Worldwide Rebates review: Rebate 52

What good does their phone numbers do? All you get is a computer answering, when you ask for an operator, they are always busy and then it hangs up on you, must be the poor dude is alone and on coffee break all day. I recieved the front part of my rebate, and the back was tore off, so either someone stole my rebate check or it got caught in a sorter somewhere. Tiger Direct will never get ANY of my business ever again! Such a rip off!

worldwide rebate $ucks.
My rebate tracking number is
Tracking Number: [protected]
> Rebate Offer: Receive up to $50 MIR on Selec
> Rebate Item : OCZ PC2-5400 DDR2 SODIMM
> Rebate Item UPC number(s) : [protected]
> Rebate Award: $15.00
> Service level Basic: $0.00
> Final Award: $15.00

I select check for the payment, everything is on file for the check, but they keep on telling my rebate is VISA card. And ask me to contact VISA. I called VISA, no information at all. For so long, they just ignore what happened, and my rebate is totally lost. BBB complaint filed

i just wanted to chime in with my experience so far as a no nonsense consumer, not to complain but to share what I thought was craftyness on WWRs part. Okay, I gave them a call to check to see if they even sent the rebate yet as the tenth week approached. To get this out of the way by the second time I called to check if the first call was treated appropriately someone told me that the cheques took a little longer than ten weeks. But I was also told that the cheque was not even sent out yet and with no claim of assurance I am only left to guess (how can i even be impartial here) how long it would take for them to send it nevermind receive it. Of course they are not advertising as a business but since I waited so long I can only say that 8-10 weeks is a false claim rarely followed even within the written and not unspoken policy if you get my drift which im sure you all do one way or another. The first time I called I was put on hold after I simply said let me just get my tracking number handy as I clicked to enter the email with the number. She didnt even really ask to put me on hold then I was put back into rotation after getting my due priority. When I asked to speak to a manager or supervisor I was transferred to some office where no one was there. If this is the case than why transfer me, is it really possible that the supervisor or manager was out to lunch leaving the whole fraudulent appearing operation run by an operator. sure, of course i say. maybe there was no supervisor or perhaps they really did just step out as it said in the message. sorry moderator if this may offend you in any way but any form of policy that overlooks grievances as part of the business model is criminal and this whole response I get rates pretty high on my ### meter. I know how this works and I know BBB cant do much if anything so I will at the very least attempt to follow suit when I find someone making a real class action case. this isnt my fail safe method because this is what I think now and that is how I see things playing out. if you can help good but otherwise my search starts now however vain it may turn out to be. thank you for listening to my complaint.

yeah i forgot to mention that when i asked who issued the cheques i was told it was acholia bank. i checked online and it said something about a word bank. at this point i really dont know what to make out of that information the bank is either really obscure, not within american jurisdiction, or made up. it seems to me that the extra amount paid for products is put into accounts that are swollen and sometimes they decide to be generous and pay up. i forgot to mention that when i asked about my cheque that i was told it would be several more weeks even though the tenth week was almost up. clearly a lie without any doubt what-so-ever. no one is that stubborn and careless. right now im pretty pissed and my guarantee is no rebate no NCIX ever or tiger direct or other such subsidiaries, obviously no more world wide rebates. WWRs not giving me the rebate will result in loss of business to any company that goes along with its actions. i have typed so much all over 30 dollars based on what ive been hearing and the bad service i received by phone. just know i am going to follow protocol, after hillsboro BBB, i will than go to the FTC, all the while searching for a class action. i may be fun to push around but i am dead ###ing serious.

Im just reading this order a laptop the whole process for apply for the rebate is a joke! I just hope I get the rebate back! Otherwise I will be complaining to 'Help me Howard'! and the BBB

there is a number you can get in touch with them [protected] you need your 16 diget conformation number and you can speak with someone, and to all of you guy that they didnt approve, you have to do everything to the letter or they will not approve you.hope the number helps you guys.l8r

They received all documents they need BUT they can not find the invoice date on the invoice. I had to rescan the invoice and highlight the "date" for them with a pdf file. They replied and saw the date. BUT (again) they need the invoice date for 2nd invoice. This time they can't read pdf or jpeg attachment any more.

Don't know why?

I bought a drive through tigerdirect with a $20 rebate, to be processed through worldwiderebates.com. they denied my claim for lack of reciept - the reciept was enclosed, they just didn;t scan it. I emailed it to them. they claimed it was an invoice, not a recept. tigerdirect only produces invoices...not reciepts. here's the kicker: Both TigerDirect.com and Worldwide Rebates are subsidiaries of Systemax, Inc.!

DO NOT ORDER FROM TIGERDIRECT AND DO NOT EXPECT TO GET YOUR VALID REBATE PAID BY WORLDWIDEREBATES.COM. CROOKS!

Denied! This is a definite scam. Just got off the phone with one of their customer service reps and she sounded sooooo happy to be there! Tracking number is #[protected]. Submitted original to San Diego, they "lost" it. Re-submitted to Florida, denied, not the original UPC. DUH! Of course! It was sent to San Diego, whom conveniently lost it. And today, I just called their friendly [protected] and the lady was absolutely no help at all. Scam, Scam, Scam. World Wide Rebates, you ought to be VERY ashamed of yourself!

I think we should go after the companies who sponsor this rebate company. I was a victim as well and I wrote to ASUS and told them I will never buy your product as long as you use this company. 4myrebate AKA Worldwide Rebates, Inc. sucks

Wwr your company is a sick joke. I will now never do business w tiger direct or wwr ever again. Followed your directions to the t cut out my UPc and sent it in along w all the documents. Selceted the no wait rebate. Got my denial today for not providing the UPC funny how u scan the documents in so do I and I have documentation showing the UPC was included. Wwr people like me do not f**k around to say the least. I will report u to the bbb tmrw as well as file legal action against you. Process my claim no exceptions. Funny how so much negative information is on the internet about your company. This will all look good in a class action law suit. Claim # [protected] see you in court

For a $40.00 Visa card on a WD Hard Drive from Worldwide Rebates:

Option one: Take the first offer to receive rebate straight away and they take 10% off the top, or
Option two: Wait for the full amount on a Visa card to arrive in the mail.

I took option two.

It has been three months and nothing. I have called several times to check on it. Today I was told there is 'no record' of me having called in the past and that that they never received my submissions that I had been very careful to do correctly. She talked over me so that I could not say anything. She challened me to remember the name of the person I had previously talked to. In the end, I gave up and now have a terrible taste in my mouth regarding rebates. I believe that I was scammed because I didn't accept their first option so they could make the CASH off of my rebate.