Passed by my nearest Staples (Borbonais, IL) to PM w/ nexthardwareshop. Had a sales associate open the glass cage and bring out 2 of them. Went to the register and before cashier rung up, I told him I wanted a pricematch and showed the printout from the website. Sales Manager went to back room to verify the price (5 minutes). He came out with a Pricematch form and other paperwork. Here is how it was PMed.
Original Price------------------------------- 79.98 (Currently on sale for $69.99 - $20 MIR)
PM price--------------------------------------22.00
Difference + 110% Price Guarantee----63.78. So 79.98-22.00=57.98+10%=63.78. Then 79.98-63.78=16.20
PMed Cost-----------------------------------16.20
Shipping---------------------------------------7.95
Final cost PMed + shipping---------------24.15
Total for 2 16XDVD + 6.25% tax---------50.33. Showed him my printed $10 off $40 coupon, but he would not accept it. Did not want to push my luck. So I said thanks.
OK, got them to ring it up on one receipt (my stupid mistake). No rebate form printed out and I couldn't find any in the store. Would it still be possible to get the $20 MIR for each. I'll mail them from two separate home addresses. Thanks to Tung for this "hot deal" post.....
Update
Looks like rebate form mentions purchase of this drive in Staples if only from August 18 to 24. Strange thing is they still had the sign on the glass cage mentioning the $20 rebate. Looks like I'm out of luck, not bad $25.17 each though. :frown: