MMeM, Vol. 4 Issue 33 – Mail-in Rebates

…people have gotten passports fasterthan that.


So, I just finished a mail-in rebate on a recently purchased piece of merchandise. What a sense of accomplishment!!! After that, I’m ready to apply for graduate school, the GMAT, or maybe even law school.

I believe it may be easier to get a drivers license or a duplicate birth certificate than to follow all the rigermorale involved with mail-in rebates.

Cut the UPC off of the actual box that the item came in? Seriously, you’re joking right?

Look, we all know why mail-in rebates are so difficult to comply with and take even longer for the company to then process (6-8 weeks…again, I know people who have gotten passports faster than that, even in post 9-11 times). The company offering the rebate is banking on the fact that most people are either too lazy or just plain incapable of following through with mail-in rebates and their instructions.

It’s money in the company’s pockets…plain and simple. The U.S. government should contract these mail-in rebate firms to process immigration forms and even citizenship requests. Al Qaida could never follow all those rules.

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1 Comment on “MMeM, Vol. 4 Issue 33 – Mail-in Rebates

  1. Brett, I am so with you on this one. I bought a gift for a gift grab on my mom’s side of the family. The limit is $15 and the day after Thanksgiving they had something normally $25 advertised for $15. It wasn’t until I got home that I realized the stupid thing had a rebate. I thought about taking it back, but I REALLY wanted it. So as tacky as it sounds, whoever gets it I’m going to ask for the UPC code off the box. Hey, it’s just family, right???

    Hope you have a MERRY CHRISTMAS!!