Circuit City Rebates are a Scam
Abstract:
At least that's my opinion.
Body:
Yeah, I know, rebates are a really shady business
scheme to begin with, but I wanted to save some money, I played by the rules,
and I lost.
When I moved into my
apartment and was looking for Internet access, I went with Comcast via Circuit
City because they had the best deal going. I got a rebates on the modem and
router, the promotional subscription price from Comcast, and a gift card from
Circuit City. At least that's what I was supposed to
get.
I believe the deal was something
like this:
$20 rebate on
modem
$40 (or was it $80?) rebate on
router
$50 (I think) Circuit City gift
card
It's hard to remember the details,
because this was six months ago. I remember that I did have to send in several
forms, sales receipts, and even copies of my Comcast bill. It was all done on
paper (why???) and a big pain. What I ended up getting out of all of this was
absolutely nothing. I entered my information for months on
http://www.ccityrebates.com/ without even getting a confirmation that they
received my forms until October, when I was told that the $20 rebate for the
modem was on its way and should arrive within 30 days. It never arrived, and I
never received any other updates on the rebates or gift cards. And now I feel
like an idiot for shopping there.
Oh
and don't get me started on the cashier who rang up an HDTV on my bill (which I
wanted) and then was surprised when I asked where to pick it up. She pointed to
the antenna that I was holding (which cost about 25 times less than the TV) and
said that I was holding it in my hand. And yes, the antenna was also on the
receipt. I actually thought she was joking until she called the manager
over.
Posted: Monday - January 15, 2007 at 05:08 PM