Best Buy Working Towards Ending Mail-in Rebates

chibbie writes "Best Buy is finally working towards ending mail-in rebates by 2007. Rebates will still be around, but you will be able to file them online, and receive your check much quicker. I guess this means Best Buy doesn't hate their customers after all."

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Re:I have an easier way

[rusty0101]

This is more complicated, and as it is fraud seriously not recommended but...

Find a product available at Best Buy, with a rebate.

Find the product available online at a lower overall cost (delivered) than the product at Best Buy, minus the rebate.

Buy the product online, and take delivery before the rebate offer expires at Best Buy.

Buy the product at Best Buy, request the duplicate receipt required for a rebate.

Take the product you just bought at Best Buy directly to the return counter, and return it, unopened, returning one of the receipts.

Process the rebate using the duplicate receipt, and the upc off the product purchased online.

Send a nice thank you letter to Best Buy for the excelent service you received from their sales and returns people at the store you shoped at.

This will not work if the system that handles the rebates has access to the Best Buy receipt system, as that will show that your purchase was voided.

This is also fraud, and if you commit this process to such a level that you cross some threshold, (not sure if it is $2000 or some other number) it is considered a Felony.