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    HP Rebate processed very fast....

    Discussion in 'HP' started by prisonmate, Jun 9, 2004.

  1. prisonmate

    prisonmate Notebook Guru

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    Whenever we get bad experience from a vendor, we always voice out complaints in forums like this one. Hopefully it will help others to avoid the same problems.At the same time, whenever a company does good, we should give them credit and let others know.

    I ordered my Compaq R300T on April 30th. It arrived May 10th. After a few days of deciding should I keep it, I opened the box amd mail the rebate forms on May 15th. I also submitted the info online to start the paperwork on their end. The form said it will take 8 weeks to process and to call if I do not receive the rebate check by the 10th week. So here I am expecting the worse, I will get the check in 2 1/2 months from now.

    Well, I like to report I just got the check yesterday on the 8th of June. That took less than 4 weeks from the day I mailed the paperwork. That's $100.00 I don't have to worry about and bring my actual cost to 699.00 plus tax only (67.00) and free shipping.

    Now I don't know if this is the normal processing time, but kudos to HP. I know for a lot of us that rebate check is always the deciding factor and we always worry if the rebate paperwork get lost in the mail or something.
     
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  2. brianstretch

    brianstretch Notebook Virtuoso

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    You're lucky. They rejected my rebate application because they didn't put the serial # on the huge sheet of barcodes I cut out from the box and sent them (build-to-order HP notebook). I resubmitted the rebate as they requested, haven't heard back yet. At least one other person has had the same problem. Best Buy didn't give me any trouble on their rebate, I received that fairly quickly (THAT company knows how to handle rebates, though I'd prefer if they all would just sell me stuff at the proper price to begin with).
     
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  3. prisonmate

    prisonmate Notebook Guru

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    I was lucky. Mine was a custom built order from Staples.com. The shipper Fedex put their shipping label over the UPC Sticker. I had a difficult time removing the shipping label without damaging the UPC Sticker.
     
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    dordale Notebook Consultant

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    I had a good rebate experience from HP as well. I bought my zx5000 through CostCo online. Sent the paperwork into HP just a few days after receivng my computer. I was surprised how quickly I got the $100 check back in the mail. It took just over three weeks to arrive!

    dordale [ :)]
     
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