Are Rebates Scandalous?

theodp asks: "Motley Fool offers a dead-on take on the computer mail-in rebate fulfillment process--Once I receive your 'claim,' I will begin to 'process' it. Assuming that you filled out all the information correctly, and assuming nothing is missing, and assuming your claim doesn't get lost somehow, and if you call or write a few times to check on your claim's status, then I will mail your check within 10 to 12 weeks. Maybe. Or maybe it'll be four to six months. Or never." What are your thoughts on rebates, and have any of you noticed who, at least in the computing industry, is more trustworthy with rebates than others? Update by J : Here's the short version of the article.

Comments

Re:There should be a law

[Acidic_Diarrhea]

Why do you think rebates would be continued? There's no incentive to offer rebates if all customers are guaranteed to receive them. Do you understand how capitalism works?

Re:There should be a law

[Acidic_Diarrhea]

Yeah, exactly - they still have sales now. So what you are proposing is the elimination of rebates (which can be offered as sizable rewards because only the minority retrieves their rebate) in favor of sales - which are already in existence and therefore wouldn't be affected at all. Rebates are a nice little bonus for a few people.

Listen, you just need to realize that your proposal for changing how rebates are given out means that rebates are no longer profitable for the companies and would mean that the consumer ultimately gets screwed. What's so hard to understand about this? Read the fucking article at +4 and maybe you'll get a little understanding of how capitalism works you fucking retard.

Re:There should be a law

[Acidic_Diarrhea]

"redicilous"?

You're a fucking moron.