Rebate Total

[Mallow]

So I may be more OCD than the average anandtech member but I keep track of all my rebates, when I sent them and the amount and then when I get the rebate in the mail I mark it fulfilled. When I was in undergrad I was a madman on my rebates and I only had a couple go bad, with cendyne or one of those generic companies.

I tallied up my rebates total today and it came to about $2600, this is over the course of about 9 years. I was curious if anyone else had any idea of their rebate total? With expensive phone rebates these days it probably isn't hard to really get up there.

 

[eplebnista]

$501-1000

Largest one was $80.

 

[RossMAN]

$11,260 as of 1/1/2006

The majority of that was between 1999 - 2002

 

[Mallow]

Originally posted by: RossMAN
$11,260 as of 1/1/2006

The majority of that was between 1999 - 2002

wow, impressive man. My biggest one was a treo rebate for $150 I believe.

 

[RossMAN]

Originally posted by: Mallow

Originally posted by: RossMAN
$11,260 as of 1/1/2006

The majority of that was between 1999 - 2002

wow, impressive man. My biggest one was a treo rebate for $150 I believe.

Mine was $400 from a few years ago. The average is around $50 - $75 per MIR.

 

[Greenman]

Not a single cent. The whole concept offends me, so I don't buy products that have an mir. Though I'm impressed with Rossmans total, that man deserves his title.

 

[TXHokie]

My last big rebate was for $100 which I sent via certified mail and it still got lost. Took a lot of legwork with the vendor to cut me the rebate (thankfully I had made copies).
I've since sworn off rebates - not worth the time and trouble for me.

 

[dud]

Over the last 10 years I'd say about $500 - $1,000 but recently I have stopped buying items with rebates. A rebate is an incentive to buy and the company is hoping that as amny as 40% never apply for them. If you want to incentivise me ... just make it an instant rebate. My time is valuable and rebates tend to suck a lot of time away. then you have to deal with all the hassel when they don't pay.

Rebates are a PITA.