Shopping Process

If you will be purchasing a computer off of a grant or from departmental funds, please follow the instructions below.

1. Visit BearBuy. If you are connecting from an off-campus network, connect to the campus VPN first.
2. Scroll down the BearBuy page and choose the store from which you will be making the purchases, for example, Apple or Dell.
3. Locate the items in the store you want to buy and add them to your shopping cart.
4. When you are finished adding items, check out from the store as you normally would by clicking "check out", "done", "finish", etc. Instead of being prompted to enter payment details or shipping addresses, you will be returned to the BearBuy site along with your cart.
5. At the top-right of BearBuy, click "Assign Cart" to send your cart to a departmental staff person who will complete the ordering process for you. If this cart will be purchased on a grant, assign your cart to the department's Research Administrator, otherwise assign it to the Financial Analyst. Click "Search for an assignee" to search for that person's name, then click their name when you find it.
6. You may also choose to enter some comments here that the assignee will see when they are assigned your cart. If this purchase is off of a grant, describe which grant and indicate why you need the item (as usually required by grants). If this is from other funds, add other background information so that staff can expeditiously process your request. Then click on "Assign" on the right side.

Apple Store

BearBuy features an Apple logo in the main page, however that button takes you to CDWG's store. While they do carry Apple equipment, it may be more expensive than if you purchase through the Apple Store. CDWG also offers fewer configurations than the Apple Store. To get to the online Apple Store through BearBuy:

1. Click "Suppliers" near the top right, after the label "Browse".
2. Click "Click to expand Search for Supplier Filter".
3. Type "Apple" in the Supplier field and click Search.
4. One of the first results is usually "APPLE COMPUTER INC". Click the entry's icon in the "Type" column to proceed to the Apple Store punchout.
5. As in the instructions above, when you go to checkout, your cart will be brought back to BearBuy.

Recommendations

• We highly recommend purchasing service contracts on your computers such as AppleCare on Apple items or 3-5 year contracts from the other vendors.
• If you will be buying an Apple laptop and want to connect it to a projector, make sure to add a USB-C to HDMI adapter.
• You do not need to purchase Microsoft Office with your computer since you are eligible to download it for free.