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It seems nowadays you can't purchase anything computer related without getting involved in some type of rebate. Obviously the Retailers instant rebates are great. The value of the rebate comes right off retail price before checkout. This is nice. It's the manufacturer mail in rebates that I hate. These rebates are such a gimmick, the manufacturer is offering them to make it seem like the retailer is selling their product at a much lower price. But in fact, they offer them because they are counting on the end users laziness to not mail in the claim. Which many, many people do not. They simply just don't mail in the claim, forget about the rebate or screw up the rebate all together.
There are so many stipulations with mail in rebates too.
If you don't follow the exact instructions of the rebate, they have the right to reject your claim and then it becomes void. They want original sale receipts, mulitple UPC codes from boxes, their rebate form must be filled out like a legal document and they normally only give you like 30 days. And if you purchase an item with a mail in rebate with only a week left on the offer, what happens when you mail it in and then you need to RMA the product to the retailer? Now you have the box without UPC codes. Not good.
Here are my last two mail in rebate claims: Retailer newegg.com
1.) $40.00 mail in rebate from Thermaltake from ThermalTake Shark case. Valid until August 31st. I got the case on August 5th and put the items for the rebate in the mail, postmarked on August 10th. Today November 15th I received my $40.00 check from ThermalTake. That's 98 days from mailbox to mailbox. Also it's a total of 69 business days or over 12 business weeks. This is absolutely unacceptable, with-in the allowance of 6 to 8 weeks.
2.) $20.00 mail in rebate from Western Digital from WD Raptor 74GIG HDD. Vaild also through August 31st. I go the HDD on August 5th and put the items from the rebate in the mail postmarked on August 10th. I received the $20.00 check on September 28th from Western Digital. That's 50 total days from mailbox to mailbox. 36 business days or about 7 business weeks. This is with-in the return allowance of 6 to 8 weeks.
There are so many stipulations with mail in rebates too.
If you don't follow the exact instructions of the rebate, they have the right to reject your claim and then it becomes void. They want original sale receipts, mulitple UPC codes from boxes, their rebate form must be filled out like a legal document and they normally only give you like 30 days. And if you purchase an item with a mail in rebate with only a week left on the offer, what happens when you mail it in and then you need to RMA the product to the retailer? Now you have the box without UPC codes. Not good.
Here are my last two mail in rebate claims: Retailer newegg.com
1.) $40.00 mail in rebate from Thermaltake from ThermalTake Shark case. Valid until August 31st. I got the case on August 5th and put the items for the rebate in the mail, postmarked on August 10th. Today November 15th I received my $40.00 check from ThermalTake. That's 98 days from mailbox to mailbox. Also it's a total of 69 business days or over 12 business weeks. This is absolutely unacceptable, with-in the allowance of 6 to 8 weeks.
2.) $20.00 mail in rebate from Western Digital from WD Raptor 74GIG HDD. Vaild also through August 31st. I go the HDD on August 5th and put the items from the rebate in the mail postmarked on August 10th. I received the $20.00 check on September 28th from Western Digital. That's 50 total days from mailbox to mailbox. 36 business days or about 7 business weeks. This is with-in the return allowance of 6 to 8 weeks.
