tigerdirect guaranteed rebate system

[agentsmith101]

Any luck with that?

 

[agentsmith101]

 

[jagr10]

I think rebates have lost respect over the years.

 

[DaiShan]

got link?

 

[Kaido]

99% of the rebates I do now are from Staples, because (1) they're easy to do online and (2) they actually come.

 

[Baked]

:thumbsup: for Staples MIR.

 

[RMSistight]

Originally posted by: Kaido
99% of the rebates I do now are from Staples, because (1) they're easy to do online and (2) they actually come.

AMEN. Staples is practically the perfect model for retailers to follow.

 

[JoeKing]

OT
[rant]
rebates are an unnecessary scam. WTH don't they just give me the money now if they want to offer a discount? The rebate system inherently relies on dishonesty on the part of the retailer, and I hope they are deemed illegal soon. Until then I refuse to buy any rebate laden "deal" unless it applies the discount instantly at checkout.
[/rant]

 

[b0mbrman]

Originally posted by: JoeKing
OT
[rant]
rebates are an unnecessary scam. WTH don't they just give me the money now if they want to offer a discount? The rebate system inherently relies on dishonesty on the part of the retailer, and I hope they are deemed illegal soon. Until then I refuse to buy any rebate laden "deal" unless it applies the discount instantly at checkout.
[/rant]

Answered and answered again in this thread.

They are banking on many people not sending in the rebate.

 

[JoeKing]

Originally posted by: b0mbrman

Originally posted by: JoeKing
OT
[rant]
rebates are an unnecessary scam. WTH don't they just give me the money now if they want to offer a discount? The rebate system inherently relies on dishonesty on the part of the retailer, and I hope they are deemed illegal soon. Until then I refuse to buy any rebate laden "deal" unless it applies the discount instantly at checkout.
[/rant]

Answered and answered again in this thread.

They are banking on many people not sending in the rebate.

no sh!t.

 

[meltdown75]

tigerdirect used the "OnRebate" system when I dealt with them. the refunds were slow to arrive, but other than that, no complaints. ppl will tell you not to deal with tigerdirect however, for various reasons.

 

[b0mbrman]

Originally posted by: JoeKing

Originally posted by: b0mbrman

Originally posted by: JoeKing
OT
[rant]
rebates are an unnecessary scam. WTH don't they just give me the money now if they want to offer a discount? The rebate system inherently relies on dishonesty on the part of the retailer, and I hope they are deemed illegal soon. Until then I refuse to buy any rebate laden "deal" unless it applies the discount instantly at checkout.
[/rant]

Answered and answered again in this thread.

They are banking on many people not sending in the rebate.

no sh!t.

Ha ha. You're the one who asked. Also, you being lazy != them being dishonest

 

[JoeKing]

Originally posted by: b0mbrman

Originally posted by: JoeKing

Originally posted by: b0mbrman

Originally posted by: JoeKing
OT
[rant]
rebates are an unnecessary scam. WTH don't they just give me the money now if they want to offer a discount? The rebate system inherently relies on dishonesty on the part of the retailer, and I hope they are deemed illegal soon. Until then I refuse to buy any rebate laden "deal" unless it applies the discount instantly at checkout.
[/rant]

Answered and answered again in this thread.

They are banking on many people not sending in the rebate.

no sh!t.

Ha ha. You're the one who asked. Also, you being lazy != them being dishonest

It's called a rhetorical question. One of the best ways to start a rant
And the only reason it's not considered false advertising is because in smaller print they'll add -$100 in rebates.

You wanna be cheaper than the other guy? Then give me the discount now! Or I'll pay the $10 more and buy it from your competitors :|

 

[b0mbrman]

Originally posted by: JoeKing

Originally posted by: b0mbrman

Originally posted by: JoeKing

Originally posted by: b0mbrman

Originally posted by: JoeKing
OT
[rant]
rebates are an unnecessary scam. WTH don't they just give me the money now if they want to offer a discount? The rebate system inherently relies on dishonesty on the part of the retailer, and I hope they are deemed illegal soon. Until then I refuse to buy any rebate laden "deal" unless it applies the discount instantly at checkout.
[/rant]

Answered and answered again in this thread.

They are banking on many people not sending in the rebate.

no sh!t.

Ha ha. You're the one who asked. Also, you being lazy != them being dishonest

It's called a rhetorical question. One of the best ways to start a rant
And the only reason it's not considered false advertising is because in smaller print they'll add -$100 in rebates.

You wanna be cheaper than the other guy? Then give me the discount now! Or I'll pay the $10 more and buy it from your competitors :|

Yeah, but we're the smart ones when it comes to buying stuff with rebates. Think of how stupid average people are...and the other 50% of the population stupider than those people...

They see $39.99 for an MP3 player!!! and they can't wait to send their credit card number out

 

[JoeKing]

Originally posted by: b0mbrman

Originally posted by: JoeKing

Originally posted by: b0mbrman

Originally posted by: JoeKing

Originally posted by: b0mbrman

Originally posted by: JoeKing
OT
[rant]
rebates are an unnecessary scam. WTH don't they just give me the money now if they want to offer a discount? The rebate system inherently relies on dishonesty on the part of the retailer, and I hope they are deemed illegal soon. Until then I refuse to buy any rebate laden "deal" unless it applies the discount instantly at checkout.
[/rant]

Answered and answered again in this thread.

