FREE: Polaroid Digital Combo Camera 640x480 1mb iZone (106 Left)

[jhuang0]

My first post here, hope you all enjoy it!

FREE AFTER $50.00 MAIL IN REBATE! The Polaroid i-zone digital and instant Combo Camera splices together the popular i-zone instant camera with a basic digital camera. You can take an i-zone postage-stamp size picture, and then turn the camera over and take the same picture with the digital camera at a resolution of 640 x 480. This device is essentially two separate cameras that share one set of batteries. The digital camera has 1 MB of built-in memory and can store up to 18 images. Both the i-zone and digital camera use fixed-focus lenses, so you never need to worry about taking out-of-focus pictures.

Please note that this offer is limited to 1 rebate per address.

Product Highlights:


Camera
Color support Color ( 24-bit (16.7M colors) )
Optical zoom / Digital zoom None
Analog video format None
Input device Camera
Features automatic flash

Viewfinder
Viewfinder type Conventional

Still Image
Still image format JPEG
Still image capture resolution 640 x 480 dpi

Expansion / Port(s) Required
Port(s) / Connector(s) required 1 x serial RS-232 / 9 PIN D-Sub (DB-9) female

Battery
Battery type 4 x Alkaline AAA type

Software / System Requirements
Software included Arcsoft Photo Impression 2000
Min operating system Microsoft Windows 95, Microsoft Windows 98
Min RAM size / Min hard drive space 24 MB/ 70 MB

Image Storage
Storage capacity 18 - 640 x 480
Memory / RAM installed (max) 1 MB
Comes with 5 rolls of 12 exposure IZone sticky film

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[hashbrowns]

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[EarthToday]

The supply is actually increasing, it's 107 now. I guess they found some more in the warehouse. This morning when it was first posted I think there was 105 available.

 

[ItsStillUS]

if the rebate is from poloroid, good luck getting it! They are in Chapter 11, meaning they're trying to AVOID paying any debts they have. I believe you're $50 would be the very last thing they would pay after they've liquidated their assets.

 

[BillRubin]

Actually, chapter 11 means that they are getting out from under their old debts, but are now effectively a new company with new financing and ARE intending to pay their new debts. So this rebate should in theory be safe, if they survive.

Bill

 

[djlevyii]

You know I have had so many problems with rebates from companies that are not filing for Chapter 11, that it ain't worth it to take a chance on never seeing that $50...which is a lot of money.

So went back to buy.com and cancelled my order. Hope the cancellation works before they ship......

 

[tsee]

Maybe some of you who are more knowledgeable can answer this: is it legit to dispute it with the credit card company if the rebate doesn't arrive in time? The Polaroid rebate says "4-6 wks" which is within limit for disputes. I remember reading here before that some people do it. Any opinions?

 

[dpham00]

<< Maybe some of you who are more knowledgeable can answer this: is it legit to dispute it with the credit card company if the rebate doesn't arrive in time? The Polaroid rebate says "4-6 wks" which is within limit for disputes. I remember reading here before that some people do it. Any opinions? >>



It's kind of shady because you DID agree to pay the full price for the item. It's not like they told you this was gonna be $1, and then charge you $50. That you can easily dispute. I suggest you be careful because it could be credit card fraud (you did agree to pay for the full price, and now, you're saying you never did so).

 

[tsee]

What I meant is to dispute on the basis that the rebate didn't come... And then if it comes late you can withdraw the claim. But I'm not sure whether it's okay because it's based on the rebate, not the original purchase.

 

[dlaw]

Well, is anyone trying this? It seems very hot.....but Ch11....well, anyone know the likeliness of this company will survive?

 

[djlevyii]

You will not be able to disupte a charge based on not receiving a rebate.

BUT, if there is a newspaper or some type of printed ad stating that the item is "Free after rebate" then your credit card company may allow the dispute based on false advertising.

A similiar situation happened to me with a Staples rebate. Their newspaper ad stated "Purchase any 7200 rpm Maxtor hard drive and receive a free acclerator (maybe wrong word here) card. There was to be a $50 rebate on the card when purchased in conjunctin with the hard drive. Turns out that the Maxtor rebate was only for cards purchased with a 40GB or larger hard drve. The Staples ad stated "Any Maxtor hard drive" so I bought the 20GB.

After looking over the rebate form and calling Maxtor I confirmed that the rebate was in fact only for 40GB and above hard drives. I emailed Staples and they blew me off citing "not responsbile for typos" crap. I asked for a supervisor and one never got back to me. I emailed Staples and told them I was going to dispute the chrage. They still did not get back to me.

Discover originally said they could not dispute the charge as it was for a rebate. When I pointed out that the newspaper ad said that the card would be free, Discover agreed to dispute the purchase price of the card which was $49.98. We never heard back from Staples on the dispute and I didn't have to pay for the card.

But if the dispute is just based on not getting a rebate, you probably won't be able to dispute it.

As I remember the ad at buy.com stated Free after rebate. Maybe based on that you can dispute the $50 charge is you don't get the rebate.

As for me, I cancelled my order. I'm not willing to take a chance and go though the hassle of dealing with disputed charges. Besides, from what I'v heard, the camera is a piece of crap.

 

[BillRubin]

<< A similiar situation happened to me with a Staples rebate. Their newspaper ad stated "Purchase any 7200 rpm Maxtor hard drive and receive a free acclerator (maybe wrong word here) card. There was to be a $50 rebate on the card when purchased in conjunctin with the hard drive. Turns out that the Maxtor rebate was only for cards purchased with a 40GB or larger hard drve. The Staples ad stated "Any Maxtor hard drive" so I bought the 20GB.

