Originally Posted by satanslover (Post 57676236)

No love for this, heh? Got both, be sure to select the right one code on the Brink (there's two).

Maybe they'll have some resale value!

Originally Posted by TDMVP73 (Post 57676276)

I wouldn't fill out the Brink rebate until you receive the item.

There are two UPCs attached with the Newegg SKU.

So... some people might get one UPC, while others might get the other.

Originally Posted by binji (Post 57676256)

Awesome! Can we purchase both in 1 order? or should I place separate orders to be safe?

Originally Posted by satanslover (Post 57676314)

I can create a new submission, so no problem. The upc matches with the "model number" of my purchase, but I'll match it when it arrives to make sure, might take a screen shot too..


I made separate orders just to simplify the rebate process and in the case of any cancellations.

Originally Posted by binji (Post 57676256)

Awesome! Can we purchase both in 1 order? or should I place separate orders to be safe?

Originally Posted by satanslover (Post 57676314)

I made separate orders just to simplify the rebate process and in the case of any cancellations.

Originally Posted by TDMVP73 (Post 57676366)

Yeah, I would normally say order everything at once... but the terms & conditions say:
"6. Not combinable with any other offer."

Now... I interpret that as not another offer on the same product you are claiming on each form. However, I wonder if their system would reject a rebate because the same Invoice # was claimed on another offer.

I've never done more than one rebate from Newegg on one invoice, so I don't know for sure.

The only hesitation I have with placing 3 separate orders for each of these FAR items is that Shop Runner has been known to cancel free accounts for people placing several small orders in a short period of time.

Originally Posted by binji (Post 57676372)

Yes, I was concerned about that wording as well. I placed 2 separate orders. I'm guessing the other small item you ordered was the thermal paste?

Originally Posted by TDMVP73 (Post 57676394)

Yeah... I was debating ordering all 3 on the same invoice or ordering each separately.

Hmm... decisions, decisions.

Originally Posted by binji (Post 57676402)

Haha darn I wish I ordered when the paste was $9.99 so it would've been a MM!

Originally Posted by TDMVP73 (Post 57676460)

Haha, yeah, I actually missed the MM myself and I posted the deal.

I wasn't expecting the price to update that quickly and I thought it might actually be a system price mistake.

I figured that if I gave it 30 minutes, the rebate form would show up on the product page, so I'd have proof it was advertised that way (as a MM).

If you order before the rebate form is attached to the product page, it won't be attached on your account under the "Recently Purchased Products" area.

Also, the fine print does say "Newegg.com reserves the right to interpret the rules of this promotion at its sole discretion and all decisions made by Newegg.com are final."

So... technically, they could say, we're only giving you $9.99, sorry. :D

I did do the Hummingbird Memory Card Reader deal that was a $2.20 MM and they fulfilled the full value of the rebate though. (THREAD)

But... a $21 MM is a little bit different than a $2.20 MM. :look:

Originally Posted by binji (Post 57676512)

I figured you weren't able to get in on the MM for the MX-4 since you were still contemplating the method in which you were going to place your orders. After all these Newegg deals you just now posted, I suddenly added 4 rebates to my list of rebates I need to do! (The 4th one is for the McAfee deal posted by discombobulated. It comes with a $10 Newegg promotional gift card so I consider it kind of a MM too)

Originally Posted by TDMVP73 (Post 57676544)

Yeah, I was considering doing that one too. Unfortunately, I have $110 in Office Depot Worklife Rewards to cash in after Q1 2013 ends in March and the majority of their FAR software deals lately are for McAfee products. Since McAfee only allows 1 rebate per product per calendar year... I don''t know if it's worth it.

Originally Posted by TDMVP73 (Post 57676366)

Yeah, I would normally say order everything at once... but the terms & conditions say:
"6. Not combinable with any other offer."

Now... I interpret that as not another offer on the same product you are claiming on each form. However, I wonder if their system would reject a rebate because the same Invoice # was claimed on another rebate.

