Comments on: Mail-in Rebates: Are They Worth It?

By: Ralph in Montana

Ralph in Montana — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 16:24:16 +0000

Not all of the stores offer “scams”… Staples has a very painless mail-in process in addition to their “instant” rebate program. I have never been disappointed with their service, warranty process or any other aspect of Staples…

I have absolutely NO affiliation with this company or any of it’s affiliates if they have such.

Ralph in Helena, MT

By: Bill

Bill — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 22:57:35 +0000

I have not had any trouble with rebate money. But I do rebates infrequently. I often pass up a product that has a rebate because I know I won’t fill out the form and I feel I’m being overcharged.

By: M. Freeman

M. Freeman — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 22:49:46 +0000

Hey, a couple of things. First, take your vitamins. Now to the subject of REBATES. I ALWAYS process rebates that are at least an amount worth the effort. I keep records, and I can’t remember the last time I did not receive the rebate that I processed. I do have a problem with companies that you deal with directly to purchase their product and then have to mail in the rebate. It would save them money in processing and handling if they just reduced the purchase price, but they know that less than 50% of rebates ever get sent in to them. I will continue to process rebates, particularly on rebates in excess of $5.00.

M. Freeman

By: mordin_x

mordin_x — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 20:30:43 +0000

With all the mail-in rebates I’ve done I have never been refused or have I ever had to resend anything.

By: Tom

Tom — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 16:19:28 +0000

I don’t think this is a rant, it’s an expression of what typically happens with rebates. This is rant: If you’re lucky, it takes months to get anything. Rebate givers know that not everyone will submit for a rebate or will have the tenacity to follow up. It allows retailers to advertise a price that they know they do not have to honor all the time.

By: TXBrad

TXBrad — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 03:13:57 +0000

I have done rebates on different items in the past and haven’t had a problem. But there was one time that I thought I was going to have a problem with a rebate with Office Depot on a Western Digital Hard Drive.

I sent in the rebate form with all the required information and even made a copy for myself. Well, I used their online check status and it showed that I never sent in anything. So, I ended up calling their customer service and told them about it. They told me to resubmit everything again. I did and some weeks later I ended up with 2 rebates checks for the same item!

By: Pablo Honey

Pablo Honey — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 13:20:05 +0000

I feel your pain. I guess it comes down to, “what do you have more of, time or money?” If you are the the humble housewife type who enjoys clipping coupons and keeping track of expiration dates and such, then go for it. However, if you are a busy individual, the 30 minutes to an hour of copying, sorting out, and submitting a MIR (mail-in-rebate) are probably not a good value. Especially if you expect your intitial submission to be processed in good faith and a timely manner. I haven’t lost a rebate yet, but I always weigh the time to money ratio. And you can bet that if I’m taking the time to fill it out, I’m also putting reminders on my calandar to follow up and check the status, before the rebate expires.

By: steve-oh

steve-oh — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 21:35:14 +0000

Rebates=evil. Too much work for too little reward. I always like the ones for a .50 rebate when postage is .41 And I’m sure there are those morons out there that go for it every time.

By: Moctod

Moctod — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 17:10:45 +0000

From 1996 - 2002, I sent out 9 rebates. I got back two.

I actually told Kensington to pound their $5 rebate, after they wanted my credit card info on the bottom 1/2 inch of the original receipt (which I cut off). I said all this trouble for not enough money to go to Wendy’s.

Now, I actually buy competitor items when rebate items are pushed. Or I walk out, empty handed. Salesdrones and Managers get upset with me, but…

I don’t do rebates. No really. I don’t.

By: Dirk Landiss

Dirk Landiss — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 15:41:03 +0000

It seems to be a widespread “scam”. Almost every mail-in rebate I’ve sent in over the past two or three years has been initally refused, then after re-submission of the identical items, it mysteriously is approved. There really should be some kind of investigation of these practices by a legal body.

By: Philippines

Philippines — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 10:41:21 +0000

i have my own wireless connection and i put wap key so other people cannot connect without my password…

i got a problem i have my guest he bring their laptop and after they on the machine its automatically connect my internet without my password…

can you tell me why….

By: Email Marketing Ocmpanies

Email Marketing Ocmpanies — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

Mail-in Rebates: Are They Worth It?