Re: Multiple rebates in the same envelope.
I was talking to someone who works in the rebate industry
recently and asked him this same question: In general, can
I place several rebate requests in the same envelope. His
response--and he sounded very knowledgable about this--is that
if you do that, you should do the following: Provide N copies
of the completed rebate form, N photocopies of your receipt and
the UPCs for all the purchases. Staple together each set of info
(1 form+1 receipt+1 UPC) and then enclose all the stapled sets
in the envelope.
He said that that was the only way to do it reliably. He said,
and now I quote because it stuck in my mind "If you saw some of
the clowns they hire to do rebate fulfillment, you would
understand immediately why a lot of rebates don't go through
properly." He also said that depending on the rebate fulfillment
center involved, there were varying policies about how to file
multiple rebates. Some places require a separate copy of the
rebate for for each rebate. The rebate drones are apparently
supposed to make copies if necessary, but often won't.
Bottom line: You can save money by stuffing one envelope, but
you won't save any time/effort otherwise, if you want to maximize
your chances of getting the rebates.
Kwad
I was talking to someone who works in the rebate industry
recently and asked him this same question: In general, can
I place several rebate requests in the same envelope. His
response--and he sounded very knowledgable about this--is that
if you do that, you should do the following: Provide N copies
of the completed rebate form, N photocopies of your receipt and
the UPCs for all the purchases. Staple together each set of info
(1 form+1 receipt+1 UPC) and then enclose all the stapled sets
in the envelope.
He said that that was the only way to do it reliably. He said,
and now I quote because it stuck in my mind "If you saw some of
the clowns they hire to do rebate fulfillment, you would
understand immediately why a lot of rebates don't go through
properly." He also said that depending on the rebate fulfillment
center involved, there were varying policies about how to file
multiple rebates. Some places require a separate copy of the
rebate for for each rebate. The rebate drones are apparently
supposed to make copies if necessary, but often won't.
Bottom line: You can save money by stuffing one envelope, but
you won't save any time/effort otherwise, if you want to maximize
your chances of getting the rebates.
Kwad