I've never done more than one rebate from Newegg (RebateAccess) on one invoice, so I don't know for sure.

The only hesitation I have with placing 3 separate orders for each of these FAR items is that Shop Runner has been known to cancel free accounts for people placing several small orders in a short period of time.

Originally Posted by binji (Post 57676558)

Yeah, I would be weary about that too. I had to triple check that I didn't do any other McAfee of the same product.

Originally Posted by TDMVP73 (Post 57676460)

Also, the fine print does say "Newegg.com reserves the right to interpret the rules of this promotion at its sole discretion and all decisions made by Newegg.com are final."

So... technically, they could say, we're only giving you $9.99, sorry. :D

Originally Posted by satanslover (Post 57676596)

Good point about ShopRunner, but otherwise I didn't see the downside of separate orders. I figured there was less for them to complain about if it was one order per invoice per rebate.

I also don't have to much experience with these rebate processors. I can't say I like them, they have almost no progress information online. The CS person who helped me with some missing rebates was helpful, but I haven't received those yet so we'll see. The one thing that is certain is that they're SLOW.

Originally Posted by TDMVP73 (Post 57676676)

Yeah, my ShopRunner account is the only thing I'm worrying about getting cancelled. Especially since right now they only have like 30 day trial offers going on, not the 15 months I have.

I'll probably end up placing 3 separate orders though. Right now, I'm just waiting for the last rebate to attach to the Arctic Cooling Thermal Paste. The ones for the games showed up like 30 minutes ago.

As for RebateAccess (Velocity Fulfillment)... they are incredibly slow. We're talking 10 to 14 weeks to receive your rebate on average. But... they are pretty reliable and I've rarely had any issues with them. I don't like their tracking system, as it doesn't show you a scan of any of the items you sent in... and it doesn't really give you any update on approval, etc. like 4MyRebate one does. I think anyone that does rebates regularly can agree that 4MyRebate is the best out there right now in terms of keeping you informed.

Originally Posted by satanslover (Post 57676698)

It's ironic that 4MyRebate is the best.. amazing what being sued by the state will do for your customer service :lol:

Originally Posted by satanslover (Post 57676644)

They can say that, but it doesn't mean it will hold up in (small claims) court. I can go up and stab you an say "satanslover reserves the right to interpret this stabbing at his sole discretion and all decisions made by satanslover are final." but it won't get me very far.

Also, they don't actually have a price clause in their rules, so there is no rule to interpret.

Originally Posted by TDMVP73 (Post 57676726)

Any armchair lawyers out there? :lmao:

Originally Posted by TDMVP73 (Post 57676366)

Yeah, I would normally say order everything at once... but the terms & conditions say:
"6. Not combinable with any other offer."

Now... I interpret that as not another offer on the same product you are claiming on each form. However, I wonder if their system would reject a rebate because the same Invoice # was claimed on another rebate.

I've never done more than one rebate from Newegg (RebateAccess) on one invoice, so I don't know for sure.

The only hesitation I have with placing 3 separate orders for each of these FAR items is that Shop Runner has been known to cancel free accounts for people placing several small orders in a short period of time.

Originally Posted by robinski_ (Post 57677992)

1. log out of shoprunner
2. buy both in separate orders
3. ?
4. profit

or am I missing something?

also, during BF I placed around 10-20 orders in 1 day with shoprunner, each with small items, but maybe I was just lucky they didn't cancel my account

Originally Posted by TDMVP73 (Post 57678092)

Haha, dang. Yeah, I ended up placing 3 separate orders. I was just talking about using ShopRunner on 3 orders in such a short time period, two of which are only $10. I'm sure they have a way to eliminate people who "abuse" the Free 2 Day Shipping. I mean technically you could place 25 separate orders of $1.79 cables and make them generate a ton of tracking #s.
:lol:

If you got by with 10 to 20, then I guess I am in the clear. :D

Originally Posted by robinski_ (Post 57678120)

Not sure about the rebate conditions. Though, isn't it the same stuff we find everywhere else? you aren't really combining the offers when you purchase multiple rebate items in one order, that each have separate rebates

Originally Posted by TDMVP73 (Post 57678278)

That's what I thought... but you never know. We are interpreting it like normal people, not some anal rebate processor.

