Posted on 07/31/2011 10:18:29 AM PDT by mylife
I hate rebates, but I got one yesterday for $120 at discount tire. It's $120.
I asked is that cash? They said NO its like cash, its a cash card.
Is this thing good anywhere? does it have an expiration date?
I’ve received several of the prepaid debit cards for rebates on computer parts.
Rules seem to be that you must use within one year or they start taking a monthly charge of 2.50. Can’t be used for fuel.
I’m very naive, I expect everything to be above board
Thanks
I will cash in immediately.
That was my first thought LoL
Actually, if this thing is like cash.
I am gonna prolly use it for a case of tannerite for the TCMS shoot
I bought a new set of tires from Discount Tire last year for my Jeep and got a $60 rebate. It was in the form of a check I got about 6 weeks later from BF Goodrich.
They said about 3 weeks to receive it. was in like cash?
Lol.... True !
You said check. My bad
Thanks to all who indulged this bit of stuff.
I have always preferred cash on the barrel head to shenanigans
Even with the rebate you would virtually always do better by buying tires online and having them shipped to an installer. Sometimes chains like Walmart list closeout tires online that aren’t in their stores — I just saved $50/tire over any in-store price and still had free shipping and free mounting.
Merchant’s Tire & Auto is doing the same here, it’s a prepaid debit card, spend it on whatever you want. How that’s better for them than just knocking the price off the tires or service is another matter.
Demographics and product preference data sold to some marketing database company, probably. Watch your mail and e-mail if you didn’t decline, maybe even telemarketing if you’re not on the do not call list. That will tell the story.
I saved $250 on a set of four Continental Extreme Contacts buying them online and paying to have them shipped, including the $80 to mount and balance them. If you plan ahead, it’s a good deal. Me, I wanted a great set of tires ideally matched to a certain car, and those were the ones. Nobody stocked them locally.
If you can use it anywhere, I recommend spending it quickly. Some of these cards are set up to begin losing value after a relatively short amount of time. Use it to pay for your groceries, fill up your gas tank, etc., so that you use it quickly, before it loses any value.
Wait, a cash card? Like a Visa gift card?
I bought some tires at Discount maybe 4-5 months ago, and got a $40 rebate. It took them a good 8 weeks to send it, but it was a check for $40. Deposited straight to my bank account.
very good, I will treat it as cash
A couple years ago I bought some very expensive tires and received a rebate card. I used most of it for groceries. I checked the balance and used the rest for gasoline.
I’d have preferred a cheaper price or a cash rebate but I take what I can get.
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