Saw Microsoft Office 2024 on Woot for $114.99 good deal? And are these keys legit or grey market?
Hey everyone, stumbled across Microsoft Office 2024 Home on Woot today for $114.99 and I’m genuinely on the fence about pulling the trigger. Wanted to get some opinions from people who’ve actually dealt with this kind of thing before.
A few things I’m wondering about:
First, is $114.99 actually a good price for Office 2024 Home? Microsoft sells it directly for around $149.99 so it’s about $35 cheaper, which sounds nice, but I’ve seen sketchy sites sell it for $20-$40 and obviously those are too good to be true. This feels like it’s in a more reasonable range but I honestly can’t tell if it’s a genuine deal or just marketed to look like one.
Second and this is the part I really want to understand, is Woot selling legitimate retail keys here or is this another grey market situation? I know Woot is owned by Amazon so it’s not some random shady website, but I’ve heard that even established platforms sometimes source Microsoft keys from volume licensing channels that weren’t meant for individual consumers. Those keys usually activate fine at first but can potentially get deactivated down the road by Microsoft, which is obviously not something you want to discover a year after buying.
The listing does say the key redeems through setup.office.com/redeem and gets bound to your Microsoft account, which from what I’ve read sounds like how legitimate retail keys work. Grey market volume keys apparently can’t do that, they activate Office but don’t attach to your personal account. So that part at least seems reassuring.
Also worth noting this is Office 2024 Home specifically, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote, not Home & Business, so no Outlook. Fine for my needs but just flagging it for anyone else looking at the same listing.
Anyone here bought Microsoft Office from Woot before? Did the key come through cleanly, redeem without issues, and stay activated long term? And does that $114.99 price point seem right to you, or should I be looking elsewhere?
Appreciate any insight, just want to make sure I’m not paying for something that stops working six months from now.