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Hidden Fees Discovered For "Free" Windows 7 Upgrade
An anonymous reader writes 'Thousands of recent computer purchasers who are expecting to receive free upgrades to Windows 7 when it is released on October 22 may be surprised to learn that some big computer makers are quietly tacking on hefty processing fees as high as $17 to mail out those disks to some buyers.' How about they process $0 to click a link and download a file?
>>>didn't bother to actually read the rebate offer or the price tag which both make mention of it being a visa debit card? That has nothing to do with dishonesty but rather being too lazy to read what you are in essence agreeing to
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Dear Staples employee:
As a matter of fact after I filed my rebate and it said I was getting a Visa card, I did initially think it was MY mistake. So I looked at the original newspaper ad again. No mention whatsoever of getting a card instead of cash or check. It just said $25 mailed, so I was expecting actual money that I could deposit in my bank.
It wouldn't be the first time a company forgot to mention something in their ads. At my local grocery store they advertised "Buy 4 Edys ice cream quarts, and get $4 back instantly." When I arrived they said it was a mistake and I'm supposed to get a $4 *coupon* not 4 dollars.
"I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it." - historian Evelyn Beatrice Hall
It sounds alot like you just feel the need to bitch about something today. Which is cool and all, but /. is not a place for sympathy. Mostly we will just tell you to "Get a life", "Learn to read.", "Get a girlfriend." or maybe "Move out of your mothers basement.". None of these will actually help you. I think that by coming here with half baked bitches all I can say is ... "You must be new here."
Why is it so hard to only have politicians for a few years, then have them go away?
I recently bought some printer paper from them minus a $25 mail-in rebate. They never bothered to tell me that it's on a credit card and therefore I have to spend the money - I can't just cash it and put it in my savings like I originally planned. :-|
Really? Just save an extra $25 into your savings account and use the $25 rebate debit to buy groceries that week. It's $25, not $200. Whine much?