~~~~ Rebate Tracking Thread -- Updated 3-12-03 ~~~~

[Gig103]

~~~ BFG Geforce4 Ti4200 128mb ~~~

I ordered this amazing deal last Thanksgiving, I am sure most of you remember the card. It was two rebates, one from Best Buy and one from BFG Technologies.
I got my Best Buy rebate a while ago, but did not get the second.
Did anyone actually get both of theirs? Did I get screwed somehow?

Who would I call for that?

 

[UTmtnbiker]

Imation $10 MIR from Best Buy good from 1/19/03 to 1/25/03.
Mailed to White Bear Lake, MN
Mailed out 1/21
Received 2/25
4 weeks??!!!??:Q
One of the faster ones!

 

[Henny]

I bought a 100 pack of Hi Val CD-R's from OM back in July '02. The $30 MIR never came.

I checked the fullfillment house's website and they showed that my submission was rec'd back in Aug. '02 but no check was ever sent and no reason was ever given.

I sent the fullfillment house a email threatening a "rebate fraud" case to be filled with ftc.gov unless a rebate check was quickly issued. Guess what, a check was just issued.

I haven't had too many rebate problems but Hi Val has been terrible (8 months!!!). If anyone has a similar issue I suggest that you threaten to file a complaint to FTC. That seems to motivate these b*stards.

 

[richardycc]

anyone got their Canon S820 $50 rebate yet?

rich

 

[Growltiger]

I've been waiting a long time for a rebate from Staples. It says I will receive the check in 30 days, but it's been nearly 2 months. I contacted rebateshq about 30 days ago and they said there was a delay (obviously) and that I will receive the rebate shortly. Well, obviously I haven't received anything.

Is there anything I can do/say to get their butts in gear? I mean, they have already violated the terms of the rebate (they are well outside the 6-8 week time frame).

 

[Lanyap]

