On 12/3 I purchased a motherboard and CPU with a $50 rebate offer (1N-1952) on the Celeron 340. On 12/12 I obtained a copy of the invoice (#E3295271) from Tigerdirect@promo. Tigeronline.com and went through the OnRebate Registration routine to obtain my confirmation number and obtained my Rebate Form.
On 12/12, I completed the rebate form and signed it, attached the UPC/EDP at the bottom of the form with a staple, and enclosed it with the invoice in an envelope upon which I taped a copy of the address I cut off a copy of the rebate form. I affixed a 37 cent on the envelope and deposited it in the mail box at the Covina post office.
On 1/12 I received an email subject OnRebate Status Change. Upon checking the status change I was informed the rebate request was rejected for lack of signature.
Having gone through this once before with TigerDirect, I knew to photocopy each step of the process and have a witness to the mailing of the package. I pulled up my file and found the original rebate form photocopy signed and dated before it was mailed.
Last time I went through this process, I ended up referring the matter to the State's Attorney General as fraud after one year of run-around. Surprisingly, I received the rebate within days after the Attorney General contacted TigerDirect.
This time I will not waste money on postage and certified mail and I will not be patient.
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