HP 25% Bing Cashback - only on 18th October

From Fatwallet.com

HP is running a limited 25% Bing.com CashBack promotion tomorrow only to celebrate the Windows 7 launch!

I've been waiting for Windows7 & HP DM3.. hoping to pull the trigger tomorrow!!

 

I so gonna there!

At midnight?

Btw can it be combine with EPP?

 

No, it cannot combine with EPP.

 

Awww what a bummer

 

are you sure it doesnt work with EPP. I did fatcash with EPP last year. I guess its not worth the risk, though

 

According to BCB

http://www.bing.com/shopping/pages/faq.aspx#DoIneedtoknowanythingspecificwhenshoppingwithHP

 

Sad that its only 1 day. Lets try and get as much info (tech specs and whatnot) about the Envy out as possible so those who want to purchase, can do so. My wallet is itching....

 

What time (in which time zone) is the cashback offer and envy 15 going to be available?

 

I am thinking about 12am pacific. I don't think Hp or Microsoft would want anyone pre-ordering earlier than the 18th. (Hence waiting for the whole country to transition to the 18th.)


Edit: 3:04am eastern... I guess not...

 

This is going to should stupid but....


How do you use Bing. I mean I've been to Bing before but its a search page.. and so i'm asking how can I get that 25% cash back. do I have to sign up for their website or something?

 

yeah, you'll need a Microsoft email (hotmail, msn, live,etc.) to create a Bing account. Just have a look at this:
http://www.walletpop.com/blog/2009/08/27/hp-offering-25-cashback-on-purchases-through-bing/

 

Anybody else get in on this great deal?

» Print this receipt


YOUR CUSTOMIZED HP PC

HP Pavilion dm3z Entertainment PC
• Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
• AMD Athlon(TM) Neo X2 Dual-Core L335 Processor (1.6GHz, 512KB) with ATI Radeon(TM) HD 3200 Graphics
• FREE Upgrade to 3GB DDR2 System Memory (2 Dimm) from 2GB DDR2 System Memory (1 Dimm)
• FREE Upgrade to 250GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive with HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection
• 13.3" diagonal WXGA High-Definition HP LED BrightView Widescreen Display (1280 x 800)
• Webcam Only
• Wireless-N Card with Bluetooth
• HP Color Matching Keyboard
• 6 Cell Polymer Battery
• External LightScribe Super Multi 8X DVD+/-RW w/Double Layer
• Microsoft(R) Works 9.0
• HP Home & Home Office Store in-box envelope




From your recent purchases, you have earned cashback savings!

To view the details for this purchase or your other Bing cashback transactions, sign into your cashback account. We’ll let you know when you can request your cashback reward!

You earned $162.50 from your HP Home & Home Office Store purchase on 10/18/2009:

Details cashback
HP Home & Home Office Store
Unit price: $649.98
Quantity: 1 $162.50

 

I got

* • Espresso Black
* • Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
* • Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-720QM Processor (1.6GHz, 6MB L2 Cache, 1333MHz FSB)
* • 50% OFF!! 4GB DDR3 System Memory (2 Dimm)
* • 500GB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive with HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection
* • 1GB Nvidia GeForce GT 230M
* • 15.6" diagonal High Definition LED HP Brightview Widescreen Display (1366x768)
* • LightScribe SuperMulti 8X DVD+/-RW with Double Layer Support
* • Webcam + Fingerprint Reader
* • Wireless-G Card
* • No TV Tuner w/remote control
* • HP Color Matching Keyboard
* • 6 Cell Lithium Ion Battery
* • No Modem
* • Microsoft(R) Works 9.0
* • HP Home & Home Office Store in-box envelope

PreTax: $1,094.99
$1,168.90
- Bing Cashback of 273.75
=895.15

Tim

 

HP Pavilion dm3t customizable Notebook PC

* • Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
* • Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo Processor SU7300(1.3GHz,3M Cache)w/Intel(R) Graphics Media Accelerator4500MHD
* • 4GB DDR3 System Memory (2 Dimm)
* • 250GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive with HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection
* • 13.3" diagonal WXGA High-Definition HP LED BrightView Widescreen Display (1280 x 800)
* • Webcam Only
* • Wireless-G Card
* • HP Color Matching Keyboard
* • 6 Cell Polymer Batter


I got academic pricing, and then applied the 25% off via Bing on top of that:

$719.28
-167.20
---------
$552.08

 

Does the academic pricing work with Bing Cashback? I've heard they don't honor the cash back if you combine it with other offers and on their Twitter feed they indicated it wouldn't work:

http://twitter.com/search?q=#BingCashback

If the education discount does still work with this 25% off, it makes an awesome deal even more awesome though!

 

Yeah I saw the disclaimer and didnt want to try any additional discounts. The new Win7 notebooks are priced competitively as is.. I would have eventually bought mine at the original MSRP.

The 25% cash back was just absolute reason to buy it today.

 

I did the academic program, and the cashback. Bing recognized the $167.20 and I'm currently doing the 60 day waiting..

 

How long does the purchase take to show up on your bing account? I just ordered an HP laptop!

 

Mine took about 45mins..

 

Takes maybe 20 minutes.

 

Still not there.

I signed up for Bing, set up my bank account, then went to bing.com and searched for "HP" and clicked the cashback link.... then put in the order.

