Re: A Rebate Story and Kudos to Circuit City

jakdedert wrote:
William P.N. Smith wrote:

jakdedert <jakdedert@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I absolutely will NOT buy *anything* on a rebate deal.


I'm pretty much the same way, though I treat the rebate as a no-op.
Yeah, I'm encouraging their sleazy rebate practices, but I don't care,
because I don't play in that sandbox.

That's two...

How about it folks? Can we make a dent in this sleazy practice by ignoring stuff on the shelf that has rebates involved?

Consumer revolt?

jak


Get real!! I have never had a rebate refused. I have bought many, many items that had a rebate. Good deals, sometimes lowering the price by 50%. ( I never had one of the "free after rebate" deals.)

So, if you don't like rebates, fine. But I like them and use them and have never been stiffed.

Good luck, jimbo
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