-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Special Deals & Steals

Aaah ha!  Its like "cash back" in our terminology.  Thanks.  Its an =
incentive to purchase from a store.  Its indicative of how cheaply the =
store purchased in the first place.

Janet


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From: "~OoO~" <SirTroth@xxxxxxxxxxx>

> Well... rebates and taxes are two different beasts.
> A rebate is basically a discount given back to you after fulfilling =
some requirement. Its a deceptive game, in my eyes... "you do this, and =
we'll give you back this amount... but, if you forget or do it wrong, =
you lose the discount".
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> So... you have any item that is $100 after rebate. So, the item might =
really be $150, with a $50 rebate. You initially pay $150 for the item. =
Then, after taking the item home, usually, it goes like this... you fill =
out a form, and send it in to the company with a copy of the sales =
receipt and the original UPC code on the box, and they will send you a =
check for that $50 discount. If you do it wrong, or don't send it in by =
the time listed on the rebate rules, or forget to add a component, like =
the UPC code, you lose and they win.
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> That's a rebate!
> :o)
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