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Rebates... a hoax???

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BuckeyeSkins said:
Speaking strictly for myself, I have never understood why stores, companies, etc., almost always offer the so-called "mail-in rebate". And as has already been stated they always say allow 8 weeks to receive the check. Why can't they just tack the rebate on to the product right there in the store when I pay for it? They want my money up front and then expect me to wait 8 weeks (if your lucky) to get a check back from them. I don't get excited about the things myself and would have to say that rarely do I ever buy something that falls into that category. Now if it's something I need and they have an instant rebate, I'll go for that. You want your money for your product up front? I want my money from the rebate up front.
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In marketing class a while back my prof said that the number of people who send in the rebates is really low like 1-10%. If you go to ecost or tirgerdirect they advertise that you can buy something for $29 after the rebate, but you have to pay $79 right now. Most people don't even pay attention to the actual price.
 
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Hubbard said:
You work at Dell Kretch?
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Yes I do. BUt I do not know if I should be posting that here. I will get tech questions in my PM box everyday. LOL

BuckeyeSkins said:
Speaking strictly for myself, I have never understood why stores, companies, etc., almost always offer the so-called "mail-in rebate". And as has already been stated they always say allow 8 weeks to receive the check. Why can't they just tack the rebate on to the product right there in the store when I pay for it? They want my money up front and then expect me to wait 8 weeks (if your lucky) to get a check back from them. I don't get excited about the things myself and would have to say that rarely do I ever buy something that falls into that category. Now if it's something I need and they have an instant rebate, I'll go for that. You want your money for your product up front? I want my money from the rebate up front.
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Most companies do this becasue we know the majority of folks do not bother to fill out the rebate. So by not taking it off of the price we do not hit our bottom line as much.

Also there is a law (federal?) that states if a company runs a particular promo for 6 weeks straight it is considered a part of your pricing and you have to stick with that promo for an extended period of time. This happened to gateway a couple years back and they ended up having to run free shipping for 6 months. Crazy law, go figure. So by offering rebates companies are able to give the customer saving without getting stuck with the same promos. It is a very competetive market out there.
 
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KretchBuck said:
Yes I do. BUt I do not know if I should be posting that here. I will get tech questions in my PM box everyday. LOL


Most companies do this becasue we know the majority of folks do not bother to fill out the rebate. So by not taking it off of the price we do not hit our bottom line as much.

Also there is a law (federal?) that states if a company runs a particular promo for 6 weeks straight it is considered a part of your pricing and you have to stick with that promo for an extended period of time. This happened to gateway a couple years back and they ended up having to run free shipping for 6 months. Crazy law, go figure. So by offering rebates companies are able to give the customer saving without getting stuck with the same promos. It is a very competetive market out there.
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You should PM Clarity and tell him you're **Ralph**. Ask if he solved that dual moniter/Ti problem yet.
 
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They're a hoax, mostly. Tiger Direct has always been good about them to me, but I went out the Day after Thanksgiving (my buddy and I went pretty wasted and as a result it was hilarious). I bought 2 things at Best Buy, 2 things at Staples for a total of 5 rebates, mailed 'em in, and I've gotten 2 back, including NOT the $60 rebate on my hard drive. Yay. I'm glad I spent 15.00 on CD-Rs that don't work at all. Khypermedia is a piece of crap, wow.
 
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