HELP! Maxtor/CompUSSR trying to screw me

[tch]

For a $70 rebate I got this e-mail...

We did not receive the 160GB 7200 RPM ULTRA SERIES HARD DRIVE.Original UPC for this product. Please send it to: ATTENTION RESUBMISSIONS, PO BOX 9013 Coppell, TX 75019.

The bad part is I sent them the UPC, i am positiive. Does anyone have a phone number or something I can call to get a hold of them, anyone had this experience?

 

[amnesiac]

1) Not a hot deal. Please read the rules before posting. No one cares if you didn't get any responses by posting in the "Correct" place, they're DEFINITELY not going to help you here.

2) I'm assuming that you at least had the foresight to make copies of everything (Receipt, rebate form, UPC) before you sent it out. If you didn't, you are criminally retarded and don't deserve your rebate anyway. You have no recourse.

 

[tch]

Sorry I didn't realize my post was so damned OT, what is the "Correct" place?

Originally posted by: amnesiac
1) Not a hot deal. Please read the rules before posting. No one cares if you didn't get any responses by posting in the "Correct" place, they're DEFINITELY not going to help you here.

2) I'm assuming that you at least had the foresight to make copies of everything (Receipt, rebate form, UPC) before you sent it out. If you didn't, you are criminally retarded and don't deserve your rebate anyway. You have no recourse.

 

[dahunan]

Originally posted by: amnesiac
1) Not a hot deal. Please read the rules before posting. No one cares if you didn't get any responses by posting in the "Correct" place, they're DEFINITELY not going to help you here.

2) I'm assuming that you at least had the foresight to make copies of everything (Receipt, rebate form, UPC) before you sent it out. If you didn't, you are criminally retarded and don't deserve your rebate anyway. You have no recourse.

NICE ATTITUDE.. reminds me of myself sometimes.....

Anyhow.. why do so many people in here act so self-righteous and YELL .. "wrong forum, idiot" but not have enough respect to tell the person [/b]which forum is the right one?[/b]

 

[Zeeeter]

Try here

Rebate tracking

See - wasn't that much nicer than being a nasty SOB and getting all airyated!

I assume you DID keep copies of everything however . . . if not you are a disgrace to mankind. . . . .

 

[unclebud]

maxtor rebate center

 

[MontyBurns]

My favorite are the hall monitors who scream "WRONG FORUM!!" then go on to actually add their comments.

 

[nietsni3]

i received the same message from Staples HDD rebate when i sent the COPY of UPC in the rebate form (which required the original UPC). and guess what, i didnt have the second copy of it to resubmit or do an explanation to them (the original copy was sent for a simultaneous rebate. then i took the UPC from another hdd box (same specs) and sent to them. waiting for result

 

[attention]

that's your own fault. ConUSA always screws people with their rebates.
I had to take them to the small claims court for the acomdata rebate.
Never again from ConUSA.

 

[Danman]

Originally posted by: amnesiac
1) Not a hot deal. Please read the rules before posting. No one cares if you didn't get any responses by posting in the "Correct" place, they're DEFINITELY not going to help you here.

2) I'm assuming that you at least had the foresight to make copies of everything (Receipt, rebate form, UPC) before you sent it out. If you didn't, you are criminally retarded and don't deserve your rebate anyway. You have no recourse.

Man, something crawled up your ass today. :disgust:

 

[Ketteringo]

Originally posted by: cashman

Originally posted by: amnesiac
1) Not a hot deal. Please read the rules before posting. No one cares if you didn't get any responses by posting in the "Correct" place, they're DEFINITELY not going to help you here.

2) I'm assuming that you at least had the foresight to make copies of everything (Receipt, rebate form, UPC) before you sent it out. If you didn't, you are criminally retarded and don't deserve your rebate anyway. You have no recourse.

Man, something crawled up your ass today. :disgust:

I think it was a little common sense...

 

[KrustyVT]

If he is supposed to send it to Resubmissions in Texas this rebate is run by Parago (RebatesHQ) and not TCA Rebates (New Rochelle, NY) who runs a great deal of the CompUSA rebates and is normally responsible for screwing people out of their money.

The Parago 800# for Maxtor submissions is: 1-888-241-6208

Call them, explain the situation, and they most likely will validate your rebate right there on the phone. Parago is one of the most responsible rebate fulfillment houses around, and I have received every rebate I have ever submitted to Parago, usually in record time (2 weeks for one rebate!).

Hopefully this will save you a trip to the Rebate Tracking forum.

-=K=-

 

[ReiAyanami]

maxtor did that to me once too, but thru staples. i used to make copies of everything, but because i had trusted staples so much (100% with no problems upto then) so i don't bother doing the copy thing. meanwhile other's like fry's, i dont bother because i know the rebate wont come anyway. $2.50 rebate on power surge protector, when i sent it out i knew i wasted a stamp an envelope but it was worth a try. canned air, cd stompers, surge protectors and other small items that are FAR at Frys never come much like CompUSSR

 

[waitman]

Originally posted by: KrustyVT
If he is supposed to send it to Resubmissions in Texas this rebate is run by Parago (RebatesHQ) and not TCA Rebates (New Rochelle, NY) who runs a great deal of the CompUSA rebates and is normally responsible for screwing people out of their money.

The Parago 800# for Maxtor submissions is: 1-888-241-6208

Call them, explain the situation, and they most likely will validate your rebate right there on the phone. Parago is one of the most responsible rebate fulfillment houses around, and I have received every rebate I have ever submitted to Parago, usually in record time (2 weeks for one rebate!).

Hopefully this will save you a trip to the Rebate Tracking forum.

-=K=-

I recieved my maxtor rebate from parago in record time of around 4 months, after telling them I was going to file a complaint with the ftc, I got the rebate check in about a week, Rebates suck! good thing I kept copies of everything, since Parago has a way of losing everything several times.

