Now I've been impressed with the tiger direct deals. I've bought three monitors. All different brands, none very high spec, but all a great deal for the price. I followed the rebate process, and got paid for two of them. A lot of posts bash Tiger Direct (and I will, too, but let me explain.) Tiger direct advertises the deal offered to them by the manufacturer. OnRebate.com acts as an intermediary to get the rebate. If the manufacturer doesn't pay (in my case, niko) then you don't get paid. It certainly isn't OnRebate.com's fault, nor is it exactly Tiger Directs.
In my case, there were no problems with my submission, no errors, and my application was accepted. Niko simply won't pay. I guess they figure who's going to sue them for $40. I figure there will be big class actions soon about this whole rebate scam eventually.
For now, I'm holding Tiger Direct responsible, since they advertised the rebate and I bought the monitor on the basis of the after rebate price. Now I throw away my Tiger direct catalogs. My advise: Don't buy anything if the before rebate price is unattractive. Rebates are like the lottery. Nice if you win, but not a sure thing by any stretch.
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