said by TheWickerMan:...but not nearly enough. These companies make you jump through so many hoops to get your rebate, hoping that you'll make a mistake somewhere along the line and give them an excuse to deny it. Sometimes even when you do everything perfectly, they'll still try to screw you.
Staples did that to me a few years ago. Tried to claim that I didn't send in the UPC symbol, and told me that all I had to do was send it in, and they'd send my rebate. Only problem was, I no longer had the UPC symbol, as I had in fact sent it in. I eventually got my rebate, but it took a lot of complaining on my part.
I always kept copies of everything I submitted. Never missed a rebate and had evidence when they decided to give me a hard time.
