rebates

TigerDirect: 2GB Flash Drive For $1.99 After Rebates, $171.98 After Thirty Days

TigerDirect: 2GB Flash Drive For $1.99 After Rebates, $171.98 After Thirty Days

By consumeristcarey 2.22.07

TigerDirect.com sold Chudacek a 2GB flash drive for $1.99, without warning that after thirty days, the price would skyrocket to an astounding $171.38. Included with the drive “[for] a limited-time only [the] opportunity to try [CA] Internet Security Suite 2007.” We have warned against rebates, but even we were caught off-guard by the note on TigerDirect’s packing slip. Limited-time, indeed.

At $2 (after rebates) for 2 GB, I thought it was a deal I couldn’t refuse. I would just format the flash drive to get rid of the pre-loaded software and I’d be in good shape.

PayPal Restricts Eligibility For $15 Off $30 Rebate

PayPal Restricts Eligibility For $15 Off $30 Rebate

By consumeristcarey 2.19.07

PayPal has instituted new restrictions on its $15 off $30 rebate introduced two weeks ago. At first we thought the offer, $5 less than the rebate offered last winter, meant PayPal hated spring. We were wrong. PayPal hates you.

Buy Your House Online And Save Thousands

By consumerist.com 2.9.07

The Van Eses are using Seattle-based Redfin, one of several new brokerage services that hope to revolutionize home buying by rebating part of their commissions back to buyers. The challenge is aimed at traditional firms that charge full commissions, which often total tens of thousands of dollars in today’s high-priced Southland market.

Free U.S. Passports from Nassau Paradise Island?

Free U.S. Passports from Nassau Paradise Island?

By 2.9.07

This is weird. The Nassau Paradise Island Promotion Board will issue rebates for the cost of new US Passports for your entire family (4 per room), providing you stay for 2 days at one of 19 participating hotels. The deal comes as new regulations are requiring US travelers to show a US passport to travel to and from the Bahamas.

Sensible Words About Rebates

By 2.8.07

Rebates are a huge point of controversy. We tend to be against them because they are designed to screw you, the consumer, out of money. However, some people have a lot of luck with rebates and we don’t want to completely leave them out, so we’re going to link to Wise Bread, where there is a well-reasoned and realistic guide to rebating. Just keep in mind that if you are forgetful like some of us, rebates are your enemy. Mortal enemy. Nemesis. The Darth to your Luke. The Wicked Witch to your Dorothy.

UPDATE: Radio Shack Screams Nonsense On Phone With Rebate-Seeking Customer

By consumerist.com 1.30.07

Daniel writes in a happy ending, with an unexpected twist, to his Radio Shack rebate complaint we posted yesterday.

Radio Shack Screams Nonsense On Phone With Rebate-Seeking Customer

By consumerist.com 1.29.07

That’s the unprofessionalism Daniel experienced trying to find out when his rebate check from Radio Shack was supposed to arrive. Because of this, and the duplicity of Radio Shack in initially saying his rebate was denied, Daniel is submitting a complaint to the BBB, The NYC Consumer Affairs Bureau, the NYS AG office, and, of course, us.

Autozone: Free After Mail-In Rebate (Except Not Really, Just Kidding)

Autozone: Free After Mail-In Rebate (Except Not Really, Just Kidding)

By 1.25.07

I asked whether I needed a rebate form, I was told no, and went home.

Protect Your Rebate Check: Get Your Rebate Receipts Notarized

By consumerist.com 1.16.07

If you really want to protect your ass in case the rebate company arbitrarily decides your rebate claim is expired, get your receipt notarized. Writes Tian:

Resolve To Be A Smarter Consumer

By 1.2.07

It’s that time of year again, when the gym sign-up fees are low and the expectations are high. It’s the time for making resolutions, and if you’re looking for a few… we have some suggestions. This year, you can resolve to be a smarter consumer.

Rebate’s Extinction Draws Near

By consumerist.com 11.13.06

Soon, we may be able to visit the Museum of Natural History and point and guffaw at an ugly, overstuffed, extinct beast: the rebate.

PayPal To Introduce $20 Rebates

PayPal To Introduce $20 Rebates

By consumerist.com 11.7.06

PayPal plans on giving $20 rebates to customers shopping at participating partner sites, November 23 through May 15, 2007. Online merchants include iTunes, Barnes & Noble, Dell, Petsmart, Starbucks, Art.com, HP, and many more.

Customer Pries Rebate From Circuit City’s Clutches

By consumerist.com 10.30.06

He recorded the call, made in Colorado, a one-party consent state, and uploaded it to YouTube. A slideshow of Colorado scenery plays in the background.

Rebate Company Admits Rebates Are A Scam

By consumerist.com 10.11.06

That’s the gist a reasonable person would gather from the language surrounding U.S. Patent No. 7,120,591, granted yesterday to Parago, the company behind Circuit City rebates.

Friendly Reminder: Rebates Are Scams

Friendly Reminder: Rebates Are Scams

By consumerist.com 9.27.06

HOWTO: Rebate Whore

By consumerist.com 8.31.06

Matt is a self-described Rebate-Whore. He owns and operates his own tech support business and orders many items for his customers. He shares his tips for how he “leverages his Ninja-Geek skills” to make sure he gets his rebate bucks.

Office Max Ends Mail-in-Rebates

Office Max Ends Mail-in-Rebates

By consumerist.com 7.1.06

Starting this weekend, there will be no more purchases to be proofed, receipts to be scrounged from trashcan depths, or nail-biting as your bets fail on the misbegotten hope that your rebate check will arrive in time to keep your checks from bouncing. Starting this weekend, Office Max will end it’s mail-in-rebate program.

Travelocity Atrocity

By consumerist.com 6.14.06

Turns out the Travelocity Guarantee isn’t that. Think of it more as a courtesy statement of what you might expect to pay should Travelocity have all its shit together. This guy recorded a call he had with a Travelocity supervisor. He wanted them to honor the agreed-upon price. They didn’t.

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