~~~~ Rebate Tracking Thread ~~~~

[lsman]

Originally posted by: lungster
Two speedy rebates today, both from Staples purchased 5/19/02
$40 for BE500 APC UPS
$10 for Belkin surge protector
Staples rebates rock !

Yes. also the Microsoft Mouse $10 and Aurora paper shredder $10

 

[vailr]

Microsoft rebates: 800-622-4445 Mon-Fri, 8:00AM-5:00PM.

Received Staples rebates from last month:
Peachtree Accounting, $140
Belkin Surge Suppressor $10

 

[NetworkDad]

Staples Vivitar 3.3 Digicam Rebate - $50
Sent: 5/21/02
Received: 6/15/02

Nice turnaround time.


However, my Sandisk $20 rebate was declined, they are claiming it was the incorrect UPC code! B/S! What can i do?

 

[SST]

Finally, for the Cendyne 32X CDRW:

Rebate Reward: $50.00 Rebate Check.
Rebate Information For: xxxxxxxxxx
Promotion: $50 Rebate on a Cendyne 32X Internal CD-RW Drive (SKU 482877)
Submission Type: ON-LINE
Date Received: 06/11/2002
Status: Processing Rebate
Status Detail: Your rebate is valid and is in the final stages of processing and should be mailed to you within the next 30 days.

 

[ew915]

anyone get that radeon 8500 rebate from the crapusa sale in feb? still waiting for mine, please post feedback if you have or havent gotten any, thanks!

 

[Justincase]

Just got the checks for the Peachtree Accounting & Sandisk 128MB CompactFlash rebates from Staples. Very quick turnaround time, 4 weeks early :Q

Mailed: 5/20/02
Due: 7/20/02
Received: 6/15/02
Phone calls: 0
Total turnaround time: 4 weeks each

This is the first time since December that I have received a Staples/Parago rebate on time and without any hassles. Looks like the Audiovox Maestro Staples/Parago rebate, which is due 6/19, won't be coming on time - no check number assigned to it yet, though it has been in processing for 6 weeks or so. Sigh - phone call to Parago tomorow.

 

[BobF]

Well my $5o rebate for the Rio 600 MP3 player finally arrived. So it was "free".

Well after stumbling on this forum just before Black Friday last year I've been on a wild rebate ride.

I've submitted 49 rebate requests totaling $1041 dollars and so far 47 of the have arrived for a total of $1011. The last $30 are for a $25 rebate for a "free" modem from Fry's that have been "Approved" and a $5 Fuji CD-R rebate which they say they will mail out.

But I think I might have hit rebate burnout. The continual tracking of these and the need to prod some of the fullfillment companies along have become tiresome.

Bob

 

[PicknGrin]

Yes... both PCTV Pro cards were on the same receipt. I guess if my friend wants a rebate next time, he better purchase it separately ;-)
Well I still haven't received any word on MY rebate submission. Not found when I enter my info on the website. I was just on hold for about 20 minutes, then when someone answered, said "hello", but did not respond to me. Now I tried redialing twice, and it says it's the number for a travel company. I double checked the phone number. Am I paranoid or is this REALLLY scammish?I tried both 800.390.2344 AND 914.633.0977.

I want my $50!

 

[Justincase]

Finally got the 10 rebate checks for the Epson 785epx printer Print Image Matching rebate.

Mailed: 4/4/02
Due: 6/4/02
Received: 6/17/02
Phone calls: 3
Total turnaround time: 7-10 weeks.

 

[lungster]

$10 Fuji CDR rebate from Best Buy, 5/5/02. A little longer than the 20 days they claim on their rebate web site (www.myrewards.info) but still no bad.

 

[jimmyhaha]

> Finally got the 10 rebate checks for the Epson 785epx printer Print Image Matching rebate.

wow 10 rebate check ?
$100 each with digicam purchase ?

u must be making a lot of money egaying it ?

 

[poppagene]

I got 4 Staples rebates Maxtor 80 gig 5400; Microsoft Mouse; Free Mode and Altec Lansing Speakers on postcards Saturday. Less than a month is outstanding.

 

[Justincase]

>>>> Finally got the 10 rebate checks for the Epson 785epx printer Print Image Matching rebate.
wow 10 rebate check ?
$100 each with digicam purchase ?<<<

Yes. I had already done one 785epx rebate for my own printer last year (great printer BTW). Then in March, I realized that the the wording on the rebate form seemed to indicate that there was no limit on number of purchases. Epson confirmed that there was no limit, so I dug up all of the camera receipts and UPCs that I had kept since last August (the beginning of the rebate period), and purchased a 785epx printer to go with each of those cameras. Fortunately, the Staples rep agreed to place 10 separate and identical orders for me, and applied a $40 off $200 to each one (I explained to her exactly what I was doing, placing orders for 4 pre-existing Staples accounts, and that I didn't want to violate any Staples policy), making each printer $59.99AR They all sold like hotcakes on Ebay (actually, 8 of the 10 sold privately :Q) for $169.99 shipped...easily could have sold 10 more.


>>>u must be making a lot of money egaying it ?<<<

Off-topic, but...nope...anything I made for the past 1.5 years from Ebay went towards reducing a massive debt that was hanging over my life for 7+ years. Finally finished paying it off on May 10th, and wound down my Ebaying and rebate activities, to almost nothing now...too much w**k (Justin is allergic to w**k) :Q

 

[HKS]

Originally posted by: Gr1mL0cK
Any update on the $50 rebate for the 32x Cendyne burners from Staples guys?! I bought 3 rebate items during that weekend and sent all my information out several weeks ago. 2 of them have been recieved and being processed, but my Cendyne burner says that it hasn't recieved the documentation yet (UPC and reciept)?! It was all sent out at the same exact time and everything so theres no reason why it shouldn't of arrived. Im going to be calling Staples CS since they didn't respond to e-mail after several days. Am I the only one having a problem?

