Adobe CS5 12% Quidco Cashback until 12th May

You can about 45% if you order it via Abobe.com rather than the rip-off Adobe.co.uk

£643.90 via Adobe.co.uk

US$699 via Adobe.com (£460)

Shameful £180 price hike depending the server.
 
Hey Andy, presumably that's for the digital version? Last time I looked at ordering from the US store it was rejected because my address was not in the USA. Have you actually tried to checkout CS5 from the US store, as I believe this is still the case :(

Hillariously they cite "Translation costs" as one of the reasons the UK gets ripped off. Sure. Sell me a version that says "Color" not "Colour", for those prices I DON'T CARE!
 
Denyerec said:
Hey Andy, presumably that's for the digital version? Last time I looked at ordering from the US store it was rejected because my address was not in the USA. Have you actually tried to checkout CS5 from the US store, as I believe this is still the case :(

Hillariously they cite "Translation costs" as one of the reasons the UK gets ripped off. Sure. Sell me a version that says "Color" not "Colour", for those prices I DON'T CARE!
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Yes, I always order my stuff via Adobe.com - I don't care about boxes etc as its the License that is important.

Not sure what would happen if you ordered a boxed version...

I refuse to be ripped off on principle - in any event, the translation issue is *******s, as Spanish is widely spoken in the USA so US stuff is at least bi-lingual.
 
puddleduck said:
Yes, I always order my stuff via Adobe.com - I don't care about boxes etc as its the License that is important.

Not sure what would happen if you ordered a boxed version...

I refuse to be ripped off on principle - in any event, the translation issue is *******s, as Spanish is widely spoken in the USA so US stuff is at least bi-lingual.
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If I try and checkout at adobe.com, it asked for my email and rejects it because I have already registered the email address with adobe.co.uk. If I try and create a new account with a new email address, it asks for a North American address. If I invented a postal address, I guess I would not be able to complete the payment as it would not match the payment address of the credit card.

I would be interested to know how you managed to buy from adobe.com as it is a lot less money for the same product.
 
bemcsa said:
I would be interested to know how you managed to buy from adobe.com as it is a lot less money for the same product.
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It's really not difficult, I've just logged into the Adobe.com store right now and added it to my basket no problem, CS4 to CS5 upgrade for $199. It really helps if you have an AMEX card.. if you don't you can apply for one and get 5% off cashback for the first 3 months.
 
puddleduck said:
It's really not difficult, I've just logged into the Adobe.com store right now and added it to my basket no problem, CS4 to CS5 upgrade for $199. It really helps if you have an AMEX card.. if you don't you can apply for one and get 5% off cashback for the first 3 months.
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I believe that the upgrade will only work with US versions of the software. Is yours a US version of CS4?

Also, I'm not convinced that having a US license is any more legal that buying a 'copy' on ebay. It must be either valid in the country of use or not and I would assume Adobe would say it's not valid as it is not being used in the country of purchase.

Graham
 
blue max said:
Also, I'm not convinced that having a US license is any more legal that buying a 'copy' on ebay. It must be either valid in the country of use or not and I would assume Adobe would say it's not valid as it is not being used in the country of purchase.

Graham
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Don't "assume" - read it.

It doesn't say that - writing that into the user agreement would mean that the price difference would be open to legal challenge, something Adobe won't try to invite, as it would mean trying to defend the price differential, something they would not be at all keen to do.
 
I believe (don't have this confirmed), that you can't use a US version of an updater to update a UK version. And I don't think they will give you any support of any kind in this country either or indeed sell you a US version directly, so whilst they might not say it is illegal, does that make it legal?

I guess it's their rules as it's their copyright.

Graham


puddleduck said:
Don't "assume" - read it.

It doesn't say that - writing that into the user agreement would mean that the price difference would be open to legal challenge, something Adobe won't try to invite, as it would mean trying to defend the price differential, something they would not be at all keen to do.
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puddleduck said:
It's really not difficult, I've just logged into the Adobe.com store right now and added it to my basket no problem, CS4 to CS5 upgrade for $199. It really helps if you have an AMEX card.. if you don't you can apply for one and get 5% off cashback for the first 3 months.
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Its easy to add it to your basket, not so easy to pay for it. When you check out you have to enter an email address which has to be registered with adobe and have a North American postal address (even if you only want to order the download version). Its this obstacle that I would be interested to know how you got around as I would imagine that adobe would like you to pay the inflated UK prices.
 
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