I have fallen prey to the cellularchoice.net rebate SCAM. I have sent my rebate and all the requisite documentation on 12/6/05... 180 days after purchase as directed. I have tried calling 866-816-5873 to check the status on 2/12, and was referred by automated message to call another 800 number. When I called that number, it referred me to another... So on. I sent an email to the rebate site, inphonic. Rebatestatus.com.
They stated "Your rebate was entered successfully on 01/26/06. Please allow 10 - 12 weeks for processing from this date."
Why it took them 30 days to "enter the rebate" and why it would take another 10 - 12 weeks to send my rebate, sounds like an evassive tactic for honoring the rebate.
Since I have found other complaints about this company on this site, I have filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission.
Hopefully, they'll investigate the companies in question and prosecute them.
Http://www.ftc. Gov/
Quote on FTC site:
" When it comes to rebates, retailers must deliver on their promises, said Lydia Parnes, Acting Director of the FTC's Bureau of Consumer Protection. The message to retailers is clear the FTC is on the beat and will take action if you advertise manufacturers' rebates when you know they aren't honoring their promises.
Advice: Avoid anything to do with " mail in " rebates. The retailer is hedging their bets that you'll do one of the following:
- forget about the rebate
- lose the required documentation
- throw away the box with the UPC code
- move in the proces
- get fed up waiting and write it off as a loss
- die in the process of waiting for it
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