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Deals which involve rebates are warm at best because they take so much time to be issued and they are a risk. Deals involving MSN dollars does not mean you get the MSN bucks back... it means you have to buy something else with that cash, whether you want to or not...
Deals involving coupons or instant rebates are HOT. Deals requiring no coupons are even HOTTER.
The only time when a rebate deal is worth it is if your up-front costs are minimal anyway to cover all bases. 5 friggin' rebates for hundreds of dollars in rebate checks is just crazy, not hot...
Come on people! Are the deals these days so crappy that the bar has been lowered?
This thread defines irony.
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Deals involving coupons or instant rebates are HOT. Deals requiring no coupons are even HOTTER.
The only time when a rebate deal is worth it is if your up-front costs are minimal anyway to cover all bases. 5 friggin' rebates for hundreds of dollars in rebate checks is just crazy, not hot...
Come on people! Are the deals these days so crappy that the bar has been lowered?
This thread defines irony.
AnandTech Moderator