Originally posted by: Gig103
~~~ BFG Geforce4 Ti4200 128mb ~~~

I ordered this amazing deal last Thanksgiving, I am sure most of you remember the card. It was two rebates, one from Best Buy and one from BFG Technologies.
I got my Best Buy rebate a while ago, but did not get the second.
Did anyone actually get both of theirs? Did I get screwed somehow?

Who would I call for that?

You should have a contact number for the BFG rebate on the rebate form. You did keep a copy, right?
If you sent it to New Rochelle, NY (TCA, aka www.wheresmyrebate.com) call 1-800-390-2344
If you sent it to Lake Bluff, IL (BFG) call 1-877-465-6445

 

[HQH51]

Anybody got the old aging rebate form for the 24x10x40 I/O MagicWriter that was sold at Circuit City last year, around November? If so, send me a message please.

 

[HaroldW]

Today I just received both ($20 + $25) rebate checks for a CenDyne 16X DVD ROM bought on "Black Friday". I had given up on this. It just showed up, "out of the blue", with no explaination as to why it took so long. The checks are dated 02/18/03.

 

[allisolm]

Would that all rebates could follow this model:

Speedstream Wireless router purchased at Office Depot 1/17. Mailed rebate 1/24. Received email 2/22 saying processing going on should receive rebate in 3 weeks. Received email 2/27 saying everything processed rebate should arrive in 10 days. Includes a link to site where you can check status and it shows check number and issue date.

This is being handled by someplace called Efficient Networks Rebate Center. Maybe the other rebate centers will pay attention and follow suit but I'm not going to count on it.

 

[Karaktu]

I would strongly advise AGAINST buying any Polaroid drives and expecting to see your rebate (at least, any time soon). Here's an email I received back from the rebate processor for Polaroid (www.easierrebate.com):

Quote:

At this time it is taking Polaroid, the manufacturer of the BurnMax, up to 20 weeks to approve payment of rebate claims. This is leading to a delay in entering new claims into our system.

We have about 10,000 Polaroid claims to process. We will begin to process those claims upon payment from Polaroid for the pending claims from September to December. We are working with Polaroid and OfficeMax to get this resolved.

You will be sent an email notification as soon as your rebate claim is entered. Thank you for your patience in this matter.

Thank You,
Customer Service
Rebate Service Center

End Quote.

 

[Karaktu]

Originally posted by: Henny
I bought a 100 pack of Hi Val CD-R's from OM back in July '02. The $30 MIR never came.

I checked the fullfillment house's website and they showed that my submission was rec'd back in Aug. '02 but no check was ever sent and no reason was ever given.

I sent the fullfillment house a email threatening a "rebate fraud" case to be filled with ftc.gov unless a rebate check was quickly issued. Guess what, a check was just issued.

I haven't had too many rebate problems but Hi Val has been terrible (8 months!!!). If anyone has a similar issue I suggest that you threaten to file a complaint to FTC. That seems to motivate these b*stards.

I've generally found that if you do not call Hi-Val / I/O Magic, you're not going to see your rebate.

Joe

 

[Kato]

Drum rolls, please...after only three emails, four months and two submissions of required proof of purchase, a check for $20 from I/O Magic/HiVal arrived today. Would I buy another one of their product if it involves rebate to make it a good deal? Probably not...

 

[tk149]

Still waiting for my after-Thanksgiving day/Black Friday Cendyne DVDROM rebates.

The website says one of my rebates has been accepted. There is no record of the second rebate. I will call today or Monday if I can find a phone number.

 

[Jugernot]

Anyone have the Linksys $10 rebate for the BEFW11S4 router from mid January? I forgot about it and I need to send it in asap. Of course they don't have it listed anymore...

Thanks!

EDIT: WHoops, this is from Amazon that I'm talking about... I purchased it on 1-14-03.

 

[HuzorDaddy]

Here's a New One from rebateshq

Submitted my $30 upgrader rebate for Peachtree Accounting
and got my email notification that it had been processed.

Looked it up this morning and it was approved.
But tonight it was rejected:

"Peachtree Accounting 2003 Rebate
Submission Type: MAIL
Date Received: 02-28-2003
Status: Invalid
Status Detail: We apologize for the misunderstanding, but your rebate is invalid because this promotion allows only one rebate per item per household. A postcard acknowledging your invalid reason will be mailed to you.
"

I'll call Monday to get one of those "one time validation for our valued customers."
I've got copies of everything and I don't give up so easy.

 

[Boomer2]

BestData Internal 56K modem $10 rebate

Sent: 23 NOV 2003
Paid: 28 FEB 2003

Not great; but not bad.

 

[Boomer2]

Pacific Digital 48x CD-RW substituted by Officemax for the Verbatim drive

Sent: 15 FEB 03

Returned with a yellow label from the postal service saying "Return to Sender: Moved Left No Address"

Any suggestions? Was sent to a PO box in Irvine, CA.

EDIT:
Duh. Went to the PD website rebate center. Nice message saying

Comp USA, Staples, RadioShack, and OfficeDepot Canada customers please use address on Rebate Coupon.

All Others Please Use Following Address:
Rebate Address
2222 Michelson Dr. Ste #222
Irvine, CA 92612

 

[lsman]

Originally posted by: Boomer2
Pacific Digital 48x CD-RW substituted by Officemax for the Verbatim drive

Sent: 15 FEB 03

