[BC] Warning on Apple

[cldube]

I've used the mail-in rebate sparingly but...

on one such occasion I ended up buying a pretty nice scanner for $15

Chuck D.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ron Cole" <rondcole at gmail.com>
To: "Broadcast Radio Mailing List" <broadcast at radiolists.net>
Sent: Wednesday, November 16, 2005 3:38 PM
Subject: Re: [BC] Warning on Apple


Less than 30% of the people actually bother to mail in the rebate.

Ron

On 11/16/05, Mike McCarthy <Towers at mre.com> wrote:
>
> Warning #1. Never buy anything with a mail-in rebate. There have been
> more consumer compliants on rebates than identity theft. I have
> experienced
> rebate fraud at least 3 times in the last year. I've actually walked out
> of a few places which have advertised rebates and told one manger that I'm
> done with rebating. "Give me a cash discount and they deal with the "store
> rebate" or I'm not buying." It's just not worth the headaches.
>
> It's my understanding Dell was one of the worst offenders. Turns out the
> rebate house was under strict orders from Dell to deny as many as they
> could for even the smallest reason. It seems anything going to something
> America in South Dakota, which is where the rebate houses are, tend to
> have
> the worst performance.
>
> Warning #2, never buy from a campus salesman.
>
> MM
>
> At 01:54 PM 11/16/2005 -0500, Mike wrote
> >Hey folks,
> > Just thought I'd send you out a warning on Apple. First thing was a
> > PowerBook that was 6 weeks old that went bad. Took them over 3 weeks to
> > get the parts to fix it. Power supply input issues which I'm now told is
> > a known problem with their laptop machines. Second issue is their so
> > called rebate. If you buy a machine they'll give you an iPod or a rebate
> > to cover the cost of one right? Wrong Seems they are selective in who
> > they will pay and I'm not one of their chosen few. The only thing I have
> > been able to get out of them is they don't like the date it was sent
> > on. I asked why and she says she doesn't know why. I said it was within
> > a week of purchase and you state I have 45 days she says she knows that
> > but can't change the order to decline. So basically I have no rebate and
> > a machine that is now just over 2 months old that has spent nearly half
> > it's life in the shop. I started talking to others on campus and I'm
> > hearing all sorts of nightmare stories on Apple and not having parts
> > needed for repairs. One of the guys says they have had his iBook for
> > over a month and can't give him a return date because his parts are back
> > ordered. With that said you have been warned. Just when I thought they
> > were on their way up they take a plunge off the edge of this flat world
> > into oblivion. Never again for this guy or any facility he ever touches.
> >Rant off
> >Later
> >Mike
> >
> >P.S. During this time we had a drive issue with a Dell laptop and less
> >than 3 hours after I called a guy walked through the door and fixed it
> and
> >walked out. Wonder who I'll buy from next time?
> >
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