Freebies and Specials from Apple This Week

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Member 0230 on 24/12/2014 - 01:12 itunes.apple.com (1777 clicks)
Last edited 28/12/2014 - 00:51 by 1 other user

Some good deals from Apple this week.

This is a collection of deals sourced from the various Apple digital stores: movies, TV shows, music, books, and apps.

I especially like The Lord of The Rings Trilogy (Extended Edition, HD) for $34.99 — this compares favourably to an equivalent Blu-Ray box set from eBay for about $64. I believe this is special pricing given the US iTunes RRP is $54 USD, but happy to be corrected.

FREE app: Brushstroke
Turn your photos into paintings | ★★★★ (13)

FREE TV pilots:
● Outlander / Drama | ★★★★⭒ (508)
● Fargo / Drama | ★★★★ (208)
● Happy Valley / Drama | ★★★★⭒ (17)
● The Code / Drama | ★★★★⭒ (38) —

FREE ebook: Getty Images Year In Focus

FREE ebook of the week: Mum On The Run
Romance | ★★★★ (51)

99c TV pilots: Homeland
Drama | ★★★★ (535)

99c Movie of the week (rental) Blue Jasmine
Drama starring Cate Blanchett | ★★★⭒ (294)

NEW movie bundles
eg:
● The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (Extended Edition) HD — $34.99
● Despicable Me + Despicable Me 2 HD — $19.99
● Bond 50: The Complete 23 Film Collection — $129.99
● Indiana Jones: The Complete Adventures — $34.99

Curiously, no free music of the week. (If anyone discovers otherwise, please let me know.)

I am unsure about when the deals end and have just picked this Friday.

Edit: it seems at least one or more deals are still active today, eg, Homeland TV pilot episode. I have updated the expiry date to today, Saturday 27 December.

Edit: and perhaps for the last day, many (all?) deals remain active, so I updated the expiry date to today, Sunday 28 December.

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  Yakuza85 on 24/12/2014 - 01:18

  Awesome post. Thanks OP.

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  mr_me450 on 24/12/2014 - 06:00

  +1

  Thanks! There should be more free stuff coming up too; Apple usually does a 12 days of Christmas thing after Christmas day, over New Year's. There should be free music, movies, TV shows to come.

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    cytotoxic on 24/12/2014 - 07:16

    +2

    I don't think they are doing it this year. The app is usually out by now to countdown if they are.

    Edit, just downloaded the app from my purchase history, says 12 days of gifts has ended

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      parkies on 24/12/2014 - 07:50

      It was a different app each year, the last two, wasn't it?
      Anyway, no sign of it this year.

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  imolared on 24/12/2014 - 07:54

  Thanks OP! Bought a few, Apple has not been so generous this year, the entire Harry Potter HD collection for $10 last year was awesome.

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    mr_me450 on 24/12/2014 - 11:19

    Haha, that was a pricing error on the US store. They had the Lord of the Rings trilogy for $10 too. It didn't last long but I was lucky enough to grab both. :)

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  Uncaged on 24/12/2014 - 10:57

  Damn, missed that Harry Potter deal last year. What a bargain!

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  adamren on 24/12/2014 - 12:56

  OP how did you get those stars in your post?!

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    Member 0230 on 24/12/2014 - 15:23

    Great aren't they? On the Mac I use the built-in Character Viewer — http://www.macworld.com/article/2036310/type-special-charact…

    Windows has an equivalent, I think it's called Character Map.

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      adamren on 25/12/2014 - 12:07

      Uh thought it was either just copy & paste of text or Alt + codes, but for some reason I can't get them to work.

      I'll just open it and copy and paste it from CM ☺

      Thanks.

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  Melshooter on 24/12/2014 - 13:53

  Hi, mate!The free tv pilots is not Free!why? I download 4 of them, Apple charge me more than 70 dollars. Bad!

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    Member 0230 on 24/12/2014 - 15:21

    +1

    Clicking on any of the four links above still shows the pilot episode on iTunes (and iTunes Preview) as free. I uploaded what I see here — http://tinypic.com/r/zxrxwx/8

    Can anyone recommend a better photo sharing app than tinypic? It's kinda… cluttered.

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      adamren on 25/12/2014 - 12:08

      Not really sure if imgur is less cluttered. imgur.com a few people use that and then there is OzB's own upload page in your account under files.

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    cytotoxic on 24/12/2014 - 16:38

    +1

    You probably bought the entire season instead of clicking the GET button next to the pilot?
    Contact Apple, you might be able to ask for a refund

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  aeon on 24/12/2014 - 15:28

  Blue Jasmine @ 99c is the rental price not the purchase price

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    Member 0230 on 24/12/2014 - 18:03

    Correct, it's their 99c movie of the week, unlike the 99c TV pilot of the week where you get to keep the episode.

    Post updated to clarify.

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  Melshooter on 24/12/2014 - 18:43

  I just click the link on this page, I thouhgt it is ok. But when I check the bank detail then find out they charged me money.
  If I contact Apple, is possible to get the money back? Thanks

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    nismo on 26/12/2014 - 10:42

    Trolling?

    It's very obvious what is free and what isn't. If you clicked on a button that has a $ sign and a price on it, then obviously it's not free. It either says free or get next to items in the apple store that have no cost associated.

    Furthermore, OP says Free TV "Pilots", a pilot is the first episode or initial episode before the season. It definitely doesn't mean you get the whole season for free.

    Additionally, the Apple store make it very clear by telling you are you sure you want to purchase XYZ? And that your account will be charged if you proceed.

    Conclusion? You're either a child with limited life experience, or a troll.

    Get your parent or guardian to call apple, explaining your mistake and plead for a refund.