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Free TiVo (after rebates)

No, this isn't one of those annoying chain-spams.  CompUSA is offering $100 rebates on TiVo boxes when you spend more than $500 on other electronics.  Combine that with with TiVo's $100 rebate to make a $200 40 hour Series 2 cost $FREE — after however long it takes the rebates to arrive.  This deal is only good through tomorrow, January 29th, so you'll have to impulse buy that new computer to get the rebate.  Oh, and that new computer you wanted to impulse buy?  Sorry, the deal doesn't apply to Apples.

CNet's got the scoop (and they just published this today too, so no blaming us for only giving you a day's notice).

[Update: High Five? Up high.  Down low?  Too slow.  The deal's over.  See what happens when you don't spend your weekend watching PVRblog for updates?]

by George Hotelling January 28, 2005 in TiVo

Comments

Well, if my experience is normal, it can take a while.

I got a tivo last August.... I just got the Rebate a week ago.

This includes several times with Tivo's rebate fulfillment company trying to get out of it by lies. Around Oct 1, they told me I didn't fill out the serial number... (I sent them a fax showing them I did, which they said sorry processing error).

Then around Nov, I was told the check had been mailed and I had already cashed it... (once pressed for details they admitted a processing error again).

Then Dec 18th or so they said they were finally sending my rebate out. It finally arrived ... (And the postmark wasn't for 2004)...

anyway... Tivo is good... there rebate stuff sucked (at least for me)

Posted by: Jesse Andrews at Jan 30, 2005 4:57:03 PM