Rebates make me nervous

[GadgetGator]

So I got my new S7 today at Costco. Yay. But now I am concerned about the rebate in a number of ways. First, the BOGO rebate offer on my paperwork for everything including the VR and $25 Costco card has a stated offer date starting tomorrow 3/18, not the 3/17 date I purchased it! So I will be heading back to the store as that seems like a problem to me.

But I worry about the rebate in general. I worry about the mail getting lost or the gift card getting lost back to me. How are you guys dealing with that? Just cross fingers and hope for the best? I literally could not afford to pay for both phones full cost. The ONLY way this works for me is if I actually get the rebate. I hate rebates so much.

 

[dpham00]

You can send it certified mail with return receipt if you are worried about the recipient not receiving it

 

[GadgetGator]

No I can't. Says right on it: "Please do not send certified mail. Certified mail will not be accepted."

 

[spiraleze]

It is the old 'Risk vs. Reward' debate. If you are so concerned to take the risk that the mail could possibly get lost (pretty low risk if you ask me) then you should not go for the rebate. If you can't afford to pay for the phones without the rebate then you have to decide for yourself if the risk warrants the reward (your new shiny phone).
One thing to keep in mind, we all read about failed rebate claims on the internet all the time. What we don't generally read about are all the MILLIONS of successfully completed rebate claims, those are not newsworthy.

 

[GadgetGator]

LOL yeah well if your rebate is one of the ones lost the ratio or odds do not matter! I am not sure how not sending the rebate in is a solution to the potential problem either. Oh okay, I won't even try and just pay full price. I'll just "lose" it myself at home. That'll fix it!

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[dpham00]

You can send it with tracking so you can confirm that it got there