I Got My Rebate Money Back
I'll make this short:
- I bought a HP Pavilion laptop from Office Depot in July 2006, when they advertised it at $499 after rebates.
- I send out the three rebate forms (two to HP, one to Office Depot) the day I got the machine.
- By mid November, I have not received my rebate check from Office Depot.
- I went into the store, and asked someone there, who showed me a website where I can just type in my name to see how my rebate is doing. It showed that the rebate has just been mailed the day before.
- However, I received the check only two weeks ago in early December.
Not knowing how the rebate industry worked, I cannot draw any conclusions. But somehow I have a feeling that had I not checked, I would never have gotten my money back.