They are banking on many people not sending in the rebate.

no sh!t.

Ha ha. You're the one who asked. Also, you being lazy != them being dishonest

It's called a rhetorical question. One of the best ways to start a rant
And the only reason it's not considered false advertising is because in smaller print they'll add -$100 in rebates.

You wanna be cheaper than the other guy? Then give me the discount now! Or I'll pay the $10 more and buy it from your competitors :|

Yeah, but we're the smart ones when it comes to buying stuff with rebates. Think of how stupid average people are...and the other 50% of the population stupider than those people...

They see $39.99 for an MP3 player!!! and they can't wait to send their credit card number out

I know, I weep for the population

But I'm just trying to get more people on the anti-rebate bandwagon! Are you with me! Comon join in and get your discounts NOW!

 

[agentsmith101]

Originally posted by: JoeKing

Originally posted by: b0mbrman

Originally posted by: JoeKing

Originally posted by: b0mbrman

Originally posted by: JoeKing

Originally posted by: b0mbrman

Originally posted by: JoeKing
OT
[rant]
rebates are an unnecessary scam. WTH don't they just give me the money now if they want to offer a discount? The rebate system inherently relies on dishonesty on the part of the retailer, and I hope they are deemed illegal soon. Until then I refuse to buy any rebate laden "deal" unless it applies the discount instantly at checkout.
[/rant]

Answered and answered again in this thread.

They are banking on many people not sending in the rebate.

no sh!t.

Ha ha. You're the one who asked. Also, you being lazy != them being dishonest

It's called a rhetorical question. One of the best ways to start a rant
And the only reason it's not considered false advertising is because in smaller print they'll add -$100 in rebates.

You wanna be cheaper than the other guy? Then give me the discount now! Or I'll pay the $10 more and buy it from your competitors :|

Yeah, but we're the smart ones when it comes to buying stuff with rebates. Think of how stupid average people are...and the other 50% of the population stupider than those people...

They see $39.99 for an MP3 player!!! and they can't wait to send their credit card number out

I know, I weep for the population

But I'm just trying to get more people on the anti-rebate bandwagon! Are you with me! Comon join in and get your discounts NOW!

So...about that tigerdirect onrebate rebate guarantee...

 

[b0mbrman]

Originally posted by: JoeKing

Originally posted by: b0mbrman

Originally posted by: JoeKing

Originally posted by: b0mbrman

Originally posted by: JoeKing

Originally posted by: b0mbrman

Originally posted by: JoeKing
OT
[rant]
rebates are an unnecessary scam. WTH don't they just give me the money now if they want to offer a discount? The rebate system inherently relies on dishonesty on the part of the retailer, and I hope they are deemed illegal soon. Until then I refuse to buy any rebate laden "deal" unless it applies the discount instantly at checkout.
[/rant]

Answered and answered again in this thread.

They are banking on many people not sending in the rebate.

no sh!t.

Ha ha. You're the one who asked. Also, you being lazy != them being dishonest

It's called a rhetorical question. One of the best ways to start a rant
And the only reason it's not considered false advertising is because in smaller print they'll add -$100 in rebates.

You wanna be cheaper than the other guy? Then give me the discount now! Or I'll pay the $10 more and buy it from your competitors :|

Yeah, but we're the smart ones when it comes to buying stuff with rebates. Think of how stupid average people are...and the other 50% of the population stupider than those people...

They see $39.99 for an MP3 player!!! and they can't wait to send their credit card number out

I know, I weep for the population

But I'm just trying to get more people on the anti-rebate bandwagon! Are you with me! Comon join in and get your discounts NOW!

Hmmm...I don't think we'd get the full discount if it were instant because the businesses factor in people who don't send them in...

So that raises an interesting question: Would you rather that we all get $20 off immediately, or that you and I get $40 in 6 weeks while Joe Sixpack gets distracted by the monster truck rally, forgets, and gets $0?

[Edit] Ha ha. Sorry for steering your topic around OP

 

[DrPizza]

I still want to know how they get away with advertising "$100 after $50 rebate" when you pay tax on the entire $150, effectively resulting in paying more than the $100 plus tax price.

Shouldn't it be "$100 after rebate, PLUS the tax on the other $50"??

Then again, the government would be thrilled if someone sold candybars for "free after $1000 rebate" Of course, the person pays tax on $1000, which amounts to MORE than the retail value of a candybar, effectively making the purchase far from free.

 

[b0mbrman]

Originally posted by: DrPizza
I still want to know how they get away with advertising "$100 after $50 rebate" when you pay tax on the entire $150, effectively resulting in paying more than the $100 plus tax price.

Shouldn't it be "$100 after rebate, PLUS the tax on the other $50"??

Then again, the government would be thrilled if someone sold candybars for "free after $1000 rebate" Of course, the person pays tax on $1000, which amounts to MORE than the retail value of a candybar, effectively making the purchase far from free.

Well, you can hardly blame the seller when they didn't create the tax, nor do they receive any revenue from it...

[Edit] Again, SO sorry OP...