OfficeMax 2/15-2/21 lots of FAR stuff

[stnicralisk]

Originally posted by: Growltiger

Originally posted by: stnicralisk
The Imation CDRs dont show up reflecting the IR in my shopping cart. Can anyone tell me what I am doing wrong (Im newb!) Do I have to actually start the check out process to get them to show as FAR?

They haven't updated the price online. You can always place your order then call the 800 # and request a price adjustment to the price in the ad.

Geez, based on the number of posts I have in this thread, it appears I'm an OM whore

Thank you you are my hero.

 

[hyderabadi]

By the time I got there on sunday, all I got is the "Endust 3.5oz twin duster 2015 - 3058 FAR".
Now, how do I send the "UPC bar cdes" for rebates when they are printed on these cans of compressed air?!

 

[wiin]

FAR is a great deal if you can get it. I went to 3 Office Max and all had no FAR mouse. waste of gas

 

[Salvador]

By the time I got there on sunday, all I got is the "Endust 3.5oz twin duster 2015 - 3058 FAR".

You don't. The canned air is the only rebate where OM will allow you to write down the UPC number on a piece of paper and submit it for the rebate. I've done a few canned air rebates and that's how it works. Got every rebate for it too.

Heh.. I should screw with them some time and actually open one of the canned air containers with a dremel (and safety gear of course), then submit the metal UPC code.

Sal

 

[Dogbertt]

Originally posted by: Salvador

By the time I got there on sunday, all I got is the "Endust 3.5oz twin duster 2015 - 3058 FAR".

You don't. The canned air is the only rebate where OM will allow you to write down the UPC number on a piece of paper and submit it for the rebate. I've done a few canned air rebates and that's how it works. Got every rebate for it too.

Hmmm that's odd, mine came shrinkwrapped with a NEW upc on the shrink wrap. So I just cut that out and sent it in.

I wonder if they will take the photocopy.

 

[Growltiger]

When in doubt about the UPCs, rebates, etc, just email their customer service department with your concern/question. They will respond with the appropriate action. Keep the email and/or copy it and attach it to the rebate form you send to the fulfillment center. It at least gives you a paper trail of what you were told and by whom.

 

[Richardito]

This has to be one of the shadiest rebate purchases I have done ever! First, the Micro ADvantage 52x CD-RW drive is not listed on the Rebate Form, only the Mad Dog. Will I get the rebate? I am not going to chance it. The 100pck of CD-RW discs is also shady, the Rebate Form only states that the rebate is valid on another time period and not valid right now. I'm going back to OM to return this crap and ponder if I should waste my time there again. They are not on my good side because they are now trying to decline all of the rebates that I'm submitting... And to think that my wife worked at the corporate offices and had duties related to the rebates years ago. They have sunk to a new low IMHO. :disgust:

 

[allisolm]

First, the Micro ADvantage 52x CD-RW drive is not listed on the Rebate Form, only the Mad Dog.
The 100pck of CD-RW discs is also shady, the Rebate Form only states that the rebate is valid on another time period and not valid right now. I'm going back to OM to return this crap

Why don't you Call OfficeMax and ASK about those two items. See what they say. Could save you the trouble of returning the items. (FYI - the rebate forms had that same information, or lack thereof, when you purchased the items.)

 

[Growltiger]

Originally posted by: Richardito
This has to be one of the shadiest rebate purchases I have done ever! First, the Micro ADvantage 52x CD-RW drive is not listed on the Rebate Form, only the Mad Dog. Will I get the rebate? I am not going to chance it.

As already mentioned in the thread, the Microadvantge drive is a supplement to the Mad Dog. There IS a rebate for it and it has already been posted in this thread. Get your facts straight.

 

[jrichrds]

Originally posted by: hyderabadi
By the time I got there on sunday, all I got is the "Endust 3.5oz twin duster 2015 - 3058 FAR".
Now, how do I send the "UPC bar cdes" for rebates when they are printed on these cans of compressed air?!

The twin-packs have a separate UPC bar code on the shrinkwrap. They don't care about the UPC bar code on the individual cans themselves.

 

[nj873]

Originally posted by: Richardito
This has to be one of the shadiest rebate purchases I have done ever! First, the Micro ADvantage 52x CD-RW drive is not listed on the Rebate Form, only the Mad Dog. ...

Check this Feb. 15th Rebates

Purchase a Microadvantage Internal 52X CDRW and Receive a $35.00 Rebate

 

[Bacardi151]

Originally posted by: Growltiger

Originally posted by: Salvador

No. You pay a price and then you do a rebate. As long as you have a dated receipt with the correct dates. Don't send in more than one submission for the same offer number, include your UPC and submit it on time, you will get the rebate. Price has no bearing on whether you get your rebate or not. I've had rebates where I ended up making $20 after rebates and it didn't matter. Once you pay a price, they can't deny a rebate. Besides, I don't think the companies work too closely with the rebate fulfillment houses anyway. I really don't think they want to tie up the man hours double checking and rechecking stuff like this. As long as you send in what they ask for, you should receive your rebate regardless.

