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  • Ice
    Confirmed User
    • Nov 2002
    • 26053

    #1

    I love how stores try and suck you in

    So I'm looking at this Circut City flyer and on the front they have a Compaq desktop with 17" monitor and HP printer on sale for $449.99


    So one would think you walk in and walk out with a computer for $450 bucks plus tax....

    but if you read the small print at the bottom of the ad it says...

    769.99 - $100 in Compaq mail-in rebates - $50 HP mail-in rebates - $150 Circuit City mail-in rebates - $20 Compaq Instant Savings = 449.99

    So you really have to pay $749.99 plus tax to walk out of the store with it and wait I'm sure 6 to 8 weeks for the fucking rebates to come in



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  • pornguy
    Too lazy to set a custom title
    • Mar 2003
    • 62910

    #2
    And you are telling me that this does not happen all over the place.

    Ever go to look at the models of homes.

    They put everything they can think of in the home to attract you and make you love the home. And the price is ONLY 200k. Not bad. But then you find out that all the kitchen is an upgrade. You get a standard counter top, not corian, you get an 19 cubic foot fridge, not the 27cf sitting there and it goes on and on.
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    • Sly
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      • Sep 2004
      • 31377

      #3
      Yeh, I joined this great site last month, was only $1.95 for the trial. I canceled the trial but this month my Visa statement has charges for $98.76!

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      • sickkittens
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        • Jul 2002
        • 25100

        #4
        That's been going on for years everywhere.

        The plus side is that you forget about the rebate check and when it comes it's a nice surprise.

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        • Ice
          Confirmed User
          • Nov 2002
          • 26053

          #5
          Originally posted by pornguy
          And you are telling me that this does not happen all over the place.

          Ever go to look at the models of homes.

          They put everything they can think of in the home to attract you and make you love the home. And the price is ONLY 200k. Not bad. But then you find out that all the kitchen is an upgrade. You get a standard counter top, not corian, you get an 19 cubic foot fridge, not the 27cf sitting there and it goes on and on.
          Yup another perfect example.....


          I was just ranting.....
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          • WiredGuy
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            • Aug 2002
            • 34512

            #6
            Originally posted by Sly
            Yeh, I joined this great site last month, was only $1.95 for the trial. I canceled the trial but this month my Visa statement has charges for $98.76!

            I hope you used my refcode when you did this
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            • Babagirls
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              • Feb 2001
              • 18812

              #7
              reminds me of Best Buy

              everytime im checkin out their laptops, they throw me
              their Warranty Info flyer.




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              • Sheri Santiago
                Confirmed User
                • Jun 2003
                • 1584

                #8
                does anyone ever buy those warranties they toss down your throat at the stores? I've never purchased one and never needed one...
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                • stocktrader23
                  Let's do some business.
                  • Jan 2003
                  • 18781

                  #9
                  Originally posted by WiredGuy
                  I hope you used my refcode when you did this
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                  • WiredGuy
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                    • Aug 2002
                    • 34512

                    #10
                    Originally posted by stocktrader23
                    I love your outlook on this.
                    Gotta stay positive
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                    • Mr Pheer
                      So Fucking Banned
                      • Dec 2002
                      • 22082

                      #11
                      Originally posted by iceicebaby
                      So I'm looking at this Circut City flyer and on the front they have a Compaq desktop with 17" monitor and HP printer on sale for $449.99


                      So one would think you walk in and walk out with a computer for $450 bucks plus tax....

                      but if you read the small print at the bottom of the ad it says...

                      769.99 - $100 in Compaq mail-in rebates - $50 HP mail-in rebates - $150 Circuit City mail-in rebates - $20 Compaq Instant Savings = 449.99

                      So you really have to pay $749.99 plus tax to walk out of the store with it and wait I'm sure 6 to 8 weeks for the fucking rebates to come in



                      I bet a pretty high percentage of people either forget to send in the rebates, or dont fill out the forms right and never get paid. Its pretty much a ripoff.

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                      • lazycash
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                        • Aug 2002
                        • 15214

                        #12
                        Is this the first store flyer you've looked at? Best Buy, Circuit City, Office Depot, Staples etc.... have these rebate deals just about every week. Takes a while to get your money, but there are some crazy deals at times.
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                        • ace0r
                          Confirmed User
                          • Feb 2001
                          • 1410

                          #13
                          Originally posted by MrPheer
                          I bet a pretty high percentage of people either forget to send in the rebates, or dont fill out the forms right and never get paid. Its pretty much a ripoff.
                          its only a ripoff if a person is retarded and doesn't know how to properly fill out a form.

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                          • Gynecologist
                            Confirmed User
                            • Sep 2004
                            • 2184

                            #14
                            Rebates are a huge scam. Companies often need to be reminded several times before they actually send you the rebate. They realize that most people will just give up or forget to send in the rebate in the first place.

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                            • Manowar
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                              • Dec 2003
                              • 71528

                              #15
                              thats lame.

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