"Free after rebate." Why do you still bother with this crap?

@speedwell: Some people know how to use rebates and even like them.

Inconceivable! (stalks off in a royal huff and visits Magic Coffee Land)

@speedwell:

Oooh... please tell me more about this Magic Coffee Land of which you speak...

One morning as the sun came up and the working day was dawning
Down the hall came a help desk flunky and he said Zog damn, I'm yawning
I'm heading to a land that's down the hall beside the payroll office
So come with me, we'll go and see the magic land of coffees.

In the Magic Land of Coffee there's a place that's clean and bright
Where all it takes is a few deep breaths to recover from last night
Where the coffee pods are doubled and the sugar is organic
And the secretary keeps a bottle of the antidote for panic
Where the logo mugs play in the cupboards all day
In the Magic Land of Coffee.

(Apologies to Harry McClintock)

Having been general counsel to one of the biggest rebate-driven companies out there (emphasis on *past tense*), I'm very sensitive to the ups and downs of the rebate process. That said, I'm quite comfortable doing mail-in rebates, and particularly enjoy online rebate submissions such as those offered by Staples and (apparently) Rite-Aid. Given that the local Eckerd just switched to being a Rite-Aid, I'm in for a power strip, an extension cord and some toothbrushes on this one. {ProfJonathan}