Does the bank have to approve the transaction first or something? It's not on my CC website.

 

You have to wait 60 days for it to be deposit. Check your cashback account, you'll see pending and days to go.

 

Does anyone know if it's still working?

 

I've been checking, nothing pending.

 

Worked for me. Bing just sent me an e-mail.

 

Woohoo it shows up now. They sent an email to my gmail backup address

 

gah, I just noticed this deal, was going to cancel my order and redo it when hp sales opened but I guess that'd be a lost cause now.

I ordered it on the 18th does anyone know if I can get the discount applied?

 

You can't get the discount applied, but the deal is still open. Just go to bing.com and search for hp. It should show up in the sponsored listings at the top.

 

I thought it was oct 18th only

 

Can anyone confirm that this deal is still working today?

 

I just checked and the 25% CB is still working this morning.

 

I'm pretty sure it wasn't only the 18th. The Bing and HP Twitters never said it was only that day. Fatwallet is the only place I've seen that. Not sure when it ends, though.

 

I called hp today, and they told me it goes on until the end of the 19th so today should be the last day.

I asked to cancel my order so i could reorder and they told me that they could put in a request and i would know within 24-48 hours if it went though -_- so i would have to blindly order another one and then hope my laptop gets sent, or be stuck with an extra $700 on my credit card until i could return one -_-

wasn't up for that risk

 

How do you get to that 25% page?
I tried on bing and just got 3%

 

WindyDays, You're right. It says 3% for me too. Have they changed the deal or is there some other link we need to go for the 25% deal?

 

First you sign up for Bing, and set up your bank acct info.

Then you go to bing.com, not the cashback page, and search for "hp".

Then you click the link that says "Bing Cashback" or whatever. A message pops up with some info about Bing Cashback and you can click a link for details.

Then it forwards you to the HP website

 

But it should say 25% on your Bing Cashback homepage

 

You will NOT see it say 25% until you've clicked on a link to go to the HP homepage from Bing.com, and it will appear very briefly.

 

The deal is over. That's why it says 3%. Duh.

 

@einkiosmosis

do you mind if you can post the links and be more specific? because i am still getting the 3%...

 

Yep, 3% now. It sucks because I wanted to get a HP MediaSmart Server. =/

 

Why did you wait so long.. or did you just now see this thread?

Im surprised to see people were still able to get the 25% deal this morning..

 

ya I went to the same spot, its definitely 3% now...

 

It was working as of 2 AM this morning, but it stopped later this morning/afternoon sometime.

I picked up a HP Envy 15 + extra Slim Battery for about $625 off, including the academic discount $190 + bing cashback $440 = Total $1475 for everything... amazing. Let's hope the HP Envy proves to be all it is supposed to be...

 

from what i was hearing hp wasn't letting you get the academic and bing cashback, and would cancel one, but not sure if that were true.

I did go back and got $118 off my dm3 with an academic discount.

 

Yep they clearly said no academic, no EPP and no coupons with the Bing cashback deal. Of course there are those who did use those combinations and have initially had their orders approved and processed. But it remains to be seen if they will be penalized or cancelled.

Remember it takes 60 days to recieve your cashback from Bing. It could very well be over a month from now that HP & MS realize you "double dipped" and cancel your Bing cashback before it was ever eligible to payout.

I do have EPP through my company.. but decided not to apply it for the above reason. Besides the notebook I purchased was already being sold at a very reasonable price.. the 25% cashback bonus was more than enough savings to get me to purchase without trying to break the rules for additional savings.

 

I'm fairly certain that the EPP would invalidate your bing cashback so that you never even got a notification that you received cashback in the first place. It does that if you try to use any coupons while trying to use the cashback at the same time. It didn't do this with the academic program though; I think it may be an exception to the rule.

 

I used the EPP along with the bing cashback and it shows up in my cash back account normally (see attachment).

I was not aware when I purchased that that this was not allowed. In my opinion, it is up to HP and Microsoft to block purchases that violate their terms. From the point of view of the customer, if everything goes through and no error messages appear, then there's nothing wrong.

If they try to cancel my cashback I'm going to be arguing with some customer service reps for a few hours about it. I believe I would be in the right on this one.

 

How would you be in the right? They tell you in the rules section it takes 60 days because they don't want any returns or other issues with the order. So during that time, if they find out you used EPP for instance, they have the right to cancel. Just because they don't block it initially, doesn't mean it automatically gives you the belief that you're right. Honestly, based on how Bing Cashback works, I'm not even sure if they have the ability to block your purchase. Atleast it would not be easy. Not impossible, just not that easy.

 

The only issue I had with it as an EPP customer I had to make extra sure what I clicked on in HP's site. A lot of the links for the HP Home store become EPP home store links if your account is registered as such. There is no way to change your registration or disable EPP pricing. Prior to october of this year bing cashback could be combined with HP EPP and other discount programs.

I ended finding a safe path. Closing all my browser windows, going to bing -> hp sponsored link -> Safe path down to the Envy 15 -> complete order

The BING cashback should be more integrated with the sites to works. At least tell me it is enabled during checkout. 10-15 minutes after the order I was thinking did I really click the sponsored link, had i missed something, etc until i got the bing confirmation email.