Plasma Hot - Office Depot - Etherfast Cable router free after MIR

[GooberedUp]

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<< ripped from fxtwallet..

Dear Noah,

Thank you for contacting Office Depot Online. I sincerely apologize for any
inconvenience.

This rebate was incorrectly advertised. The vendor will honor the $100
rebate to customers who purchased this item on Sunday, Monday, or Tuesday
only. Purchases after Tuesday will receive the correct rebate of $10. To
receive the rebate, please follow the normal guidelines for rebate
redemption.

Should you have any questions, please contact us at 888-284-3638.

Sincerely,
Sandy Akin
Online System Support
Sakin@officedepot.com
Bus: 888-2-THE-NET
(888-284-3638)
Monday - Friday 7:00 am - 8:30 pm
Fax: 561-438-4007 >>




Yeh good luck getting your money from Linksys >>



Got the same email as mentioned about two or three messages ago from OD (Annette Sumlin - ASumlin@OD.com) saying that Linksys will honor:

01/11/02 1:50 PM AMS

Customer Issue:

LinkSys Etherfast Cable, sku #375031, in-store signage with incorrect rebate.

Customer Problem:

-----Original Message-----
From:
Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2002 2:32 PM
To: kworsham@officedepot.com
Subject: Linksys Router BEFSR41 Rebate


Recently I purchased one of the above referenced Linksys routers and have now been made aware that there is a problem with the rebate. I don't know if there is a mailing list that you are preparing or have prepared to inform people as to the status of the rebates, but I'd like to get on it if so.

Thanks,

xxxx xxxx


Customer Resolution:

xxxx:

Thank you for contacting OfficeDepot.com with regards to the Linksys 4 Port Router Promotion. We sincerely apologize for the difficulties that you had in connection with the promotion in question, as it is never our intention to mislead our customers in any way. Mistakes do sometimes happen but it is what we do about them that makes the biggest difference.
Linksys will honor the rebate based upon the amount that is shown on your rebate receipt. Simply mail the rebate form to Linksys in accordance with the instructions and allow the stated time for processing. We apologize for the inconvenience and we thank you for bringing this matter to our attention. Please do not hesitate to contact OfficeDepot.com again if there is anything else that we can do to assist you.

 

[mrbentley]

Just got off the phone with OD and guess what. They will honor a copy of the $100 rebate form if purchased Sun., Mon. or Tuesday.

 

[Branded]

OD is honoring their mis price. Gotta love them. Not only do they honor their misprices, they honor competitors coupons, do price matching, have low clearance prices, and they will tell you on the phone what stores have items in stock. Lets hope we don't put them out of business. Maybe I should quit hosting that shelf tag scan.

Nah.

 

[Rally1]

i stopped hosting the copy you gave me

 

[GooberedUp]

Weren't there some people who say they got $100 rebates on routers purchased on Wednesday? I wonder what happens in those cases.

 

[polotek147]

Ok, is this still worth a trip to OD tomorrow?

 

[GooberedUp]

No. increased chances you'll get screwed. If you want the router at $80.00 anyway, you could take a chance. Otherwise, I would be a little leery of getting in on it now.

 

[mrbentley]

<< Just got off the phone with OD and guess what. They will honor acopy of the $100 rebate formif purchased Sun., Mon. or Tuesday >>


Anybody else get major "bone" over this news?

 

[StevoDaDevo]

<< Anybody else get major "bone" over this news? >>



Not so much a "bone" as a "stiffy"...

 

[mrbentley]

<< Not so much a "bone" as a "stiffy"... >>


1-2 routers purchased from b&m will get you a stiffy......but several purchased conviniently online got me major bone.

 

[GooberedUp]

But OMG! That's theft! You may just as well hold OD employees at gunpoint while an accomplice cases the joint. Much easier and classier. Really, you should only buy ONE, if you need ONE, since ONE is all you can use and you really should let all the AT'ers get a chance at them!

On another note, I was watching the a porn yesterday and saw somebody using a computer with a stiffy. Was that you Bentley?

Sorry, I think I went delirious there for a moment.

What I meant to say was "Yeah baby!" Gotta love multiple purchases for nice cash!

 

[beaver]

Just sent an email to thank OfficeDepot

 

[Lithium381]

well good luck to me, i'm going to go take my chances, and if it's printed on there that it's 100$, i'll fight till i get it, or just return the router....*crosses fingers*

 

[GooberedUp]

<< well good luck to me, i'm going to go take my chances, and if it's printed on there that it's 100$, i'll fight till i get it, or just return the router....*crosses fingers* >>



Probably worth a try. Although, I wouldn't get too bummed if you find that they won't let you have the rebate.

 

[Slickone]

If purchased today, is the $100 rebate still printing out?

 

[GooberedUp]

<< If purchased today, is the $100 rebate still printing out? >>



You could try it out to see and then return it if the $100 form doesn't print out. As of Wednesday, the 9th, someone had mentioned they still got the $100 form, but another person had said they only got the $10 one. So, it was probably hit or miss on Wednesday. I would suspect that by now it's probably been corrected everywhere.

 

[Lithium381]

Well they're not taking it, they changed it from the 100 down to 10....so it was still $20 off either way, but i didn't get one, oh well, worth a shot!

 

[Roy2001]

Could anyone PM (rgao88@yahoo.com) me the copy of rebate form?

I ordered online and pickup at local store. The stupid manager printed out a $10 form for me.

Anyone knows if copy of rebate form will work?

Thanks in advance.

 

[GooberedUp]

Page 1 of this thread has a couple of links to the $100.00 rebate slip.

As to your other questions, read through the messages and form your own opinion--looks like there's no consensus.

 

[Roy2001]

Can anyone PM scan of in-store price tag which shows free AR?

Thanks.

 

[Sundog]

<< Can anyone PM scan of in-store price tag which shows free AR?
Could anyone PM (rgao88@yahoo.com) me the copy of rebate form?

I ordered online and pickup at local store. The stupid manager printed out a $10 form for me.

Anyone knows if copy of rebate form will work >>




Have you read through the thread? OD has admitted it was a mistake and will only honor the $100 rebate forms that printed on specific dates. So if you do not already have a $100 rebate form in you possession, you are SOL. A copy of the rebate form and or a copy of the instore price tag will not do anything for you at this point.

 

[GooberedUp]

Realistically, I have to agree. However, my email didn't restrict the purchases to any particular range of dates.

Who knows, but I wouldn't take the chance.

 

[Slickone]

I wondered when it would have to be purchased to use the $100 MIR. I went Saturday and bought one but no $100 MIR printed, so I turned around and returned it.

 

[GooberedUp]

<< I wondered when it would have to be purchased to use the $100 MIR. I went Saturday and bought one but no $100 MIR printed, so I turned around and returned it. >>



Apparently it's being honored only for those that purchased between Sunday and Tuesday (6th-8th of Feb.). Again, my email doesn't state that, but others' do. YMMV as usual.

Edit: Ooops, my bad. I meant (6th-8th of JANUARY).

 

[Mecheater]

Would've been a sweet deal for some people out there.