How do Mail-In Rebates work?

[MattTheMayor]

Title explains the question. So the PC I will be building is originally 877 USD. Then they total up of $105.00 in mail-in rebates. In my mind, that's a lot. I know that in mail-in rebates, you would have to pay the full price and when it comes, you receive the money of the rebate? I heard some people say they don't even get the money back, so I feel it's a sketchy thing to do. Any help?

[j.dirona]

So it comes with a piece of paper, you then mail the paper to the companies location (it'll tell you where) and they are supposed to send you back the rebate money, that said I would say you probably get about 60 or 70% of rebates back but the rest of them kind of just disappear

[TRINHbot1101001]

You have to send in the rebate form, signed and all, with the correct documentation. And then you'll get the rebate money in the form of prepaid visa/amex cards.  And from the time that you send the rebates, you probably won't see those gift cards for a good 3-4 months.

[MattTheMayor]

You have to send in the rebate form, signed and all, with the correct documentation. And then you'll get the rebate money in the form of prepaid visa/amex cards.  And from the time that you send the rebates, you probably won't see those gift cards for a good 3-4 months.

Oh god, 3-4 months??

[TRINHbot1101001]

Oh god, 3-4 months??

Yeah that's how long it took for me. I had rebates from Corsair, MSI, and Gigabyte. I would say closer to 3 months rather than 4, though. But I got all of my rebates so I didn't have a problem with them going missing or anything. The time it takes for you to receive the rebate money might depend on where you live, also.

[louddifference]

Oh god, 3-4 months??

if you get it at all. 

ive had rebates with a bunch of different companies and have never gotten the money back. 

 

plus i had to cut up my tx800 psu box and it was so beautiful 

[STRMfrmXMN]

Buy product that comes with a piece of paper for a mail-in rebate.

Fill out little piece of paper.

Send all required information and whatnot back.

Wait a few months.

Get those 20 dollars in cheque/prepaid VISA you waited so long for....