My usual procedures for rebates:
1 - Buy stuff
2 - Fill out applicable forms - CLEARLY.
3 - Scan/Copy EVERYTHING. Rebate forms, Receipts, UPC's. Invaluable if you need to resubmit or when you can email/fax your materials.
4 - Put some identifying information on the back of the UPC. This includes, but is not limited to: last name, zip code, rebate offer #.
4 - Label Envelope carefully, preferably printed directly on the envelope, but printed labels can be allright. 3rd choice is writing clearly with a black or blue pen. I take extra care to make the zip code up to 2 or 3 times the size of the rest of things, since that's the important bit.
5 - For further proof that I enclosed a UPC, I'll oftentimes enclose a one-sheet scan that shows everything that's in the envelope. Overboard, I know.
6 - Certified Mail is a decent idea, especially for large rebates. I rarely do it myself, but that's mainly because I've never had a rebate refused.
In FS/FT, you pack something so that it would survive the drop from a two-story building. It's just covering your ass. Same goes for rebates. Take the extra 5-10 minutes prep time and spare yourself much, if not all, of the frustration down the line.
1 - Buy stuff
2 - Fill out applicable forms - CLEARLY.
3 - Scan/Copy EVERYTHING. Rebate forms, Receipts, UPC's. Invaluable if you need to resubmit or when you can email/fax your materials.
4 - Put some identifying information on the back of the UPC. This includes, but is not limited to: last name, zip code, rebate offer #.
4 - Label Envelope carefully, preferably printed directly on the envelope, but printed labels can be allright. 3rd choice is writing clearly with a black or blue pen. I take extra care to make the zip code up to 2 or 3 times the size of the rest of things, since that's the important bit.
5 - For further proof that I enclosed a UPC, I'll oftentimes enclose a one-sheet scan that shows everything that's in the envelope. Overboard, I know.
6 - Certified Mail is a decent idea, especially for large rebates. I rarely do it myself, but that's mainly because I've never had a rebate refused.
In FS/FT, you pack something so that it would survive the drop from a two-story building. It's just covering your ass. Same goes for rebates. Take the extra 5-10 minutes prep time and spare yourself much, if not all, of the frustration down the line.