Help - my rebate check expired

On 20 Feb 2006, "Bob Davis" wrote in
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But the originating bank may refuse to render the funds, thus
causing your bank to negate the deposit.

I know, but in my case, nobody contested the check, and now, three
years later, I'm thinking I may finally be able to spend that $20.

Nil wrote:


I've done it. The check was cashed. It was no dream.

For $20, I wouldn't risk the possibility their bank would reject it
and then my bank would charge me $25 for the returned check.

"John Doe" wrote in message
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Oh I see...... don't agree with idiot Johnny and you are then a
troll.

You certainly are a troll when you immediately start insulting
people you don't agree with.

Think of yourself as a lone piece of toilet paper in a big pile of
****.

Apparently troll Bob is still hurting from being corrected about
dual monitors.

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"John Doe" jdoe usenet.love.invalid wrote in message
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Oh I see...... don't agree with idiot Johnny and you are then a
troll.

You certainly are a troll when you immediately start insulting
people you don't agree with.

Think of yourself as a lone piece of toilet paper in a big pile of
****.

"Wilf Wood" wrote in message
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On Mon, 20 Feb 2006 21:42:18 GMT, tom hunt
wrote:


This is bull****........ rebates work fine if your intelligence allows
you to properly fill out the forms

He has a point. Rebates always ask you to send in the UPC bar from the
box. Well, you can't return the merchandise if you have cut up the
box.

A friend if mine did several years ago at BB. They deducted the rebate from
the refund. Probably only works on store rebates. Have no idea if this is
common or if he just got lucky. Would be a bitch if you didn't get the
rebate. Fortunately I haven't needed to test it.
YMMV

"T Shadow" knone zilch.com.invalid wrote:

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This is bull****........ rebates work fine if your intelligence
allows you to properly fill out the forms

He has a point. Rebates always ask you to send in the UPC bar
from the box. Well, you can't return the merchandise if you have
cut up the box.

A friend if mine did several years ago at BB. They deducted the
rebate from the refund. Probably only works on store rebates. Have
no idea if this is common or if he just got lucky. Would be a
bitch if you didn't get the rebate. Fortunately I haven't needed
to test it. YMMV

Wow, that one bounces off of a lot of rails.









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Nil wrote:

On 20 Feb 2006, David Maynard wrote in
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Nil wrote:

Just cash it. Chances are the bank won't notice.

In your dreams.


I've done it. The check was cashed. It was no dream.

Then you better change banks because they aren't supposed to cash invalid
checks.

I tried it too, btw, and my bank ain't blind.

John Doe wrote:

David Maynard nospam private.net wrote:


John Doe wrote:


tom hunt tomhunt whocares.com wrote:



John Doe wrote:


"Bill Schaible" mr.correct comcast.net wrote:



I bought a 450 watt power supply at CompUSA and then sent in
all the paperwork to get a $20 rebate. When I got the rebate
check I put it in my wallet and promptly forgot about it.

It says: VOID after 12/30/2005. Has anybody had this problem
and figured out how to get another check.

Avoid rebates like the plague. Most times, they are probably a
scam to avoid returns.

This is bull****........ rebates work fine if your intelligence
allows you to properly fill out the forms


Tell me then, troll, what is the purpose of rebates besides
preventing returns?

It's money directly in your pocket vs the retailer deciding to
take a piece, or all, of the price cut.


Unless the product sells, the retailer won't get anything.

Which has nothing to do with whether *you* get the rebate.

It's a temporary incentive.


The manufacturer could easily provide that incentive to the retailer
per unit sold.

Which doesn't necessarily get *you* the rebate.

It can be more precisely targeted to a particular market segment
or region.


Same as above.

Same as above.

It can be used in conjunction with distributor incentives.


Same as above.

Same as above.

You don't have to trash and reprint every sales and price
brochure, then redo the same thing all over again after the
incentive program ends.


Giving the money to the retailer per unit sold would be even easier
than that.

The point isn't to 'give the retailer' a rebate.

And more.


Well yeah, it prevents returns.

No it doesn't.


And he's right.


Because you say so.

Yep.


I've never had a rebate problem either unless I made some
kind of mistake, like letting it expire.


I have. Like them not sending the rebate check. Others have, lots of
others have.

And I haven't. And lots of other haven't.


Look up rebate lawsuit on Yahoo. In the first three results, you get
Best Buy rebate lawsuit and OfficeMax rebate lawsuit.

Anybody can file a lawsuit for any reason.


The Internet is littered with negative experiences with rebate
scams.

People who don't have problems don't generally post messages about not
having problems.


I think the best way to look at it is to figure they are trying to
stop you from returning the product. Clearly that's one motive since
that is the direct/immediate consequence of applying for a rebate,
and no manufacturer or merchant wants you to return a product.

Of course you think so because you're a conspiracy nut.

Of course there are other reasons.

Wilf Wood wrote:

On Mon, 20 Feb 2006 21:42:18 GMT, tom hunt
wrote:



This is bull****........ rebates work fine if your intelligence allows
you to properly fill out the forms


He has a point. Rebates always ask you to send in the UPC bar from the
box. Well, you can't return the merchandise if you have cut up the
box.

Technically you can't return it after you've ripped off the shrink wrap
before you even get to cutting the UPC off. Nor after your cracked the
bubble shell it's encased in and installed the whatever.

It's pretty darn simple. Decide whether you want it or not before you cut
it up.

On 21 Feb 2006, David Maynard wrote in
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Then you better change banks because they aren't supposed to cash
invalid checks.

After more than 20 years with the same bank, and not a single
problem... I don't think I'm going to be changing any time soon.