Office Depot FAR software beginning 03/06/2011 and continuing 03/13/2011
UPDATE for the week beginning 03/13/2011: No new FAR titles.
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Three new FAR titles this week.
FAR titles with completely new rebates this offer period beginning 03/06/2011
BitDefender Total Security 2011, For 3 PCs/2 Years [412827] $89.99link $50 standard rebate #H740912 link --- rebate valid from 03/06/2011 through 03/19/2011 --- paid via prepaid Visa card --- original UPC code (812813011032) --- copy of receipt $40 upgrade rebate #H840913 link --- rebate valid from 03/06/2011 through 03/19/2011 --- paid via prepaid Visa card --- original BitDefender Proof of Purchase cut from the top flap of product box --- copy of receipt --- proof of previous ownership: ------ Rebate applies to previous owners of a competitive stand-alone, retail (boxed or downloaded) product by Symantec/Norton, McAfee, Trend Micro, Computer Associates, Kaspersky or AVG. ------ You must provide proof of prior ownership by enclosing one of the following in order to qualify for rebate: --------- A copy of the previous products CD --------- First page of manual (usually titled “User Guide”) --------- Your confirmation email from your previous download purchase --------- A printout of the Help > About page from your Qualifying Previously Owned Product
Norton Online Backup 25GB[672084] $49.99link $20 standard rebate #11-45642 link --- rebate valid from 03/06/2011 through 03/19/2011 --- paid via VISA prepaid card --- original UPC code --- copy of receipt $30 upgrade rebate #11-45649 link --- rebate valid from 03/06/2011 through 03/19/2011 --- paid via VISA prepaid card --- original proof of purchase (proof of purchase is located on the top inside flap of box). --- copy of receipt --- proof of previous ownership of a stand-alone or pre-loaded version of any Norton™ or Symantec™ software or another company’s antivirus, firewall, antispam, antispyware, utility, or back up software product. Proof of previous ownership submission requirements: a) Previous owners of a stand-alone, retail (boxed or downloaded) product must enclose either a copy of the previous product’s CD, first page of manual (usually titled “User’s Guide”), or your confirmation email from your previous download purchase. b) Previous owners of pre-loaded (OEM) software product must enclose a copy of the previous product’s Help/About screen. ++ Symantec/Norton rebates generally can be pre-submitted at www.symantecrebates.com
Trend Micro™ Titanium Maximum Security / Computrace® LoJack® for Laptops Standard Edition Bundle [598047] $89.99link ++ There is no proof of purchase seal on the box anywhere. When queried, rebate customer service stated that a copy of the upc code was a valid proof for one of the rebates. If the rebate is initially invalidated, a call to rebate customer service should result in a valid rebate. ++ $50 standard rebate #11-43443 link --- rebate valid from 03/06/2011 through 03/19/2011 --- valid* original UPC code OR original proof of purchase seal (cut out from bottom of package, no photocopies will be accepted) --- copy of receipt with a purchase price of $25.00 or greater --- * A valid UPC begins with the numbers 733199, all other UPC do not qualify $40 upgrade rebate #11-43444 link --- rebate valid from 03/06/2011 through 03/19/2011 --- Valid* UPC code or the original Proof of Purchase seal (cut out from bottom of package, no photocopies will be accepted) --- A copy of your confirmation email OR dated invoice/sales receipt with a purchase price of $25.00 or greater --- * A valid UPC begins with the numbers 733199, all other UPC do not qualify --- Proof of prior ownership of a retail (boxed or downloaded) stand-alone version of Trend Micro PC-cillin, or any Norton™ or McAfee™ product, by providing one of the following: product CD, product disk (disk 1 only), title page of owner’s manual from a retail purchase, or the email confirmation for a download purchase. ++ To date, the term "Only one rebate per qualifying purchase, and limit one rebate per promotion, per product version, per name, address, household or company" has not been enforced on a per product basis. ++ Trend Micro rebates generally can be pre-submitted at www.rebateshq.com
FAR titles with CONTINUING standard and/or upgrade rebates
CA PC Tune-Up Plus 2.0, 3 User [934929] $29.99link $30 standard rebate #10-25802 CONTINUING* link --- rebate valid from 05/01/2010 through 12/31/2010 and from 02/01/2011 through 03/31/2011 --- original or copy of the UPC code (757943342673) --- copy of receipt ++ CA rebates generally can be pre-submitted at www.carebatecenter.com
VivYip said: for the norton online backup upgrade rebate can it be any other norton or what's considered as eligrible backup sorftware for the upgrade rebate? "Enclose proof of previous ownership of a stand-alone or pre-loaded version of any Norton™ or Symantec™ software or another company’s antivirus, firewall, antispam, antispyware, utility, or back up software product. Proof of previous ownership submission requirements: a) Previous owners of a stand-alone, retail (boxed or downloaded) product must enclose either a copy of the previous product’s CD, first page of manual (usually titled “User’s Guide”), or your confirmation email from your previous download purchase. b) Previous owners of pre-loaded (OEM) software product must enclose a copy of the previous product’s Help/About screen."
