We were very pleased last week when Rick Broida, wrote an article on his blog at PCWorld.com. Rick discussed the benefits of our service, as well as additional pros and cons.

The joys of Internet, the article was also picked up at other media outlets such as TheWashingtonPost.com and MSN.com.

We always enjoy the press, especially when it’s positive. Remember to send us those rebates so you can get your money fast!

At Rebate Remedy, we strive to help consumers by contacting them if their mail-in rebate submission is incorrect or missing items, however this only delays you getting your money. PLEASE READ YOU REBATE INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY and don’t forget to fill out the Rebate Remedy Assignment and Customer Info forms, so we can expedite you rebate.

The Better Business Bureau recently had a blog posting on their website which stated… “In the previous 12 months, 70 percent of consumers have taken advantage of manufacturer rebates on products, according to a recent survey by Consumer Reports. The national telephone survey also found that, of those who applied for a rebate, 21 percent of people were unsuccessful.”

At Rebate Remedy, we strive to help consumers by contacting them if their mail-in rebate submission is incorrect or missing items, however this only delays you getting your money. PLEASE READ YOU REBATE INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY and don’t forget to fill out the Rebate Remedy Assignment and Customer Info forms, so we can expedite you rebate.

Typical UPC Code

On a weekly basis we receive numerous questions about UPC codes. The most common question is, why do mail-in rebates require the UPC codes?

Very simply put, the UPC is the proof of purchase. Typically rebate offers require you to cut out the original UPC so that you can’t collect a rebate and then return the product. This helps the clearinghouses, manufacturers and retailers track products and protect them from fraud.

A majority of the errors in the rebate submissions process, are people forgetting to send the original UPC codes. Please make sure you provide the UPC according to the rebate’s instructions and use the correct UPC code. Some product boxes have more than one UPC code and sending in the wrong one may result in a rebate request denial. If you’re not sure which UPC to send in, call the customer service number on the rebate form to confirm.

At Rebate Remedy, we strive to help consumers by contacting them if their mail-in rebate submission is incorrect or missing items, however this only delays you getting your money. PLEASE READ YOU REBATE INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY and don’t forget to fill out the Rebate Remedy Assignment and Customer Info forms, so we can expedite you rebate.

Research shows that upwards of 60% of mail-in rebates are never collected. Why? Because consumers make mistakes following the tedious directions rebates require. And who makes out? The manufacturers!

Common mail-in rebate errors and mistakes:

• Forgetting the UPC bar code
• Missing the deadline for submission
• Forgetting a copy of the receipt
• Filling out the form improperly
• Always make copies for your records

How Rebate Remedy is trying to help
Rebate Remedy is a fee-based service that expedites your rebate in days, not weeks or months. However since we started this business almost 2 years ago, we have made significant strides in trying to help consumers by contacting customers who have made mistakes with their rebate submission to us. Unlike traditional clearinghouses, we will not automatically discard you rebate or send you a letter informing you that you will not be receiving your rebate due to errors. We will contact you within days of us receiving your rebate submission. You will need to fill out our Information & Assignment Forms to use our service, but we only require this so we can contact you and have the right to process your rebate.

Submitted your rebate to another clearinghouse or manufacturer
Unfortunately, we have no affiliation with any clearinghouses or manufacturers, so if you have already submitted your rebate elsewhere, we cannot help you at this point. Our best advice it to contact them directly. There are some websites out there that will allow you to track you rebates submitted, Google “rebate tracking” to find them.

PLEASE READ YOU REBATE INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY and don’t forget to fill out the Rebate Remedy Assignment and Customer Info forms, so we can expedite you rebate.

Rebate Remedy was unable to participate in the “cash for clunkers” program, but there’s a new government program on the way. The Department of Energy’s $300 million “cash for refrigerators” rebate program, meant to spur the purchase of energy-efficient refrigerators and other appliances, will take effect in the coming months.

This program, unlike the “cash for clunkers” program, doesn’t require a trade-in of old appliances. It will only require consumers to purchase a qualifying new Energy Star-rated appliance. The guidelines and criteria for the program, as well as eligible appliances, will be determined by each state. Current information available states the rebates will range from $20 to $200 per appliance. The rebates should be available for consumers by the end of the year or the beginning of 2010.

We’re not sure at this point if Rebate Remedy will be able to process these rebates, as the details of the individual state programs are still being worked out. Stay tuned!

As the 2009 holiday season approaches, manufacturers will begin again offering more and more rebate offers to help stimulate sales. While this is beneficial for consumers, please be very careful when reading the rebate submission instructions. The instructions are tedious for one reason, if you make a mistake, they don’t have to payout the rebate.

We continue to see an extremely larger number of rebate submissions filled out improperly or consumers forgetting items like the UPC codes from the products purchased. At Rebate Remedy, we strive to help consumers by contacting them if their mail-in rebate submission is incorrect or missing items, however this only delays you getting your money.

PLEASE READ YOU REBATE INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY and don’t forget to fill out the Rebate Remedy Assignment and Customer Info forms, so we can expedite you rebate.

I wasn’t sure what I wanted to write about in my first of many blogs entries, but I keep seeing a recurring theme in rebates being submitted to us, so I felt that this was a good place to start. Rebate Remedy is an expediting service for mail-in rebates. We are not related to any other processing company, clearinghouse or manufacturer. Our main goal is getting consumers rebate monies quicker by expediting mail-in rebates. Unfortunately, we do require the all the materials requested in the rebate instructions, plus the Rebate Remedy Assignment and Customer Info forms. But, once we have all of the requested materials and our two forms, we can process your rebate and mail it within days, not weeks or months.

Now as I stated earlier, we continue to see consumers not following the rebate instructions and leaving out required materials, such as the UPC code. If we do not have all the required materials, we will contact you; however, this slows up the process considerably. Please read the rebate instructions carefully and don’t forget our two forms!

Another common inquiry is from consumers who submitted their rebate using another company or clearinghouse who have not received payment. Once you submit your rebate with ANY OTHER PROCESSING COMPANY, we cannot help. You must contact the company or clearinghouse where you submitted the rebate. You must submit your rebate directly to Rebate Remedy to use our expediting service.

We have tried to collect some informative news stories and articles written by columnists and bloggers about navigating the mail-in rebate process. These articles/stories deal with common issues in dealing with mail-in rebates and strategies for success. These can be located at RebateRemedy News.

Greg Yevich
President & Co-Founder

Thank you for your interest in Rebate Remedy. We wanted to have a blog where we could post news about rebates, manufacturers, products, and basically anything and everything associated with mail in rebates. Rebate Remedy was created from our own frustration associated with mail in rebates. As you can imagine, we receive a lot of rebates and from time to time we will post helpful information that could save you time and money. When mailing your documents to us please double and triple check that you have sent ALL of the required documents to us (including our Assignment and Customer Info forms). As you already know the manufacturers try to make redeeming rebates rather confusing. We are here to help, customer service means the world to us. One final note, if the rebate is expired it is expired and as much as we would like to process it for you we absolutely cannot. If we had a dime for every time we were asked this I would be posting this from my yacht in the French Riviera and not my desk in Delray Beach.

Thanks again,

David Sheriden,
CEO & Co-founder