Huzzah for no rebate forms! No more waiting for my money! Good riddance to jobs...?
This is a great thing for Joe Average, Super Consumer. No longer will he not get his rebate because he failed to read the instructions on the form. No longer will his rebates need to be processed by someone. No longer will he need to call someone to complain about his missing money.
I used to work for Best Buy's rebate call center. Sure, these things were a pain to us trying to deal with as much as they were for the customers. The problem is that if the rebates are removed so are a large number of jobs. The call center is located in my hometown, it's far from a sprawling metropolis and I know for a fact that the loss of Best Buy's business is going to be significant. A lot of good people are going to be out on the street within this 24 month period simply because people can't be bothered to fill out their address once or twice and toss it in the mail.
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Huzzah for no rebate forms! No more waiting for my money! Good riddance to jobs...?
This is a great thing for Joe Average, Super Consumer. No longer will he not get his rebate because he failed to read the instructions on the form. No longer will his rebates need to be processed by someone. No longer will he need to call someone to complain about his missing money.
I used to work for Best Buy's rebate call center. Sure, these things were a pain to us trying to deal with as much as they were for the customers. The problem is that if the rebates are removed so are a large number of jobs. The call center is located in my hometown, it's far from a sprawling metropolis and I know for a fact that the loss of Best Buy's business is going to be significant. A lot of good people are going to be out on the street within this 24 month period simply because people can't be bothered to fill out their address once or twice and toss it in the mail.