I have been a big fan of SanDisk for a long number of years. I purchased a card at a BestBuy in part because they have a rebate. However, my request was denied because BestBuy is not considered one of their "authorized" photo dealers. What a scam....
How is the Sandisk's fault? Return the card or if you are worried about the rebate do research before hand and find out who their authorized dealers are. Sounds like Best Buy should be off your list also.
Sandisks rebates have been a ripoff for years! I don't even bother sending them in any more. If you don't like Sandisk, try the Transcend 600x CF card. It is very fast.
An authorized dealer in my opinion is a legitimate company or organization. When the rebate says authorized dealer it is a dealer who is authorized to sell the item. I mean can you tell me that BestBuy is not authorized to sell SanDIsk merchandise? Surely they are. If they want to play this game they should advertise----- Rebate available at Selective or Selected Dealers. The ad should not read Rebate available at Authorized Dealers. THe advertisement is deceptive. I do not care about the 20 dollars. I would have bought the card anyway, I just think the advertising is deceptive.
Well surprise surprise. I just went to the Sandisk corporate site and clicked on "where to buy" and for my zip code in Florida up pops Best Buy, Sears, Office Depot, Office Max, Staples, Gamestop, etc, etc. Somebody is screwing with you but as EB-1 stated they have a history of playing ripoff games with rebates.
John .. BestBuy is an authorized dealer.. JohnBrose wrote:
How is the Sandisk's fault? Return the card or if you are worried about the rebate do research before hand and find out who their authorized dealers are. Sounds like Best Buy should be off your list also.
JohnBrose wrote:
How is the Sandisk's fault? Return the card or if you are worried about the rebate do research before hand and find out who their authorized dealers are. Sounds like Best Buy should be off your list also.
Presumably Sandisk hired the rebate company which has the incentive to deny as many claims as possible. Best Buy is just the retailer.
I thought this actually had to do something with SanDisk Memory being bad or something. Anyways, I'll play Devil's Advocate and say, I've done 3 big rebates with them before and have never had an issue with them. I found them to be very quick as well. The only problem I had with them was the Visa card instead of check (personal preference). I'm sure if you contact them, you can get the rebate. Hmm mine were last year. Perhaps they've changed rebate companies?
I would contact SanDisk directly regarding your situation. Rebates are very often processed by a third party.
The economic theory of mail-in rebates is simple: by offering a discount to those who satisfy the criteria and send in the requisite paperwork, (1) the seller gets a boost in sales due to the lower advertised price; (2) not everyone sends in the paperwork, or does so properly; (3) those who do qualify are reimbursed some time later, thereby allowing the seller to earn interest on the excess paid up front. For high-volume rebate programs, this interest is significant.
However, this mechanism relies on consumer confidence that the rebate will be honored. Therefore, it is in the seller's interest to reimburse the money, even if the third party contractor refused the rebate. Very often, a company will honor the rebate if there is sufficient evidence that the consumer made their purchase in good faith.
"Instant" rebates have the advantage of eliminating the consumer confidence issue, as well as having to deal with a third party rebate processor (which is generally paid per application). The disadvantages are that virtually 100% of transactions are honored, and there is no interest accrued. However, sometimes an instant rebate behaves more like a coupon, in that the retailer or dealer purchases stock at a non-rebate level, and is then later reimbursed for the quantity sold (so the rebate is a transaction between OEM and retailer, not the consumer).
Just call up SanDisk and see what happens. If you are still refused, go back to Best Buy and see if they will refund you the difference. They probably won't accept a return if you cut the UPC off the box.
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