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I love mail in rebates

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mozirry

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3 months and counting.... :brokenheart:


$50 S&W rebate no word yet, mailed in Dec. 2008
$50 Asus Video card rebate, no word yet, mailed Dec. 2008
 
If it's any consolation, I mailed in two rebates sometime in mid November 2008 and received both within the past few weeks.
 
The rebates I've submitted in the past year typically took more than three months. Four to seven sounds about right.
 
I've got a $50 Newegg one that should be here by now; already tried contacting them via the chat ap and that was an abysmal failure. Looks like it's time to spend some quality time on hold at work next week.
 
Originally posted by: lupi
I've got a $50 Newegg one that should be here by now; already tried contacting them via the chat ap and that was an abysmal failure. Looks like it's time to spend some quality time on hold at work next week.
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The $50 NewEgg gift card for buying Vista + any hardware from a few months back? That was being processed by the place that went bankrupt 🙁

I too tried using their chat thing.
 
I mailed in a Corsair rebate in early December. They even have a site that lets you track your rebate status, and mine was approved, so it's just a matter of waiting. They said I should have gotten it by Feb. 21. Nothing yet.

Another Corsair rebate is on the way, but I won't hold my breath on that one for a while. Good thing is Corsair seems big/popular enough to be in decent enough shape to (eventually) make good.
 
I never understood mail in rebates. Why not just give it at a lower price to begin with? Would be less trouble, and cost less money. Now they have to hire people to process all the rebates.
 
Originally posted by: RedSquirrel
I never understood mail in rebates. Why not just give it at a lower price to begin with? Would be less trouble, and cost less money. Now they have to hire people to process all the rebates.
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My guess is that rebates stagger the lower prices. The company's expecting to make money to compensate for that lower price that it couldn't ordinarily sustain.


Otherwise, it could just be a promotion and the retailer is hoping the buyer thinks there's a lower price but doesn't bother filling out the sheet.
 
Originally posted by: RedSquirrel
I never understood mail in rebates. Why not just give it at a lower price to begin with? Would be less trouble, and cost less money. Now they have to hire people to process all the rebates.
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Cause most people don't send them in so it's win for the company. I avoid rebates cause their a pita.
 
Originally posted by: mozirry
3 months and counting.... :brokenheart:


$50 S&W rebate no word yet, mailed in Dec. 2008
$50 Asus Video card rebate, no word yet, mailed Dec. 2008
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My Asus video-card rebate took from Oct 08 to late Feb 09.
 
I pretty much don't buy things with them anymore, even though i have generally gotten them back.

If the item has one, i assume the normal price as if it'll never come back.
 
I never count on mail in rebates. i don't buy the item with them in mind. IF i get them then great! bonus! but i have been screwed one to many times with them.
 
Originally posted by: AstroManLuca
I mailed in a Corsair rebate in early December. They even have a site that lets you track your rebate status, and mine was approved, so it's just a matter of waiting. They said I should have gotten it by Feb. 21. Nothing yet.

Another Corsair rebate is on the way, but I won't hold my breath on that one for a while. Good thing is Corsair seems big/popular enough to be in decent enough shape to (eventually) make good.
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I had the same rebate that claimed I should receive it by the 21st. I just got it yesterday, so keep checking! 🙂
 
Originally posted by: n7
I pretty much don't buy things with them anymore, even though i have generally gotten them back.

If the item has one, i assume the normal price as if it'll never come back.
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i assume the same... i still send it in and all and if it every comes it will be a nice surprise, but i don't count on it
 
I sent a Gigabyte one sometime in December, it still doesn't even show up on their rebate tracking site.

When I set in eVGA rebates for a motherboard and videocard and HP rebates for RAM I received the checks in about 2 weeks, I wish all rebates were like that.
 
jsut got both rebates in the mail , I LoL'd at the smith and wesson one because the damn thing came on a postcard that was visible to everyone in the amount and check # . I swear to god I had $50 rebate for Asus but I only got $30 back.
 
I sorta of like rebates, just because the higher value of the item means more credit card points for me. However, with places shutting down lately, I'm more cautious..
 
Wow, that reminds me.. I just checked mine from October and the web tracking detail page says it's still processing. Nice. Good thing it was only 15 bucks.
 
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