Cory
San Antonio,#2Consumer Suggestion
Wed, May 12, 2004
Have read many posts about ripoff rebates, including solutions from the ED. of this site. The only way we will solve this problem is to stand up to the owners and managers of these stores. I tell them if they wish to sell the item to me, is to lower the price by the rebate price otherwise I won't buy that item. It has worked at several stores including Best Buy where I have purchased 2 computers in the last 8 months. As I said before, car dealers don't require you to mail in rebates on $10-20,000 purchases, why stand for it on a $5-10 or more item. Rebates are more of a bait and switch ploy than anything else. Don't stand for it.