大家今年血拼可能要特别小心你的REBATE拿不到,因为一个相当大的rebate processor
"v/^nH 倒闭了.大家可以看以下的连接.众多电子,电脑的rebate都是由这个公司处理的.我现在
u!oHP 都不敢买有REBATE的产品了!
5H:NY | http://blog.slickdeals.net/index.php/2008/11/14/major-rebate-processor-files-for-bankruptcy-a-number-of-recent-deals-with-rebates-may-be-affected ch1EF/" %>Z=#1h/a Major Rebate Processor Files For Bankruptcy: Deal Rebates May Be Affected
DUEA"m h Posted on Friday, November 14th, 2008 at 7:53 pm (681) comments
q`E6hm Last Updated: 11/22/2008 01:40AM Central Time
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I/jMe'Kp Since we have posted quite a few deals that take advantage of rebates on Slickdeals.net, it’s important for us to keep our visitors informed. As not all of our visitors frequent the forums, we wrote this blog post to try to reach a broader audience so that they are informed of the situation and possible consequences.
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Who is affected?
39S}/S) The easiest way to see if you are affected, is to check copies of rebate materials you have submitted recently, which have not yet been fulfilled. You keep copies, right? Take a look at the destination address. The department and name of the recepient will vary depending on the brand of the product that carried the rebate, but the address will most likely have the following in it:
*58<.L| P.O. Box 52900 (or P.O. Box 52911)
wJ1qJ!s@ Phoenix, AZ 85072-2900
o DPs xw CPG main website for checking upon your rebate is
www.rebatestatus.com. If you see this site as point of contact on the rebate, you may be affected.
` hM`bcS If you do not have a site or address listed on the rebate form, you may use the known phone numbers below to figure out if you may be affected:
= r3Yt9 877-776-1280 (Antec rebates)
(<s7X$(]e 877-776-2676 (XFX rebates)
7 ;|jq39 866-678-7025 (Acronis rebates)
l Vo](#W 866-533-6885 (AVG Rebates)
LpaY M d; 888-864-6781 (Canon rebates)
p]*$m=t0r 866-533-6880 (Logitech rebates)
r.xGvo{iY 866-256-9991 (Smith Micro rebates)
Vm_y,;/(-R 877-776-4631 (TRENDNet rebates)
8\!0yM#yK Last, but not least, the following companies are known to have used CPG as their rebate processor in the recent months. We do not have a full list of the companies which have used CPG as their rebate clearing house, however, here is the list we have so far, compiled with the help of our users:
pnca+d We have linked the names for companies which we have had recent Front Page Deals involving rebates. Click on the link to see those deals.
m/=,O_ Abbott Laboratories (Freestyle Meters)
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;"!dq) Advance Auto Parts
y7wy9+>l Antec
&qz&@!` ArchBrook Laguna (Magellan Refurbished Rebate from Pep Boys)
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Otj=vGr0 AVG
91E!4t}I Bed Bath & Beyond
iBwl(,)?m2 BIC Corporations US - Shaver Division
D( Zux8l BFG
VvSD &r^qI Bridgevine
?JzLn,& Canon
,[,+ _A Casio
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J*U,kyYF Citibank
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pwT|T;j* DBL Distributing LLC (Harman Kardon)
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kGc;j8>." Fujitsu
<5@+:7Dv Joe’s Sports
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H&[ CSc HIS (video cards)
FlOKTY Home Depot
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)AXTi4MNp Motorola (Surfboard cable modems)
jbpnCUzi Murray’s Discount Auto Parts
/8q7pwV Natures Earth Products
.=3Sm% Newegg (for certain products, other than Rosewill)
tNjb{(eO\h Panasonic (select products, most recently - bluetooth headphones)
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=y,_FFoS Windstream
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.(VxeF(v_k XM Satellite Radio
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1& YcCN\k If the company is not linked above, you may still have purchased something from our forums, most recently - ZeroTherm coolers so make sure you double check all/most of your recently submitted and unfulfilled rebates.
?#ndMv!$ I think I am affected, what should I do?
fxI>FhU_ First and foremost, if you have recently received the check, and have not cashed it yet, DO NOT CASH IT. The check will bounce, and you will probably be hit with a non-sufficient funds (NSF) fee [varies by bank]. If you have deposited it, it may be worth your time to call your bank, and see if they have attempted to collect on it, and if so - see if they can reverse the attempt. Most banks will work with proactive customers like you, and you may get brownie points for that.
93kSB F# If you have recently made a purchase (such as ZeroTherm coolers) which had a rebate that was going to CPG, and have not yet submitted - DO NOT SUBMIT IT. Instead, contact the place of purchase, and request a return authorization, since you will no longer be able to get the item at the advertised price.
