373 day rebate acknowledgment...

[Buzz]

sent in $30 rebate on ATI video card last March 25th (2006)..., just got email confirm that it's [finally] in for processing... "should receive rebate in 6-8 weeks..."

new personal record for acknowledgment.

[Carnos Jax]

Wow, and I thought 8 months for a $50 rebate check (from eCost, or something purchased there anyway) was a record.

[elmo3]

nope. 3 years is my personal best. Some state attorney general got after the company, I think it was PQI for a memory card or something. $20 appeared out of the blue. I had to go back through my emails to figure it out.

[Monster]

I guess I'm lucky, I've never been stiffed and I've never had to wait much longer then the specified time, but now that I've mentioned it....

[ztirffritz]

I'm still waiting on my Hann-G $100 rebate from October...6 months and counting.

[mikebw]

I think the way some of these companies make money is to sell things for more than they are worth, promise you a rebate, and in the time it takes for you to get that check they invest the extra money into some high yield fund. As soon as they earn a profit on that then they will mail you the check. This way they can never actually lose money.

[Buzz]

the ATI rebate was direct through ATI... the rebate form came straight from their website, and the email [finally] came from ATI, not a rebate processing company, though I'm assuming at this point the [final] processing is going through a third party company. I got lucky w/ the whole original purchase, and was able to use a couple of coupon codes, and a blanket sale discount in effect at the time, already worth more than the [delayed] $30 rebate, which is just icing on the cake. if you want a good read on investing and paying spiffs out of profits, check up on S&H green stamps...