5 Tips for Collecting from Rebates
October 19, 2009 by Karen Weideman
Filed under financial matters, how-to
As Thanksgiving is coming near, stores are looking to lure you in. One way that they do that is through rebates. Promises of good savings from rebates is enough to get us in the stores. The problem is that many times we forget to send in the rebates or the rebate has too many hoops to jump through.
There are some ways to make sure you get your rebate money.
1) Make copies of everything before you send it in. My husband and I always make a copy of all of the paperwork. This includes the papers we filled out, the receipt, …read more
Are Rebates a Rip Off?
December 22, 2008 by Karen Weideman
Filed under financial matters
The Wall Street Journal sent five people out to buy five different items at five different retailers. All the products purchased came with rebates. All five people correctly filled out the necessary paperwork to get the rebates. Yet only one person actually got money back. That’s only 20 percent!
Some stores, such as Office Max have eliminated rebates and lowered prices. Some stores offer easy online rebates. I know it’s hard to resist some of these rebate offers, but the success rate is something to consider.
Will you actually fill out the paperwork and send it in? If so, I strongly recommend making copies of all …read more
