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Many of you already know this, but a vocal percentage continue to perpetuate the myth that manufacturer mail in rebates are just scams.

 

Here are my 3 last rebates: Thermaltake Water 2 Extreme, Zalman liquid AIO, and Thermaltake Poseidon. To date, I've received all but 2 rebates (MSI mobo $25 and Crucial RAM $10). That's a success rate of around 18/20 overall, with most in the $15-25 range. I know for sure that I messed up the Crucial offering, but I'm still uncertain about MSI. The fastest rebate that I ever received was from Azza, who mailed a check (not a gift card) within a few weeks. Most of the others were 2-6 months (don't expect speedy service). 

 

You might not think that these rebates are worth your time, but they add up over the years. I've probably saved around $250-300 in that time. Not too bad for 30 combined minutes of work and a few bucks in stamps. 

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I never quite understood why MIRs are not always honored.

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I can confirm that ASUS honors their mail in rebates. They also offer a plan to pay a small fee and get the rebate much faster.

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I've only done 2 x Rebates both from Acer, got checks of $75 and $150 within about 4 weeks of sending it out that being said I had to send it over to Aus from NZ so it's expected to take a while.

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Why can't we have them in New Zealand!?!


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You just posted photos of 3 AMEX gift cards complete with card number, security code, and expiry date...

 

Someone just took your $60...

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You just posted photos of 3 AMEX gift cards complete with card number, security code, and expiry date...

 

Someone just took your $60...

he probably already used them lawl

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You just posted photos of 3 AMEX gift cards complete with card number, security code, and expiry date...

 

Someone just took your $60...

 

Unless he already used them.

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Since these are used like credit cards, you should either need to present these in person or verify your full name for online merchants. ;)

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we dont get those in south africa

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You mean there is still hope?

I never include them in my final price. It's hit and miss.

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They send gift cards? Now i know how mir work xD

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Personally, not worth the effort. but then again i'm the kind of guy to throw money at stuff and never bother about it again. :P

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Since these are used like credit cards, you should either need to present these in person or verify your full name for online merchants. ;)

 

You never know, some online merchants might not verify the name/billing address.

 

And on topic, I always submit the MIRs. I've received $100s from Patriot, Corsair, and probably some other companies as well.

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I never quite understood why MIRs are not always honored.

 

The buyer likely missed a step or was late. It's also possible that the rebate processing folks just screwed up. If it's a legit company like MSI, Corsair, Thermaltake, etc. I'm pretty convinced that your rebate will be honored if done correctly.

 

You mean there is still hope?

I never include them in my final price. It's hit and miss.

 

I don't expect to receive them all either, so usually it makes sense to buy particular products only if the full price is decent to begin with. The Poseidon keyboard at $89.99 CDN was fine with me. At $69.99, it's a steal.

 

They send gift cards? Now i know how mir work xD

 

All other rebates that I've received were cash checks. These are the first gift cards that I've seen. In the past, I would always avoid these, but it seems like most companies are going with Amex cards now.

 

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I sent out a total of 4 mirs when I initially bought my parts for my current rig. I sent out the forms, well filled, with product code, after I registered all of them seperately online. I received a total of 0 rebates. Their excuse : WE DIDN'T RECEIVE ANYTHING.

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I am so burned out from MIRs. Honestly, some of them take so much time to do correctly it is like flipping burgers at McDonald's considering the hourly rate!

 

Two MIRs from my build required that I cut out the mailing address from the printed form to use as a label, as if my pen couldn't be used correctly or some crap. I'm surprised some don't ask for a blood seal or to use only florescent pink ink.

 

MIRs are not a "scam", but pretty close to it. They take into account that not everyone will fill out the forms perfectly and in turn keep a lot more cash. It would be cheaper for the companies to offer an "at the register" discount to eliminate the 3rd party MIR company most use; yet they know lots of the MIRs won't be processed so it saves them money in the long run. It pisses me off that rebate companies even exist, there should not be people making a living off of what could be a simple discount process.

 

There are people who's work actually produces something useful to society, and there are skimmers...people who's professions just take a piece of another pie without benefiting the community in any meaningful way. MIR companies are skimmers at the lowest level. There is no reason that industry needs to exist.

 

This is all just my opinion of course, I guess I am tired of filling those things out!

 

I have always sent in and received MIRs, even one for $2 on a set of spark plugs...

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I recently took a trip with my dad to a Menards. There was a box of -shirts that were like six bucks and the little flyer on them said free after mail in rebate. The reason Menards can do this s because about 90% of people never send those rebates in. 

 

I never knew anyone that thought they were a scam.

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I still think they are scams, I sent in a $30 MIR to raidmax a year ago and never received anything in return

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I like MIR's but often times I just dont feel like spending the extra time doing them...

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I sent out a total of 4 mirs when I initially bought my parts for my current rig. I sent out the forms, well filled, with product code, after I registered all of them seperately online. I received a total of 0 rebates. Their excuse : WE DIDN'T RECEIVE ANYTHING.

 

How long ago did you send them out? Did you receive an e-mail confirmation that they were received? Did you provide copies of the receipts?

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How long ago did you send them out? Did you receive an e-mail confirmation that they were received? Did you provide copies of the receipts?

2-3 weeks after purchase.

No.

Yes.

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