21-Pc Masterforce Impact Drive Bit Set + $9 in-store Merchandise Credit

It's not a rebate, it's a discount on possible future purchase, subject to any number of exclusions and obstacles. You cannot walk in with a $5 merchandise credit check and purchase $5 worth of goods and walk out. Less than 20% is ever recouped by customers. Despite current technology and trends making it more cost effective and efficient for major retailers to deliver rebates online, with less waste and massively easier for customers as well as thr retailer, Menards sticks to their formula and employs a 3rd party to manage this vastly outmoded swindle because they make more
money with this than being good corporate citizens. They truly are the shady used car salesman of th3 building and repair market.

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Also, you the customer has to pay the sales tax separately.
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You 100% can't post a taxless receipt here because it doesn't exist and your statements are clearly meant to deceive rather than just display your ignorance.

In general, Menards deals are not usually well received or appreciated on Slickdeals, at least in the Hot Deals forum. This seems to be based on prejudice and frequent misinformation (mostly about their rebates) as already seen in some replies in this thread. But there are also valid reasons for this as well.

Since Menards ~335 stores are only in about 25% of the states and probably an order of magnitude less than that in U.S. population served, it's not considered a store with deals for all. Especially since they tack on a $2.80 "Processing fee" if you order online not to mention actual shipping fees on top of that. Plus, while you can earn rebates for online only shipped orders, you cannot redeem them online, only in store. So, if you have no store to use the rebate, what's the "value" in the rebate being offered anyway?

That makes many deals simply worthless to the vast majority of people here and why they are usually not well promoted; for right or wrong. I could say the same everytime a Fred Meyer , IKEA, Meijer, Nebraska Furniture Mart or AAFES deal is posted, but apparently they are deemed more worthy even if I cannot access one within 600 or more miles, if at all.

In this case, a $1.99 after rebate product will actually cost someone without a local store around $20; after the inability to use the rebate received, plus the near $3 online ordering processing fee, plus the actual shipping fees. That's why you see so much negativity on most Menards deals. And I point this out being in an area with 2 Menards locally and used to shop there weekly and do appreciate their deals + rebates, and actually did buy this item myself yesterday.

Yes their perpetual 11% rebate crap for the last 2+ years could be done with, but that's what changed me from a weekly shopper to a every 4-6 week shopper now, only when they have a really good deal like these bits. But I have never had a problem sending in rebates up to 8 months after they were supposed to be sent, plus I am still using rebate checks I received at the start of 2020 since I shop there a lot less now. People should stop spreading lies about their rebates confusing people.

There is a 10 plus year old thread in the Drugstore/Grocery/Coupons forum here that has most Menards deals posted if you want to keep up that way. Most of their deals never make it to hot deals for the above reasons:
https://slickdeals.net/e/3140072-menards-deal-thread-far-rebate-and-sale-discussion-thread

So you dislike Menards because you don't have one?? I can tell you, I have seen lot of of Lowes deals posted here, and in this part of the country, you can't get most of the Lowes deals posted on this site. YOU DON'T SEE ME CRAPPING ON THOSE TREADS! Where I live, a Menards rebate is as good as cash.

Someone hacked my post here. Not one word of my original post is here any more. I'm not allowed to edit it either. It is not accurate anymore. Price is $1.99 after rebate. I'm pissed, not posting here anymore!

Rebates international was set up by Menards specifically to dodge liability and lawsuits springing forth from their bogus program. It's existence is proof enough of shady practice. Also, you the customer has to pay the sales tax separately. John Menard Jr. Being a convicted tax cheat along with toxic waste dumper is only concerned with not having to pay any more tax convictions himself, the customer doesn't matter. You 100% can't post a taxless receipt here because it doesn't exist and your statements are clearly meant to deceive rather than just display your ignorance.

I have no idea why you're trying to lie. Credit checks reduce the price of the merchandise before tax is calculated. Here's proof there is no tax charged on an item that has tax. The total amount of merchandise was deducted from the rebate check and there was $0.00 total sale recorded with no tax line charged. There is not a NT next to the item as it was not a food or service item and would have had the full ~7% tax normally; had a rebate check not been applied.

You get an $11.99 retail price item, and a $9 credit voucher. So the total / original value is $20.99. For that $20.99 value you pay only a sale price of $10.99.

It's confusing, yes, but accurate.

Chill, you posted a deal for drive bits, not a literary masterpiece. It was ultimately edited for correctness. The actual price was never $2 cash. It is $12 cash with a $10 rebate for in-store credit only redeemable at Menards. If you still don't know the difference, try to buy gas or pay your utility bill using your Menards rebate.

That being said, thanks for posting the deal. Thumbs up. I'm in for one.

The $20.99 price was probably normal price. They deal has it as basically as "pay $11 plus get $9 in store credit back".

FYI, Menards is very good about honoring these rebate forms even if you send them in months after the "final mailing date" listed on the receipt. Don't throw them away thinking you forgot to mail it in time. I save them up for months then send them all together (I think I've done ones nine months old without issue). Also, if you can't think of anything you need in terms of construction materials or tools, they sell food. You can buy some chips, crackers, nuts, candy, etc., with your rebate card once it comes. Other than some long waits during the initial COVID months in 2020, these usually arrive in less than one month.

Menards rebates aren't rebates. If and when they arrive they are in the form of a "merchandise credit check" which has a hard expiration which is short and are NOT good for all merchandise. I appreciate the post but Menards deceptive rebates are an abomination.

This has NOT been my experience with Menards rebates. I got didn't get rebates twice (mailing in on time) then photographed an $1100 rebate, receipt, and envelope before mailing in. Got nothing, and no support. F Menards rebates, lol.

These held up great in the Project Farm Torx bit shootout

https://youtu.be/Tan-mrKLuGY

The bits in that video are pretty different than the ones in this deal... These are made in Malaysia instead of China, and the fit and finish leaves much to be desired. Still worth it if you actually send in the rebate but not what I'd call professional grade by a long shot.

Someone hacked my post here. Not one word of my original post is here any more. I'm not allowed to edit it either. It is not accurate anymore. Price is $1.99 after rebate. I'm pissed, not posting here anymore!