Hey, I have the same problem as you... I checked the rebate today, and it said that my forms still have not been received yet. Are you still having this problem, or were you able to resolve it?

 

[UTmtnbiker]

Will wonders never cease?

Received $10 check for CUSA 4-port USB hub.
Purchased hub 3/15/02. Mailed out MIR on 3/18. TCA said I would receive it on 6/22.
Received it yesterday 6/17. 12 week turnaround. Has got to be some kind of record with TCA.

 

[esquared]

Received a 10 rebate from Fry's for a Conair phone in less than a month. Free phone after rebate.
Also received a 10 rebate on a Magic Chef microwave oven from Fry's. Around 10 weeks.
Both rebates came from express group. They did a much better job than my last one, which was a 30 rebate on a Maxtor drive from OD. Around 4-5 months.

 

[HuzorDaddy]

Originally posted by: HKS

Originally posted by: Gr1mL0cK
Any update on the $50 rebate for the 32x Cendyne burners from Staples guys?! I bought 3 rebate items during that weekend and sent all my information out several weeks ago. 2 of them have been recieved and being processed, but my Cendyne burner says that it hasn't recieved the documentation yet (UPC and reciept)?! It was all sent out at the same exact time and everything so theres no reason why it shouldn't of arrived. Im going to be calling Staples CS since they didn't respond to e-mail after several days. Am I the only one having a problem?

Hey, I have the same problem as you... I checked the rebate today, and it said that my forms still have not been received yet. Are you still having this problem, or were you able to resolve it?

Mine just changed status today. I checked it at 9:00AM and it hadn't been approved yet.
checked it at 1:30PM and it now says

Promotion: $50 Rebate on a Cendyne 32X Internal CD-RW Drive (SKU 482877)
Submission Type: ON-LINE
Date Received: 06/18/2002
Status: Processing Rebate
Status Detail: Your rebate is valid and is in the final stages of processing and should be mailed to you within the next 30 days.


Still no word on the I-Micro Webcam for $20, but I am not worried. Staples comes through for me.

 

[lsman]

Filled in the request form on iomagic.com last week for a OM 24X CDRW purchase before.
Get quick response for email saying they have issued the $15 check for me. should get in 10 days.

look like if i do not send in the request, i might never see my money from iomagic.

 

[huzefa1]

Originally posted by: Gr1mL0cK
Any update on the $50 rebate for the 32x Cendyne burners from Staples guys?! I bought 3 rebate items during that weekend and sent all my information out several weeks ago. 2 of them have been recieved and being processed, but my Cendyne burner says that it hasn't recieved the documentation yet (UPC and reciept)?! It was all sent out at the same exact time and everything so theres no reason why it shouldn't of arrived. Im going to be calling Staples CS since they didn't respond to e-mail after several days. Am I the only one having a problem?

HKS and Gr1mlock, I'm in the same boat as you. I sent in my Cendyne 32x CDRW paperwork the same day I received it, and rebateshq.com still says they're awaiting the paperwork. I just sent an email to staples rebate department asking them what the heck is going on? Stupid me, I didn't even keep a copy of the UPC, but I do have cut out of the rest of the back of the CDRW box (including the serial #). I hope it comes through.

 

[Boogak]

Anyone gotten their $50 Maestro rebate from Staples yet? It's perplexes me... I thought Staples was one of the better rebate stores.

 

[rcraig]

I mailed the Staples Cendyne rebate and the APC Battery Backup rebate on the same day - May 24th.
RebatesHQ stated receiving the APC paperwork on May 30th, but the Cendyne paperwork wasn't
received until June 10th. I received the check for the APC on June 15th. I think that was a
record for the fastest turn-around on a rebate for me. Only 22days!!!!! Now if the Cendyne
will only get here.

RCraig

 

[UTmtnbiker]

Haven't received my Staples Maestro rebate either. Mine was approved on 3/29 and it's still in that "will be mailed out in 30 days" mumbo jumbo.

Even TCA right now is doing better than Staples.

 

[carmann]

REQUEST FOR HELP: The last part I am working on is an older rebate. It is from last December from Microsoft. The Internet keyboard pro/wheel mouse optical bundle. Did anyone receive this and does anyone have any information that could help me get in contact with them. There is no phone number for them. The only contact I have is the address I mailed the rebate form to: Promotion 497-01-821, PO Box 4104, Ridgely, MD 21684. Does anyone have a phone number or rebate status web site to suggest?

ReelC00L, I had a problem with this rebate too. The 1st thing I can tell you is you sent it to the wrong address. That address wasn't handling the rebates anymore but MS said all rebates would be forwarded to the correct addy (P.O. Box 5221, Clifton, NJ 07015). They said it may delay the processing but it would get to the correct processing center. I actually found out about the correct address in this thread. Someone had posted about where to send it. I did send mine to the correct addy and still had problems.

I sent mine on 2-21 and started calling the end of March because I still hadn't been notified that they rec'd my forms. Some worthless csr told me it was in the system but kept referring to a previous rebate I had sent in (Office Keyboard). I told her that wasn't what I was calling about then suddenly she says "Oh here it is, they're still working on it". I called back on 4-10 and spoke with a different csr and he told me nothing was in the system. I then told him of my previous conversation and asked why I was lied to. He couldn't answer but asked me to fax all my copies in and escalated my case. I was manually cut a check and rec'd it on 5-6. The real kicker is on 6-3 I rec'd the actual rebate check from MS and I cashed that sucker too!

I'd suggest you call them. The number on the rebate form is 800-622-4445. Be sure and get the names of the people you speak to in case one of them lies to you too.

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