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POLL: How many people have had their rebate rejected??
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They rejected both my printer and my ipod rebates last year because they lost my mail. It took a lot of phone calls and faxes and them "finding" my envelopes many many weeks after they received it. So it did get honored but not without a fight.
I did the $100 printer rebate online. I was informed instantly that my claim was approved and two days later received e-mail saying a check was in the mail. I should have it by tomorrow.
Somehow, they lost the check for my rebate in the mail when I bought my student-discount laptop in 06 and, out of nowhere, they called me about a month ago to see why I hadn't cashed it. I said I never received it and they promptly sent the rebate again. 
I've done the $100 printer rebate thru the mail and had no problems getting it approved. Overall I was very happy with the experience and wouldn't hesitate to take part in another Apple rebate.
Fry's Electronics rebates seem to be one company giving the rebates for multiple devices or items (Printer, CD player, hard drive, etc)
The fine print states you can only get one rebate from X company a year. X is not the manufacturer of the device or item, its the company that gives you the rebate. Its another form of marketing. They market the product with a rebate, you buy it, then find out you cannot get the rebate because of the last product you bought. You keep the product because you needed it in the first place. The marketing/rebate company has done its job, they did not lose the rebate money, and it gets its paycheck from HP or Samsung or whomever.
Cool huh?
The fine print states you can only get one rebate from X company a year. X is not the manufacturer of the device or item, its the company that gives you the rebate. Its another form of marketing. They market the product with a rebate, you buy it, then find out you cannot get the rebate because of the last product you bought. You keep the product because you needed it in the first place. The marketing/rebate company has done its job, they did not lose the rebate money, and it gets its paycheck from HP or Samsung or whomever.
Cool huh?
Somehow, they lost the check for my rebate in the mail when I bought my student-discount laptop in 06 and, out of nowhere, they called me about a month ago to see why I hadn't cashed it. I said I never received it and they promptly sent the rebate again.
Wait, so for two years you never worried that the check hadn't come until Apple called?
