CompUSA settles rebate complaint

[Marty2003]

BJM- All my mail-in rebates have been from the manufacturers, I've never run into ones from the stores, but I stand corrected.


mattyboy-All my experiences with Futureshop mail-in rebates have been good. Usually the cashier explains everything you need to do the get the rebate, they even print you out the instructions and submission form and a second copy of the receipt. All you have to do is cut out the UPC and stick it all in an envelope. I usually keep a scanned digital copy of all the stuff I send in just in case anything goes wrong.

[ViRaL1]

Whenever rebates start to go away, you can always look forward to higher prices. Not all, but some of that money is counted on by those offering rebates. It may not be the most ethical thing, but the truth is many people don't send of their rebates or just don't follow instructions. Don't think that companies will just stop selling a drive for $50 after $50 MIR and instead sell it for $50. If you're lucky, you'll get it for $90 or maybe even $80. But when people talk about someone 'wanting to you a discount' it's just not the case. They want your money, if they have to offer you incentives, they will.

[Nilfennasion]

One of the many reasons rebates are not offered in Australia is because even with them, the Australian public has a right to feel ripped off. With the massive tax burden the average man is saddled with, the consumer has been demanding investigations into prices for years. The mean price of a DVD burner drive in Australia is somewhere around $200, and has been for at least three years. About the only consumer item that has gone down in price within Australia has been the compact disc. That has only been because the government severely deregulated the importing and pricing in order to further competition, which *eventually* drove down prices, and only in places where there is an actual semblance of competition. People in America have no idea how good they have it in terms of retail, with more businesses competing for their dollar than they can shake a stick at. If some of the entrenched businesses of isolated areas in Australia suddenly had to deal with new competitors like BestBuy or CompUSA, BestBuy or CompUSA would eat them alive.