--- Jeff Simpson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 5/14/05, Donavan Stanley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On 5/14/05, Dean Collins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Yep same here on a pioneer dvd burner. > > > > > > Don't believe the hype, they're a scam. > > > > I've heard this a lot.. On the flip side I've done coutless > rebates > > and never had a sinlge issue. > > Same here - I bought my last seagate drive from outpost with a > rebate, > had a great experience, but your results may vary :-P
I might have said the same thing a year ago. I buy, on average, about $12,000 / yr. of computer stuff at Fry's. A lot of those purchases (used to) involve rebates. Until this year, I had about 90+% success rate on rebates, including 100% on WD rebates. The last six months have changed. Now Seagate and WD are the among the worst offenders. Earlier I had a conversation with a Seagate rebate rep, on one of those occasions when I was able to get a phone number. She told me their standard policy was to send rejection cards to everyone and then approve only the rebates for people who called back. To be honest, I doubted her story because it is just too outrageous, but it did describe what happened to me. It may have do to with when the rebates are submitted. It would not surprise me if these companies have a certain amount of money they expect to be claimed, and that they play these games once their target has been reached to avoid paying out more than they budgeted. If this is the case, early rebate claimants will have less trouble than later ones. Now that I don't buy rebated products, my computer buying activities no longer feel like I'm doing my taxes. I got sick of cutting out box tops and making and filing copies. The extra hassles of rebates aren't worth the years of lifespan you're giving up (IMHO). __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail Mobile Take Yahoo! Mail with you! Check email on your mobile phone. http://mobile.yahoo.com/learn/mail
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