Everytime i buy an item that promises a rebate, i never, ever get it. This has happened so many times with so many companies, anyone else not ever get rebates??
2006-09-01 18:03:39 · 9 answers · asked by Hi My Name is 2 in Consumer Electronics ➔ Other - Electronics
here is the deal on rebates. Companies love offering them because it saves them money.
a large percentage never send them in, but of the ones that do many are sent in incomplete (declined), the product doesn't actually qualify (declined), they are advertising, and giving out rebate forms past the valid rebate date (declined), and of the few that are valid, and show up on time, automatically decline a chunk of them. If the people complain, (very few do) send it through. That way you think you are getting a deal because you see the low price, but the company is the one saving the money
2006-09-02 12:47:22 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The only rebates I have ever gotten back are the ones you file online.
I bought a cell phone one time, mailed in the rebate. They refused to send me the rebate since I used blue ink instead of black.
2006-09-02 01:10:44 · answer #2 · answered by Panda 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
whenever I remember to send them in I do get them. Luckily many companies now offer a way to check for the status of the rebate.
2006-09-02 02:44:19 · answer #3 · answered by salvador m 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you follow the instructions EXACTLY, you should get the rebates. I do. It takes about 4 months or so, but you do get it. I make photocopies of the stuff as proof that I sent it in.
2006-09-02 01:10:14 · answer #4 · answered by ucd_grad_2005 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get them about 3/4 of the time. Avoid tiger.com rebates.
2006-09-02 01:09:48 · answer #5 · answered by Lee J 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
some of them YES but most of them DON'T
for me personally, i dont like the idea of the REBATE thing. if they want to give us discounts, give it to us right away! why do we have to wait and sometimes for nothing. i think the government should do something about it.
2006-09-02 01:10:17 · answer #6 · answered by Mr_BriGhTsiDe73 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I've always received mine. You just have to be sure to provide them with everything they ask for...receipts, proof of purchase, etc.. So long as you've got everything in order, you shouldn't have a problem. It can take awhile to receive them at times, but as I said, I've never NOT received any that I've sent out.
2006-09-02 01:11:05 · answer #7 · answered by freyas_kin28 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to follow every direct perfectly on time. They don't make it easy. Got two, but on one had to send additional information. You don't get them fast. Frankly they factor very little in my buying decisions.
2006-09-02 01:18:16 · answer #8 · answered by Mister2-15-2 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
you have to mail it on time plus they take up to three months to recieve them.
2006-09-02 01:07:36 · answer #9 · answered by Confused 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