CPG Rebates and retailers -rebatestatus.com file Chapter 11 bankruptcy. link
________________________list saved___________________ This affects almost every other rebate out there, you can check your status at: http://www.rebatestatus.com/search.aspx
LIST OF COMPANIES WITH REBATES PROCESSED BY CPG
(PLEASE TRY TO KEEP IT IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER WHEN ADDING)
Abbott Diabetes -meters Acronis SOFTWARE Activision Adobe Advance Auto parts Amazon Antec - For those received an Antec rebate check, here is what to do. According to customer support (1-800-222-6832, press 1), they just came out with this new procedure yesterday afternoon (11/18). 1. Copy your rebate check from CPG. 2. Send original check and copy of rebate paper work ( we all have this, right?).3. mail to Melissa Moore, Dept. # (the original Dept. # on rebate form sent to CPG), 47900 Fremont Blvd. Fremont, CA 94538
Apex Tech Apricorn ArchBrook Laguna (Magellan Refurbished Rebate from Pep Boys) ATDEC Audiovox Averatec BDI BedBathBeyond Behr BFG Tech -Told to Call Rebate Status. BIC Corporation-Shaver BJ's bridgevine Broadband National Bushnell Buy.com Canon Celestron/Nexstar CibaVision CincinnatiBell Circuit City CitiBank Core COSTCO (email says don't cash at bank, take it to a COSTCO to CASH it. Receive by mail call 1-866-355-3137) Crucial CSK Auto Company-Schucks/Kragen/Murrays/Checker Auto Parts Dataviz Dell Delorme Delphi D-link eCost EnanoComputers Envision Epson EXERGEN FileMaker FUJITSU Gaffaneys gateway Grisoft-AVG Hawking Home Depot Icom America Inphonic Joe's Sports Kbyte kensington Lavasoft Ad-Aware LetsTalk LG Logitech -As of 11-18-2008 Logitech says that all checks are good to cash. Maytag mcafee Medicis Meiijer Meyer Corp/Faberware Midwestwireless mitsubishi MobiPCS Motorola-Surfboard Modem Murray's Discount Auto Parts Napa Nature's Earth (cat litter) Nero NetObjects Newegg (certain products have rebates from Newegg directly e.g. TATUNG, ROSEWILL) Oreilly Auto Parts Panda Distribution Pandigital Petco Petra/Optoma PC Tools --> Phone: (866) 431-5087 Plextor Pricegrabber-Don't Cash Check (Even older ones you haven't cashed in yet)! Will Send out New Rebate Check Directly Punch Software Rosewill Royal Canin Rustoleum - Menard's July $4 Door Paint Rebate (Contact Rustoleum directly @ 1-800-323-3584) Seagate Simpletech Sirius Smithmicro -Anonymizer Spot (Satellite beacon) Staples/Targus Tabletops Unlimited Thales/Magellan GPS TigerDirect TomTom Trendnet virginia natural gas Vonage Westinghouse XFX xm-Satellite Radio Zerotherm Zyxel
Some are from Google, eCost rebates, Submitted by members,sd
LIST OF COMPANIES WITH REBATES PROCESSED BY CPG
(PLEASE TRY TO KEEP IT IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER WHEN ADDING)
Lists Merged Abbott Diabetes -meters Acronis SOFTWARE Activision Adobe Advance Auto parts Amazon Antec -For those received an Antec rebate check, here is what to do. According to customer support (1-800-222-6832, press 1), they just came out with this new procedure yesterday afternoon (11/18).1. Copy your rebate check from CPG. 2. Send original check and copy of rebate paper work ( we all have this, right?).3. mail to Melissa Moore, Dept. # (the original Dept. # on rebate form sent to CPG), 47900 Fremont Blvd. Fremont, CA 94538 ***Updated Antec Info: Rebate Information *** Apex Tech Apricorn ArchBrook Laguna (Magellan Refurbished Rebate from Pep Boys) ATDEC Audiovox Averatec BDI BedBathBeyond Behr BFG Tech -Told to Call Rebate Status. BIC Corporation-Shaver BJ's bridgevine Broadband National Bushnell Buy.com Canon Celestron/Nexstar CibaVision CincinnatiBell Circuit City CitiBank - CPG still processing but GC sent by Citi directly; can call (800) 340-0108 to confirm status Core Corsair COSTCO (email says don't cash at bank, take it to a COSTCO to CASH it. Receive by mail call 1-866-355-3137) Crucial CSK Auto Company-Schucks/Kragen/Murrays/Checker Auto Parts Dataviz Dell Delorme Delphi D-link eCost EnanoComputers Envision Epson EXERGEN FileMaker FUJITSU Gaffaneys gateway Grisoft-AVG Hawking Home Depot [12.17.08 useful tel #'s: Customer Care 