After looking over the rebate form and calling Maxtor I confirmed that the rebate was in fact only for 40GB and above hard drives. I emailed Staples and they blew me off citing "not responsbile for typos" crap. I asked for a supervisor and one never got back to me. I emailed Staples and told them I was going to dispute the chrage. They still did not get back to me. >>


So if you think that saying that they are not responsible for typos is "crap", then under what circumstances would it be a valid excuse? Would you take them at their word if something were marked at the wrong price, or would that also be a "crap" excuse?

Bill

 

[dimwit]

I don't know about buy.com, but if you are following the KB Gear (are they in Ch 11?) rebates, Amazon is crediting your CC if you complain, yet Amazon still advertises the KB Gear rebates.

 

[RossMAN]

You know I have had so many problems with rebates from companies that are not filing for Chapter 11, that it ain't worth it to take a chance on never seeing that $50...which is a lot of money.

That's exactly how I feel. I was about to jump on this and order it because it's FREE after rebate. I'd much rather take a chance with a BB, CC, Staples or CompUSA rebate rather than a company which is in ANY kind of bankruptcy. As far as I am concerned there is no "good" kind of bankruptcy. PointClick left a sour taste in my mouth, so did VA.com, and all the other businesses which died and withered away. So I think I'll save my $50 and order something else, like some DVDs!

So went back to buy.com and cancelled my order. Hope the cancellation works before they ship......

Don't be so sure. I cancelled a Buy.com order for one of those Dymo label makers from a few months ago, I cancelled the order the same day it was placed and it STILL shipped. After several menacing phone calls to Buy.com I was able to get an RMA, have it shipped back at THEIR expense. I had cancelled my order because Amazon.com had a slightly lower price.

 

[Shmuel]

I agree with the skeptics. I had enough of a fright with Cyberrebate stuff. Thank goodness the credit cards gave me a credit-though it's still temporary and it is still unsettling.
Part of our claim against the credit cards is that the rebate is part of the purchase transaction and not a separate entity because the company itself was based on the free after rebate propoganda and it advertised everything being free and it charged you inflated prices and the only reason you agreed to pay it was because of the rebate. Clearly the rebate is part of the transaction.
Whether all these arguments apply to Poloroid-I think they do not. I think it is much harder to show that the rebate is part of the transaction.
<sigh> oh well it looked like such a good deal
I would like a camera like that.

 

[RossMAN]

Shmuel - Rest assured you didn't miss out on a whole lot, after all it is only a 640x480 digicam but it was FREE which you can't beat with a stick. Just about the only use for this is for eBay auction picts or maybe very casual picts of the kids at the playground or as a gift to a kid.

I'd rather be safe than sorry, it'd be a pain in the ass dealing with both Buy.com _AND_ trying to get a $50 rebate from a company which has filed for bankruptcy protection.

You made the right choice.

 

[NordicNINE]

<< Shmuel - Rest assured you didn't miss out on a whole lot, after all it is only a 640x480 digicam but it was FREE which you can't beat with a stick. Just about the only use for this is for eBay auction picts or maybe very casual picts of the kids at the playground or as a gift to a kid.

I'd rather be safe than sorry, it'd be a pain in the ass dealing with both Buy.com _AND_ trying to get a $50 rebate from a company which has filed for bankruptcy protection.

You made the right choice. >>



This looks like a nice one to get my daughter. She's into art and photography and stuff and wants a digital camera, but since she's 8, I don't want to get her a high end one. This is perfect. All the other cheap ones under $50 are 352x240 or something.

 

[vegetation]

As already mentioned, if you see the vendor promoting the rebate then you can threaten to turn them into the FTC for violation of Federal law if they don't pay up BUT make sure you make printouts, screen captures, everything for evidence gathering. Your CC will NOT protect you with any rebate offer; this has already been set in stone after all the CC's permanently denied those cyberrebate fools.

 

[BillRubin]

<< As already mentioned, if you see the vendor promoting the rebate then you can threaten to turn them into the FTC for violation of Federal law if they don't pay up BUT make sure you make printouts, screen captures, everything for evidence gathering. Your CC will NOT protect you with any rebate offer; this has already been set in stone after all the CC's permanently denied those cyberrebate fools. >>


Amazingly, several credit card companies DID pay the people back for their CyberRebate losses. Some are not (I seem to recall Discover and AMEX), and I think the latest is that those folks are thinking of taking the card companies to small claims court.

Bill

 

[Fritzo]

Just so everyone knows...I won this camera from a church raffle, and it's the WORST camera ever made. Absolutely horrible. Don't waste your money. Get a Jamcam 3.0 if you want a semi decent cheap camera for $30 or less. I know it's free after rebate, but trust me, you'll feel shafted

 

[djlevyii]

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So if you think that saying that they are not responsible for typos is "crap", then under what circumstances would it be a valid excuse? Would you take them at their word if something were marked at the wrong price, or would that also be a "crap" excuse?

Bill >>



The facts of the matter are that I personally spoke with 2 customer service reps and an in-store employee who all were emphatic that the rebate applied to all capacity Maxtor drives. After getting that kind of reassurance from employees of Staple, to have them come back to me and tell me that I was not going to get a rebate because they are not responsible for typos is CRAP as far as I'm concerned.

Your question offers different examples and asks if I think those would be a "crap" excuse. I didn't talk about other examples, I wrote about a specific situation.

Also, I posted the tread to hopefully help someone who might find themselves in the same situation, not to universally set forth some grand philosophy about ad typos.

 

[faststangerragtopman]

I got my rebate from Polaroid last Friday. Just wanted to let anyone who cares that the camera was indeed free. I did have to pay shipping which turned out to be a few bucks. I did also get the camera in time for Christmas and my daughter was exited when she got it.