UPDATE December 8: Deal is officially dead!. RadioShack units bought now are getting this on the receipt: "INVALID $50 REBATE".
Also, Web-rebates is denying the RS $50 Rebates for "Purchase was made outside of the qualifying period." Fight is ensuing... See latter pages of thread.
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If you didn't fill in the referral box when activating, you can still get referral credit.
1) Opened a another account on TiVo Reward with different name n email address. (It's FREE)
2) Login to rewards account and click on the link Request Credit.
3) Enter the information for person you referred (in this case enter your own). You are doing this twice if you signed up 2 TiVo.
4) Order whatever you want depending on your points.
5) Enjoy!!!!
If you want, you can use your points to get a TiVo wireless-g usb adopter with 2 TiVo subscription.
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DUAL TUNER NOW OOS AT Amazon - effective November 12
Ok, here's something that can make it even sweeter... but I am not sure if it will work, can some TiVo experts chime in.
1. Buy 2 dual tuner Tivos (that come with a $100 TiVo service gift card) from Amazon.com - $200 approximately. Item link here.
2. Buy 2 80 hr Tivos from RadioShack - $50 x 2 = $100
3. Activate the 2 80 hr Tivos using the 2 TiVo service gift cards - $129 + $99 = 229 - $200 (GC from step 1) = $29 net paid to TiVo. If you are a current TiVo subscriber like me, then your total will be $99 + $99 = $198 - $200 = $2 leftover for 2 1 yr subscriptions.
4. Total spent = $200 (from step 1) + $100 (from step 2) + $29 ($0 for current TiVo subscribers) = $329
5. Send it $170 x 2 + $50 x 2 (YMMV - RS rebate) = $440
Make money + you have 4 TIVOs. Not sure, if after getting a rebate you can switch the 1 yr to the 2 dual tuners you have and sell off the single tuners.
YMMV, total subject to tax and the 99 cents that I have not considered.
NOTE: The RadioShack $50 Rebate is not a check, but it a $50 RadioShack Prepaid MasterCard. Also note that on the $50 RS rebate form it says to fill the form out using "all CAPITAL LETTERS". I know how careful we have all learned to be on rebate forms, but I almost missed this and wanted to give a headsup.
NOTE: If you are lucky enough to receive the $50 EMPY discount when purchasing at RS, consider yourself blessed. This is an EMPLOYEE DISCOUNT, so if it slides by, then you get your TiVo(s) free out-the-door!
ACTIVATE THE RS TIVOs using Amazon TiVo GC and send in the rebate. DO NOT ACTIVATE Amazon TIVOs as they will not qualify for the rebates mentioned above.
Tivo Dual Tuner with $100 Tivo card at Amazon, use the Buy Both and Save button
==== THE FOLLOWING ADDED NOVEMBER 11 ====
Official PDF of $170 service Rebate Form here. The link above in the OP is a web form.
Pre-submit your rebate (and get a tracking number) here (doesn't seem to work with firefox).
You can preregister before activating the service (why else there would a link to activate from the confirmation page?).
There is some confusion on when the rebate form can be mailed in, so until that is resolved, it is best to wait for at least 30 days after activating the service.
The $50 RadioShack rebate can be sent immediately. If you bought multiple RS boxes, 2 $50 submissions in one envelope with copies of the entire product label showing UPC and serial numbers (marked as such with a note explaining they're separate purchases and different serial numbers; "Submission 1," "Submission 2" written on the top of the forms) is probably best.
UPDATE on $100 Service Gift Cards from Amazon: These $100 service cards are not stackable and can not be used for > $100 off activation. If you want to buy a Lifetime sub, you can only get $100 off it. The cards are only good for a new activation.
Update: 11/11 The Entertainment Books have $10 off $40 coupons for RadioShack.
ca0100000 said:
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Now even hotter part 3
You can get a $25 credit on your American Express bill if you sign up for TailorMade and pay with your registered AMEX.
https://www142.americanexpress.com/tailormade/cmenrollStep1.do?s=23
The site says, "Get $25 off on any TiVo service plan when purchased along with a TiVo DVR box" but seems to work for any purchase over $99.95.
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TiVo
Radio Shack
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The TiVo rebate is NOT VALID on the Amazon boxes purchased with the gift card, nor any other package deal that includes service, such as those available from TiVo directly.
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The RadioShack Rebate shows up online as Valid from 4/12/07 to 8/30/07 with a final mailin date of 1/31/07. There is conflicting information whether the rebate was originally valid through 8/30 and extended or if it was valid through 12/31 and shortened. Some people have called and been told that the rebate is valid, but we won't know for certain until it's actually paid out. Web-rebates has updated the valid date through 10/10/07. Still, it's not clear why the dates are different.
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12-8-07 Web-Rebates, for the RS $50, now shows Error(s): Purchase was made outside of the qualifying period
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12-11-07 -Update -
I dialed 1-800-843-7422 and navigated to the rebate option. I was transferred and could tell it was the same recording as before, " rebate center..blah blah blah". Instead of selecting an option from there, I hit "zero" three times before it transferred me to a live person (Mandy).
I explained the error I was seeing on my rebate submissions and she put me on hold for 1 minute. Upon returning she told me I was right and that the period ends December 31, 2007. "Please allow 3-4 weeks to receive your rebate". She also said the online info would be updated within the hour. She will ask you if you have the rebate form handy, but she is just wanting the offer number (Offer #9082).
Good luck - 1%
12-12-07 UPDATE on RS rebates: Note: as of this writing, the RS rebate form showing final purchase date of 12/31/07 is STILL being hosted on their web site. Take a screen shot of it if you want some proof to email them. If you want a little more proof take the screen shot showing the date pop-up by hovering the mouse over the time on your toolbar or something similar... while newcomers won't get the RS rebate any longer, those of us with legit clean receipts should still get them if we call them on this. - sledhed
12-18-07 Check the Status of Your Rebate
Radioshack $50 Rebate
Tivo $170 Rebate
TX AG Complaint Form
FTC Complaint Form
A fellow fatwallet person emailed me this screenshot part of the rebate form. i hope this can help. If I need to do something els, let me know.
screenshot
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12-29-07
For anyone who gets the line from the rebate center that Radio Shack changed the 12/31/07 end date on the rebate several months back, here's some more ammunition for you.
It's a screenshot of Google's cache of the Radio Shack .com Rebate Center page.....captured by Google on 12/26/07.
And, here's another screenshot, this time of Google's 12/24/07 cache of RS's website, showing the $50 prepaid MC offer (and an indicated total price of $-30.03 
).
12-31-07
EternalVigilance has a good post regarding the changed dates on the forms and how to show when it was made; http://www.fatwallet.com/t/24/779510/11747851#m11747851
FYI
Several physical addresses, e-mail addresses, and phone numbers for RS are here, including:
Public Relations / Media Relations
Riverfront Campus
Mail Stop #CF7-130
300 RadioShack Circle
Fort Worth, TX 76102-1964
Phone: (817) 415-3300
Fax: (817) 415-2585
E-mail: media.relations@RadioShack.com
Customer Care
Riverfront Campus
Mail Stop #CF3-311
300 RadioShack Circle
Fort Worth, TX 76102-1964
Phone: 1-800-THE-SHACK (1-800-843-7422)
Not sure what the difference between "Public Relations" and "Customer Care" is. But, as he noted earlier today, poster PhiSig apparently had luck contacting the Public/Media Relations division via e-mail.