800.466.3337; Rebate Center 800.301.9207] Icom America Inphonic Joe's Sports Kbyte kensington Lavasoft Ad-Aware LetsTalk LG Logitech -As of 11-18-2008 Logitech says that all checks are good to cash. Maytag mcafee Medicis Meiijer Meyer Corp/Faberware Midwestwireless mitsubishi MobiPCS Motorola-Surfboard Modem Murray's Discount Auto Parts Napa Nature's Earth (cat litter) Nero NetObjects Newegg (certain products have rebates from Newegg directly e.g. TATUNG, ROSEWILL) Oreilly Auto Parts Panda Distribution Pandigital Petco Petra/Optoma PC Tools --> Phone: (866) 431-5087 Plextor Pricegrabber-Don't Cash Check (Even older ones you haven't cashed in yet)! Will Send out New Rebate Check Directly ***Watch your mail for a check from Experian that covers your PriceGrabber rebates.*** Punch Software Rosewill Royal Canin Rustoleum - Menard's July $4 Door Paint Rebate (Contact Rustoleum directly @ 1-800-323-3584) Seagate Simpletech Sirius Smithmicro -Anonymizer ***Rebates now processed by Parago. Check rebateshq.com for status.*** Spot (Satellite beacon) Staples/Targus Tabletops Unlimited Thales/Magellan GPS TigerDirect tomtom Trendnet virginia natural gas Vonage Westinghouse XFX xm-Satellite Radio Zerotherm Zyxel
Some are from Google, eCost rebates, Submitted by members,sd
/// If you have pending Kensington rebates with no/unknown status resubmit to this address:
Kensington Rebates 333 Twin Dolphin Drive Redwood City, CA 9406
Adddress provided by message from: rebates@kensington.com ///
Message edited by: DrPooh on 2009-06-28 10:02:22 CDT
It's a disaster so few FW visitors will see this here. Everyone needs to get this information, especially with BF coming up so fast.
But this is OT where it would receive the most views. Pity. Many will be hurt. Not your fault, OP. This needs to go out as an emergency message to the entire FW community. But it won't.
Over on SD the mods have allowed this in the "hot deals" category but have removed it from the front page. It has 17 pages over there with five thumbs up. People are going nuts.
This is difficult for the mods here and there. It is not a "deal" per se, but it is absolutely CRITICAL to almost every FW and SD visitor. This is a GD five alarm fire for deal seekers, ESPECIALLY with BF morning now less than two weeks away!!
But if the OP had posted this where everyone would see it, he would have been excoriated by some jackass for posting in the wrong place 'cause this is not technically a "deal".
That article is very misleading. CPG has not been a leader in rebate processing business for years and most of their major clients (Linksys, Logitech, Netgear et al) and retailer who sells those products dropped CPG a couple of years ago. For most who currently do rebates CPG should be a non-issue. About the only manufacturer I often see posted in deals here on FW here still using CPG is Acronis
RELAX. The entity offering the rebate promotion (manufacturer, distributor or retailer) is responsible for fulfillment. Other than bank fees due to bounced checks, you should still get your rebate check - eventually. Worst case, you will have to go back to the entity advertising the promotion, and/or file a claim with your credit card company.
This is not the first or last time a rebate fulfillment house has run in to difficulties - just be patient, persistent, respectful - and keep good records.
Fortunately, all of my outstanding rebates are fulfilled by other entities.
PriceGrabber.com wants to thank you for being a loyal customer, and also say thank you for participating in our review rebate program.
We wanted to give you an update on a recent change in our rebate process that has occurred over the past few days. We have been informed that the vendor who supplies the rebates to PriceGrabber customers who have filled out a review on our site is unfortunately no longer able to process rebate requests from our customers. Although PriceGrabber has prepaid this vendor a substantial amount to more than adequately fund our review rebate program, they have informed us that they do not intend to honor checks they have previously issued to our customers.
