Is it just me?
I used to go to extreme lengths for hot deals and if it meant filling out a rebate form or two, I'd willingly do so. That's stopped.
I get PO'ed when I see deal threads with AR's included or even worse when they are too f'in' lazy to include that in their so called hot deal even though it's a major part of that price showing.
Certain etailers as well as brands have based their business models on the damned things and as a result, it's extremely rare for me to buy the brands or from the sellers...unless the deals are good without using rebates. As a result, I am definitely buying less frequently and using sellers whose business models are not hinging on getting our money based on some reBAIT...come on...bite the bait. Give us your money and maybe we'll give a bit of it back to ya if you dot ALL the i's and cross ALL the t's, maybe not... just because!
Who has lost sales because of rebates....(this is where I doom the thread because it's going to feature a brand and an etailer who [H] have come to rely on for funding).
* ReBAIT Etailer # 1 is TD/CC...their entire business model has always fostered consumer complaints but their excessive use of rebates to show artificially low pricing is really insulting. Their CS while improved still ends up with us having to jump through unbelievable hoops and hassles to resolve the issues...and it happens so damned frequently that doing business with them is just too wasteful of my time and peace of mind. Screw me once, shame on you. Screw me twice....So I'm done with 'em! Tell me I'm all alone
* Brand using reBAIT's too much...OCZ!
I love OCZ's SSD's but every damned one of them show a rebate or two....their psu's and mem are just as bad and I've stopped buying either after too many hardware failures. I'd like to like OCZ because many times, they do get things right. Their CS is decent but please get rid of the damned rebates guys. The last OCZ SSD I bought...did not bother with the damned rebate because life is too short. If they'd stop using rebates, I'd buy more but I hate to reward those marketing asses who insult us. If their rebates were fulfilled without all the issues they seem to generate far more frequently than other brands, my perception might change. That's next to impossible since nearly 100% of their brand products include a rebate...too many opportunities to screw things up and piss people off.
The good guys....Office Max, BB(used to be the pits but improved), Amazon, MicroCenter, Crucial, and let's consider NewEgg. While I'm not happy with their increased usage of reBAITs, they normally will set things right if there is a problem. No doubt, others will report unresolved rebait issues because the volume of business they do.
Hopefully, we can actually hear opinions on rebaits and their usage by brands and sellers without the powers that be censoring the discussion.
Please...where do you stand?
Are there sellers or brands you trust or have stopped trusting and using?
There are two sides to the coin.
Let's hear your opinion.
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I used to go to extreme lengths for hot deals and if it meant filling out a rebate form or two, I'd willingly do so. That's stopped.
I get PO'ed when I see deal threads with AR's included or even worse when they are too f'in' lazy to include that in their so called hot deal even though it's a major part of that price showing.
Certain etailers as well as brands have based their business models on the damned things and as a result, it's extremely rare for me to buy the brands or from the sellers...unless the deals are good without using rebates. As a result, I am definitely buying less frequently and using sellers whose business models are not hinging on getting our money based on some reBAIT...come on...bite the bait. Give us your money and maybe we'll give a bit of it back to ya if you dot ALL the i's and cross ALL the t's, maybe not... just because!
Who has lost sales because of rebates....(this is where I doom the thread because it's going to feature a brand and an etailer who [H] have come to rely on for funding).
* ReBAIT Etailer # 1 is TD/CC...their entire business model has always fostered consumer complaints but their excessive use of rebates to show artificially low pricing is really insulting. Their CS while improved still ends up with us having to jump through unbelievable hoops and hassles to resolve the issues...and it happens so damned frequently that doing business with them is just too wasteful of my time and peace of mind. Screw me once, shame on you. Screw me twice....So I'm done with 'em! Tell me I'm all alone
* Brand using reBAIT's too much...OCZ!
I love OCZ's SSD's but every damned one of them show a rebate or two....their psu's and mem are just as bad and I've stopped buying either after too many hardware failures. I'd like to like OCZ because many times, they do get things right. Their CS is decent but please get rid of the damned rebates guys. The last OCZ SSD I bought...did not bother with the damned rebate because life is too short. If they'd stop using rebates, I'd buy more but I hate to reward those marketing asses who insult us. If their rebates were fulfilled without all the issues they seem to generate far more frequently than other brands, my perception might change. That's next to impossible since nearly 100% of their brand products include a rebate...too many opportunities to screw things up and piss people off.
The good guys....Office Max, BB(used to be the pits but improved), Amazon, MicroCenter, Crucial, and let's consider NewEgg. While I'm not happy with their increased usage of reBAITs, they normally will set things right if there is a problem. No doubt, others will report unresolved rebait issues because the volume of business they do.
Hopefully, we can actually hear opinions on rebaits and their usage by brands and sellers without the powers that be censoring the discussion.
Please...where do you stand?
Are there sellers or brands you trust or have stopped trusting and using?
There are two sides to the coin.
Let's hear your opinion.
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