Comments on: The Hidden Costs and Benefits of Free-After-Rebate Offers http://www.pfadvice.com/2007/06/15/the-hidden-costs-and-benefits-of-free-after-rebate-offers/ Bridging the gap between saving money and investing Fri, 29 Aug 2008 19:07:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: jess http://www.pfadvice.com/2007/06/15/the-hidden-costs-and-benefits-of-free-after-rebate-offers/#comment-62249 jess Thu, 21 Jun 2007 16:19:02 +0000 http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/2007/06/15/101545_the-hidden-costs-and-benefits-of-free-after-rebate-offers.html#comment-62249 Great article, I use rebates , why not?? Great article, I use rebates , why not??

]]> By: Amy F. http://www.pfadvice.com/2007/06/15/the-hidden-costs-and-benefits-of-free-after-rebate-offers/#comment-60723 Amy F. Mon, 18 Jun 2007 16:28:23 +0000 http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/2007/06/15/101545_the-hidden-costs-and-benefits-of-free-after-rebate-offers.html#comment-60723 Great post! Thanks for the tip about using coupons with rebates. I didn't know about that. I think some people have success buying free (or very cheap) after rebate items from Buy.com and then reselling them on Amazon, but I've found that supply and demand lowers the price of these items on Amazon and I can't make a profit. You may have more luck with this method if you find less publicized free after rebate items (buy.com sends out alert emails). Great post! Thanks for the tip about using coupons with rebates. I didn’t know about that.

I think some people have success buying free (or very cheap) after rebate items from Buy.com and then reselling them on Amazon, but I’ve found that supply and demand lowers the price of these items on Amazon and I can’t make a profit. You may have more luck with this method if you find less publicized free after rebate items (buy.com sends out alert emails).

]]> By: Around the PF Blogosphere: June 15, 2007 : The Sun’s Financial Diary http://www.pfadvice.com/2007/06/15/the-hidden-costs-and-benefits-of-free-after-rebate-offers/#comment-59577 Around the PF Blogosphere: June 15, 2007 : The Sun’s Financial Diary Sat, 16 Jun 2007 03:37:12 +0000 http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/2007/06/15/101545_the-hidden-costs-and-benefits-of-free-after-rebate-offers.html#comment-59577 [...] Finance Advice unveils the hidden costs and benefits of free-after-rebate offers. Those stuff I bought, though not actually free, all sent back rebate checks, so I never had a [...] [...] Finance Advice unveils the hidden costs and benefits of free-after-rebate offers. Those stuff I bought, though not actually free, all sent back rebate checks, so I never had a [...]

]]> By: poundwise http://www.pfadvice.com/2007/06/15/the-hidden-costs-and-benefits-of-free-after-rebate-offers/#comment-59454 poundwise Fri, 15 Jun 2007 19:27:21 +0000 http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/2007/06/15/101545_the-hidden-costs-and-benefits-of-free-after-rebate-offers.html#comment-59454 I too have only experienced a few problems with rebates, however, those problems have been quite costly. A $50 rebate I never received, another for $20... it has soured me to using rebates, in general. I certainly would never make a purchase decision based on the price after rebate. If something I want to buy also has a rebate, then fine. But if two items are otherwise equal, and one is $79 and the other is $99 with a $30 rebate, I will buy the $79 item. I too have only experienced a few problems with rebates, however, those problems have been quite costly. A $50 rebate I never received, another for $20… it has soured me to using rebates, in general. I certainly would never make a purchase decision based on the price after rebate. If something I want to buy also has a rebate, then fine. But if two items are otherwise equal, and one is $79 and the other is $99 with a $30 rebate, I will buy the $79 item.

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