Text Is this gonna work: 1. My account balance is (and will stay) zero 2. I enroll and receive my rebate coupon 3. make a $40 purchase and pay it off immediately (statement balance will show 0 so no Credit Protector fee?) 4. Submit the rebate 5. Cancel Credit Protector
Pretty easy $40, right?
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DynaConv said: You dont have to make the purchase before cancelling the service or even use the citi card to make the purchase. thanks for the info, that's even better
R U sure its $40 in one shot ? In the past, its $10 one month, then $10 the next, and $15 etc.
BrunoB
Senior Member
posted: Jun. 29, 2006 @ 11:53p
yuri375 said: 2. I enroll and receive my rebate coupon What is a rebate coupon exactly? Is it a physical, paper coupon they'll send you in mail? How do you use it? Or, it is like credit on your account? Can you use it to pay for cable and other similar services?
kofman
Member
posted: Jun. 29, 2006 @ 11:56p
what if you have multiple citicards? Can you sign up for protection on all of them? and get $40 per card?
DoNotDo
Member
posted: Jun. 30, 2006 @ 12:29a
that's what I'm thinking.
kofman said: what if you have multiple citicards? Can you sign up for protection on all of them? and get $40 per card?
miracules
Senior Member - 1K
posted: Jun. 30, 2006 @ 12:35a
On my diamonds reward card, i already receive $10 WalMart gift cards every month. I'm thinking if I can do this $40 rebate for my other account. Went ahead and did it, as I hardly ever have a balance on this card.
DoNotDo
Member
posted: Jun. 30, 2006 @ 12:40a
one question: why I can not find it myself on their website? I can only find $20 rebate if I don't go through OP's link. Is it OK to sing up through OP's link? Thanks
VagrTiger
Senior Member
posted: Jun. 30, 2006 @ 12:43a
yuri375 said: Text Is this gonna work: 1. My account balance is (and will stay) zero 2. I enroll and receive my rebate coupon 3. make a $40 purchase and pay it off immediately (statement balance will show 0 so no Credit Protector fee?) 4. Submit the rebate 5. Cancel Credit Protector
Pretty easy $40, right?
No quite. They will send you four $10 rebate coupons, which can be submitted once a month. The rebates will arrive approximately 6 months after submission. So altogether, it will take about 10-11 months to get $40.
BrunoB
Senior Member
posted: Jun. 30, 2006 @ 3:31a
VagrTiger said: yuri375 said: Text Is this gonna work: 1. My account balance is (and will stay) zero 2. I enroll and receive my rebate coupon 3. make a $40 purchase and pay it off immediately (statement balance will show 0 so no Credit Protector fee?) 4. Submit the rebate 5. Cancel Credit Protector
Pretty easy $40, right?
No quite. They will send you four $10 rebate coupons, which can be submitted once a month. The rebates will arrive approximately 6 months after submission. So altogether, it will take about 10-11 months to get $40. You mean send in each coupon to Citi and they'll credit $10 to your account for each rebate coupon?
When I enrolled in this offer I got a $ 40 check after 3 months. I don't know if the delay was a processing delay or that I made a purchase on that card and also paid the protector fee of $.2 the previous month. Never used it again.
KR4056
Senior Member
posted: Jun. 30, 2006 @ 6:27a
They send you four $10 coupons which can be used only within a timeframe.
So to get $40, you need to wait atleast a year; ofcourse by paying the fee during this period.
KR4056 said: They send you four $10 coupons which can be used only within a timeframe.
So to get $40, you need to wait atleast a year; ofcourse by paying the fee during this period.
Not a good deal!
I spoke with CSR and she confirmed that it is a single $40 rebate, not 4 $10 rebates. This is consistant with the wording of the offer: Get a $40 rebate coupon (valid for any purchase).
Edit: She also said the rebate takes about 6-8 weeks for processing from when mailed in.
yijiepeng
Member
posted: Jun. 30, 2006 @ 8:12a
you are right, this is single $40 rebate, I got it, it took me 7 weeks plus when you cancel the service, they will offer you another $40 rebates which are four $10 coupons, you have to send in $10 each month
dsru said: KR4056 said: They send you four $10 coupons which can be used only within a timeframe.
So to get $40, you need to wait atleast a year; ofcourse by paying the fee during this period.
Not a good deal!
I spoke with CSR and she confirmed that it is a single $40 rebate, not 4 $10 rebates. This is consistant with the wording of the offer: Get a $40 rebate coupon (valid for any purchase).
Edit: She also said the rebate takes about 6-8 weeks for processing from when mailed in.
yancantcook
Addicted Member
posted: Jun. 30, 2006 @ 1:42p
in what form does the $40 rebate come in?
does it automatically apply to your account or do you want to sent ina rebate?
redsox9547
Senior Member
posted: Jun. 30, 2006 @ 1:50p
PERFECT. I am buying a house next month. Will take my 2 months of cancellations and $40 for each of 2 accounts then cancel. Will be ahead for sure!
redsox9547 said: PERFECT. I am buying a house next month. Will take my 2 months of cancellations and $40 for each of 2 accounts then cancel. Will be ahead for sure!
at an qualifing event (moving to new home) - all u do is dont pay min balance - but interest will still continue to acrue - right?