Offer is an ambiguous term and there's no further clarification. I haven't had any experience with doing multiple Newegg rebate offers on the same Invoice.

Just to be safe, I did separate orders. It probably isn't a big deal and would be fine either way. But, considering the Arctic Cooling rebate is going to be for $51, I wanted to make sure I didn't have any issues. With Shop Runner, its not costing me anything more either way.

Originally Posted by robinski_ (Post 57678322)

yeah me too, just 10 more seconds printing out 3 different invoices :)

Originally Posted by oneness (Post 57677494)

mafia ii activate on steam?

Originally Posted by pbcal (Post 57678432)

I just bought 2 games. Whats the third one?

Originally Posted by mindraider (Post 57679164)

What is the mail-in rebate card? Same as cash or can I only use this at Newegg?

Originally Posted by sniperruff (Post 57679242)

Visa debit card useable anywhere, but has $3 monthly fee I think if you don't use it within 6 months or something.

Originally Posted by sniperruff (Post 57679242)

Visa debit card useable anywhere, but has $3 monthly fee I think if you don't use it within 6 months or something.

Originally Posted by pbcal (Post 57678432)

I just bought 2 games. Whats the third one?

Originally Posted by robinski_ (Post 57680038)

MX-2

it's a very cool game :D

Originally Posted by forthenguyen (Post 57680432)

Do you still get the rebate if you bought it with GC? Haha sorry sort of a noob question.

Originally Posted by carigis (Post 57679624)

if that kind of fee is legal in your state.

Originally Posted by byrne3 (Post 57684966)

The fee is legal in all states. Yes the prepaid card will come with a fee starting in 6 months. Sometimes it is $3 per month thereafter, and sometimes the card and full remaining balance simply expire and are no longer usable. Drain the gift card within 6 months and you won't pay the fees.

Originally Posted by esjay (Post 57679018)

Yes. Both games activate on Steam.

See
https://support.steampowered.com/...-wusf-3601

Originally Posted by TDMVP73 (Post 57678092)

Haha, dang. Yeah, I ended up placing 3 separate orders. I was just talking about using ShopRunner on 3 orders in such a short time period, two of which are only $10. I'm sure they have a way to eliminate people who "abuse" the Free 2 Day Shipping. I mean technically you could place 25 separate orders of $1.79 cables and make them generate a ton of tracking #s.
:lol:

If you got by with 10 to 20, then I guess I am in the clear. :D

Originally Posted by robinski_ (Post 57740954)

funny, the mx2 order i placed with shoprunner and brink + mafia II order i placed with econo shipping all arrived at the same time

shoprunner is a scam to bring in some $$$, newegg should just offer FS on all small items

Originally Posted by satanslover (Post 57737516)

On that subject, NE just combined all my orders (thermal paste, these two games) into one box, so no problem really.

Originally Posted by byrne3 (Post 57743634)

I purchased Brink with Shoprunner, then log out and purchased Mafia 2 using Eggsaver economy shipping. Both packages were shipped via UPS ground and arrived at the same time.

This is my first order where Shoprunner actually took 2 days.. usually it averages around 4 days, and it has been as long as 7 days.. NewEgg orders ship from Southern California. Since I live in Northern California I think they just downgrade all of my shoprunner orders to economy to save money. The only savings I get from shoprunner is when there is actually a fee for economy shipping.

Originally Posted by BargainBob (Post 57695200)

Do I have to cut up the GAME BOX (barcode/UPC) to get the rebate????

