-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Special Deals & Steals
- From: ~OoO~ <SirTroth@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: PCTechTalk <PCTechTalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2006 16:52:42 -0400
Forgot to mention... rebates don't have to be mail-in, they can be instant
rebates, online rebates, etc.
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On Wed, 28 Jun 2006 16:50:07 -0400, ~OoO~ wrote:
> 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".
>
> 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.
>
> That's a rebate!
> :o)
>
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> On Wed, 28 Jun 2006 21:32:34 +0100, Janet wrote:
>> Perhaps you could explain what "rebates" are. We pay a purchase
>> tax of = 17.50% which is always inclusive of the price unless
>> otherwise stated. = Most prices are stated to be inclusive of
>> VAT as it is called. Its a = collector of taxes tax; in other
>> words employers are collecting tax for = the Inland Revenue, or
>> the IRS in your case.
>> How is the rebate applied? Unless we understand, we cannot
>> assess = whether or not we are getting a comparable deal to what
>> you are getting = across the Pond.
>>
>> Janet
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----=20
>> From: "~OoO~"
>>
>>
>>> Sorry to hear that the rebates are not as readily available
>>> outside =
>>>
>> the U.S. They should get rid of rebates altogether and give us
>> the item = for the better price... then, poor saps like me won't
>> forget to send in = the rebate, which is what they hope for in
>> the first place!
>>
>>> :o(
>>> =20
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