A curious marketing match – buy Office 2010 and get $100 to fly Southwest Airlines.
Amazon currently has a promotion where you get $100 to spend on Southwest Airlines flights if you buy Office 2010 Home and Business.
It’s not a bad deal as long as you’re a business customer (even a small or tiny business seem to qualify), fly Southwest in the next few months and want Office 2010 now.
Amazon has Office 2010 Home and Business edition for $220 compared to the official price of $280. There are stores selling the same product for a little less but then add shipping. Amazon has free ‘super saver shipping’. So you’re not paying any more for the $100 credit.
What’s the catches?
- You must be a SWABIZ member to qualify for this offer. What’s SWABIZ? It seems to be a business oriented web site for Southwest Airlines. Check outSWABIZ.com . You can enroll online – a D-U-N-S number or Tax ID is required.
- The $100 credit has to be used on round-trip travel on Southwest before 19 November 2010. Only Business Select or Anytime Fare purchases, excluding taxes and fees.
- There a ‘blackout’ on using the credit between 3rd and 7th September 2010.
- The offer only applies to copies of Office 2010 sold and shipped by Amazon (not third-party sellers) and the promotional details have to be on the product page when you add the product to your cart.
See all the promotion rules here.
In short, if you’re a regular Southwest flyer already, this offer might be worth using. Otherwise the date and other restrictions probably make it impractical.