Originally Posted by p4yurb1ll (Post 57758056)

I got my Brink copy yesterday using eggsaver shipping. It only took 2 days to arrive which is good. I have a question tho. The rebate says "affix upc code here tape only". Do I put the tape on top of the upc or fold the tape and put under the upc? or use a double sided tape? I just want to make sure I do it right so they don't deny my claim.

Originally Posted by BargainBob (Post 57695200)

Do I have to cut up the GAME BOX (barcode/UPC) to get the rebate????

Originally Posted by TDMVP73 (Post 57744342)

Yeah, they did the same thing with all 3 of my separate orders. All of the items were in one box, which is smart on their part. TigerDirect could learn a thing or two about shipping from Newegg. All of TD's rebate offers start on different days, so over the weekend, I end up with like 3 TigerDirect boxes and they have to pay shipping 3 times. If they were smart, they'd install a system which combines pick orders so that all items shipping to the same address only need 1 UPS Tracking # and one box.

That aside, I do think TigerDirect packs their items better than Newegg does. I like that green bubble wrap that they use a lot. I have a huge box filled of it. :D



That's a load of crap that they downgrade you to Econo when you have Shop Runner. What do they use, UPS SmartPost?

Yeah... they have 3 warehouses in these states: CA, TN, and NJ. All of the West Coast orders usually come out of CA. All of the midwest orders go out of TN. All of the East Coast go out of NJ. Of course, sometimes an item might only be available in one warehouse, so there will be exceptions.

FYI, I was looking over the details of becoming a ShopRunner merchant, just out of curiosity... and I noticed that they actually charge the merchant a "transaction fee" when a "promotional ShopRunner account" makes a purchase. They also don't pay the merchant a subsidy to cover shipping costs either when it's a promo account.
MORE INFO [shoprunner.com]

Hit the "How It Works" tab on the left.

With that said, sounds like a shitty deal for Newegg. ShopRunner gives out so many promo accounts and they are stuck with the costs of everything involved.

Originally Posted by SDAddict16 (Post 57758336)

The rebate form says it requires the UPC. However, the game comes in a single DVD style case. If you feel daring enough, you could theoretically take the cover art out of the dvd case, scan and print the UPC portion of the back cover onto glossy paper, submit the copy of the UPC scanned and printed on the glossy paper, and leave the original cover art intact.

Originally Posted by SDAddict16 (Post 57758336)

The rebate form says it requires the UPC. However, the game comes in a single DVD style case. If you feel daring enough, you could theoretically take the cover art out of the dvd case, scan and print the UPC portion of the back cover onto glossy paper, submit the copy of the UPC scanned and printed on the glossy paper, and leave the original cover art intact.

Alternatively, you can just scan and reprint the entire cover art before cutting up the original. However, this wouldn't preserve the original "MAFIA" front cover embossed into the paper.

Coincidently, the UPC portion is completely black and white, which should be easy to duplicate (I am not encouraging, nor condoning, rebate fraud). As a game collector, I understand the concept of preserving box art to hard copies, which seems to be a lost art these days with everything going digital.

Originally Posted by p4yurb1ll (Post 57758914)

I had the same issue. I didn't know how to cut the upc until I figure it out. check the attachment.

Originally Posted by TDMVP73 (Post 57678092)

Haha, dang. Yeah, I ended up placing 3 separate orders. I was just talking about using ShopRunner on 3 orders in such a short time period, two of which are only $10. I'm sure they have a way to eliminate people who "abuse" the Free 2 Day Shipping. I mean technically you could place 25 separate orders of $1.79 cables and make them generate a ton of tracking #s.
:lol:

If you got by with 10 to 20, then I guess I am in the clear. :D

Originally Posted by eecs_guy (Post 57770536)

Newegg's shipping system is getting smarter and smarter.

