Iomega 8X4X32 drive for $49.99 after rebate, before tax

[kimdani1]

Yes, I know that someone already posted how to get a Iomega 8X4X32 from Staples for $69. That thread is here.

However, some people don't want to wade through all the messages just to find that there is a better deal to be had. The $44 deal involves signing up for something. This deal does not.

1. What you do is call Staples and ask to purchase:
Iomega 8X4X32 Drive.
2. Ask to price match CompUSA or Office Depot which both have this same drive for $129.99 after "instant savings" or "instant rebate" respectively. If they give you a hassle (which one supervisor this afternoon did) ask them to show you where on their price match policy it states that an instant rebate or instant savings disqualifies the item for a price match. I even called the CompUSA national service center and had the guy tell me that it was considered more of a "sale" than a rebate. I made the supervisor at Staples call her headquarters and then when she called me back, she was willing to do the pricematch. *She pissed me off during our conversation, otherwise I would have dropped the whole deal.*
3. Then apply the $20 off $100 coupon that Staples has.
4. Mail in both $30 rebates, and you end up paying only $49.99
Iomega
Staples Rebate

Here's the math:
$129.99 (pricematch) - $20 (coupon) - $60 rebates = $49.99

Can you beat that deal without signing up for anything?

I thought about this deal as soon as I heard about the Office Depot having this drive for $129.99 after instant rebate last week. Didn't want to post it though until I had verified that I could get the deal to work. I have myself ordered this drive and know that the deal works for a fact.

Kudos to Richter for posting the original deal (or copying it from somewhere else). I just hope I made it a little sweeter. Heh $20 sweeter...

 

[LouPoir]

Outstanding.


Lou

 

[Youngdoc]

Nice post, Kimdani. I wish that everyone was this thoughtful in making their posts complete and in verifying the legitimacy of the deal. Your efforts are appreciated.

By the way, has anyone had any first hand experience with this burner? I'd be interested in feedback about quality/compatability. Any reviews out there?

 

[sweetboy]

I've been using one for a few months w/win95, slow p.c. and at 2x with no problems other than my p.c. being a redneck. EASY C.D. CREATOR (ADAPTEC) software but lots of folks seem to like NERO software better.

 

[FreeIsFun]

Can someone tell me is this CDRW drive on sale this week or was it last week?

Thanks

 

[Tung]

nice post kimdani1.. thanx

i just tried it n got turned down. i'll try again though.

 

[mukzz]

well.. i tried too... after PM the price comes to $129.98 at staples (after MIR).. so they are not going to pricematch with compUSA...
any thoughts?

 

[cdipierr]

Unfortunately, they won't PM due to their rebate. Got turned down on it. Still though, at its normal price of $160, you could use a $30 off coupon to get it to $130, then the $60 in rebates to make it $70 + tax. Not a horrible deal, just not as good.

 

[FreeIsFun]

I don't know about this. I took a look at both rebate forms and they both require the original UPC.

 

[kimdani1]

I pointed out to the lady that it said "Instant Savings" which is the same if you walked into Walmart and saw something that said "Sale $25 off." There is no mention of a rebate/coupon in the CompUSA ad when they talk about the instant savings. Unfortunately, the OfficeDepot ad has "Instant Rebate" listed on it which makes it hard to argue.

I spoke with a supervisor as stated ealier and I even called CompUSA and had them say that it was a "sale" rather than any form of rebate or coupon. My argument was that the customer does not need to do ANYTHING to get the special price. There is no voucher necessary, no need to mention a special price or anything. ANY person can walk in and buy the CD-RW drive for $129.99 at CompUSA of OfficeDepot. In addition, NO WHERE on the pricematch policy page of Staples does it say that they won't match a price after instant rebate.

Staples Price Match Policy I specifically asked the supervisor if she had any hard copy saying that she couldn't pricematch after the instant savings. She said, "No. That's just what they told us." Then she spouted off about how pricematch is a privelege, which isn't true since it's one of Staple's selling points.

I've been told I should have been a lawyer or a used car salesman... =) You guys can pull of this deal too if you're persistent. I wouldn't claim it worked if I hadn't done it myself.

As for Staples price being $129.99 after rebate, they can't use that line since CompUSA offers the same $30 MIR in addition to their instant savings.

Even though the Staples rebate form states "original UPC" they have always accepted photo copies of UPC codes for their rebates. For Iomega, you'll have to send the original UPC in.

 

[kimdani1]

One last tip, you can try calling late at night and don't mention the instant savings. Just tell the CSR that the selling price at CompUSA is $129.99. As for stock, if they want to check, CompUSA has an online stock checker, so s/he won't be able to use that as an excuse either.

Good luck!

 

[cdipierr]

The issue isn't the CompUSA instant savings, it's Staples' rebate. They're not talking the Iomega rebate, they're talking their own, and as their PM policy points out:

If Staples.com offers a rebate and after the rebate Staples.com?s price beats the competition, no price guarantee will be given. You will be getting a lower final cost by shopping at Staples.com. (For example, if Staples.com?s price is $89.99 before a $30.00 rebate, so you pay $59.99 after rebate and the competitor?s price is $84.99 without a rebate, there will be no price match.)

