tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450121982799231004.post6020514278683878150..comments2023-05-16T09:31:58.674-07:00Comments on Muppethouse: Cingular Rebate ...or... How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Get My MoneyUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450121982799231004.post-63646152034454547282006-02-28T06:23:41.000-08:002006-02-28T06:23:41.000-08:00great to hear. And anything you now fax over after...great to hear. And anything you now fax over after Cingular has credited your account will not be looked at. Cingular informs YA if they credit a consumers account for the rebate, so that they DONT pay out the rebate, because that would mean Cingular paid it out twice. You consumers fail to understand that YA doesnt have any control over the things you bitch and whine about, its the clients that have full control.Fredhttp://www.hotmail.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450121982799231004.post-14829260010813346712006-01-25T12:14:58.000-08:002006-01-25T12:14:58.000-08:00Absolutely brilliant.Absolutely brilliant.Patricknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450121982799231004.post-78387545166654327542006-02-27T11:00:09.000-08:002006-02-27T11:00:09.000-08:00I never said I did any sort of in-depth research. ...I never said I did any sort of in-depth research. I just said that the guy in cancellation said that the fullfilment center in Young America was run by Motorolla - and in that I am not incorrect.Ryannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450121982799231004.post-81608855443543292042006-02-28T11:12:42.000-08:002006-02-28T11:12:42.000-08:00I tend to agree with you that Cingular is wholely ...I tend to agree with you that Cingular is wholely responsible for the companies they choose to work with. I'm not sure why you believe me to be an unreasonable consumer as my bitching was targeted at Cingular. I believe that using the post-rebate price in marketing material is not "good karma" for lack of a better term. I have no problem with Cingular doing their best to reduce their costs, retain customers, and expand their market share - if I were a shareholder I would expect nothing less. My problem is that I feel this program is dishonest and disrespectful to the very customers Cingular is trying to keep. If you looked at the percentage of people who truly tried to follow the rebate rules, and the number that end up getting a check, I suspect there would be a large discrepancy. By design, getting the rebate will be as costly from a time and complexity standpoint as possible. This reduces the rebate payouts (and frankly is the reason that often times a dude like me who insists on getting his rebate will get a below cost price).<br><br>I wish Cingular would cut the crap and go the way of Best Buy in offering online rebate fulfillment.Ryannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450121982799231004.post-16217458365890863692006-03-02T09:39:01.000-08:002006-03-02T09:39:01.000-08:00I generally agree with you that rebates are garbag...I generally agree with you that rebates are garbage. Just defending a company (YA) that really has no/little control over its clients. People everywhere are bashing these rebate companies when the things they do is really beyond their control, the clients set down the terms, timeframes, etc, YA just has to follow them.Fredhttp://www.hotmail.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450121982799231004.post-20275023436045985712006-03-20T14:10:29.000-08:002006-03-20T14:10:29.000-08:00I watched this episode of animal police and there ...I watched this episode of animal police and there was a dude breeding roosters for cock fighting - except he didn't do the cock fighting. He didn't go to the cock fights, but he prepared the Roosters by cutting off their comb and doing something with their claws.<br><br>In the same way that that dude isn't responsible for cock fighting, Young America is not responsible for the rebates. They're both just meeting the demands of their customers.<br><br>I hope people can find better entertainment out there than cock fighting and I hope consumers choose to send their business to companies employing more honest marketing approaches. I realize of course I'm being quite hopeful - but I can wish.Ryannoreply@blogger.com