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Rebate Boycott!

November 29, 2005

rebatesuck.jpgThe Alarm:Clock suggests, "Just say no to rebates!"  I could not agree more.  Whenever I see something with a rebate price (assuming it is not instant - at the register) I avoid the product.  I like to pay a fair price for what I buy and not a higher price now on the promise of a lower price later.  The truth is:

  • Rebates are good for them, bad for you.
  • Rebates are a hassle for customers like you.
  • 60% of rebates due are not paid!
  • Rebates are bad business.

There is good news, Best Buy is phasing them out.  Staples moved to an online rebate system - rebates were their #1 customer complaint last year.  Don’t buy products offering rebates - buy rebate-free products instead.  Maybe we could create a label for rebate-free products…

Written by Alexander Muse · Filed Under Uncategorized 

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2 Responses to “Rebate Boycott!”

  1. eidderf tubale Says:
    November 30th, 2005 at 3:12 pm

    In my opinion, if the product offers you a rebate it means that they are not confident with their products. I also understand that rebates are used as a marketing strategy but maybe they can rephrase their lines by not mentioning the word “rebates”. Also why didn’t they just deduct the rebate amount on the actual price of the product and spare us from filing the tedious steps on getting the rebates. Perhaps they also make this rebate procedure tedious so that eventually some customers who are not into it will just gave away their $100 or more.

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