Sal

Couldn't have said it better myself. Bacardi151, rebates can be a pain, but don't make a mountain out of a mole hill. If you still want the drive offered online, you can place your order by phone and ask for an adjustment to the OM ad or you can place your order online, then call in afterward to ask for the adjustent. No biggie!

and yet my initial point was that IF they wanted to be a-holes, they could deny a price adjustment because on the description of the item it only reflects on the price with the given date in the description, the description shows on the receipt as well, so if you send in the receipt with that description shown next to the item, you're basically acknowledging to their interest. this is all a matter of whether office max wants to be nice or if they want to be a-holes, because legally they could deny a price adjustment if it clearly shows what the price is reflecting on

 

[Boomer2]

Bummer for me. There are some great FAR deals. Unfortunately, I'm in Kuwait; so there is no way I'll be able to receive the items and submit in 14 days. Wifey is too busy to do the submissions. Arghhh.....

 

[Salvador]

and yet my initial point was that IF they wanted to be a-holes, they could deny a price adjustment because on the description of the item it only reflects on the price with the given date in the description, the description shows on the receipt as well, so if you send in the receipt with that description shown next to the item, you're basically acknowledging to their interest. this is all a matter of whether office max wants to be nice or if they want to be a-holes, because legally they could deny a price adjustment if it clearly shows what the price is reflecting on

You basically haven't been playing the game long enough to know. Once you pay for an item and then send in the requirements for the rebate, you should get the rebate. It doesn't matter what the description said because technically, this price wasn't even the correct price anyway. It should've been updated for the following sales week and that's Officemax's fault. Haven't you ever seen a shelf tag price left at a store after the sale was over and then asked the manager if they'd honor that price considering that it was the price marked on the item? It was their error that worked out in your favor.

Let me turn this around on you.. Officemax would probably consider it not worth it to fight you over a price that was left up too long on their site. It would waste way too many man hours to fight such a gray line.

Also consider the rebate game.. These stores count on you not ever submitting a rebate. For the few that do submit rebates, there are many more that don't. Believe it or not, even though they are basically putting $5 in some of our pockets by not updating the web site for the next sale week, they probably make out in the end anyway because of the many that don't bother with the rebates. Or.. The people that get denied on the rebate on more solid grounds like not sending it in on time or leaving out a UPC.

Same with any sale. You wonder how these car companies can stay afloat by offering such substantial discounts. The truth of it is that someone gets a great deal and someone gets hosed and the car dealer ends up making out in the end. The only people that get screwed are the people that didn't do their homework. In the case of this cdrw deal, the people that get hosed are the people that buy the drive because they're lured by the after rebate price and then either forget about the rebate or don't even bother. They end up paying $30 or $40 for the drive and that makes up for the people that actually got paid $5 to have the drive.

Anyway.. Do what you want. I've been playing this game for a while and though it is a risk, it's a slight one in my experience.

Sal

 

[torrid]

OK,

I received my 100 pack of CD-R's finally, which were backordered originally. However, they aren't in a Khypermedia tower and don't have the brand name on them at all. They are basically just sealed - sort of. The top and bottom of the loose discs were exposed so those bookend discs are probably useless.

Did anyone else receive the CD-R's like this rather than in a traditional tower casing? I'm wondering if my rebate is even going to work. The label only says 48x CD-Recordable silver/silver (the invoice says 32x). The invoice's UPC is also different from the UPC on the item I received.

 

[Salvador]

Did anyone else receive the CD-R's like this rather than in a traditional tower casing? I'm wondering if my rebate is even going to work. The label only says 48x CD-Recordable silver/silver (the invoice says 32x). The invoice's UPC is also different from the UPC on the item I received.

I saw my local OM substituting CD-R's that looked like that. Just a stack of CD-R's wrapped in plastic shrink-wrap. That's how the Khypermedia 200 pk's used to be packaged. They'd have 4 - 50 packs sealed like that and then put in a box. I got good at telling which way was up on the CD-R's because there was no markings on either side.

Anyway.. I have a friend that has had substitutions given to him. YMMV on whether you have a problem with the rebate. I'd send in the form and write that these were the substitution given. The rebate house should have some kind of record that these are being used as a substitute. The worst that could happen is that you'll be initially denied and then when you call the rebate center, they will validate the rebate for you. Make sure and write down the number to the rebate center that's written on the rebate sheet that you submit. OM uses a couple of different rebate centers and find the correct rebate center that handles this particular rebate after the fact can be most of the battle if there is a problem.

Hope this helps..

Sal