Thursday, May 10, 2007

Rebate Story #1
Wall Street Journal - One in Five Rebates Goes Through Normally


The Wall Street Journal submitted 5 consumer rebates in an unscientific test. Only one of the five went through without a hitch.


Rebate Story #2
Company Patents Method to Avoid Paying Rebates


Parago, the company that handles Circuit City rebates, has been awarded a patent for a system that is designed to reduce the payout on rebates by maintaining a high "breakage rate". For more info, see the Adrian Kingsley-Hughes blog on ZDnet.com.

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