Returned with a yellow label from the postal service saying "Return to Sender: Moved Left No Address"

Any suggestions? Was sent to a PO box in Irvine, CA.

EDIT:
Duh. Went to the PD website rebate center. Nice message saying

Comp USA, Staples, RadioShack, and OfficeDepot Canada customers please use address on Rebate Coupon.

All Others Please Use Following Address:
Rebate Address
2222 Michelson Dr. Ste #222
Irvine, CA 92612

Thanks. I got the same return mail. I think i will call on monday the 949-252-1111 to make sure.
the dealine of rebate is 3/12/03

 

[oLLie]

Does anyone remember a Seagate barracuda IV 80gb drive deal from Fry's (maybe outpost.com too) with $50 rebate? There were 3 such $50 rebate deals to my knowledge, one on Black Friday ('02) one on Christmas holiday season ('02) and one just recently in January I believe ('03). Anyway, I got in on the Christmas one and the one recently, and I'm pretty sure both rebates looked the same so I assume they went to the same place. I haven't sent the latest one out yet, but I checked their website (rebatestatus.com) to see if they have record of my earlier rebate (the one from Christmas time). It wasn't on the site, so I used their customer service form and I haven't heard a reply for weeks, let alone their specified "2-3 business days". I was wondering if any of you have a copy of the rebate form that was from the Christmas-time $50 Seagate HD rebate, and if so, whether you could provide me with a phone number to call, website to look at, or email address to contact.

Thanks!
Ollie

 

[DogFromDuckhunt]

Originally posted by: lsman

Originally posted by: Boomer2
Pacific Digital 48x CD-RW substituted by Officemax for the Verbatim drive

Sent: 15 FEB 03

Returned with a yellow label from the postal service saying "Return to Sender: Moved Left No Address"

Any suggestions? Was sent to a PO box in Irvine, CA.

EDIT:
Duh. Went to the PD website rebate center. Nice message saying

Comp USA, Staples, RadioShack, and OfficeDepot Canada customers please use address on Rebate Coupon.

All Others Please Use Following Address:
Rebate Address
2222 Michelson Dr. Ste #222
Irvine, CA 92612

Thanks. I got the same return mail. I think i will call on monday the 949-252-1111 to make sure.
the dealine of rebate is 3/12/03

Hmmm... I actually hadn't sent mine out yet. Thanks ... hope this works.

 

[Lanyap]

Originally posted by: oLLie
Does anyone remember a Seagate barracuda IV 80gb drive deal from Fry's (maybe outpost.com too) with $50 rebate? There were 3 such $50 rebate deals to my knowledge, one on Black Friday ('02) one on Christmas holiday season ('02) and one just recently in January I believe ('03). Anyway, I got in on the Christmas one and the one recently, and I'm pretty sure both rebates looked the same so I assume they went to the same place. I haven't sent the latest one out yet, but I checked their website (rebatestatus.com) to see if they have record of my earlier rebate (the one from Christmas time). It wasn't on the site, so I used their customer service form and I haven't heard a reply for weeks, let alone their specified "2-3 business days". I was wondering if any of you have a copy of the rebate form that was from the Christmas-time $50 Seagate HD rebate, and if so, whether you could provide me with a phone number to call, website to look at, or email address to contact.

Thanks!
Ollie

Continental Promotions Group / CPG - Phoenix, AZ & Scottsdale, AZ
www.rebatestatus.com
(800) 554-9838 ext. 6100
(888) 314-9908
(888) 314-9903

 

[Ephibian]

This is about the $50 + $30 rebates on Western Digital 120G SE drives at Outpost.com back at the beginning of December.

Outpost instructed me to mail both forms and the UPC to the address of the $50 rebate. I just got the check yesterday. However, Young America had nothing on my $30 rebate, and said that I shouldn't have been eligible for both. Even though Outpost advertised the price after both rebates..

Called up Outpost, talked to a CSR, and they will be crediting me $30 tomorrow. If anyone else is having this problem, try calling Outpost before you you resubmit your paperwork -- it will be faster, and has a much higher chance of resolving the issue.

 

[JonTheBaller]

Do all rebate places send out an e-mail when they decide whether they are processing or not processing your rebates?

 

[Henny]

Just an update. The actual check finally arrived and it looks like it came from the manufacturer vs. the fullfillment house. It's amazing what threat of "rebate fraud" did to get some action from these idiots.

I just sent a scathing email to OM asking why they are promoting products from this corrupt manufacture.

Originally posted by: Henny
I bought a 100 pack of Hi Val CD-R's from OM back in July '02. The $30 MIR never came.

I checked the fullfillment house's website and they showed that my submission was rec'd back in Aug. '02 but no check was ever sent and no reason was ever given.

I sent the fullfillment house a email threatening a "rebate fraud" case to be filled with ftc.gov unless a rebate check was quickly issued. Guess what, a check was just issued.

I haven't had too many rebate problems but Hi Val has been terrible (8 months!!!). If anyone has a similar issue I suggest that you threaten to file a complaint to FTC. That seems to motivate these b*stards.

 

[FuzzyBee]

Anybody gotten back a Fuji CD-R rebate yet? I mailed mine in on 6 January (IIRC) after printing a form on www.myrewards.info. To date, it still shows that they haven't received my rebate form. For some reason, the 866 number they have listed always rings busy for me.