Rebates do they work?

The popularity of rebates in the recent years among commonly used items especially on electronic and computers related is a know fact to us now. Rebates values at $20, $50 or $100 are common among us.

You might have even seen items tagged as “free after rebate”.Do these sound legit and honest? Few delivers as promised and also there are “catches” to watch out for but if you are careful, rebates can assist you in getting good deals.

How does the rebate work is that you pay the list price of the item and then you mail in a form and the bar code to the provider and that leds to refunding process that eventually reduces the price than the first ones only with the exception of time waiting period of several weeks.
point#1. Rebates announced by big and famous companies does normally works fine.

You can rely on the fact that companies like Best Buy, Amazon or Dell serves rebate stuff well but you should probably not depend upon getting one from a company unheard of. If you really desire to get the product soon and are OK with paying the price listed then buy it but do not depend actually on taking the refund amount.


point#2. Expiration dates of rebates must be checked.

Many products will be listed on the shelf of a retailer after the date of mailing of the rebate offer has expired so check that date carefully.


Point #3. Make sure yourself that you have carried necessary forms to file a rebate before rushing out of the store
Rebates will almost always require a form to be filled out, a receipt for the purchase and a bar code.

Rule #4. Backing up your rebate claim.

To avoid stuff getting lost in the mail all the time you are suggested to get and keep copies of items you sent in for rebate claim including the bar code. and this is suggested because if the rebate is for $50 it’s worth the trouble to back up your claim.