<p>We did get the free iPod Touch and the 3 year warranty. We bought the computer, iWork, the iPod Touch and the extended warranty. We will get the rebate on the Touch and the other savings totaled 196 dollars. It was $100 on the computer, $30 on iWork and $66 on the warranty. We also saved $109 on sales tax by buying it in DE vs. buying it online. The closest Apple store is in Cook County and the sales tax is over 10% there. </p>
<p>I will have to call the insurance company tomorrow. I was hesitant about getting the extended warranty at first but you are the second person to tell me you made use of it, so I am glad I went ahead with it.</p>
<p>You must live in NY. We just got back from Delaword. I stayed at the Howard Johnson, because I got $45/day, because we stayed 2 days. I wish I had done the Priceline thing. I stayed there because I had to bring my dog and the only reason I stayed the second night was so I could leave my dog in the room. It’s just too hot to leave her in the car. I also did not want to leave at 4 a.m. since UD is a 3 hour drive. What we do for our children and pets, right?</p>
<p>I wish I had read these posts before going to Delaworld. The Howard Johnson is cheap, but not great! Do any of the better places take pets? I stayed at the UD Marriott once last fall. It was great, but pricey. I’m definitely reading this thread before I book a hotel again!</p>
<p>As an aside, I don’t know anyone that has been happy with the quality of the Howard Johnsons or Quality Inn. Much better to save money with priceline and stay an exit or 2 up the highway.</p>
<p>I think some allow pets, but when you bid, it’s blind, they may award you one of several different properties that accept your bid. There’s no guarantee you’ll get one that allows pets.</p>
<p>If you have special requirements, like pets, I don’t recommend using Priceline.</p>
<p>We’re off to Delaworld on Friday. I think my son might be the last freshman to be accepted (may 28th!) so we’re playing catch up. We’ve not seen the university yet so I’m grateful for all the advice on this thread.
We will be bringing our 12 year old daughter with us. Does anyone here have any experience with bringing an extra family member or should I call the school?</p>
<p>sassycat:
we just returned home from Delaworld for our daughter. We had our 12 year old son with us and it was not a problem. He was a little bored but he made a new best friend (the dad of one of the new freshman girls), learned some new card tricks from him and with some bribes, it was fine. The day is broken up into sessions so you can walk around in between session,. There is food in the back of the big multipurpose room at Trabant so he ate several donuts and lots of fruit and picked up little souveniers at each of the tables that were set up (playing cards at the dell table, plenty of pens, lanyards, etc.). We also went to the bookstore in Trabant between session (they were all in the same building for the parents). We had lunch at noon (which he loved!) and then after our daughter’s advisement session which was at 1, we walked down main street for a little while. It was really fine. If you have any questions, feel free to ask.</p>
<p>Returned today from Delaworld…yes, somes sibs were there. We sat outside under the trees to avoid the lunch crowd. It was great. Get free tshirts at the Main St. bookstores if you get a chance. Found lemonade and cookies where the kids were getting their ID pix taken…adults and others were allowed up there. Interesting thing for a sib to see is the sample dorm room set up in the lower level of Trabant.</p>
<p>There was also a museum open in Mechanical Hall (behind Recitation Hall - across from Trabant). It was quiet and cool and had an interesting art exhibit and no one in there. Looks like it has limited days it is open.</p>
<p>Yes, the free t-shirts were a great deal! I was going to post about that here. Delaware Book Exchange has their advertising on the back, but they’ll give it to parents who fill out the form. Liebermans makes the student fill out the form but their shirt is really nice and has no advertising (my son had seen a kid at a gas station in NJ wearing one last weekend and was trying to find where to buy it). They’re also giving out free UDel Mom and UDel Dad car window stickers. Their t-shirts are 30% off through 7/22 and they had some pretty nice ones (and even the regular prices are not bad, the one we bought was $9.99 $6.99 with the sale). My son even found a UDel frisbee there, he had looked for one at the campus bookstore during our decision days visit and they did not carry them.</p>
<p>Amusingly, we had planned to buy stuff at National 5 and 10 and stopped in there Monday night for a few minutes (one quarter’s worth, grrrr) with the plan to go back there Tuesday while we were parked for Delaworld. But we found the other shirts and never went back.</p>
<p>BTW, there’ a really cool cupcake place at 134 Main Street.</p>
<p>So which bookstore really is the best/cheapest? The campus bookstore (owned by B&N) has a flyer in the DW handout claiming they are the cheapest and that they will match other prices. Libermans and Delaware Book also claim the same thing. Delaware Book claimed that they only buy good quality books, the others buy water damaged. I will admit it is nice having all of these places easy walking distance from the campus. At my daughter’s school (SUNY Albany) the only off-campus bookstore was a couple of miles away.</p>
<p>We never got the the dorm room sample, did we miss anything? Also missed the cookies and lemonade. And I have to admit, I don’t see the big deal about the UDel ice cream.</p>
<p>We use Liebermans and love them. They are fast, organized and efficient. Their staff is excellent, you can pre-order your books online and they will have them boxed and waiting for you on the day of your choosing. Book buy back is quick and easy and they pay cash on the spot. DD has always requested used books if available - and they are really great about seeing to that. </p>
<p>If you buy from the University book store plan on standing in a VERY long line for a VERY long time.</p>
<p>Buying books online is often but not always the way to go. My daughter had classes with a bunch of paperback books and with the additional $4 per book for shipping, buying used locally was a better deal. Also, one of the stores recommended not picking up books until after you attended a class because many times books may be optional or maybe not even needed. If you ordered those online, you’re stuck with them even if you do not need them. If you buy locally you have a couple of weeks to bring them back.</p>
<p>That said, for an expensive textbook, it’s definitely worth checking out the online pricing. Liebermans told me that they show you the books and pricing when you place the order online and you are free not to pick up any book you don’t want.</p>
<p>Since I had mentioned Priceline earlier, I wanted to say that I was just able to get the Hilton Christiana for two nights the weekend of Parents Weekend (October 9-11) for $45 a night! Even better, I had $20 bonus cash per night from another reservation I had made, so it actually cost me only $67 for both nights. The Hilton was quite nice, my only complaint was no free breakfast, but I knew that going in. It was far nicer than the Fairfield Inn they had put us at the first time.</p>