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Question of the Day: How Lazy are You With Mail-In Gadget Rebates?

Rebate sales are everywhere when it comes to consumer electronics. Some of them are shady for sure, but even for the legit ones, you still have to go though a bunch of bs to get your money back. For that reason, I would be willing to bet many of the consumers out there forfeit the savings because they were too lazy or forgetful to fill out forms and cut out UPC codes. So the question is, how lazy/forgetful are you with mail-in gadget rebates? More »

6:30 PM on Fri Apr 11 2008
By Sean Fallon
8,231 views, 71 comments

Latest by jennyfur: I buy stuff with rebates all the time. I'd prefer not to, but typically can't get as good a deal more »

While you can't dump your $100 in Apple apology moneys directly into your iTunes account or iTunes electronic gift certificates, you can still hit up the Apple Store (online or B&M) to buy iTunes gift cards if you're insistent on blowing your bucks on tuneage. [TUAW]

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apple

American Express $200 iPhone Price Rebates Coming In

The $200-ish American Express Price Protection for iPhones we told you about a week ago is starting to roll in for a couple readers. American Express is handling this on a case-by-case basis (at least, that's what they've been telling customers), but some people are getting their money back. Couple that with the $100 from Apple that you're getting, early adopters would have essentially purchased an iPhone for $299. Oh, and if you're calling American Express to check in on your claim, don't reference this post. Too much of that and they'll stop this gravy train at sad sack station. [Amex]

2:20 PM on Fri Sep 14 2007
By Jason Chen
9,657 views, 12 comments

Latest by EricBrian: I got a $100 check today plus $5 for taxes. So, all in all, I got my $200 back. So, more »

breaking

How to Claim Your $100 "Early iPhone Owner" Credit

Apple has released the magic three steps it'll take to snag your $100 in store credit, which can be redeemed either at retail locations or the online store. According to our intern Benny, the process actually is as easy as it sounds: Fill in your phone number and your iPhone's serial number; you'll get a text message with an access code; pop in the access code and your phone number again. Bam. You have $100, which you can proceed to give right back to Apple. Update: The fine print says you have to be activated on AT&T, which is why they check your phone number. So if you're planning on jumping countries or carriers via unlocking, get your money first. Update #2: Another look at the fine print shows that the credit can not be applied to an Apple Gift Card, iTunes Store purchase or an iTunes Gift Card. [Apple]

10:57 AM on Fri Sep 14 2007
By Matt Buchanan
4,585 views, 18 comments

Latest by smegz: Am I the only one annoyed that this rebate is happening at all? Early adopters are SUPPOSED to pay more. more »

BB Spot mocks iPhone rebates with 20-Year, $7k Apple Lisa rebate parody. "Sales figures from that year show that if all people who bought the computer claim the refund, Apple could be liable for almost $70,000." LOL! [BBSpot]

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cellphones

Cingular Burns Customers on RAZR Rebates

Uh-oh. Looks like you won't be getting cold, hard cash back from Cingular when you buy a $99 Moto RAZR. Reader Michael Schwan recently activated two new lines with Cingular and decided to go with the $99 RAZR deal for phones. A few weeks later an envelope came in the mail from Cingular but there was no check inside. Instead Cingular had enclosed a Visa Rewards gift card and that was that. Sorry, Cingular, but I can't deposit a Visa gift card, nor spend it at the corner store. The kicker is that it was never mentioned to him when he went to Cingular to activate his phones. Total suckage, so beware of these sneaky Cingular rebates. More »

11:35 AM on Wed Dec 21 2005
By gizmodo.com
2,613 views, 16 comments

Latest by RickLeeFS: My mother got one of these cards and it would not work... so I looked into it and from what more »

laptops

CompUSA Gets Crazy with Laptop Pricing

And you thought that $398 laptop at Walmart the day after Thanksgiving was cheap! Fuhgeddaboutit. CompUSA can beat that. On Sunday, the computer company was selling a Toshiba laptop with a 15-inch screen, 1.5GHz Celeron M processor, 256MB of memory and a 60GB hard drive for $150, after $550 in rebates and signing away your life to AOL for one year. It lasted only 16 hours, but even with the AOL thrown in that's a darn good deal. And then, to go one step further, the retailer offered a $99 Compaq desktop with an AMD processor, 17-inch CRT monitor, 256MB of memory, an 80GB hard drive and a CD-RW drive—also after about $480 worth of rebates. Obviously it's a ploy to get warm bodies into the store and spending money. Brian Woods, executive vice president and general merchandising manager of CompUSA, reported the company sold 7500 Toshiba notebooks in just 2 hours, while 7500 desktop bundles were also sold during the day. But don't fret, though the laptops were completely sold out, some of those desktops are still around, so I suggest checking your CompUSA flyer this weekend if you're looking for a deal. More »

8:52 AM on Tue Dec 20 2005
By tgrumet
207 views, 4 comments

Latest by spoggle: This looks a lot like the Honolulu CompUSA store, not like anybody should care... more »