First FTC Action Against Rebate Foot-Draggers
First FTC Action Against Rebate Foot-DraggersBy Unknown Author of ConsumerAffairsAugust 5, 2002The Federal Trade Commission has settled two cases against companies that failed to live up to rebate...
View ArticleCyberrebate Was Too Good to be True
Cyberrebate.com claimed that it would obtain rebates equal to 100 percent of the purchase price of items listed on its Web siteBy Unknown Author of ConsumerAffairsAugust 24, 2004It was one of those...
View ArticleStaples Offers Electronic Rebate Redemption
By Unknown Author of ConsumerAffairsNovember 9, 2004Staples is the latest retailer to offer electronic rebate redemption, enabling customers to file their rebates without filling out long forms,...
View ArticleSenator Warns Consumers Of Rebate Traps
Rebates Are "Fool's Gold," Schumer ChargesBy Unknown Author of ConsumerAffairsJanuary 6, 2006With holiday sales just so-so for many retailers, some stores are launching post-holiday sales, slashing...
View ArticleRebates: Sample Demand Letter
Having trouble getting your rebate? Here's a sample demand letterBy Joan E. Lisante of ConsumerAffairsApril 17, 2006Having trouble getting your rebate? Here's a sample demand letter you can send to the...
View ArticleRebates: Where to Complain
Here are a few places you can go for helpBy Unknown Author of ConsumerAffairsApril 17, 2006The only fool-proof way to avoid having problems with rebates is to ignore them. There are plenty of stores...
View ArticleRebate: Discount or Lotto Ticket
Either is about as likely to pay offBy Joan E. Lisante of ConsumerAffairsApril 17, 2006You can't believe your luck. While trolling Best Buy for a new computer package, you found a Compaq system with...
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Court OKs Rebate Lawsuit against Cingular/AT&T
Firm Advertises Cash Rebate But Sends "Reward CardBy Truman Lewis of ConsumerAffairsJuly 24, 2007A lawsuit charging that Cingular (now AT&T) engages in false and misleading advertising when...
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AT&T Slammed Over Rebate Policies
Consumers looking for rebate get a debit card insteadBy Mark Huffman of ConsumerAffairsAugust 31, 2007Consumers enticed by rebate offers often end up disappointed, either by the hoops they must jump...
View ArticleNY to AT&T: Please Deposit $2.63 Million
State charges rebate offers were "onerous and condition-laden"By James R. Hood of ConsumerAffairsMarch 4, 2009New York Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo has reached a $2.63 million agreement with...
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FTC Settles With Atlanta Company Over Untimely Rebates
Telecom accused of deceptive marketingBy James Limbach of ConsumerAffairsMarch 13, 2009The Federal Trade Commission has charged an Atlanta telecom company with deceptive marketing by promising...
View ArticleFlorida Sues Systemax Over Rebate Policies
Tigerdirect consumers claim almost impossible to receive rebatesBy Unknown Author of ConsumerAffairsSeptember 7, 2009Florida has sued a Delaware company, Systemax, and it its subsidiaries, Tigerdirect...
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Consumers Continue To Fall In The Rebate Trap
Rebates consistently produce consumer complaintsBy Mark Huffman of ConsumerAffairsJanuary 5, 2010After credit cards and unauthorized charges, nothing seems to get consumers more worked-up than a rebate...
View ArticleSears, Staples, T-Mobile Agree to Come Clean on Rebate Fees
Massachusetts presses companies to be more upfront about charges associated with rebate cardsBy Unknown Author of ConsumerAffairsApril 19, 2010Sears, Staples and T-Mobile have agreed to be more upfront...
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Bogus credit repair scheme operators settle FTC charges
The scammers are accused of preying upon Spanish-speaking consumersBy James Limbach of ConsumerAffairsAugust 11, 2015The operators of a bogus credit repair scheme that allegedly tricked...
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