Text 8138, 67 rader
Skriven 2006-11-26 21:29:56 av Ross Cassell (1:123/456)
   Kommentar till text 8137 av Maurice Kinal (1:140/13.1)
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Hello Maurice!

27 Nov 06 02:00, you wrote to WAYNE CHIRNSIDE:

 WC>> I almost bought a flash disk friday however the deal was a rebate
 WC>> thing.

 MK> I hate those deals.  There is talk of eliminating that and just giving
 MK> the deal at the till instead since too many people have gotten ripped
 MK> off by sending those in and never getting the rebate.  I never bother
 MK> and have stopped buying rebate thingies.  Usually a rip off from the
 MK> word go.

Your sentiment about rebates varies on the circumstances..

First off, instant rebates are another term for the retailer to say an item is
on sale, its what they are going to charge you anyway, whether they ticket the
item at the temporary low price or call it instant rebate or instant savings.

Mail In Rebates are usually this:

* Manufacturer Rebates
** Retailer with Manufacturer Rebates
*** Retailer Rebates

* Rebate exists no matter whom you buy it from (funded by mfr)
** Manufacturer and retailer partner up, rebate only valid if purchased at that
retailer and is manufacturer funded.
*** Retailer funded, in some cases with some mfr funding or considerations.

If you ran a store called Maurice-Mart, you are selling a product that you
normally retail at $59, your cost is $44. The manufacturer wants to stimulate
movement, announces a rebate for it. You decide wow, I can order a gross of
this item, sell it for $49, sill making some profit, customer can save an
additional $20 because the manufacturer is offerring a rebate and is the one
relinquishing their profit, not yours.

Its not a rip off but its no cakewalk either. The manufacturer will give you a
rebate if you can follow real real real simple instructions.

Whats hard about:

Filling out your name & address on the rebate slip

Providing serial number if applicable

UPC code

Copy of or original receipt.

?????

First graders can follow these instuctions.

Here is a tip, you make photo-copies of your submission.

<sigh>


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