billrubin said:tb40nd said:billrubin said:What's the example? In Fry's case when they show something as -10 AR (and it's not very often) it's because they have priced the item below what it should have been because of the total of valid rebates. It has NOT been because they listed an extra rebate that was not valid. The popular complaint of the Iolo stuff that everyone has been trying to get extra rebates on has never been advertised with rebates that do not apply. Similarly for the CA stuff
No, this isn't true. Most rebates Fry's offers have TWO REBATES; the original AND the upgrade. The last three symantec rebates i've done with fry's all have both the rebate AND the upgrade rebate to come up with the -$XX.xx AR priceKindly remind me which Symantec deals have been listed on the website as better than free at frys.com, and I don't mean a penny or two better than free.

It's typically the Iolo stuff that has been -10 better than free and yes it included two rebates but they were both listed on the site.

Speaking of Iolo, I'm getting some "household limit exceeded" invalidations on some of the rebates that previously had a limit of 10 per household (06-62437, 06-62438, etc.). Looks like they are clamping down on that too. I e-mailed Parago and am still waiting for their response about why I've exceeded the limit for rebates that have been around since last year with a limit of 10 (no, I have not done anywhere near 10 of any of these particular offers).

My last McAfee rebates were precisely like that. Part McAfee, part Staples Easy Rebate. McAfee part was processed without issue, but the Staples part was rejected because they claimed it was duplicate. And it was then that I discovered this Staples rebate was handled and paid for by McAfee and not Staples. Spoke to three different CSRs and none would budge, so I took the receipt and rebate form back to the store, and the manager paid me from the register instead.

I wouldn't buy anymore McAfee product if I have a choice because of this.

Interesting position, considering you're not actually buying anything since it was FAR...

-z

redsox9547 said:For the first time, Parago adjusted my McAfee to make it the price I paid, not -$30 in my favor. I guess the Golden Goose is dead, and I got a bunch of exceed houselimit invalidations on iolo stuff and they won't budge even though my print out says 10 per offer....

I'm having the same issue with 2 Iolo rebates. Even though my rebate form says limit 10, they are insisting that the limit is 1 per offer.

redsox9547 said:For the first time, Parago adjusted my McAfee to make it the price I paid, not -$30 in my favor.What were the details? Did your receipt show that you paid less than the amount of the upgrade rebate, or were there multiple rebates that they are totaling ?

redsox9547 said:Details: Paid $59.99, mailed in for the $60 Frys.com rebate and the $30 rebate. Both marked valid, but they changed the $60 rebate to $30 and mailed me a $30 upgrade rebate and $30 Frys.com rebate.....this has never happened before, it's always been profit before...Wow, that sucks . I'd imagine this can all be tied back to the CA oversubmission. Maybe Parago had to wake up and realize what was happening to their customers. And when you call to complain about this stuff, remember it's their customer you are trying to take advantage of (whether you see it that way or not).

billrubin said:Kindly remind me which Symantec deals have been listed on the website as better than free at frys.com, and I don't mean a penny or two better than free.

from frys.com home page

Norton Triple Bundle
Limit 1 per Household.
$59.99 Store Price
$-10.01 After Rebate

billrubin said:roy7736 said:I'm having the same issue with 2 Iolo rebates. Even though my rebate form says limit 10, they are insisting that the limit is 1 per offer.Did you buy two of the same item during the same offer period? I've only done that once and it worked but not recently.

No, it was during different offer periods and from different retailers. They are claiming that the limit for the entire promotion (06-62437, 06-62438, and/or 06-62439) is one per household.

billrubin said:roy7736 said:No, it was during different offer periods and from different retailers. They are claiming that the limit for the entire promotion (06-62437, 06-62438, and/or 06-62439) is one per household.That is just ridiculous. What does the online form say now? It always used to say limit 10, as did the printed forms.

There is no more online form for those offer numbers. They are no longer available on rebateshq.com.

roy7736 said:There is no more online form for those offer numbers. They are no longer available on rebateshq.com.Wow. I'm glad I haven't bought any Iolo stuff lately.

roy7736 said:billrubin said:roy7736 said:I'm having the same issue with 2 Iolo rebates. Even though my rebate form says limit 10, they are insisting that the limit is 1 per offer.Did you buy two of the same item during the same offer period? I've only done that once and it worked but not recently.

No, it was during different offer periods and from different retailers. They are claiming that the limit for the entire promotion (06-62437, 06-62438, and/or 06-62439) is one per household.

Please keep us updated on your efforts. I am in the same situation with multiple iolo rebates.