tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1611711622146875201.post4166009095662100389..comments2024-03-28T21:23:54.204-04:00Comments on DON'T READ THIS; IT'S BORING!: REBATING as an Income Stream......2010 Totalsslugmamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12728856166374248591noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1611711622146875201.post-20562150099720989432011-01-31T10:08:36.880-05:002011-01-31T10:08:36.880-05:00That's a wonderful rebate summary - yay on mon...That's a wonderful rebate summary - yay on money!!! I am more of a hit-or-miss rebater. Thinking back, I actually did quite a few more in 2010 than I have any year before, probably because I'd just gotten into the drugstore (CVS/RA) game via all the different blogs and therefore was a lot more aware of rebates than I would normally be. Even though I knew all about making and keeping copies and notes, I tended to be lazy about it until that bit me on one of the Olay rebates last year. Then I started keeping better track. For anyone who might be using The Coupon Project's 2011 Savings Tracker spreadsheet, there is a rebate function built in that helps with the tracking info.<br /><br />I don't know how many I'll do this year, but I'm with you - I much prefer the online submission ones, not just because of the stamp/envelope cost and hassle but because usually the fact that it's an online submission means I have done and collected and purchased everything correctly already. The manual ones that require UPCs and register receipts also seem to be the ones where something can go wrong, like I've sent them a UPC that's not on their list of acceptable ones (Olay) even though the rebate form said "any", etc.I'm So Prettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08131740631286018976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1611711622146875201.post-24883524563619206662011-01-29T19:44:07.664-05:002011-01-29T19:44:07.664-05:00You did awesome. I am a casual rebater. Some mont...You did awesome. I am a casual rebater. Some months I do more than others but not as many as you.American Dreamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14091457436415496408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1611711622146875201.post-77605390770987179882011-01-29T15:38:59.989-05:002011-01-29T15:38:59.989-05:00I really like the rebates (don't do a lot for ...I really like the rebates (don't do a lot for things other than at Staples and Rite-Aid mainly because I can't find the rebate forms). The money goes into a special account for things for the house - last year paid for the chimney cleaning and repairs out of that account among some other things.seyreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17760145069917378505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1611711622146875201.post-88052240952056707082011-01-29T00:00:32.724-05:002011-01-29T00:00:32.724-05:00Annie--Those big rebates add up fast! I wish ever...Annie--Those big rebates add up fast! I wish every company would go with online rebates vs. Mail in paper ones. It would bring costs down, at least on the customer's end. But since most companies count on a percentage of customers eligible for rebates NOT applying for them, I don't see them working hard to make it a paperless system. It's def. more work to cut out UPCs, staple things on forms and address an envie, put a stamp on it and get it all to a mailbox. They don't want to make it too easy for us to get our money back.lol<br /><br />April--The office store rebate systems are awesome. I highly recommend the Staples one.<br />And you know how I feel about Rite-Aid SCRs by now...lolslugmamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12728856166374248591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1611711622146875201.post-52288108007956470842011-01-28T20:14:59.969-05:002011-01-28T20:14:59.969-05:00I received the windshild wipers, electric toothbru...I received the windshild wipers, electric toothbrush, and chestal so far. I am waiting on the copy paper from Office depot. I also love rebates from Rite Aid because it is done on the computer. I got around 150 back for 2010. <br /><br />Sluggy, your numbers are amazing. <br /><br />Annie, Southern Comfort and lemonade is my favorite! I will have to look for a rebate form.Aprilnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1611711622146875201.post-84450619771333521062011-01-28T17:37:59.584-05:002011-01-28T17:37:59.584-05:00I'm a very casual rebate. I decide what I nee...I'm a very casual rebate. I decide what I need, and if that product has a rebate, then great. I send in for it. If a similar product has a rebate, and it will make the item cheaper than the original product, then yes, I'll consider buying it instead. Usually, for me, it's a matter of the final price and not product loyalty.<br /><br />I don't hunt for rebates and don't buy something I wasn't otherwise going to buy because of the rebate. <br /><br />I write in the calendar the date I sent the rebate in and when it's expected to arrive. Because I'm lazy, I never make copies of receipts or forms or contact information, though. I like the rebates that can be done online...sometimes you can track them and/or they'll send you an email to let you know they received it.<br /><br />In 2011, I think I received about $200 or so in rebates. They were on our new dishwasher, Behr paint, headlights for Shane's truck and a couple of bottles of Southern Comfort. They were all pretty large rebates, but I will also send in for small ones if they come my way.Annie Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07123644833186800503noreply@blogger.com