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CatNipped wrote:
I agree. I was supposed to get $50 rebate for my monitor. I filled out all the forms, included the original sales receipt and everything else that was specified on the rebate form, and then waited two weeks for a check. What I got was a notice that we needed the UPC from the box (which we had, by that time, thrown away) before we could get the rebate! That's why companies offer rebates instead of discounts in the first place. They know a % of their customers will either don't bother or mess up the requirements for the rebate, so they make an extra profit. It's a complicated deceiving process by design. Victor, who currently has a rebate check on the fridge, waiting to be deposited. But who's also missed on many, many rebates due to stupid technicalities. -- Victor M. Martinez Owned and operated by the Fantastic Seven (TM) Send your spam he Email me he |
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I take it Fry's is an electronic store or computer retailer. If so you all It is, I've only been there once or twice, but people here in Austin were very excited when it opened. need anything like that ask me I can direct you to find almost anything at wholesale and reputable online dealers or retailers I am actually playing with the idea of upgrading my computer on the cheap by buying a motherboard, CPU and RAM and installing them myself. -- Victor M. Martinez Owned and operated by the Fantastic Seven (TM) Send your spam he Email me he |
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I have done it try this site first www.tigerdirect.com they are here
in Florida, I have never had a problem yet. the one thing. I like about them is that they have a rebate guarantee which you can read about on their site |
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I agree. I was supposed to get $50 rebate for my monitor. I filled out all the forms, included the original sales receipt and everything else that was specified on the rebate form, and then waited two weeks for a check. What I got was a notice that we needed the UPC from the box (which we had, by that time, thrown away) before we could get the rebate! -- This happened to us on a Haupagge video card. Dave argued that it wasn't clear in the instructions what a UPC was and to their credit they gave in and sent the rebate Lesley Slave of the Fabulous Furballs |
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On 2006-02-02, Victor Martinez penned:
That's why companies offer rebates instead of discounts in the first place. They know a % of their customers will either don't bother or mess up the requirements for the rebate, so they make an extra profit. It's a complicated deceiving process by design. As far as I could tell, the Fry's rebate service didn't just make the requirements confusing, they actively lied about whether I had fulfilled them. -- monique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca |
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Victor Martinez wrote:
That's why companies offer rebates instead of discounts in the first place. They know a % of their customers will either don't bother or mess up the requirements for the rebate, so they make an extra profit. I suspect it's also a way of beefing up their direct-marketing mailing lists. Joyce |
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