Remember: even if you pay off balances fully at due date - u will still be charged a fee.
from FAQ: If you do have a New Balance on the closing date for that billing period shown on your statement and pay it before the Payment Due Date, you will still be charged a fee.
so to effectively get the $40 - u should not use the card at all... and claim $40 and them use it...
redindian said: Remember: even if you pay off balances fully at due date - u will still be charged a fee.
from FAQ: If you do have a New Balance on the closing date for that billing period shown on your statement and pay it before the Payment Due Date, you will still be charged a fee.
so to effectively get the $40 - u should not use the card at all... and claim $40 and them use it...
You can still use the card, just pay the balance before your statement closing date.
Nice...I'll enroll when I get home...free money is always good!
kofman
Member
posted: Jun. 30, 2006 @ 10:48p
tried signing up again using other citicards and it wouldn't let me
sssjunkmails
Member
posted: Jun. 30, 2006 @ 11:52p
2. I enroll and receive my rebate coupon --> How?
I just enrolled but no email yet. When and how will I receive the rebate coupon / form. I just made a purchase and I am about to pay it off.. Let me know...
Thanks, Venky.
ProfessorB
Thrifty Member
posted: Jul. 1, 2006 @ 8:27a
dsru said: redindian said: Remember: even if you pay off balances fully at due date - u will still be charged a fee.
from FAQ: If you do have a New Balance on the closing date for that billing period shown on your statement and pay it before the Payment Due Date, you will still be charged a fee.
so to effectively get the $40 - u should not use the card at all... and claim $40 and them use it...
You can still use the card, just pay the balance before your statement closing date.
Exactly, it's been that way for a while.
from FAQ:
Q What if I have a zero balance on my card? A If you have no New Balance on the closing date for a billing period, you will NOT be charged the Credit Protector fee. If you do have a New Balance on the closing date for that billing period shown on your statement and pay it before the Payment Due Date, you will still be charged a fee.
inthecity
Member
posted: Jul. 1, 2006 @ 9:35a
kofman said: tried signing up again using other citicards and it wouldn't let me
I just signed up for my 2 citi cards. I can confirm that it works for citi AMEX also. Hope i get two $40 rebate coupons
Paymon
Senior Member
posted: Jul. 1, 2006 @ 12:39p
So I sign up for $40, but when do we cancel since it takes 7 weeks to get the funds?
thetrump
Senior Member - 1K
posted: Jul. 1, 2006 @ 1:27p
Doesn't work for Sears Premier Gold Citi MasterCard
Paymon said: So I sign up for $40, but when do we cancel since it takes 7 weeks to get the funds?
Yes, cancel. You still get the check.
Paymon
Senior Member
posted: Jul. 1, 2006 @ 3:08p
yijiepeng said: you are right, this is single $40 rebate, I got it, it took me 7 weeks plus when you cancel the service, they will offer you another $40 rebates which are four $10 coupons, you have to send in $10 each month
dsru said: KR4056 said: They send you four $10 coupons which can be used only within a timeframe.
So to get $40, you need to wait atleast a year; ofcourse by paying the fee during this period.
Not a good deal!
I spoke with CSR and she confirmed that it is a single $40 rebate, not 4 $10 rebates. This is consistant with the wording of the offer: Get a $40 rebate coupon (valid for any purchase).
Edit: She also said the rebate takes about 6-8 weeks for processing from when mailed in.
How were you able to coax them into giving you another $40? What was your reason for cancelling?
Thanks
tekkk
Member
posted: Jul. 1, 2006 @ 10:19p
It took me full 4 months to get my rebate..No more.
jw530
Member
posted: Jul. 2, 2006 @ 2:40a
Watch out on expecting rebates from multiple Citicards. The rebate company wouldn't let me redeem my second set of rebate coupons because they said it violated terms and conditions of limit one per household. Has anyone had this problem and fought it successfully? I might be able to fight this on the technicality that each rebate coupon has a unique department that it is addressed to. It's pretty devious that they send out a credit protector rebate for each card, but don't tell you that they can only honor a rebate on one card.
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MilesHeighway
Broke Member
posted: Dec. 18, 2006 @ 2:16p
Got the 1st $40 check. The 2nd $40 rebate has appeared on rebatestatus.com
One point : the rebates have the same ID code, so the new item will overwrite the old one, so try to stagger the rebates a bit.
[edit : btw, the reason I am churning this one and not the $100 gas rebate is because I don't drive. I suppose I can raid gas stations' trashcans...]
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