If you place multiple orders in a short time, the shipping system will merge those shipments into one shipment or fewer shipments based upon the size of those orders. Of course, you will still get separate order numbers, but one or fewer tracking number(s). This happened to my "1 x Brink + 1 x Mafia II + 3 x MX-4" order and "1 x McAfee Total Protection 2013 3 PCs" order. They merged the 2 shipments into 1 shipment and generated 1 tracking number. I didn't intentionally make 2 orders. I found the later deal after placing the 1st order. This is technically doable when multiple orders are placed in a short time as long as the these orders have not physically gone out of warehouse. Otherwise, either ShopRunner or Newegg or both will lose money on small orders.

:woot:

Originally Posted by SDAddict16 (Post 57758612)

I doubt they would deny your claim if it wasn't taped onto the rebate form in a particular way, but some rebate companies will try to find any way to deny your rebate. As long as the original UPC is present, intact and unaltered, they should accept it. That being said, there is a chance that it might come loose using double sided tape. I would suggest taking two one inch strips of tape and affixing one strip along the left edge and the other strip along the right edge with about half an inch of overlap on the UPC. That way, they could remove the UPC and inspect it if they really wanted to verify that it is the original UPC.

Originally Posted by eecs_guy (Post 57770834)

Ran out of clear tape and ended up using glue.
Wonder if glue will ruin my rebates.

Looking for tape deals... :(

Originally Posted by TDMVP73 (Post 57770580)

Newegg would be the one losing money... as they have to pay a transaction fee every time a promotional ShopRunner member makes a purchase with their account.

But, yeah, they definitely have a smart shipment system. Same thing with Amazon... if you order two items in separate orders, and they happen to both be available in the same warehouse, they will consolidate shipping with one tracking #.

Smart on their part. :)

Originally Posted by eecs_guy (Post 57770536)

Newegg's shipping system is getting smarter and smarter.

If you place multiple orders in a short time, the shipping system will merge those shipments into one shipment or fewer shipments based upon the size of those orders. Of course, you will still get separate order numbers, but one or fewer tracking number(s). This happened to my "1 x Brink + 1 x Mafia II + 3 x MX-4" order and "1 x McAfee Total Protection 2013 3 PCs" order. They merged the 2 shipments into 1 shipment and generated 1 tracking number. I didn't intentionally make 2 orders. I found the later deal after placing the 1st order. This is technically doable when multiple orders are placed in a short time as long as the these orders have not physically gone out of warehouse. Otherwise, either ShopRunner or Newegg or both will lose money on small orders.

:woot:

Originally Posted by TDMVP73 (Post 57770580)

Newegg would be the one losing money... as they have to pay a transaction fee every time a promotional ShopRunner member makes a purchase with their account.

But, yeah, they definitely have a smart shipment system. Same thing with Amazon... if you order two items in separate orders, and they happen to both be available in the same warehouse, they will consolidate shipping with one tracking #.

Smart on their part. :)

Originally Posted by TDMVP73 (Post 57770880)

Pay attention to OD deals. They had 100% back in Rewards on Scotch Magic Tape in January. They also had 100% back in Rewards on up to $50 in items... and one of the categories was office essentials, which I think tape is.

THREAD #1
THREAD #2

Originally Posted by eecs_guy (Post 57772768)

Yeah, and it looks to me Newegg's system is much much better than TigerDirect's.

- Orders pass through their system very fast: Credit Verification -> Packaging -> Shipped. Lightning fast. Time is counted in minutes.
- The email follow-ups are prompt: Order Confirmation -> Payment Charged -> UPS Tracking -> Invoice. Customers are well informed by an email at each stage.
- Smart shipment consolidation: Save both Newegg and customers time, effort and money.

:bounce:

Originally Posted by TDMVP73 (Post 57772868)

Yeah... it definitely is.

I think that Newegg should teach TigerDirect how to use logistics properly, including: inventory management, customer notifications, and shipping practices.

In turn, TigerDirect should pimp out their sister company, 4MyRebate, to process all of Newegg's rebates instead of Velocity Fulfillment (RebateAccess.com). That way we get them back in 4 weeks instead of 3 to 3 1/2 months.

Sounds like a fair trade to me. :)