[mythtv-users] OT: Seagate 200gig IDE, $60 -- REBATE FRAUD

Dean Collins Dean at collins.net.pr
Sat May 14 15:32:21 UTC 2005


Yep same here on a pioneer dvd burner.

Don't believe the hype, they're a scam.


Dean

> -----Original Message-----
> From: mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org [mailto:mythtv-users-
> bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf Of Joe Barnhart
> Sent: Saturday, 14 May 2005 6:29 AM
> To: Andrew Close; Discussion about mythtv
> Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] OT: Seagate 200gig IDE, $60 -- REBATE
FRAUD
> 
> 
> --- Andrew Close <aclose at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> > Thanks for the info and the link to the rebate.  for some reason the
> > link on the site didn't work for me...
> > i think i'll pick one up for me, and my brother, and my parents...
:)
> >
> > only one drive per household before May 17th...
> 
> Don't count on those rebates 'till you cash the checks.  The last six
> rebates I was "owed" by Seagate and Western Digital were all denied.
> The Seagate rebates didn't even bother to list a reason. (WD had some
> excuse about the receipts not being submitted, which was false.)
> 
> I just took the rejection letters back to Fry's and asked the store's
> rebate helper to give the cards to the manager who oversees rebate
> promotions.  My message is simple: They can keep their &%##*#$ rebates
> from now on.  I'm sick to death of these rebate scams and I'm
> specifically NOT buying any more "rebate" products.  Lots of places
> sell disks for lower LIST prices than Fry's and Outpost.com.
> 
> Don't hold your breath on those checks.
> 
> 
> 
> 
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