mail-in-rebate

[ahmhaf]

Hey, I came across the ASRock B550M PRO4 on newegg and they have this thing "mail-in-rebate" and after reading and understanding what it is and how it work it feels kinda a scam. So, I wanted to ask someone who tried it. Like, if you sent your mail-in-rebate envolop and the motherboard had a defective part of it do I get a replacement? Also, if your motherboard stopped working for some reason after 15 days or even 60 days do I  get a replacement?

Is the replacement gonna be harder than a non mail-in-rebate item?

 

https://www.newegg.ca/asrock-b550m-pro4/p/N82E16813157939?Item=N82E16813157939&nm_mc=AFC-RAN-CAN&cm_mmc=AFC-RAN-CAN&utm_medium=affiliates&utm_source=afc-PCPartPicker&AFFID=2558510&AFFNAME=PCPartPicker&ACRID=1&ASID=https%3a%2f%2fca.pcpartpicker.com%2f&ranMID=44589&ranEAID=2558510&ranSiteID=8BacdVP0GFs-mcAR_ZcCjxcxVwNgmf4WLA

 

It would be really appreciated to give me soem insight

[ELSknutson]

Mail in rebates have nothing to do with the RMA process. Rebates typically are given to retailers as incentives to sell items and  so they are handled at the retail level. RMA are at a Manufacture level and are separate from any type of RMA or return request. Also most company's wait till the return period is over to give out the rebate so people do not just buy something collect the rebate and then return the Item and keep the rebate money.   

[WkdPaul]

mail-in-rebate is just that ; a rebate you get by mail after receiving your product. It's completely unrelated to defective products, and isn't a scam (not sure where that idea came from).

 

Manufacturers and retailers love mail-in-rebate because not many people take advantage of it, and so it's a way to put up a sale, but still have the majority of the buyers pay full price.

[Middcore]

The purpose of a mail in rebate is for the retailer to entice people to buy assuming they will get the money from the rebate back, treating it like it's a discounted sale price, knowing that many people will forget to actually send in the rebate, and that they can find ticky-tack reasons to deny the rebate for many others.

[WkdPaul]

5 minutes ago, Middcore said:

The purpose of a mail in rebate is for the retailer to entice people to buy assuming they will get the money from the rebate back, treating it like it's a discounted sale price, knowing that many people will forget to actually send in the rebate, and that they can find ticky-tack reasons to deny the rebate for many others.

I never had a mail-in-rebate being refused, but did forgot a few time.

I guess it could be called a scam when viewing it from that point of view (being denied on a technicality, or forgetting to send it in). But as long as you're thorough, you should get it.

 

Oh, that also could be seen as a scam ; how they advertise the price including the mail-in-rebate ... a $100 product with a $20 mail-in-rebate isn't $80 !!!! It's $100+taxes-$20 (you still pay the taxes on the full price and you never get that back).

$100+15%tx = $115-20$MIR = $95
advertised ; $80($100-$20MIR) ... but $80+15% = $92 (I know it's only a few dollars, but that never felt right to me).

[HerrKaLeu]

When I compare prices, I never take a mail-in rebate into account. So if item A cost $100 and has a $10 mail in discount, I rather buy item B at $95.

It is just a bonus to get the rebate at all to the already lowest price.

 

IME, it takes them forever to honor the rebate, you have to mail it in and not forget. And the rebate may not be cash, but just some voucher. Or the company can just "lose" the rebate. Some of the rebates say it can take many months, and it often does. By that time I already forgot about it and may not even fight for it if they "forget" to send it. and it is a way for the manufacturer to get my address etc. 

 

I don't like discounts at all since they are scammy. Just reduce the price instead of inflating and then taking a % off. Discounts are just not an honest way to make inflated prices look lower. 

[Newegg_Support]

Hey there! 

 

Generally speaking most items on our site have a 30 day return policy for either a refund or a replacement. In order for the return to be approved we do require all original packaging in its original condition, so removing the UPC from the box may warranty the denial of your return. However if the item is defective, we may be able to approve it without the UPC for replacement but refund would not be an option. We just would ask that you keep the actual retail box and contact us back directly. Lets say you encounter an issue past Newegg's return time frame, chance are that there is warranty on the item. If there is warranty then you will be able to reach out to the manufacturer directly for warranty assistance. The removal of the UPC should not affect your warranty options. If there is anything else I can help out with please feel free to email us at community@newegg.com 

 

Thank you, 

Eva [Newegg Support]