# Unbelieveable horseshit from Toshiba!!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unbelieveable-horseshit-from-toshiba/263380>\
**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [September 6, 2004, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unbelieveable-horseshit-from-toshiba/263380 "2004-09-06T20:16:51Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![pkbites](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pkbites/32/204_2.png) [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2004, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unbelieveable-horseshit-from-toshiba/263380/21 "2004-09-11T21:34:03Z")

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**HALLELUJAH! HALLELUJAH!**

Today, exactly 1 day shy of an entire year, I received a Fed X envelope, with one (1) check for $100 from Toshiba! Will wonders never cease?!? At least one person there did their job.  
Un- **FUCKING** -believable! An entire year to get my rebate!  
I must have missed the small print on the rebate form that said _Please allow six weeks to one year for rebate check"._:rolleyes::mad:

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**Author:** ![Master\_Wang-Ka](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/master_wang-ka/32/3325_2.png) [@Master\_Wang-Ka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Master_Wang-Ka)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2004, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unbelieveable-horseshit-from-toshiba/263380/22 "2004-09-11T22:07:10Z")

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> [@gatopescado](#):
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> Rebates are scams. Don’t fall for them.

I am inclined to agree. Every single time I’ve ever bought anything that offered a mail-in rebate, they insisted I send the original receipt – no photocopies.

And every single time, whoopsie, they claim they never received it, musta been lost in the mail, too bad, so sad.

Now, I have made the mental adjustment. Whenever I see a product that offers a rebate, I accept it the same way I accept promises made by politicians running for reelection – it would be nice to benefit from it, but don’t count on anything, and don’t make the decision based on the promise!

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**Author:** ![Ashtar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc29f/32.png) [@Ashtar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ashtar)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2004, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unbelieveable-horseshit-from-toshiba/263380/23 "2004-09-12T16:15:51Z")

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Has anyone considered sending in rebate apps certified mail? It seems like it would be a small investment to pay to have proof that it was delivered correctly especially if you’re sending the original receipts.

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**Author:** ![Gangster\_Octopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a8b319/32.png) [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2004, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unbelieveable-horseshit-from-toshiba/263380/24 "2004-09-13T16:41:33Z")

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> [@Cervaise](#):
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> I bought a Toshiba laptop and have had no problems either with the technology or with getting my rebates in a timely manner. Just for the record.

Same here.

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**Author:** ![Arien](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Arien](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arien)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2004, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unbelieveable-horseshit-from-toshiba/263380/25 "2004-09-14T03:05:09Z")

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Congrats on finally getting your rebate, **pkbites**. I was a bit nervous after reading this thread, since I just purchased a Toshiba notebook with a $150 rebate, but luckily they sent me a confirmation e-mail saying they got my rebate yesterday. I still have to wait for the check; hopefully it won’t take a year.

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