Not Hot: Cendyne Rebates being rejected! Cendyne Buyers beware!

[KLineD]

my two rebates still say 'will be sent within 30 days' sigh
solution when they get here - dont deposit it, just go to a check cashing place. pay them their $2 or whatever, better than bounce fees.

 

[draggoon01]

Originally posted by: KLineD
my two rebates still say 'will be sent within 30 days' sigh
solution when they get here - dont deposit it, just go to a check cashing place. pay them their $2 or whatever, better than bounce fees.

what'll happen if it's bad check?

 

[draggoon01]

and has anyone who had a check bounce contact the rebate center since they issued the check. i would think that a company issuing many, many bad checks would be a serious problem in the eyes of the law, regardless of backruptcy, or perhaps even worse in light of bankruptcy unless they can prove they were innocent

 

[FFactory0x]

Man Cendyne out of business??? I still love my 24x rebadged lite-on.

BTW, similar rebate question. I have 3x$80 maxtor rebates from a 160gb deal a while back that have been valid since 7/21 but it still says they should be shipped out in 30 days. whats going on

 

[AWEstun]

Originally posted by: draggoon01

Originally posted by: KLineD
my two rebates still say 'will be sent within 30 days' sigh
solution when they get here - dont deposit it, just go to a check cashing place. pay them their $2 or whatever, better than bounce fees.

what'll happen if it's bad check?

Well, for starters your financial institution will charge you a returned check fee, usually around $6-10.

shelbY

 

[Salvador]

Well, for starters your financial institution will charge you a returned check fee, usually around $6-10.

I've got $80 out right now on Cendyne rebates. A $50 rebate for a 4x DVD drive from Staples and a $30 rebate out for a 52x cd burner from Officemax. Both rebates are being handled by Rebateshq.com and are in their final stages of approval. I had to call Rebateshq last week for another rebate and asked about the Cendyne situation. The CSR is putting in a note and doesn't know anything about the rebate's not being paid out.

Anyway... If I get a Cendyne rebate check and it bounces, I'm taking the cancelled check immediately over to Officemax or Staples and showing it to the manager along with my other documentation. I will not leave the store until the manager pays me for it.

Sal

 

[RobCur]

Rebates are a headache to deal with, I try to warn some of you but maybe my message just didn't get out enough?
All it took was 3 rebate I didn't get and strike 3 i'm out of the game, LOL.

 

[draggoon01]

Originally posted by: AWEstun

Originally posted by: draggoon01

Originally posted by: KLineD
my two rebates still say 'will be sent within 30 days' sigh
solution when they get here - dont deposit it, just go to a check cashing place. pay them their $2 or whatever, better than bounce fees.

what'll happen if it's bad check?

Well, for starters your financial institution will charge you a returned check fee, usually around $6-10.

shelbY

i mean what happens if you take it to check cashing place and it bounces. or does same thing happen?

isn't there way to check if funds are available before cashing the check? isn't that what people do all the time for ebay?

also does it affect you any if you deposit check that bounces? affect your credit or anything besides the ~$10 fee?

 

[sniperruff]

well everyone:

im sure that since we bought it from popular chain stores, such as staples and OMAX, those companies would be responsible enough to pay the rebate somehow.

remember circuit city's $10AR WD1200BB? well we all thought they would not honor it, but they ended up doing so

so wait a couple of weeks more than call staples/OMAX. im sure they'll have a resolution by then

 

[jdepew]

I just went by OMax yesterday and spoke with the store mananger. He checked the OMax intranet and found they had posted on 8/28 that the account from which the checks were writted has been re-opened and that customers should re-deposit the checks and they will repay for any returned check charges.

So, you DO have to go into your local store and they'll send an internal email to some corp office to get your fee paid out.

Lets hope it works this time.

 

[AWEstun]

Originally posted by: Salvador

Well, for starters your financial institution will charge you a returned check fee, usually around $6-10.

I've got $80 out right now on Cendyne rebates. A $50 rebate for a 4x DVD drive from Staples and a $30 rebate out for a 52x cd burner from Officemax. Both rebates are being handled by Rebateshq.com and are in their final stages of approval. I had to call Rebateshq last week for another rebate and asked about the Cendyne situation. The CSR is putting in a note and doesn't know anything about the rebate's not being paid out.

Anyway... If I get a Cendyne rebate check and it bounces, I'm taking the cancelled check immediately over to Officemax or Staples and showing it to the manager along with my other documentation. I will not leave the store until the manager pays me for it.

Sal

If they call the cops on you, you will either leave or the cops will take you away.

shelbY

 

[udonoogen]

i cant remember if i got my check or not ... doh

 

[VirtualLarry]

Originally posted by: Kato
Interesting note...three guys that ran Cendyne were executives from Hi Val.

The biggest question is, why aren't these people in prison. Seriously.

 

[VirtualLarry]

Originally posted by: RobsTV

We apologize for the inconveniences that this message may cause you, but unfortunately
CenDyne is closing its doors and going out of business. This is why, there will not be any
more warranty services provided to customers.

I also tried skipping the Cendyne support page, and filled out RMA request at Verbatim's site.
The response was the same.

