Geekularity

For those who bought the iPhone at its original price of $600.00, Apple has released the details on how to claim your $100.00 credit. There are two tips I’d like to pass along so that you don’t pull your hair out while you sit on the phone for 20 minutes waiting for an Apple support agent to pick up the phone:

1. Do not actually try to redeem your store credit using the web browser on your iPhone. At the end of the process will be a page with bar codes and serial numbers, which you will need to print if you intend to visit a physical Apple Store. If you started the process on your iPhone like me, don’t worry, you can start over again using your computer.
2. If you are looking to put your $100 store credit towards an iTunes gift card, and you are looking to get some instant gratification, don’t redeem your store credit on the online store. The “Gift Certificate by Email” option, upon checkout, does not allow you to apply a store credit. That area of the payment page is greyed out and unavailable. You CAN order physical iTunes gift card(s) and then apply your store credit, but then you will need to wait for snail mail to deliver your cards. If you are in a hurry to turn your credit into iTunes songs, then a visit to your local Apple Store will be in order.