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Did you ever call the rebate processing rep? I gave you exact instructions on how to get a person earlier in the thread (1, 2, #, # at the prompts). I have no idea if they're open Saturday. Some rebate processors usually are.
I <3 rebates. There are some companies that try to get out of paying, but the majority do go smoothly. Fill in, cut, copy and mail, then get a rebate check without any further hassles. I'd estimate about 95% of the rebates i've sent over the years required zero intervention and the majority of the rest were cleared up with a single phone call. A few have been hassles, but even most of those were (eventually) paid. In dollars, i've easily received back over 99.9% of the rebates I sent in. Possibly over 100% if counted another way (getting rebates that were not offered, but not being a tard about it). That's a different story.
I <3 rebates. There are some companies that try to get out of paying, but the majority do go smoothly. Fill in, cut, copy and mail, then get a rebate check without any further hassles. I'd estimate about 95% of the rebates i've sent over the years required zero intervention and the majority of the rest were cleared up with a single phone call. A few have been hassles, but even most of those were (eventually) paid. In dollars, i've easily received back over 99.9% of the rebates I sent in. Possibly over 100% if counted another way (getting rebates that were not offered, but not being a tard about it). That's a different story.
I've had so many incredible deals after rebate over the years I can't imagine paying full price for certain items anymore. I have about $400 in rebates currently out and I doubt any of those will go unpaid. All those companies have excellent payment records (Targus, Canon, EVGA, HP, Corsair, Creative, etc). That said, there are certainly companies that I would avoid (LeadTek and KWorld, to name two).
If someone wants to avoid rebates, they can. Others, like me, don't share the same view.
That's not the main reason I do rebates. Usually the items I buy with rebates *start* off cheaper than buying it elsewhere and then the rebate is icing on the cake. And certain types of items always come with a rebate to get the best deal on it. I also do buy some stuff that may be a little more expensive before rebate, but it becomes *much* cheaper after rebate. For example, here are things I bought in the last two months or so with rebates:
@ OP, sorry to here about this. I will never buy an HIS card again.
Oh yeah, wtf is this shit?
HIS is on my black-list due to this thread!
Thanks for the post.
A few years ago Dell had a Dimension 8200 Pentium 4 system with $600 in rebates. The net price was $70. I pimped mine out for $170AR, and it came with a Radeon 9700 which back then alone cost more than that.
