Rebates [Re: good local motherboard source?]

[kentborg at borg.org (Kent Borg)]

On Fri, Oct 31, 2003 at 07:56:32AM -0500, Alfred Wheeler wrote:
> Annectdote: I sent in a Manufacturer's rebate request courtesy of
> MicroCenter just as described below at least 3 months ago and I have
> not received the rebate yet.

My wife recently sent off some rebate coupons and she paid the post
office extra for a delivery receipt--they clerk at the window
immediately knew what she was up to and volunteered that that was the
only way to be sure of getting the rebate.

I think the rebates are designed by the same folks as do the
fulfillment--all as a big package deal.  The idea is for the rebate to
be a promotional tool that doesn't have a very high consumer
compliance rate (otherwise why not just lower the price?).  There is
probably a conflict of interest and an incentive for the fulfillment
house to "lose" some submissions.

I think there is room for a class action law suit of three here.


-kb, the Kent who has quit buying rebated products.