Geek Posted June 17, 2011 Posted June 17, 2011 <div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/itunes-gift-card.jpg" alt="iTunes Gift Card" title="itunes-gift-card" width="215" height="313" class="alignright size-full wp-image-17553" /> OK so Mac OS X Lion won’t be released until next month, but if you do a little preparation now you should be able to save at least 15% off the already low $29.99 price. How? Simple, <strong>buying iTunes Gift Cards on sale and <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2011/06/15/redeem-an-itunes-gift-card/">redeeming them</a> on the Mac App Store.</strong></p> <p>Here’s the deal with eligible gift cards, they’re labeled a million different things, ranging from iTunes Store gift cards, to App Store gift cards, to iBooks gift cards, but they’ll all redeem on the App Store, just make sure they have that Apple logo.</p> <p>Here’s a few sale examples:</p> <ul> <li>RiteAid is currently offering $25 iTunes Gift Cards for $20</li> <li>Best Buy was recently selling all iTunes cards at 15% discounts both in store and online</li> <li>Target frequently has iTunes, iBooks, and App Store gift cards on sale for 20% off</li> <li>Walmart has sold $50 iTunes gift cards for as little as $35</li> </ul> <p>This is one of the unseen advantages to Lion, or anything else for that matter, being <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2011/06/06/mac-os-x-lion-release-date-is-july-will-cost-29-and-available-only-from-mac-app-store/">distributed exclusively through the Mac App Store</a>, easy discounts!</p> <p>You’ll probably need to shop around a bit and check your local newspaper (you know, those stacks of thinly sliced trees) or even your good old fashioned snailmail junkmail, thats where I found the RiteAid offer that I took advantage of. I heard that Target is discounting packs of them right now, but this probably varies by store and their website doesn’t indicate any such sale.</p> <p>So grab a couple iTunes gift cards on sale, add the balance to your Apple ID now, and wait for Lion to come out. If you’re not thrilled with the App Store distribution model, don’t forget <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2011/06/08/create-burn-bootable-mac-os-x-lion-install-disc/">you can burn a Lion installation DVD</a> yourself too.</p> </div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/AOrT-N08sRKsj5HgEGBVQbGqF0Y/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/AOrT-N08sRKsj5HgEGBVQbGqF0Y/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/AOrT-N08sRKsj5HgEGBVQbGqF0Y/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/AOrT-N08sRKsj5HgEGBVQbGqF0Y/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?a=K3KEpmHWOZw:9Fa_8eunJyg:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?a=K3KEpmHWOZw:9Fa_8eunJyg:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?i=K3KEpmHWOZw:9Fa_8eunJyg:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?a=K3KEpmHWOZw:9Fa_8eunJyg:D7DqB2pKExk"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?i=K3KEpmHWOZw:9Fa_8eunJyg:D7DqB2pKExk" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?a=K3KEpmHWOZw:9Fa_8eunJyg:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?a=K3KEpmHWOZw:9Fa_8eunJyg:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/osxdaily/~4/K3KEpmHWOZw" height="1" width="1"/> View the full article
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