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$99.97 CDN after $40 man. rebate

Nice pricing but am i the only one who never gets the rebate back on PC parts?

 

NCIX has them for $125 and I don't pay the 8% PST, making the price $111 vs $125 assuming you actually get the check back.

 

Peter

Nice pricing but am i the only one who never gets the rebate back on PC parts?

 

NCIX has them for $125 and I don't pay the 8% PST, making the price $111 vs $125 assuming you actually get the check back.

 

Peter

 

lol, I feel the same way.  I did some coding for a rebate clearing house a few years back.  The way that business works is the company selling the product decides to reduce inventory.  But instead of reducing the price now, they do a rebate.  Then they pay a negotiated amount to a company who takes on the entire risk of the rebate.  If the rebate company pays out less than they were paid to process the campaign then they keep the extra money.  So, they are truly motivated to cheat restrict who gets rebate money.

 

In the end the company selling the product pays out an amount less than what they think the immediate price drop would cost and they still get the illusion of price stability in the marketplace by not reducing the *normal* sales price.  The rebate processor sits on the money for as long as possible and pays out as little as possible.

I guess I'm just lucky, but I've gotten every rebate I've ever sent off, even the ones that seemed too good to be true (such as a $49 rebate on a $49 product).  I'm also very meticulous about following the rebate instructions exactly, since I know the rebate companies will use any excuse they can get out of paying you.

 

Protip: Make photo copies of all documents you send off for the rebate (many rebate instructions tell you to do this anyway).  If you haven't received your rebate after a few months, call the company.  Sometimes they will make you produce those photocopies, sometimes they won't.  I've claimed a rebate that went missing more than 6 months prior, and they still honored it.

 

queeg, I've always wondered - is there actually someone at the other end that opens up each letter and verifies the UPC and other documents?  Or is the process automated somehow?

lionel, I've always wondered - is there actually someone at the other end that opens up each letter and verifies the UPC and other documents?  Or is the process automated somehow?

At the company I worked for they hand entered the information and verified each requirement.  There was always stacks of the forms laying around.  They hired low wage temps to type in the info.  Likewise I also make copies and indicate on my sent in originals that I have made copies.  But mostly I have a policy against ever buying anything with rebate.  

 

If you actually have recieved every rebate then I need you to tell me your favorite 6 numbers right now!

18 42 69

18 42 69

 

That's only 3.  Quit holding out on me! 

I refuse to buy a product that has a MIB.

18 42 69

 

That's only 3.  Quit holding out on me! 

 

Huh?  That's 6 number by my count.  Or is the lotto done in pairs?

But mostly I have a policy against ever buying anything with rebate.

 

Me too, personally, I think these companies can kiss my ass if they think I will jump through hoops trying to get a decent price vs just buying the product at a good price.

 

A typical rebate is something like $10 to $20. It's not worth my time to chase after a company for the money when I can just shop around and/or pricematch to get the price I want without the bS.

 

Peter

 

But mostly I have a policy against ever buying anything with rebate.

 

Me too, personally, I think these companies can kiss my ass if they think I will jump through hoops trying to get a decent price vs just buying the product at a good price.

 

A typical rebate is something like $10 to $20. It's not worth my time to chase after a company for the money when I can just shop around and/or pricematch to get the price I want without the bS.

 

Peter

 

 

With certain companies it's easier these days.

You get the product fill out an online form, print something, mail it out, get an email saying received along with scans of the documents, then wait.  Pretty easy and you have a way of verifying.

 

I dunno, $30 to $40 is lunch for a week in my town.  $59 after rebate for a 1.5TB 7200 RPM drive is a pretty good deal.

 

I've gotten a number of the OCZ Vertex drives too.  Sell off my old drive, Get a rebate and it starts to be come cost effective... and a speed boost too!