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 know how you feel but $120 bucks might be worth more today than it will six months from now.
BLOAT!
My offer was semi-serious. Quite above board....
LOL!!
I got a $30 rebate just like that in the form of a Visa card when I bought my wife’s cell phone. I used it right away at a gas station to buy gasoline so, yeah, its just like cash.
Better tell that to the gas station where I used it for fuel.
My personal problem with rebates is that you are taxed (sales tax) on the original amount of the products even though you’ve only truly expended a fraction of the full amount. Then, when you spend the gift cert, you’ll surely be taxed again on that amount. Kinda crappy, if you ask me.
I got $120 rebate for a set of tires I bought at Pep Boys in February.
Make the clerk who sold you the tires fill out the paperwork for you. If there’s one mistake, they’ll kick it back to you. Then make copies of everything.
Tick-tock. You’ll get postcard saying your rebate is being processed, and they’ll give you a website and a number you can track your rebate on. Make sure you do it; I think if you don’t click on it, it’s another “weeder” and they won’t process your rebate. They are relying that if they set up enough hurdles, most people will get tired of jumping at some point in the process.
Then after several weeks, you’ll finally get a “debit” card in the mail. Call the number immediately to activate and use it ASAP. And use it all in one purchase. (More on that in a minute...)
I bought some meat to stick in freezer. When I swiped the card, of course it didn’t work, embarrassing me in front of line of impatient customers. Fortunately for me, the clerk explained that even though these cards say “debit” on the front, they are processed at the point of purchase like a “credit” card. She knew what numbers to punch in, and I got my groceries.
She also told me that, even though I had about twelve bucks left on the card, it would probably never work again. You have to know the exact amount left on the card to use it again, and most clerks don’t know how to process them anyway.
I would never let the promise of a rebate be the deciding factor in any purchase, because odds are it’s impossible to collect. It was an unbelievable hassle.
I’m guessing it’s a very small percentage of people who actually get their money. What a crooked way to do business.
I think I’ll get a case of 5.45x39!
I got a $100 rebate on a set of tires for Mrs. Slim’s car from them. They send you a $100 prepaid Visa card good for about 6 months. After activating it on the web (easy) you just use it like a regular Visa. It took about 3 weeks to arrive.
We got our Discount Tire rebate yesterday! Spent!
Nice. I expected a hassle.
Nah, super easy. Great company, the one I go to is very fast. None of that “90 minutes” BS like Costco, longest I had to wait for a rotation was 20 minutes because they were crowded. Nice pizza joint about 50 yards away, went and had a slice.
I was in and out in 20 min
Had a spicy burrito from Chik fil A while I waited.
I wonder what they pay? A guy could get pretty buff working there, and no worries other than losing a finger or toe.
They’ve paid attention to the tires construction and materials to get it to be more efficient, hence use less fuel. As far as I can tell, it’s a good thing.
I have the Michelin LTX M/S2 on my truck and they’re fantastic. The Michelin Destiny on the Mrs’ car. First rate tires in snowy roads.
Mine all say cannot be used at pump, never tried prepay inside.
Dunno about the Green x. all I know is I got the Michelin LTX AT’s
The prepaid cards are very useful for things which have recurring billing where you have to manually cancel sometime in the future .. just let it run out of $$$
I was impressed that they had a nice swamp cooler system going in the bay for the workers
That's why I took it inside. The worst they could say would be "no" but with me they said "yes."
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