tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post8252277745378618351..comments2024-01-05T06:16:49.932+00:00Comments on Expat Mum: Rebate SchmeebateExpat mumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17798190669591053390noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-58979165983501483352008-10-31T20:11:00.000+00:002008-10-31T20:11:00.000+00:00I'm exhausted. How on earth did you dredge up the...I'm exhausted. How on earth did you dredge up the energy to turn it into a blog.Wine Goosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08162384967725971841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-87919647687749047312008-10-31T03:38:00.000+00:002008-10-31T03:38:00.000+00:00This is what I love to hear - the little guy getti...This is what I love to hear - the little guy getting his own back. Good for you! They'll do/say anything here to part you from your money. Glad you stuck to your principles though and didn't cave in.Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00085577423870971279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-14191613346202207792008-10-30T23:46:00.000+00:002008-10-30T23:46:00.000+00:00Two claims in one envelope. Are you mad?!Two claims in one envelope. Are you mad?!AliBlahBlahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03335907266347761153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-40789278494195650362008-10-30T22:13:00.000+00:002008-10-30T22:13:00.000+00:00Have caught up with your busy life at last - and w...Have caught up with your busy life at last - and what a result that was! You have to be so downright resolute to win in these situations. You beat them at their own game, and richly deserve your reward. M ;-)A Mother's Place is in the Wronghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12383766405951386903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-86029809595054999192008-10-30T14:55:00.000+00:002008-10-30T14:55:00.000+00:00Good for you!!!! I have attempted the good fight m...Good for you!!!! I have attempted the good fight myself on many occasions and have won I'd say o% of the time.Pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05443153003836499323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-43713166207677996542008-10-30T14:24:00.000+00:002008-10-30T14:24:00.000+00:00Aren't we all creative?Aren't we all creative?Expat mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17798190669591053390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-48706796553863070122008-10-30T12:08:00.000+00:002008-10-30T12:08:00.000+00:00Glad I discovered you!You must use your rebate on ...Glad I discovered you!<BR/>You must use your rebate on the camera to add way cool photos to your blog.<BR/>We have much in common. UK/US Ex-pat Mums, writers - novel, journalism....<BR/>attempts to avoid writing.......etc.<BR/>email me at <BR/>elizabethwix@hotmail.com<BR/>as don't want to bore comment reader of this blog.......Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03964291132366262298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-29125122759705318842008-10-30T11:07:00.000+00:002008-10-30T11:07:00.000+00:00ooh well done. it reminds me of my (email) letter ...ooh well done. <BR/>it reminds me of my (email) letter writing campaign to "big UK store" two christmases ago. and a bogus offer (with unseen conditions) for online shoppers.<BR/>i kept emailing them back... and getting the brush off.<BR/>finally i told them i was featuring my unsatisfactory experience with their customer service in an article i was writing as a series of 3 (blatant lies) on online shopping and the overseas experience.... (wha?)<BR/>worked like a charm.<BR/>REFUND.<BR/>RESULT,<BR/>clippy mat 1 big UK store 0<BR/>i'm all about wearing them down till they cave in.<BR/>esp. when right is on YOUR (er MY) side.<BR/>AMENClippy Mathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15922234265229327474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-42081922668891958772008-10-30T10:17:00.000+00:002008-10-30T10:17:00.000+00:00My mother in law's tip (which I have tried, with v...My mother in law's tip (which I have tried, with varying degrees of success) is to call the CEO and ask for him (harder if a woman, though perhaps not impossible) in throaty, intimate voice. Then when they ask who it is, give first name only......Then charm then into giving in when you're put through. Saves on the old letter writing, too.Omega Mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06510548355469861782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-75244390206263770672008-10-30T03:01:00.000+00:002008-10-30T03:01:00.000+00:00I take names and numbers, and write letters all th...I take names and numbers, and write letters all the time. I have won money out of it - a future post I think.Expat mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17798190669591053390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-46833843264808705822008-10-29T20:34:00.000+00:002008-10-29T20:34:00.000+00:00Well done! The good thing about American companie...Well done! The good thing about American companies is they still respond to the 'poor customer service' accusation; if you promise to spread around the story of how poorly you were treated, they tend to listen, unlike here in the UK where they just say, "Yeah, and your point is?"MikeHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01530099708429116393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-17673797478550069652008-10-29T17:29:00.000+00:002008-10-29T17:29:00.000+00:00If I speak to one more call centre, or have to use...If I speak to one more call centre, or have to use the line "I know this is not your personal fault, but..." then I may have to end it all. Nice work for swallowing your anger and having the determination for going through with it!britoutofwaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09021559187679807322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-29762969499764912832008-10-29T15:21:00.000+00:002008-10-29T15:21:00.000+00:00Berludy well done you! I would have lost my