So it seems that other brands are using this Cendyne collapse as a way to get out of their own problems.
This Verbatim drive is actually a BenQ.

Uhm, Verbatim's CD-RW business _IS_ CenDyne, in case you didn't know. Sorry about your situation re the warrantee.

 

[MysticMan1]

Originally posted by: jdepew
I just went by OMax yesterday and spoke with the store mananger. He checked the OMax intranet and found they had posted on 8/28 that the account from which the checks were writted has been re-opened and that customers should re-deposit the checks and they will repay for any returned check charges.

So, you DO have to go into your local store and they'll send an internal email to some corp office to get your fee paid out.

Lets hope it works this time.

I talked to Robb Evans and Associates (1-818-768-8100), on Thursday I was told that there was no money and resubmitted rebate checks were "not" being paid.

 

[villagepeople]

:disgust:
My $50 Check (Staples DVD Burner) bounced. ??

 

[Salvador]

Looks like I'm going to have to burn this F*cker down!!

Sal

 

[Midnight Rambler]

MM:

Who exactly is Robb Evans and Associates, ie. how do they figure in to this rebate situation/mess ?

Thanx ...

 

[1Cheap2Crazy]

Originally posted by: Midnight Rambler
MM:

Who exactly is Robb Evans and Associates, ie. how do they figure in to this rebate situation/mess ?

Thanx ...

Robb Evans has been "Appointed to liquidate the company for the benefit of creditors."


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[KLineD]

Well im still waiting for my rebates....but...i managed to track down a store in the nyc area that had two -r's in stock, and came there to buy them both. the manager was very nice, went in the back room found both of them and handed them to me, and when i checked the price he was like "woah its 125, clearanced from around 329, this is a great buy". i smiled, thanked him, paid, and left. Now to figure out what to do with one drive (one is for me finally)...and then hope that both of the $50 rebates from previous deals come through sometime. Overall cendyne wasn't that bad to me.

 

[cmetz]

I'd like to see some sort of thread or poll (probably NOT in hot deals, the rules, the rules) reporting whether folks' checks are clearing. I have a $50 Staples DVD check "in the mail" and would like to have some idea whether it's a lost cause to try to cash...

 

[nape]

When you send in Cendyne rebates, they do not go directly in to Cendyne. They go to a rebate submission company called "Parago".

Right now the rumor floating around is that OM corp is going to pay Parago to honor the Cendyne rebates. This is not set in stone, but we hope this is what will come of it. If you are having a problem with a rebate, take it back to the store in question [Omax] and request to talk to the store manager. They will [hopefully] contact Parago on your behalf and see if they can work out the rebate problem.

Don't just go screaming into the store yelling about getting your $50 [or whatever denomination it is supposed to be] just because Parago denied you. Irate customers are not fun to deal with and usually get treated worse then customers that come in with their heads screwed on correctly. Please be courteous, we didn't tell the rebate companies to reject you, we just work at your local B&M.

-nape
[is tired of getting screamed at about Cendyne rebates... ]

 

[RDMustang1]

Originally posted by: nape
When you send in Cendyne rebates, they do not go directly in to Cendyne. They go to a rebate submission company called "Parago".

Right now the rumor floating around is that OM corp is going to pay Parago to honor the Cendyne rebates. This is not set in stone, but we hope this is what will come of it. If you are having a problem with a rebate, take it back to the store in question [Omax] and request to talk to the store manager. They will [hopefully] contact Parago on your behalf and see if they can work out the rebate problem.

Don't just go screaming into the store yelling about getting your $50 [or whatever denomination it is supposed to be] just because Parago denied you. Irate customers are not fun to deal with and usually get treated worse then customers that come in with their heads screwed on correctly. Please be courteous, we didn't tell the rebate companies to reject you, we just work at your local B&M.

-nape
[is tired of getting screamed at about Cendyne rebates... ]

While I agree that customers shouldn't be rude, at ALL 3 of the retail stores I've worked at rude, obnoxious, screaming customers ALWAYS get better results than those that stay cool. If a manager sees that a customer isn't really upset he will try to get them out of the store without fulfilling their request. If a customer walks in and immediately starts cussing out the first employee they see then the manager tries to keep this customer happy so to not make a scene.

My favorite time was when a customer had a product that was known to stain clothes on contact and she carried the thing around the store squeezing it until it starte leaking on her jacket. When she realized this she walked up to me and started screaming about how this jacket (a cheap windbreaker) cost her $500 and how she wanted the $ NOW! There was nothing I could do and nothing the assistant store director could do becuase only the store director could fix it but he assured this women that the store director would write her a check for $500 if she would give him her information and then come back the following day. Biggest scam I've ever seen but she was screaming the whole time and the managers just crumble.

 

[RobsTV]

Update on my defective Verbatim 6 month old CDRW drive that was to be handled by Cendyne.

OfficeMax has given me a gift card for the full amount of purchase.
This was even after I told them full amount wasn't needed since I received a $30 rebate on the $60 drive.
They gave me a $64 gift card anyway!

Looks like OfficeMax will do the right thing to those stuck.

 

[jalapenonc]

just found the CDRW rebate I submit on 8/10 has been fufilled. (last OM deal) This is very fast, if the check does not bounce of course.
sounds like OM may step up already.