aren't always poor and pointless.

    It wouldn't let me use any other codes though, but that was good enough for me.
     
    Jukkie, Apr 24, 2011
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