Motorola has once again launched its Friends with Moto discount program, where customers can purchase any of the Motorola products included in the program for deep, deep discounts.
This year's round of Friends with Moto was announced to the general public by Motorola employee Gopinath Palaniappan on his Google+ page, where he previously posted the link where buyers can get huge deals on the Moto 360, the Moto X, the Moto G, and the Nexus 6.
When customers buy through the discount program, they get 20 percent off on all models of the Moto 360. That would make the leather band smartwatch, including the new cognac model, only $200 and the metal band smartwatch, including the new mono-link model, only $240. The champagne gold finished Moto 360, including its slim band, is only $264.
Meanwhile, Motorola's flagship smartphone Moto X, which starts at $399 for the 16GB version, gets 28 percent off, pulling down the price to only $288. The MotoMaker, which allows buyers to put together the specs and features they want on the Moto X, also gets $140 off any configuration. Originally, a Moto X designed by buyers starts at $500 off contract, but under the Friends with Moto program, customers can design their Moto X starting at $360.
The Nexus 6, which is manufactured by Motorola, is also offered at a 26 percent discount for all configurations. Customers can get either the midnight blue or cloud white model in 32GB for $479 or the 64GB version for $529. The Nexus 6 32GB is normally priced at $649 and the 64GB version at $699.
Last and also the least, Motorola's budget phone Moto G 3G version also gets a 16 percent discount, making the previously $179 handset available at only $150.
These discounts are definitely compelling, but here's a word of caveat for those now heading over to Motorola.com. The Friends with Moto promo requires that one must know at least one family member or friend who works at Motorola to be able to avail of these discounts. Under the program, Motorola employees give out special links that customers can use to get the products they want at highly discounted prices.
Palaniappan initially posted the discount link on his Google+ page, but the page is now bringing back an error message, indicating that Palaniappan had removed the link perhaps because of the deluge of requests he received from buyers wanting to get discounts on Motorola products. Employers are required to approve each request one by one, so Palaniappan must have deleted the link because he had too many requests to approve.
That said, Palaniappan is not the only Motorola employee in the world. In fact, there are around 20,999 others who can provide the discount link. Let's just hope you know one of them.
