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No, Mapanari, disliking rebates is NOT like disliking sales incentives, 
etc - I DO like rebates for their savings but simply stated that I would 
rather get the rebate immediately at the register.

I choose to disregard your assosiation with the words welfare, Stupid, and 
Lazy as opposed to smart, thrifty, educated, organized and knowledgable.  If 
I didn't know better, I would guess that you are making a statment about 
people who, often through no fault of their own, end up using one of our 
nation's financial safety nets while trying to get on their feet.  Everyone 
isn't as fortunate as us, and I don't think they should be reviled.

"Mapanari" <whosthat@anonmail.com> wrote in message 
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> "Burt" <sfbjgNOSPAM@pacbell.net>
> wrotenews:K0Sne.1490$IE7.1329@newssvr21.news.prodigy.com:
>
> Frankly, I dislike these rebates as much as anyone
>> and would rather get the discount at the register, but the purchaser has
>> a choice - buy the item, follow their rules, and save the money, or
>> don't buy it!
>
> Disliking rebates is like disliking sales incentives or applying for
> homestead exemptions.  Those who are smart, thrify, educated, organized 
> and
> knowledgable get ahead in life and live much better than their slower
> cousins.
> Nothing is free, and you have to work for it.  But it must be fair.
>
> The point is, I like rebates and I don't expect something for nothing.
> What you're complaining about is the fact there are no welfare rebates for
> those who are too stupid, lazy and ignorant to fill them out properly and
> send them in on time.
>
>>
>> There are a few rebates that I have followed the rules on and not
>> gotten, but most have arrived in several weeks.  While they should go
>> out by return mail once the application is received, the reality is that
>> they almost all stall in paying the rebates.  Again, we know how the
>> system works and have the choice to either buy or not buy the item.
>> Life is not always fair.
>>
>>
>
> I too have gotten almost all my rebates and only a few have played that
> goddamn trick of "wait till they complain, apologize, blame in sunspots or
> the computer, then immediately issue them a check."
>
> This is why I posted this.  Every once in a while, some company starts to
> screw their customers and in some rare cases, there was no intention of
> ever sending any rebates to begin with.
>
> -- 
> ---Mapanari---