Which can be found here: Staples's PM policy

Late at night might work, but technically Staples is playing by their rules.

Added later:

Whoops, didn't realized CompUSA had their own rebate. I sent that info on to Staples (with a link). We'll see what they say now, but lately Staples has been lousy for this sort of thing. They basically lied and created an artificial monitor shortage last week on the Envision (as well as telling me I ordered a day later than I did).

 

[Jumby]

Just to give some of ya some hope.
A friend just complete this deal with a little bit of hassle.
1.He ordered the CDRW for $159 from STaples last week (Before CUSA advertise the deal)
2.Used a $30 off $150 coupon.
3.Called Staples CSR on monday requested a PM. But the CSR lady give him !@#!@$ and no deal.
4.HE called again. And got a $30 PM adjustment today with another CSR. But no mention of not letting him use the $30 off $150 coupon. Since the TOTAL price was CHARGED on Monday. The PM adjustment was a CREDIT BACK to his Credit Card. Therefore, that $30 coupon was already applied.
5.Now he just need to sent in the REST of the rebates...both to staples and iomega.

AND WHO KNOWS HOW TO FIGURE OUT THE FINAL PRICE ANYMORE!!!.....
But it seems like it comes up to around $51 AFTER TAX Though!

 

[cdipierr]

Oh, btw, anyone know if this drive supports CloneCD? It's not listed, but I thought Iomega drives were pretty good for that.

Thanks for any info.

 

[alm4rr]

where can i find these coupons 30 off 150 and such? i want to know what im talkin bout before i call in.. thanx

 

[Richter]

Thanks for the credit. And good job on the 'sweeter' deal!

Oh yeah, and I think that this Iomega drive is actually a Phillips 804. Here's the link

 

[shinyeggs]

Jumby, you are the BOOOOOOOOOOOOMB!!!
it worked for me with only one single call 30 minutes ago....
got it for $48 total including rebates, have to pay CA tax.

thank youuuuuuuuuuu

 

[Nitzylplick]

So is it better to call directly or place the order online and then call? Great find BTW!

 

[Memphis]

just ordered mine... comes in on thursday... came out to be a little over 50 w/ tax... thanks again for this deal

 

[Nitzylplick]

Damn. I just ordered and the CSR knew about the iomega rebate so she didn't pricematch down to $129.99. Phooey! Guess I'll try calling back on the pricematch again later. GRRR...:|

Edit: If they try that tell them yes but it's not a staples.com rebate. It's a separate rebate by the manufacturer. If you go through staples.com then you have to wait on two rebates not just one. You could go in and spend less money at CompUSA and only have to wait for one rebate. If they disagree with this, I think I'll cancel it. Too bad I couldn't think of that one while she was on the phone. The $30 at CompUSA is the iomega rebate for clarification.

 

[HKSturboKID]

I went to my local staples the other day to pricematch an ink cartridge and the manager give me a hard time alright. First he give me some bs saying that I have to wait 1/2 hr for him to boot up his pc, I told him that I got all the time in the world ! Then he try to give me some more bs about next day shipping, then I told me whats shipping, I am picking it up from the store and he try to tag on some nextday shipping BS. So he went to the back and logged in and then he said they charge like $10 bux shipping and bs, luckily I price match them against onvia and onvia shipping happens to be free. So he lost again. Then he came back to the register and whisper to the cashier to give it to me. The manager give me a dirty look like he want to kill me or something. I meant com'on the guy just works he, WTF, y they have to try so hard to get out of it. Anyway, the whole thing only took me about 30 minutes not bad consider I save like $8 on each of the 5 ink cartridge that I got. The lesson is, don't back down when the manager talks sh1T.

 

[Richter]

Bump

 

[Midnight Rambler]

Lots of people are gonna get burned due to failing to read the Staples rebate terms. It clearly states on their rebate form that this is a Staples store only rebate - clipped straight from the rebate form on Staple's site:

<< Rebate applies to the purchase of select Iomega CD-RW Drives (Model #31025, 31120, and 31475) at Staples stores only. >>

This in contrast to how their rebate forms read when it is good for all of Staple's operations, ie. store, Staples Direct (phone), and Staples.com. An example is the rebate form on the Maxtor 20GB deal, again straight from Staple's site:

<< Mail-in rebate applies to Maxtor 20GB 5400RPM HARD DRIVE (SKU 444012) purchased at Staples, Staples.com and Staples Direct only. >>

 

[Cybordolphin]

Thanks.

In the body of the $50 rebate form.... it list ALL three models qualify for the $50 rebate..... but the top of the rebate form states MODEL#31475.
Anyone use the $50 rebate with success on the 8X4X32 drive?

 

[fixedbyjohn]

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