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Rebates are a bad joke
Just got a card from Patriot Memory about a couple USB thumbdrives I
had bought from NewEgg a few months ago. Apparently the rebate was only good for a limit of one unit, even though that was not clearly stated on the rebate form, so they sent me a postcard saying that my rebate request was invalid because it was a "duplicate" (I guess this means because it mentioned two units and included two UPCs). |
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Rebates are a bad joke
Davej galt_57 hotmail.com wrote:
Just got a card from Patriot Memory about a couple USB thumbdrives I had bought from NewEgg a few months ago. Apparently the rebate was only good for a limit of one unit, even though that was not clearly stated on the rebate form, so they sent me a postcard saying that my rebate request was invalid because it was a "duplicate" (I guess this means because it mentioned two units and included two UPCs). The clerk should be promoted for that one. I recently purchased another Oral-B electric toothbrush. Noticed it came with the rebate, so I mailed for it. The price ended up being $17 for the (model 1000) toothbrush and two replacement brush heads. It's a great toothbrush. However... I did not even know that it included a rebate until after buying it. One of their motivations for fulfilling the rebate might be because they make most of their money off of their expensive replacement brush heads. They want you to be satisfied with the toothbrush while they are selling brush heads to you. As far as I can guess, the only reason for a mail-in rebate is for demographics and because they don't want you to return the product. Until someone comes up with a better motive, I will continue avoiding mail-in rebates like the plague. |
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On Oct 12, 9:26 pm, Davej wrote:
Just got a card from Patriot Memory about a couple USB thumbdrives I had bought from NewEgg a few months ago. Apparently the rebate was only good for a limit of one unit, even though that was not clearly stated on the rebate form, so they sent me a postcard saying that my rebate request was invalid because it was a "duplicate" (I guess this means because it mentioned two units and included two UPCs). Got a cute one from Amazon. Everybody is selling ASUS soundboards, one of the best spec'd addon boards out there, and ASUS is running hot rebates. So it's a $50 board marked to $30 with a special $10 incentive sale along with the $10 company rebate. $10 being the bottom line. So what's Amazon do -- they delay shipment from their unknown, unpublished supplier of ASUS boards to within a day or two "expected" delivery time, prior to the stipulated date on the rebate form when it becomes invalid and worthless. Didn't know Amazon could be that cute, too. |
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On Oct 13, 9:52 am, Flasherly wrote:
Got a cute one from Amazon. (just got an update - my bad, amazon's good: . . .) We have good news! We're able to get this part of your order to you faster than we originally promised: "ASUS PCI 5.1 Channel Sound Card XONAR_DG" Previous estimated arrival date: New estimated arrival date: (2wks under rebate cut-off date) |
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Rebates are a bad joke
On 13 Oct 2011 06:27:48 GMT, John Doe wrote:
As far as I can guess, the only reason for a mail-in rebate is for demographics and because they don't want you to return the product. Until someone comes up with a better motive, I will continue avoiding mail-in rebates like the plague. They make the rebates to have lots of breakage. I also find that you'll often find the rebate on the old verison of a product soon before a new version comes out. I do a fair number of rebates, so long as I don't screw up they're basically 100%. |
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On Wed, 12 Oct 2011 18:26:58 -0700 (PDT), Davej
wrote: Just got a card from Patriot Memory about a couple USB thumbdrives I had bought from NewEgg a few months ago. Apparently the rebate was only good for a limit of one unit, even though that was not clearly stated on the rebate form, so they sent me a postcard saying that my rebate request was invalid because it was a "duplicate" (I guess this means because it mentioned two units and included two UPCs). Always assume rebates are limit 1 unless it indicates otherwise. Look at the fine print on the rebate form (you kept a scan of it, didn't you?) and you'll no doubt find verbage to that effect. |
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Loren Pechtel lorenpechtel hotmail.com wrote:
On Wed, 12 Oct 2011 18:26:58 -0700 (PDT), Davej galt_57 hotmail.com wrote: Just got a card from Patriot Memory about a couple USB thumbdrives I had bought from NewEgg a few months ago. Apparently the rebate was only good for a limit of one unit, even though that was not clearly stated on the rebate form, so they sent me a postcard saying that my rebate request was invalid because it was a "duplicate" (I guess this means because it mentioned two units and included two UPCs). Always assume rebates are limit 1 unless it indicates otherwise. That's irrelevant. Look at the fine print on the rebate form (you kept a scan of it, didn't you?) and you'll no doubt find verbage to that effect. You need to get a clue. He was denied a single rebate because he sent two requests with two proofs of purchase. -- Path: border6.newsrouter.astraweb.com!news.astraweb.com! border5.newsrouter.astraweb.com!not-for-mail From: Loren Pechtel lorenpechtel hotmail.com Newsgroups: alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt Subject: Rebates are a bad joke Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2011 15:47:54 -0700 Message-ID: 60qe97h82lg2g25ldu44hl172g7uretolt 4ax.com References: da67561f-06f0-4a85-9df8-512fdea0a498 z19g2000vby.googlegroups.com X-Newsreader: Forte Agent 4.2/32.1118 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Lines: 14 Organization: Unlimited download news at news.astraweb.com NNTP-Posting-Host: 2b58b738.news.astraweb.com X-Trace: DXC=8Y^iYn[Ye]S?W?WaAe5APL?0kYOcDh Z72F7U6B]WgTQoROW03nDNX;3jmce_VG[QVP3VEJcI2N^4gRKKiggDd^;ThR4c_j;L_Zffg\aDo?V^ |
