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Is TT direct thru Intuit worth it?Is TT direct thru Intuit worth it?by ANDREW on 2003-10-08 03:27:25 I've seen posts on this subject over the years, but dismissed them generallysince I always simply returned the Intuit card. But since I received one for TT 2003 I haven't returned it yet (due back to them by 10/20), so I'll ask here. Their price is 39.95 for the Deluxe, and I also get super-duper copies of both Identity Theft Protector as well as Scrapbook Factory Standard Edition (damn, I wanted the deluxe...oh well, no pictures of pets are allowed in the standard edition). In seriousness, I also get a free state online download as well. Is it worth it going direct thru Intuit, or does buying at the appropriate time at something like Best Buy with rebates or their discounts significantly decrease the full retail price I assume I am paying at Intuit. (And if anyone cares, I could care less about getting those two bonus products....) I really don't want to start a bidding war or war stories about how I got it for .02 cheaper at so and so, but if there's a significant difference (say, $5+ which is over 10%) by buying locally, I'll do that this year. -- Regards - - Andrew Is TT direct thru Intuit worth it?by BRUCE on 2003-10-08 03:59:27 I tend to find that in the end, they wind up about the same. The onlyadvantage that I could see with buying direct through Intuit is you get the equivalent of the rebate up front. you don't have to bother with the mail in rebates. And as far as the state tax, you can buy it local and then apply for the rebate or just get it as a free download. You may save a little by getting it through a local retailer, but not that much, in my experiecnes, anyway. -- Bruce "Andrew" wrote in message news:xuLgb.34$Ri4.242730@news4.srv.hcvlny.cv.net... > I've seen posts on this subject over the years, but dismissed them > since I always simply returned the Intuit card. But since I received one > for TT 2003 I haven't returned it yet (due back to them by 10/20), so I'll > ask here. Their price is 39.95 for the Deluxe, and I also get super-duper > copies of both Identity Theft Protector as well as Scrapbook Factory > Standard Edition (damn, I wanted the deluxe...oh well, no pictures of pets > are allowed in the standard edition). In seriousness, I also get a free > state online download as well. > > Is it worth it going direct thru Intuit, or does buying at the appropriate > time at something like Best Buy with rebates or their discounts > significantly decrease the full retail price I assume I am paying at > > (And if anyone cares, I could care less about getting those two bonus > products....) > > I really don't want to start a bidding war or war stories about how I got > for .02 cheaper at so and so, but if there's a significant difference > $5+ which is over 10%) by buying locally, I'll do that this year. > > -- > Regards - > > - Andrew > > Is TT direct thru Intuit worth it?by CLARK W. GRISWOLD, JR. on 2003-10-07 22:00:21 "Andrew" wrote:>Is it worth it going direct thru Intuit, or does buying at the appropriate >time at something like Best Buy with rebates or their discounts >significantly decrease the full retail price I assume I am paying at Intuit. It has never been a good idea to order direct from Intuit for TTax or Quicken - at least from a direct cost perspective. Personally, I would wait until early next year when the TTax/Quicken/NAV bundles start showing up... Is TT direct thru Intuit worth it?by HANK ARNOLD on 2003-10-08 08:37:30 Not only do you get a better deal, but in some cases you will get thesoftware later than you would have if you had bought it at retail... -- Regards, Hank Arnold "Clark W. Griswold, Jr." wrote in message news:0r27ov44vvcrhijsaoc3me49udumebfka2@4ax.com... > > It has never been a good idea to order direct from Intuit for TTax or > at least from a direct cost perspective. Personally, I would wait until > next year when the TTax/Quicken/NAV bundles start showing up... Is TT direct thru Intuit worth it?by WPS on 2003-10-08 12:37:58 "Hank Arnold" wrote in news:e1Qgb.1784$Ri4.1335487@news4.srv.hcvlny.cv.net: > Not only do you get a better deal, but in some cases you will get the > software later than you would have if you had bought it at retail... > Agreed. I ordered direct form Intuit one year but it never arrived. After several calls to Intuit they sent me a replacement but it was the Standard version, not the Deluxe that I ordered. I gave up and convinced a friend to let me install his copy. Ona related note, does anyone know if they will be continuing their registration policy this year? Might be time to switch to TaxCut. Is TT direct thru Intuit worth it?by DANNIE on 2003-10-08 13:11:52"wps" wrote in message news:Xns940E57D1BE12Emyport2000yahoocom@207.69.154.204... > "Hank Arnold" wrote in news:e1Qgb.1784$Ri4.1335487 > @news4.srv.hcvlny.cv.net: > > > Not only do you get a better deal, but in some cases you will get the > > software later than you would have if you had bought it at retail... > > > > Agreed. I ordered direct form Intuit one year but it never arrived. > several calls to Intuit they sent me a replacement but it was the Standard > version, not the Deluxe that I ordered. I gave up and convinced a friend > to let me install his copy. > > Ona related note, does anyone know if they will be continuing their > registration policy this year? Might be time to switch to TaxCut. Go ahead and switch but my understanding is that it is back to "normal". I buy direct from Intuit and want the package as early as possible since I sometimes have chance to "play" with my deductions etc.. Dan Is TT direct thru Intuit worth it?by MARGARET WILSON on 2003-10-08 10:09:50 Yes, I've heard that TT will not have activation this year. Nevertheless,last year I returned my copy of TT and switched to TaxAct. I ordered the federal and state versions of TaxAct this year, and a few days ago I was pleasantly surprised to receive an email from 2ndStory Software telling me that I could download the "preview" of TaxAct 2003. As I like to get a handle on my tax situation as early as possible, I'm really pleased to get this so soon. In my experience (used TT for many years), several years I found TT available in the stores a week or more before I received my copy that I'd ordered from Intuit. (And it was cheaper in the stores!) I've heard that Intuit is doing better about mailing out orders more promptly. Regards, Margaret "Dannie" wrote in message news:s2Ugb.6755$Ri4.2268237@news4.srv.hcvlny.cv.net... > > "wps" wrote in message > news:Xns940E57D1BE12Emyport2000yahoocom@207.69.154.204... > > "Hank Arnold" wrote in news:e1Qgb.1784$Ri4.1335487 > > @news4.srv.hcvlny.cv.net: > > > > > Not only do you get a better deal, but in some cases you will get the > > > software later than you would have if you had bought it at retail... > > > > > > > Agreed. I ordered direct form Intuit one year but it never arrived. > After > > several calls to Intuit they sent me a replacement but it was the > > version, not the Deluxe that I ordered. I gave up and convinced a > > to let me install his copy. > > > > Ona related note, does anyone know if they will be continuing their > > registration policy this year? Might be time to switch to TaxCut. > > Go ahead and switch but my understanding is that it is back to "normal". I > buy direct from Intuit and want the package as early as possible since I > sometimes have chance to "play" with my deductions etc.. > Dan > > >
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