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What are they? I've seen people talk about them being able to get hardware cheaper than retail etc.
Any help would be appreciated
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A very US-centric thing.
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They charge you $100 with a mail in rebate of $60. Your credit card drops by $100. The product arrives with a sticker on the box or the manual saying "mail this sticker in for your rebate" and a fill-in form claiming the rebate and registering the product. You post it. A month later you get a cheque for $60 which you clear into your account. My System: Tim
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Right. Often, you can get hardware for very cheap this way. It banks on people not sending in the rebates. I've seen 2GB sticks for less than $30 on NewEgg with mail in rebates, and I got my new sound card (xtremegamer) for $50 with a rebate.
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That'll be why we don't get the offers - there's absolutely no way your average Brit is going to fail to send the sticker in. My goodness me no.
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Ah right, so it's pretty much completely American based?
Carbon matey, you know I've always liked you ... fancy doing any favours?
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Heh heh heh..but then you'd have shipping to worry about ;)
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True...
![]() Wish I lived in America ... pfft..
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