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Rebates are a bad joke
On Wed, 12 Oct 2011, Davej wrote:
Just got a card from Patriot Memory about a couple USB thumbdrives I had bought from NewEgg a few months ago. Apparently the rebate was only good for a limit of one unit, even though that was not clearly stated on the rebate form, so they sent me a postcard saying that my rebate request was invalid because it was a "duplicate" (I guess this means because it mentioned two units and included two UPCs). I thought rebates had mostly disappeared. Everyone was whining about them some years back, all the fuss they required and "why can't they just apply a discount across the board", never grasping the point of it all. Endless debates, one side arguing how much trouble they are (usually because they had trouble) while the other side arguing how much they liked rebates and how much they saved with rebates (usually because they had no trouble). And then some of the stores announced they'd drop the rebates, and slowly they disappeared. They've pretty much disappeared here in Canada. I suppose they still exist (after all, rebates were around for a long time, just in a more complicated and less obvious form), but they aren't the issue they once were since they aren't common. Nobody much is complaining, nobody much is boasting about the great deals. The rebates counted on only some making the effort. If it had been across the board, it wouldn't have been worth it to the companies. They didn't want to give away products, they wanted more people to be buying their products, and thus the enticement of deep savings was seen as good, so long as the effort for the rebate meant not that many went for the rebate. Every so often, people whine now, wishing there were rebates, forgetting all the fuss made in the past, despite people warning at the time that if rebates went away, the really low prices would disappear. It was never a matter of the rebates going away and the prices dropping. Michael |
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Michael Black et472 ncf.ca wrote:
Davej wrote: Just got a card from Patriot Memory about a couple USB thumbdrives I had bought from NewEgg a few months ago. Apparently the rebate was only good for a limit of one unit, even though that was not clearly stated on the rebate form, so they sent me a postcard saying that my rebate request was invalid because it was a "duplicate" (I guess this means because it mentioned two units and included two UPCs). I thought rebates had mostly disappeared. Everyone was whining about them some years back, all the fuss they required and "why can't they just apply a discount across the board", never grasping the point of it all. Endless debates, one side arguing how much trouble they are (usually because they had trouble) while the other side arguing how much they liked rebates and how much they saved with rebates (usually because they had no trouble). And then some of the stores announced they'd drop the rebates, and slowly they disappeared. They've pretty much disappeared here in Canada. I suppose they still exist (after all, rebates were around for a long time, just in a more complicated and less obvious form), but they aren't the issue they once were since they aren't common. Nobody much is complaining, nobody much is boasting about the great deals. The rebates counted on only some making the effort. If it had been across the board, it wouldn't have been worth it to the companies. They didn't want to give away products, they wanted more people to be buying their products, and thus the enticement of deep savings was seen as good, so long as the effort for the rebate meant not that many went for the rebate. That's called a "scam". If they have gone away (I certainly haven't missed them), part of the reason could easily be legal problems. Not that it matters. Good luck and have fun. -- Every so often, people whine now, wishing there were rebates, forgetting all the fuss made in the past, despite people warning at the time that if rebates went away, the really low prices would disappear. It was never a matter of the rebates going away and the prices dropping. Michael |
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Rebates are a bad joke
Davej wrote: Just got a card from Patriot Memory about a couple USB thumbdrives I had bought from NewEgg a few months ago. Apparently the rebate was only good for a limit of one unit, even though that was not clearly stated on the rebate form, so they sent me a postcard saying that my rebate request was invalid because it was a "duplicate" (I guess this means because it mentioned two units and included two UPCs). I couldn't find any Patriot thumb drive rebate offers from a few months ago at NewEgg, only some for Sept. 2011, and all the forms said, starting on about the 4th line under "Rebate Terms and Conditions": " Limit ( One (1) rebate per qualifying rebate offer, per person, billing address, household and receipt/invoice/packing slip during the eligibility period, except were prohibited by law. Only one (1) rebate application per envelope." However rebate processors are known to alter forms after the fact or have different forms on file than what the customer was given. I experienced that with Parago (Texas, Florida), and they're considered one of the best, most honest processing companies, so always keep a copy of the original form. I hope you didn't have to deal with another company, like the crappy one in San Diego, Worldwide Rebates, which charges extra for "rush" processing. Also before submitting, always e-mail AND phone the rebate company to verify all the terms, and if it's legal in your state, record the phone conversation. |
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