I haven't bought from OD since they started letting you use $ off coupons on software. Seems like you can't use more than one per order even if you have a high enough total, like you could with the free item coupons. True?
varadack
New Member
posted: Mar. 6, 2011 @ 11:08a
Are these rebates valid for OfficeDepot.com online purchases, as I dont see the rebates online. Please advice
billrubin
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posted: Mar. 6, 2011 @ 12:11p
varadack said: Are these rebates valid for OfficeDepot.com online purchases, as I dont see the rebates online. Please advicePretty sure it should be ok. Go to their rebate site and you can look up the rebates.
varadack said: Are these rebates valid for OfficeDepot.com online purchases, as I dont see the rebates online. Please advice The rebates are valid for both in-store and online purchases. The OD.com product pages do not always show all applicable rebates.
christopher
Senior Member
posted: Mar. 6, 2011 @ 2:28p
Well, the coupons are nice... except for one problem.
When applying them, they seem to be split by order percentage to the order.
Since the items are free after rebate, there is no real reason to use these coupons except to" A- Save Money out of our pocket in the short run B- Help save the rebate house from paying out a larger rebate. C- Result in Office Depot loosing money, through our short term greed.
In short, There is NO REASON at all that anyone should use these coupons on placing these free after rebate items. You can argue that you want the money in the short term, but that is purely greed. If you use these coupons you are only hurting Office Depot.
The rebate house, and respective software vendor should be absorbing the entire costs of this rebate promotion.
christopher said: Well, the coupons are nice... except for one problem.
When applying them, they seem to be split by order percentage to the order.
Since the items are free after rebate, there is no real reason to use these coupons except to" A- Save Money out of our pocket in the short run B- Help save the rebate house from paying out a larger rebate. C- Result in Office Depot loosing money, through our short term greed.
In short, There is NO REASON at all that anyone should use these coupons on placing these free after rebate items. You can argue that you want the money in the short term, but that is purely greed. If you use these coupons you are only hurting Office Depot.
The rebate house, and respective software vendor should be absorbing the entire costs of this rebate promotion. Two points:
-- With a few exceptions, the rebates are paid at the stated value not the after coupon value.
Actually they are usually paid at the stated value or less... if you receipt shows you paid less, you get, well... less. That is why they ask for the receipt. Otherwise they would just ask for a upc.
rebate houses are not stupid.
And yes, Office Depot could take care of themselves, but the fact still remains they are less likely to offer good deals if they are barely scrapping by. There is no reason to have OD pay you 20$ when it just as easy could come from the rebate house.
christopher said: Actually they are usually paid at the stated value or less... if you receipt shows you paid less, you get, well... less. That is why they ask for the receipt. Otherwise they would just ask for a upc.
rebate houses are not stupid.
And yes, Office Depot could take care of themselves, but the fact still remains they are less likely to offer good deals if they are barely scrapping by. There is no reason to have OD pay you 20$ when it just as easy could come from the rebate house.
perhaps i am mistaken.... You are mistaken. I have done hundreds of rebates over the last couple of years with coupons used on the purchases and maybe a handful of the rebates were reduced to the post coupon cost.
The receipt will have both the retail price and then a discount. Circle the retail price and the rebate house generally will not investigate further.
billrubin
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posted: Mar. 6, 2011 @ 9:01p
christopher said: Actually they are usually paid at the stated value or less... if you receipt shows you paid less, you get, well... less. That is why they ask for the receipt. Otherwise they would just ask for a upc.
rebate houses are not stupid.
And yes, Office Depot could take care of themselves, but the fact still remains they are less likely to offer good deals if they are barely scrapping by. There is no reason to have OD pay you 20$ when it just as easy could come from the rebate house.
perhaps i am mistaken....Have you ever done a rebate and had this happen or are you spewing this "knowledge" from what you assume it will be? Because, they're already paying you $90 for an $89.99 purchase, so if they are serious about them not overpaying, they're already doing that. Granted it's only a penny, but that does not matter. And since these all have multiple rebates, no one rebate will be more than the actual price on the receipt.
People use coupons for rebate software all the time and get paid in full. I've done it at Staples and at Office Depot. Please share your proof that what we have experienced never happened.
