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.

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