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On Tue, 19 Apr 2005 19:41:48 GMT, "BruceR" <brNOSPAM@hawaii.com>
wrote:
>Most ads do say "after rebate" so it's not lying and it is your final
>cost if you apply for the rebate.
While not teclnically lying, it's EFFECTIVELY lying. Particularly when
you want to know how much you're paying for that thing.
Also, they're MUCH TOO SLOW with rebates. I once bought a Replay
(offerring a $100 rebate). It was shipped and arrived here in 3 days.
I sent in the material required for the rebate. It took more than 3
MONTHS.
> I've found that over the last year or
>so the rebates have become far more reliable and I've gotten every one
>I've applied for. One purchase I made at CompUSA netted me $450 in
>rebates. As rebates get larger, I wonder if the IRS is going to look at
>those. If you buy a $1500 PC bundle under your company name you can
>write it off meaning there's no tax on the $1500. When you get the $450
>rebate sent to you in your own name you get it tax free.
>
>From:Mark Lloyd
>mlloyd@5xxxmail.com5xxx
>
>> On Mon, 18 Apr 2005 21:50:55 -0400, "Margaret Wilson"
>> <twokatmew@nospam.msn.com> wrote:
>>
>>> That $79 is *after* the $50 rebate from ReplayTV.
>>
>> I always consider that a sort of lying. The price you pay would be
>> $129 and that's the one that should be advertised.
>>
>>> You can buy one from
>>> Amazon.Com for ~$99 *before* rebate and save yourself another $20
>>> bucks. I'm thinking of getting one just for the spare hard disk and
>>> remote ... and to have one handy in case one of my two 5040s die and
>>> ReplayTV lets me transfer the lifetime activation.
>>>
>>
>> I could use that extra remote.
>>
>>> Regards,
>>>
>>> Margaret
>>>
>>> "Steph" <CUT_skipatrol@hotmail.com_CUT> wrote in message
>>> news:Xns963C8855013ACskipatroluunet@66.75.43.157...
>>>> Mark Lloyd <mlloyd@5xxxmail.com5xxx> wrote in
>>>> news:3et761dnfbjstdan7sl8gaqserbv2h5eoc@4ax.com:
>>>>
>>>> Fwiw, the Sunday circulars (maybe it was Circuit City or CompUSA)
>>>> listed a 5504 for $79. Would I buy one used for more than that?
>>>> Nope.
>>>>
>>>
>>
>> --
>> Mark Lloyd
>> has a Replay 5xxx
>>
http/notstupid.laughingsquid.com
>>
>> "The idea that there is an invisible being who
>> created and still runs this old universe is so
>> childish, so obviously contrived, that it is hard to
>> believe anyone with even a modicum of education can
>> still fall for that scam."
>
--
Mark Lloyd
has a Replay 5xxx
http/notstupid.laughingsquid.com
"The idea that there is an invisible being who
created and still runs this old universe is so
childish, so obviously contrived, that it is hard to
believe anyone with even a modicum of education can
still fall for that scam."