Apple offers free overnight shipping

Apple is offering free overnight shipping on many Macs as well as a corporate gift program for iPods and iPod accessories. The limited-time shipping promotion, which expires December 21st, is available on standard and popular configurations of any new Mac, including the iMac G5, Mac mini, Power Mac, iBook, or PowerBook G4 as well as on a limited number of refurbished items. Users must select next business day shipping to take advantage of the offer. The company notes that adding custom configured Macs, personalized iPods, the 1GB iPod shuffle, or the 4GB iPod nano to your cart will negate the promotion. Apple has also has several refurbished models of the 12-, 15-, and 17-inch PowerBooks. The Apple Store is also offering up to a 50 percent discount on Microsoft Office via mail-in rebate (students and teachers can purchase a copy for $100 after rebate).

In addition, the company's new "Rock the cubicles" program offers discounts on iPod accessories. "This year, make it a musical holiday. Shop from some of our favorite iPod accessories and present your employees or clients with a gift they'll use throughout the year. Choose from a collection of speaker sets, headphones, cases, car accessories and more. Best of all, we offer volume discounts on as few as five items." The program also complements the company's iPod Volume Sales Program.

Earlier this week, we noted Apple posted its holiday shipment schedule, which outlined the last possible dates users could place order in order to receive their products by December 24.

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