tempe...Berludy well done you! I would have lost my temper big time, not being blessed with any patience whatsoever - and then I would have lost my rebate, wouldn't I?Chris Stovellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03741359642268813093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-13715435268799222292008-10-29T14:30:00.000+00:002008-10-29T14:30:00.000+00:00I'm afraid to confess that I'm just about to updat...I'm afraid to confess that I'm just about to update my phone, and can get a fairly posh one with e-mail and everything, that comes with a $150 rebate. Don't they say that pride comes before a fall?Expat mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17798190669591053390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-84766521198139753542008-10-29T14:27:00.000+00:002008-10-29T14:27:00.000+00:00Wow - success! Good for you for staying with it. ...Wow - success! Good for you for staying with it. I'll bet only a VERY small percentage of people did.<BR/><BR/>JanetJanethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16494516976868488211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-33656587947613685572008-10-29T12:52:00.000+00:002008-10-29T12:52:00.000+00:00yow, note to self, never do rebates.amazing your c...yow, note to self, never do rebates.<BR/><BR/>amazing your commitment, i would have been throwing things.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-83498154836377804462008-10-29T00:52:00.000+00:002008-10-29T00:52:00.000+00:00This year I bought a new computer and got caught i...This year I bought a new computer and got caught in the rebate web myself. It was with Circuit City. We found out only after several repeat phone calls that we did not qualify for the rebate as advertised because we failed to purchase a monitor AND a printer. A detail that was none too obvious at time of purchase. But then again...that's what they count on isn't it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-41351330984637849622008-10-29T00:48:00.000+00:002008-10-29T00:48:00.000+00:00I'm 1 for 2 on my most recent attempts to scor...I'm 1 for 2 on my most recent attempts to score a rebate. The first, a 'free' (except for $9.99 shipping and handling costs) wireless router for internet access proved to be easier than I expected to get. Yes, lots of paperwork, and two different places to send copies of it to, but we did get the money.<BR/><BR/>The second was for a rebate on 3 bottles of wine. They wanted the store receipt of course, but also the labels from the back of the bottle of wine. I tried my usual trick of soaking the bottle in water overnight (after the wine was drunk of course) and the %*&$ labels would NOT come off except in shreds. Bye-bye rebate :-(Almost Americanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17865905831387595915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-54463873253512693132008-10-28T22:49:00.000+00:002008-10-28T22:49:00.000+00:00well done, I too never hold my breath when waiting...well done, I too never hold my breath when waiting for a rebate. I am sure I read somewhere that they make it as difficult as possible to get a rebate, as most people will either forget about it, or give it up as a bad job.<BR/><BR/>Gill in CanadaGill - That British Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17456247587052149765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-23398689523210804062008-10-28T22:04:00.000+00:002008-10-28T22:04:00.000+00:00I hope they call, I hope they call, I hope they ca...I hope they call, I hope they call, I hope they call...Iota https://www.blogger.com/profile/08507184283437057648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-38042976180350324542008-10-28T19:38:00.000+00:002008-10-28T19:38:00.000+00:00I just give up on rebates, it's not worth the time...I just give up on rebates, it's not worth the time. <BR/><BR/>And come to think of it, I've never seen a rebate scheme in the UK.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02424852811523341436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-77437348951553888672008-10-28T17:54:00.000+00:002008-10-28T17:54:00.000+00:00Well done!That's the true British spirit!! endure,...Well done!<BR/>That's the true British spirit!! <BR/>endure, endure, endure and then succeed! <BR/>These companies are such A***holes with these things!® ♫ The Brit ♪ ®https://www.blogger.com/profile/07774871861232164725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-38446075761613128122008-10-28T08:24:00.000+00:002008-10-28T08:24:00.000+00:00Phew! I'm off to lie down after reading that. Con...Phew! I'm off to lie down after reading that. Congratulations are in order, I think - but how do they get away with it?<BR/><BR/>I'm psyching myself up to write a long letter to Orange about the mobile phone deal that really was too good to be true - and about the salesperson who didn't tell me the catch until after I'd signed the contract. You've inspired me to get on with it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-64987302933475979382008-10-28T07:40:00.001+00:002008-10-28T07:40:00.001+00:00This reminds me much of my fury at the red tape an...This reminds me much of my fury at the red tape and carry on we had getting to Belfast the other day.... and I know what you mean about taking on a mantle of steely persistence. As you say, these systems rely on folk giving in out of sheer exhaustion and boredom. Well done for sticking it out girl!Lakeland Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13263946096580997595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-59178769252045486892008-10-28T07:40:00.000+00:002008-10-28T07:40:00.000+00:00This reminds me much of my fury at the red tape an...This reminds me much of my fury at the red tape and carry on we had getting to Belfast the other day.... and I know what you mean about taking on a mantle of steely persistence. As you say, these systems rely on folk giving in out of sheer exhaustion and boredom. Well done for sticking it out girl!Lakeland Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13263946096580997595noreply@blogger.com