Also, even if they were to reduce the rebate (and they won't), saving sales tax on $15 is nothing to sneeze at. And Office Depot is doing fine with my purchase at a discounted price.
Apologies to bpvh, I see you said something similar, but I had started writing this before and did not submit it.
Finally, the reason they ask for the receipt is to validate when you bought it. NOT to see how much you paid.
billrubin said: christopher said: Actually they are usually paid at the stated value or less... if you receipt shows you paid less, you get, well... less. That is why they ask for the receipt. Otherwise they would just ask for a upc.
rebate houses are not stupid.
And yes, Office Depot could take care of themselves, but the fact still remains they are less likely to offer good deals if they are barely scrapping by. There is no reason to have OD pay you 20$ when it just as easy could come from the rebate house.
perhaps i am mistaken....Have you ever done a rebate and had this happen or are you spewing this "knowledge" from what you assume it will be? Because, they're already paying you $90 for an $89.99 purchase, so if they are serious about them not overpaying, they're already doing that. Granted it's only a penny, but that does not matter. And since these all have multiple rebates, no one rebate will be more than the actual price on the receipt.
People use coupons for rebate software all the time and get paid in full. I've done it at Staples and at Office Depot. Please share your proof that what we have experienced never happened.
Also, even if they were to reduce the rebate (and they won't), saving sales tax on $15 is nothing to sneeze at. And Office Depot is doing fine with my purchase at a discounted price.
Apologies to bpvh, I see you said something similar, but I had started writing this before and did not submit it. No apologies necessary.
Just to expand further on this topic:
-- many rebates have no terms and conditions that specifically allow for reducing the face value of the rebate based on the actual (post coupon) purchase price.
-- most rebates that do have such terms and conditions are limited to the rebate in question. With most OD FAR software titles requiring both a standard and upgrade/combo rebate, the actual purchase price is generally higher than the face value of either rebate.
-- the few rebates that do have terms and conditions stating that the combined rebate payouts will not exceed the actual purchase price (aka McAfee) are not currently being enforced.
-- There are reports that recent Nova Development and Avanquest rebate payouts have been reduced for using coupons.
Both of the Trend Micro rebates states that it is limited to one rebate per product version. Are they enforcing it?
This promotion is for a bundle -- Maximum Security + LoJack. I bought Max. Security before; but not the LoJack. Is that going to fall under the "one rebate per product version"?
TIA
billrubin
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posted: Mar. 7, 2011 @ 1:55a
confused200 said: Both of the Trend Micro rebates states that it is limited to one rebate per product version. Are they enforcing it?
This promotion is for a bundle -- Maximum Security + LoJack. I bought Max. Security before; but not the LoJack. Is that going to fall under the "one rebate per product version"? They never have in the past. Reading the fine print can result is some pretty crazy questions.
StinkPot
Senior Member - 1K
posted: Mar. 7, 2011 @ 3:39p
NoMoneyInMyWallet said: StinkPot said: Any coupons!Coupons: $25 off $150 - tech 3/19 80042672 $20 off $100 - tech 3/19 12181948 $20 off $100 - tech 3/19 61802108 $20 off $100 - tech 3/19 55363696 $20 off $100 - tech 3/19 78191275 $15 off $75 - tech 3/19 77510898 $15 off $75 - tech 3/19 72085268 $15 off $75 - tech 3/19 10269742 $10 off $50 - tech 3/19 12097549 $10 off $50 - tech 3/19 73756055 I believe there is also a 30 off 200 floating around!!
StinkPot said: NoMoneyInMyWallet said: StinkPot said: Any coupons!Coupons: $25 off $150 - tech 3/19 80042672 $20 off $100 - tech 3/19 12181948 $20 off $100 - tech 3/19 61802108 $20 off $100 - tech 3/19 55363696 $20 off $100 - tech 3/19 78191275 $15 off $75 - tech 3/19 77510898 $15 off $75 - tech 3/19 72085268 $15 off $75 - tech 3/19 10269742 $10 off $50 - tech 3/19 12097549 $10 off $50 - tech 3/19 73756055 I believe there is also a 30 off 200 floating around!!53473757 [Exp 3/19/11] (valid on select tech items)
billrubin
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posted: Mar. 8, 2011 @ 11:59a
bpvh said: I believe there is also a 30 off 200 floating around!!53473757 [Exp 3/19/11] (valid on select tech items) Unless you are buying one big item, you're better off splitting your order and using 2 $20's or a $15 and a $20. I just used 2 $15's but I only spent $180.
iamabigbug
Senior Member
posted: Mar. 8, 2011 @ 12:58p
Can OD reward $$$ be applied to the tax part of a purchasing?
iamabigbug said: Can OD reward $$$ be applied to the tax part of a purchasing? If you are asking whether rewards can pay for the tax on a purchase, then the answer is yes.
billrubin
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posted: Mar. 9, 2011 @ 9:00a
I got my packages and they've actually started using nice padded envelopes instead of the thin plastic that they used to use. My stuff arrived in excellent condition.