 

[udonoogen]

is it me or have there been a lot of off topic posts in the HD forums lately? seems as if there are at least 2 or 3 a day.

 

[ECHO]

tch,
Don?t worry bout posting yer question here. Chances are, if you post a question like this over in the IWANNA, How do I or Brag & Moan threads you would never get any help with your problem. I've been told to take a few of my posts over to other forums but NOT ONCE have ever received any help once I had done so! It?s too bad that the wrong forum nazi?s don?t spend as much time over in other forums and threads actually helping people as they do bitching, whining and griping about posts such as yours. Truth be know, I?ve found that it's better to just post questions here or over in General Hardware because you are almost guaranteed to get a quick reply (as you can see). Sure, you'll have to put up with the NAZI's who think that it?s their sole purpose in life to rid all forums of un-complying posts but HEY, at least you get an answer

Cheers!
:beer:

 

[zxczxc]

Originally posted by: attention
that's your own fault. ConUSA always screws people with their rebates.
I had to take them to the small claims court for the acomdata rebate.
Never again from ConUSA.

I bought a PC game called Euro Fighter 2000 with $10 rebate from COMPUSA about 5 years ago and they rejected my rebate request and said I bought it after the rebate period. I DID buy before the promotion expired but I had no copy of my receipt... That was the last thing I bought from COMPUSA!

 

[amnesiac]

Originally posted by: cashman

Originally posted by: amnesiac
1) Not a hot deal. Please read the rules before posting. No one cares if you didn't get any responses by posting in the "Correct" place, they're DEFINITELY not going to help you here.

2) I'm assuming that you at least had the foresight to make copies of everything (Receipt, rebate form, UPC) before you sent it out. If you didn't, you are criminally retarded and don't deserve your rebate anyway. You have no recourse.

Man, something crawled up your ass today. :disgust:

Yes, something did. I found out this morning that my brother passed away this week.

In any case, anyone sticking up for this dude posting in the WRONG PLACE is only helping make ATHD a worse place to be.

I don't care if you've been here two days or two years. There's no excuse to READ THE FRICKING RULES.

 

[Gmas]

Originally posted by: amnesiac

Originally posted by: cashman

Originally posted by: amnesiac
1) Not a hot deal. Please read the rules before posting. No one cares if you didn't get any responses by posting in the "Correct" place, they're DEFINITELY not going to help you here.

2) I'm assuming that you at least had the foresight to make copies of everything (Receipt, rebate form, UPC) before you sent it out. If you didn't, you are criminally retarded and don't deserve your rebate anyway. You have no recourse.

Man, something crawled up your ass today. :disgust:

Yes, something did. I found out this morning that my brother passed away this week.

In any case, anyone sticking up for this dude posting in the WRONG PLACE is only helping make ATHD a worse place to be.

I don't care if you've been here two days or two years. There's no excuse to READ THE FRICKING RULES.

Yet you continue to perpetuate the thread!

 

[Gmas]

Originally posted by: KrustyVT
If he is supposed to send it to Resubmissions in Texas this rebate is run by Parago (RebatesHQ) and not TCA Rebates (New Rochelle, NY) who runs a great deal of the CompUSA rebates and is normally responsible for screwing people out of their money.

The Parago 800# for Maxtor submissions is: 1-888-241-6208

Call them, explain the situation, and they most likely will validate your rebate right there on the phone. Parago is one of the most responsible rebate fulfillment houses around, and I have received every rebate I have ever submitted to Parago, usually in record time (2 weeks for one rebate!).

Hopefully this will save you a trip to the Rebate Tracking forum.

-=K=-

Here's some useful info that will actually help the guy out, and let the thread die.

 

[ziplux]

Originally posted by: ReiAyanami
canned air, cd stompers, surge protectors and other small items that are FAR at Frys never come much like CompUSSR

Uh, how could a rebate every disappear? If it never comes, call up the number on the rebate form. If that fails, go to the store and demand your money. Oh well, it's people that don't care about rebates who keep them profitable for the companies. Me, I'll never fail to get a rebate. Just keep copies of everything and call if it never shows up.

 

[ValsalvaYourHeartOut]

Originally posted by: amnesiacIn any case, anyone sticking up for this dude posting in the WRONG PLACE is only helping make ATHD a worse place to be.

I don't care if you've been here two days or two years. There's no excuse to READ THE FRICKING RULES.

I agree with you 100%. When jerks deliberately or even "unintentionally <cough> <cough>" clog the forums with stupid OFF-TOPIC self-serving questions, they DESERVE to be hammered with flames. This discourages further abuse of the forum to answer personal questions or whine. The problem is that these ppl know that even if they get flamed, a few IDIOTS will help them out...IDIOTS like a few of the people above. This is exactly why we have so many stupid off-topic "unintentional" posts on this forum. Unfortunately, there are quite a few of you who just don't get it... If you really want to go help people, follow the IWANNA or Brag/Moan threads and offer your assistance there...by supporting the abusers (like the original poster), you hurt everybody else on the forum by promoting more useless posts. This isn't rocket science, really.

Valsalva

 

[Rio Rebel]

You're not "idiots" and "criminally retarded" for getting ripped off by a rebate company. I hope those of you who call other people names for being victimized get scammed for every fvcking penny you own.

Including, of course, your computers, so I won't see any more of your asinine comments around here.

And yes - this is off-topic. That doesn't mean the guy deserves your STUPID-ASSED attitudes.

 

[booze]

if you need a copy of the UPC code for resubmission (that's all you need, should be at least), i'll send you it.

 

[Rio Rebel]

Thank you, booze. Just when I start wondering why I even keep visiting, you remind me that there are still some good people who come here.

Maybe there's hope.