HP Envy 14: Availabilty, etc.

That just means that you can't use a gift card to buy something else and expect BCB to kick in. It doesn't say anything about using BCB to buy a gift card, with the intention of buying another product later without BCB.

 

Yeah, we're talking about buying gift cards and USING the academic discount once we buy the laptop.

 

So even if Bing says you can't use discounts or coupons along with the gift card with a discount, just wait till you get your BCB money and then buy the laptop using other discounts.

 

You guys will be paying tax twice. Once for the gc purchase then again when u use it on the laptop. Ouch.

 

Well, there's no way bing would know what we use our gift cards for anyways. What if I gave my gift card to someone else like what it was meant to do and they used a coupon?

Don't be silly, tax doesnt apply to gift cards.

 

Well discussion I've seen here is whether gift cards are eligible for BCB. If you use gift cards I don't see how that would matter for any discounts. It's just another form of currency.

 

I feel that you and I, scishock, have the same understanding on the matter.

 

No doubt. There goes a big chunk of the savings right there. Tax on a 1,000 bux isn't exactly a drop in the bucket.

 

AFAIK, there is no tax on gift cards

 

NO TAX ON GIFT CARDS! It's just exchanging one form of currency for another.

 

Okay okay. Gotcha.

So I'm speculating that the previous pages have been about buying $1500 worth of GC with 25% BCB then sitting on it and hoping for one final 25% BCB again to buy the notebook.

 

Ya, lots of silly gooses here.

That is correct.

 

I'm an idiot. Makes sense though. I've never purchased a gift card before. lol

 

Yeah, just try the gift cards, I'm pretty sure they will work. If not, you can always give HP a hard time and get your money back, no sweat off of them.

 

No doubt. This thread is out of control...

 

Problem with that is I'd already have used the gift cards by the time I find out it doesn't work.

 

Do HP gift cards expire?

 

I just want to know if I can buy HP Gift Cards with BCB. Then I'll be set. I don't care if it's a single one for $1500 that I have to have mailed to me. I can wait a week or two.

 

If you guys are successful with gaming the system, you will be my heroes.

 

Why do you say that? If you're concerned about performance, check the Alienware M11x threads. The CPU's are ULV versions of i5 and i7 and GPU is GT 335m, which is weaker than the HD 5650. I owned the Core 2 Duo version of the M11x and was very gaming capable.

 

I think the system he's talking about is Cashback...

 

I just lolled

 

You'll be no worse off than if you used cash. Well, HP wouldn't probably give you the BCB if you use your gift card, but I am going to use the gift card and receive education discount to be safe.

 

Oh, lol, I completely misread his post. D'oh! I see the err of my ways.

... slinks away with tail between legs ...

 

But we still don't know if gift cards are eligible for BCB.

 

Have you ever noticed that, as a long term thread like this nears its ultimate conclusion and the product that everyone has waited so long for is about to make its appearence, the entire community seems to go completely insane.

Bronsky

 

Right. So, worse comes to absolute worse, we will only get the 10% academic discount. I will then have much correspondence with Bing and HP, and hopefully get the discount on the card too..

 

6 days~

 

i'm not sure what the new gift cards say but...

 

We need an hour minute second countdown now...

 

So what are the chances of the bing 25% lasting 6 more days.

 

Magic 8 ball says:

 

What's the over/under on how many pages this thread will be at the moment the Envy goes up for sale on HP's website?

My bet is on 345.

 

i say 335

pre orders coming soon i hope

 

really doubt BCB work with gift card. Because then I can buy another gift card using the gift card that I just purchased with BCB and get another 25% off.

Ex. Buy $1000 gift card with BCB. Get $250 in BCB account. Then use the $1000 gift card to buy another $1000 gift card. Get another $250 in BCB account (total of $500). Do it 2 more times, you get $1000 in BCB and you still have the $1000 gift card.

My conclusion is, either you can't use BCB to buy gift card or you can't buy stuff with gift card and still get BCB, or both...

EDIT: On second thought, can you buy gift card using gift card? If so, people should be able to abuse the 10% student discount. Or does the 10% student discount work on gift card? Never buy gift card before, so not very sure.

 

LOL. Nah, I'm probably going to close this thread and direct y'all to the Envy 14 Owner's thread. http://forum.notebookreview.com/hp-owners-lounge-forum/493715-official-hp-envy-14-owners-lounge.html

I'm seriously hoping that the Envy 14 doesn't have the heat or quality control issues many of the Envy 17 owners are facing.

 

I think we already addressed that possibility in previous pages.

 

oops, sorry, this thread is growing too fast

 

So let me do the math here.

Envy 14 - $1000
Screen Upgrade - $100
i5 520m - $100
160gb SSD - $325

Total: $1525 (Plus the slice battery)

Then I use a 25% BCB to buy a $1450 gift card and so will get $362.50 back. Then I'll use the academic discount for 10% bringing the price of the laptop to $1372.50 and then use the gift card to pay for it.

So in a sense I'll only be paying around $1000 plus the price of the slice battery for all these upgrades!

 

that's only if BCB works on the gift card.

which is debatable.

 

Sigh... Here's my response from Bing support. Talk about going in circles:

I wouldn't have asked if it was clear in your FAQ's!!!!!!!

 

Hoping for the best, expecting the worst. Should at least be 10% BCB during release right?

 

If its too good to be true ... then it probably is.

 

Yes. But I'll happily take $375 over $150 any day.

Nothing about being too good to be true. 25% off a laptop seems too good to be true, but its not. This doesn't do anything except allow me (us) to get 25% off the Envy 14 when it's released if they don't have the 25% off promotion going. They say some are some aren't but aren't clear if it is!

 

Someone requested a live countdown timer, the forum has html embedding disabled, but if you click on "Waiting obsessively for the Envy 14."...

 

how does the bcb work exactly, i think i remember reading the discount doesnt go into effect for like a month or 2

 

*waiting.....*

 

I think if one of us can get an "OK" then we need to bombard them with that email to show them they need to honor the gift card 25% off.

However, another place with " Microsoft Service Agreement" (search Cashback - it's #28) it states:

It just isn't looking well. Although it does seem some sites do allow bing cashback for gift cards, so I don't know. I think it's probably unless the store specifically says they are allowed they are not.

 

Hopefully the final reveal on details will go better than this reveal did for Shepard.

 

You and me both. Folks that are pre-ordering the Envy 14 have a lot more faith than me.