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g/L Do not try to contact the rebate processor using any of the known phone numbers. Chances are, it won’t help you, and you probably won’t even get an answer.
%N|7<n<S Keep copies of every rebates you have - do not assume they are a lost cause just yet. As time progresses, there may be alternative solutions available which may allow you to collect your rebate(s).
~ d/Doi We recommend that you do not contact the company that manufactured the product immediately. There are many users like you, and chances are that some have already done it for you, and posted their findings. [On a personal note, I have approximately $400 in rebates outstanding from CPG ]
`XP ]y= Companies that have taken action and informed their customers so far
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kMo;<Z Canon
Mto3 Ryic! BFG (via email)
=4 \|'V1 5 Newegg (via email)
pTOS} A[dh HIS (via web)
%LXk9K^]e Smith Micro (via email)
2[[ pd&MJZ Core-Learning (via email)
t2BkQ8vr Logitech (via support forums)
@'?<9 2A Companies that have issued brief updates so far
VeA;zq Logitech (via support forums)
MkC25 ZEROTherm (via email)
[`=|^2n? Checker / Schuck’s / Kragen Auto Parts + response about cashing issued checks (via email)
2fO ~%!.G Antec (via email)
ORs<<H.d Bed Bath and Beyond (via email)
zbddn4bW9 PC Tools (via email)
[ k^6#TQcn CSK Auto (via email)
ZWG$MF Ejl Home Depot (via email)
&e7yX PC Tools (via email)
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Bridgevine (via email)
%3KWc- Samsung (via email)
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<uU AAHi ZEROTherm (via WorldWideRebates.com)
r,2x?Qi Logitech (via
www.logitech-rebates.com)
B*zb0hdo: Manufacturers whose rebate checks should be safe to deposit
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BFG (US checks only)
Q6_!I42Y` What’s next?
NVS U)# At this time, we have a very large and active thread discussing the issue. Click here to view it and join in the discussion, and share your findings, insights, and ideas.
UB|Nx(V s Bookmark this blog post. We will keep it updated as much as possible with new bits of information, as well as issue short blog updates as information becomes available and more clear. Heading into the weekend, do not expect much news to be posted over that time, as most manufacturers will not be available.
Up`$U~%- Be patient. We will attempt to do all we can to help and hopefully resolve this matter as soon as possible. Realize, that chances are that manufacturers themselves may have lost a portion (or all) of their rebate resources with this bankruptcy, as rebate companies usually take advance payments for certain services they provide
Sl:Qq! Stay tuned.
`dMOBYV 3VCyq7 B^ \x(J v Dt And more....
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Fq&@dxN3 ~uq J@#o{ If you know of anyone that likes to buy gift card, especially for the upcoming holidays, I wanted to give everyone a heads up that if you tend to give gift cards around the holidays, you need to be careful that the cards will be honored after the holidays. Stores that are planning to close after Christmas are still selling the cards through the holidays even though the cards will be worthless January 1. There is no law preventing them from doing this. On the contrary, it is referred to as 'Bankruptcy Planning'. Below is a partial list of stores that you need to be cautious about.
tU!"CX NlU:e}zGR xh#e f=Bw Circuit City (filed Chapter 11)
ym2 \o_^( Ann Taylor- 117 stores nationwide closing
J}i$ny_3OB Lane Bryant, Fashion Bug ,and Catherine's to close 150 stores nationwide
O1JGv8Nr Eddie Bauer to close stores 27 stores and more after January
5L42'gJ Cache will close all stores
}z,4IHNn Talbots closing down specialty stores
] \4-e2N`\ J. Jill closing all stores (owned by Talbots)
|m"2B]"@ Pacific Sunwear (also owned by Talbots)
$A7[?Ai ? GAP closing 85 stores
5G_ *T Footlocker closing 140 stores mo re to close after January
Z]1~9:7ap Wickes Furniture closing down
M86v Levitz closing down remaining stores
U/&?r Y^| Bombay closing remaining stores
Cl\Vk Zales closing down 82 stores and 105 after January
r*>XkM& M Whitehall closing all stores
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#`:60#l Disney closing 98 stores and will close more after January.
hD l& K E Home Depot closing 15 stores 1 in NJ ( New Brunswick )
/ ]>&OSV Macys to close 9 stores after January
AXH4jQw Linens and Things closing all stores
]QtdT8~ Movie Galley Closing all stores
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/6gqpzum4 Sprint/Nextel closing 133 stores
d}> Nl$ JC Penney closing a number of stores after January
g/lv>*+gS Ethan Allen closing down 12 stores.
Zu$f-_" Wilson Leather closing down all stores
BpDf4)| Sharper Image closing down all store~s
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{3$ge Loews to close down some stores
X3!btxa% t Dillard's to close some stores
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