JamesTKirk
Senior Member - 3K
posted: Mar. 10, 2011 @ 3:07p
billrubin said: I got my packages and they've actually started using nice padded envelopes instead of the thin plastic that they used to use. My stuff arrived in excellent condition.
I can picture those getting smashed too. Anyone know the cheapest filler item that works with the coupons?
FullTimeDad
Senior Member
posted: Mar. 10, 2011 @ 3:32p
JamesTKirk said: billrubin said: I got my packages and they've actually started using nice padded envelopes instead of the thin plastic that they used to use. My stuff arrived in excellent condition.
I can picture those getting smashed too. Anyone know the cheapest filler item that works with the coupons?
Yeah...my stuff still arrives all banged up buy UPS, even in the padded mailers. This eraser should work for filler.
JamesTKirk
Senior Member - 3K
posted: Mar. 11, 2011 @ 7:15a
FullTimeDad said: JamesTKirk said: billrubin said: I got my packages and they've actually started using nice padded envelopes instead of the thin plastic that they used to use. My stuff arrived in excellent condition.
I can picture those getting smashed too. Anyone know the cheapest filler item that works with the coupons?
Yeah...my stuff still arrives all banged up buy UPS, even in the padded mailers. This eraser should work for filler.
Thanks. Saved me 50 cents.
billrubin
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posted: Mar. 11, 2011 @ 7:15p
Hmm.. is the $50 for free shipping after coupons? It's charging me $9.95 for shipping on a $50 order with the $10 coupon. It's also splitting the eraser and Norton Backup software into 2 orders.
if a person wants to use 10/50 coupon for an online purchase, it might be best to have it as instore pickup if the totla is ~$4x.xx otherwise, shipping will be charged
billrubin said: Hmm.. is the $50 for free shipping after coupons? It's charging me $9.95 for shipping on a $50 order with the $10 coupon. It's also splitting the eraser and Norton Backup software into 2 orders.Free shipping on $50 or more AFTER coupon.
ivi555
Senior Member
posted: Mar. 14, 2011 @ 2:57p
PLEASE HELP, Got Kaspersky Internet Security 3U last week , cut the UPC code, but then misplaced it. CAN SOMEBODY, please, PM or email me the copy or the pic of UPC code??? I know that they need original UPC code but I got an advise here to wait for a month and then fax it to them with a copy and it should work. Thank you.
billrubin
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posted: Mar. 14, 2011 @ 8:46p
Remember to go through Shop Discover when buying this stuff, I got 5% back on my purchases, just got email confirming it.
JamesTKirk
Senior Member - 3K
posted: Mar. 15, 2011 @ 3:18p
Well I got my software came in big huge boxes and one of the software was still crushed. Can't figure out how. A couple free boxes and lots of free packing bubbles is good though.
expired
Senior Member
posted: Mar. 16, 2011 @ 2:26a
I haven't had luck with Discover and Office Depot with software. The terms state that software doesn't count. Either you're really lucky, or I'm really unlucky. Do you get your normal CB on top of Shop Discover?
MsMorrisine
Senior Member - 1K
posted: Mar. 19, 2011 @ 2:52p
The rebates say the Tax software and the FAR Software has to be purchased at the same time.
Also, the morons did not include an invoice in my package for the McAfee Internet Security Suite 3-User nor the Norton Internet Security 2011/Norton Utilities Premier Bundle.
What do people do in this case? Will they take the e-mail version?
MsMorrisine said: The rebates say the Tax software and the FAR Software has to be purchased at the same time.
None of the above software, within the dates for this thread..need to be purchased with tax software..for these offers. My suggestion is to read/post in the previously posted thread dealing with the tax software/FAR combo's.
billrubin
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posted: Mar. 22, 2011 @ 7:59a
My Trend Micro/LoJack bundle rebate is invalid for missing POP. Chatted with Parago to try and get it fixed. She told me to look for the POP on the box. After a few minutes of chatting she agreed to validate it.
absolutiza
Greedy Member
posted: Apr. 13, 2011 @ 2:05a
have you stopped updating this thread??
Skipping 5 Messages...
c3
Senior Member - 4K
posted: Jun. 30, 2011 @ 8:12p
c3 said: 3/22/2011 is also the "received date" for my rebates. I called today, but that was useless.
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