If you are currently in possession of a rebate check issued on behalf of PriceGrabber.com, or if you receive a check of this kind within the next week, PLEASE DO NOT CASH IT. The vendor is placing stop-payments on these checks to prevent you from being penalized, but we still hope to prevent you this additional inconvenience. PriceGrabber is in the process of reissuing your rebate check directly from our own accounts. A new check to be mailed to you directly from PriceGrabber headquarters in Los Angeles, CA. No additional action will be required from you to initiate this process.
We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause you, and we appreciate you taking the time out of your busy schedule to participate in both of our programs. Your feedback is very valuable to us, and we want to ensure you receive your rebate as promised. Rest assured that PriceGrabber is also taking all appropriate actions to ensure this type of problem does not occur again.
If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to email us at rebates@pricegrabber.com.
Again, thank you for your time and understanding.
Best regards,
Darren Davis VP, Product Marketing PriceGrabber.com
So I guess they'll be honoring all outstanding rebates, but don't Cash those initial checks you get.
just thought about it, I have a rebate letter in my mailbox for a mobil1 oil filter/Advance Auto Parts, searched it and it is indeed rebatestatus.com at least I saved the stamp.
cnIsfg said:That article is very misleading. CPG has not been a leader in rebate processing business for years and most of their major clients (Linksys, Logitech, Netgear et al) and retailer who sells those products dropped CPG a couple of years ago. For most who currently do rebates CPG should be a non-issue. About the only manufacturer I often see posted in deals here on FW here still using CPG is Acronis
uh, there are still a whole lot of mfrs that use CPG
zoglog said:cnIsfg said:That article is very misleading. CPG has not been a leader in rebate processing business for years and most of their major clients (Linksys, Logitech, Netgear et al) and retailer who sells those products dropped CPG a couple of years ago. For most who currently do rebates CPG should be a non-issue. About the only manufacturer I often see posted in deals here on FW here still using CPG is Acronis
uh, there are still a whole lot of mfrs that use CPG
Not according to their bankruptcy filing. Their top three creditors are Canon, Acronis, and Home Depot and make up 80% of their outstanding liability. I have done 1134 rebates since late 2005 and only 6 where through CPG. When CompUSA CPG'slargest customer went belly up CPG's business was doomed.
zoglog said:cnIsfg said:That article is very misleading. CPG has not been a leader in rebate processing business for years and most of their major clients (Linksys, Logitech, Netgear et al) and retailer who sells those products dropped CPG a couple of years ago. For most who currently do rebates CPG should be a non-issue. About the only manufacturer I often see posted in deals here on FW here still using CPG is Acronis
uh, there are still a whole lot of mfrs that use CPG
Looking through my rebates, I see quite a few fw favorites, including Antec eCost, BFG, TrendNet, and Newegg/RoseWill.
They might not make up a big amount by percentage, but I bet there are a lot of fw readers who have done them, especially Newegg and Antec.
shank said:RELAX. The entity offering the rebate promotion (manufacturer, distributor or retailer) is responsible for fulfillment. Other than bank fees due to bounced checks, you should still get your rebate check - eventually. Worst case, you will have to go back to the entity advertising the promotion, and/or file a claim with your credit card company.
This is not the first or last time a rebate fulfillment house has run in to difficulties - just be patient, persistent, respectful - and keep good records.
Fortunately, all of my outstanding rebates are fulfilled by other entities.
Agreed the rebates most likely will be made good in the fullness of time, albeit after considerable nuisance and inconvenience . . . . . for those willing to run the gauntlet. But the bank fee could easily cost more than the value of the rebate. And there's no indication this early that the companies will reimburse us for those fees.
Rebates always have been an iffy issue for many. This turn of events does nothing to make them more attractive. I believe, in light of all this and UNTIL things settle out, many will pass on new rebates for now.
Waiting on a $20 upgrader rebate for Ahead Nero software through rebatestatus.com. The site says it will be mailed out Dec. 17 but I guess I shouldn't hold my breath. I have scanned copies of everything so I guess I can just go after Ahead to get my rebate.
I have a $20 class clicker rebate thats going through the rebatestatus.com website (Required to buy the clicker for a college class for attendance its basically a fancy tv remote control though the one i had to buy uses RF instead of IR that earlier versions used. Anyways even if i knew the company was in trouble i wouldn't have been able to not purchase the item. In any case i can assure you if i don't get the rebate the textbook company will be getting reported to the BBB and anyone who i can think of to complain to so i can get my rebate. I'm sure Barnes and Nobel and the textbook company don't want complaints being sent in to the school newspaper etc. I can do a very good broke college student story along with the 200+ other students in my class.
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at least I saved the stamp.
