Eco Style Luxe Laptop Backpack and Total Defense Premium Internet Security Bundle FREE (After Rebate) @ TD

Shipping is $6.51 and there is $70 rebate, I'll pass.

Quote from HeatGun : Shipping is $6.51 and there is $70 rebate, I'll pass.

So because you see $6 tax you thumb down this deal as not a good price? Oh well.

Product must be activated to get the rebate.

That should be noted in the post.

Quote from sjsfan : So because you see $6 tax you thumb down this deal as not a good price? Oh well.

Like you thumb up your own post ?

Quote from HeatGun : Like you thumb up your own post ?

As I see it being great freebie (even with $6 shipping it is a great deal) I thumb it up.

Quote from sjsfan : As I see it being great freebie (even with $6 shipping it is a great deal) I thumb it up.

It's not really a freebie, it's just good advertisement.

There are several "FAR" bundles with Total Defense... but it's just a way to sell you other products.

The software itself is a $20 MM AR:
PRODUCT PAGE [tigerdirect.com]
REBATE [highspeedbackbone.net]

You could get $20 worth of any items on TigerDirect and you'd still get the $70. The only way it benefits you is if the item price is discounted by the bundle.

Alternatively, you could just buy the software itself and put ~$20 (less S&H and tax [if applicable]) in your bank account.

So can you just use a rebate card to activate it? Or how do they know if you activate it?

Quote from k1ngkev1n1 : So can you just use a rebate card to activate it? Or how do they know if you activate it?

I don't know. We need someone to report back who tries it.

ddhunter... if you're out there, give us the scoop!

Note that the rebate lists the following under proof of purchase requirements: "Proof of purchase of PC, Laptop, Smartphone, Windows office, or Tech Bench Service".

I chatted with sales when the other case was posted they said I didn't need to make an additional purchase. When I pointed out that line they said I wouldn't be able to get the rebate. I suspect they either intend to honor the rebate with any of the bundled items or didn't read the terms when the created the bundles.

Today's deal slasher tablet [tigerdirect.com] has the same issue (it's the same rebate) but a tablet nearly falls into the listed items.

Quote from k1ngkev1n1 : So can you just use a rebate card to activate it? Or how do they know if you activate it?

They ask for the activation code (which is basically a product key) when you submit the rebate. It's requested instead of an order number when you fill out the online form and they also ask for you to include it in you paper submission.

You can pretty much use any CC when you activate. A rebate card is probably a good idea but they will put a $1 pre-auth on it. Also their shitty system doesn't handle spaces in CC numbers (and Citi's virtual number generator includes them when you copy the number for some dumb reason).

I got the software from TigerDirect on black friday to get free shipping (should have just joined IC a month earlier). I activated it with a Citi virtual number, canceled renewal, and mailed the rebate at the beginning of December. It was received at the middle of the month and wasn't approved by the end of January. I called 4MyRebate and said it was taking longer than their other rebates. After looking it over the rep connected me to TDI support. They looked over my submission, mentioned that it was activated but not installed (oh, it's for <family member>'s PC, I'll check on that...um thanks...anyway for this it only needs to be activated...) (it was more of the rep talking themself through the process than saying it was a problem--I should have just kept my mouth shut), and approved it. Everything was good from there.

I think the delay was from TDI telling 4MyRebate to take forever rather than an issue with canceling renewal or not installing the software.

If anyone else has done TDI rebates I'm interested in hearing how long they take.