So if the 50% trade-in requirement is true, you wouldn't even be able to trade in 1 old Single for 1 new SC single + $700, since the trade-in value would only be 46%.
I was hoping to trade in my 2 old Singles for 2 new SC singles (+ cash). I have absolutely no interest in the coffee warmers.
You're looking at it wrong. The trade in value will NOT be 100% of whatever product you are buying. The trad in value WILL BE 100% of whatever product you are exchanging. Buying a $600 product, and then trading it for a $1300 product is not fair to the seller (which is basically what you're proposing). Buying a $600 product, and then trading it in for $600 towards any new product does seem pretty fair to me...
Imagine buying a 2011 Lexus in 2011 for $30,000. Now it's 2012. You want to trade in your $30,000 car for a $50,000 one, and have them pay you on top of that! Not fair to Lexus. Now imagine they are offering to buy back your 1 year old car for 100% of what you paid for it, but only as credit for a new 2012 Lexus. You pay the difference. That is the most generous trade-in program of any care manufacturer!
Sorry for the confusion. As I posted earlier, I had it backwards.
Actually nevermind, I've got it backwards. Since you'd pay more cash to do the trade-in on the Single, I don't imagine it would be a problem.
I was proposing to trade in my $1200 worth of old Singles (qty 2) in on $2600 worth of new SC Singles (qty 2) and paying the difference of $1400. It doesn't sound like that will be a problem.