A great rebate deal is never guaranteed.  In fact, many companies rely on customers to forget to fill out the paperwork, improper submissions and other technicalities to disqualify your rebate(s). Companies wouldn't offer rebate deals - especially the free after rebate deals - if they didn't make a profit in the process.

We cannot promise that you will get your rebates back, but there are several things you can do to greatly increase the odds of seeing that check in your mailbox.  Follow Stingy Dave's 10 step program and we're sure you'll see great results. 

Also, if you're new here, be sure to check out our daily deals and we also love a challenge.  Let us try and find a deal on what you want.

10 Stingy Steps to Rebate Success

1. Stay away from shady-looking rebate deals.  We try to warn you about deals that may involve companies with a bad reputation for rebate fulfillment, but who knows what will happen for sure.  Sometimes a deal is still worth going after even if the reabte is denied.  So you must use your best judgment.

2. Fill everything out to the letter.  Rebate terms can and will vary!  Don't assume anything.

3. Never handwrite your rebate forms.  We will try our best to provide fillable PDF forms whenever possible.  If they aren't available, you can make any rebate form fillable with your favorite photo editor.

I prefer to use Gimp 2 with Ghostscript installed (Ghostscript is necessary for importing PDF files).  Gimp is cross-platform, free, and easy to use if you don't mind right clicking.  Photoshop and many other image editing programs work fine as well.

 
4.  Keep track of all documents, at least until the check comes back.  Use a scanner!  It is much easier that way in case you need to follow up.

5.  Don't wait until the last minute to fill out rebate forms.  As soon as everything you need for your submission is available, start filling out the form(s).  Not only will this keep you from forgetting to send everything in, it is also a good idea in case the post office sends your submission letter back to you.  The extra time may allow you to resubmit a lost rebate.