Almost every electronics device on sale today offers some sort of rebate. And that is bullshit. The reason a large corporation sells something for $279, but then offers to give $150 back is because they don’t really plan on giving the money back. That’s how they pay the rent for tall, shiny buildings. Somewhere, someone gets a daily report on the rebate success percentage. And everyday the try to lower that number without breaking the law. This person should know that they have a shit job worse than being in advertising (which is what I do).
Sprint sucks, but Google loves blogs, so this post will show up sooner or later. I purchased a phone on January 24, 2005 with the promise of a $150 rebate. Months pass. Winter unsheethes it coat to reveal Spring’s warm shoulders. Summer bounds across my lap and pulls me on to Fall, and, at last a check arrives. THEY SPELLED MY NAME WRONG. As you can see above, it was not because of my messy handwriting. I honestly believe they did it intentionally so that I can’t cash the check. Assholes.
If you found this page because you Googled “Sprint rebates,” you can go here: http://www.sprintrebates.com and that page will lie to you and tell you that the check will arrive in 4-6 weeks. It should say 8 months and your name will be spelled in an interesting, but very unuseful fashion.
Sorry to bore you with this. I just wanted to air my grievance with Sprint. If you have a cell provider you like, leave it in the comments.
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Site of the Day: I’m thinking of entering the Everyman Photo Contest. Take a tour through the archives and tell me which photo sucks the least.
Almost every electronics device on sale today offers some sort of rebate. And that is bullshit. The reason a large corporation sells something for $279, but then offers to give $150 back is because they don’t really plan on giving the money back. That’s how they pay the rent for tall, shiny buildings. Somewhere, someone gets a daily report on the rebate success percentage. And everyday the try to lower that number without breaking the law. This person should know that they have a shit job worse than being in advertising (which is what I do).
Sprint sucks, but Google loves blogs, so this post will show up sooner or later. I purchased a phone on January 24, 2005 with the promise of a $150 rebate. Months pass. Winter unsheethes it coat to reveal Spring’s warm shoulders. Summer bounds across my lap and pulls me on to Fall, and, at last a check arrives. THEY SPELLED MY NAME WRONG. As you can see above, it was not because of my messy handwriting. I honestly believe they did it intentionally so that I can’t cash the check. Assholes.
If you found this page because you Googled “Sprint rebates,” you can go here: http://www.sprintrebates.com and that page will lie to you and tell you that the check will arrive in 4-6 weeks. It should say 8 months and your name will be spelled in an interesting, but very unuseful fashion.
Sorry to bore you with this. I just wanted to air my grievance with Sprint. If you have a cell provider you like, leave it in the comments.
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Site of the Day: I’m thinking of entering the Everyman Photo Contest. Take a tour through the archives and tell me which photo sucks the least.
