Rebating Tips
1.) Keep an eye out for Sales/Extra Bucks on items with mail-in-rebate offers. Oftentimes you can make a nice profit! For example- At Walgreens this month Orajel Cold Sore is an Free After Rebate EasySaver Rebate Item AND there is a mail-in-rebate (10/26/08 S insert) available through the manufacturer. Because you can submit your receipt information on-line Walgreens rebates it means you still left with your original receipt to mail in for the manufacturer rebate too!
2.) Mail -in -rebates come in many forms. Some MIR forms are attached to the product, others can be printed from the Internet, and some can be found on tearpads located in aisles/drinkcases at your local store. I use Hot Coupon World to keep me up-to-date MIRs.
3.) Save your receipts!! You never know when a mail-in-rebate offer will pop up! On several occasions I have come across MIR offers for products I knew I had already purchased. In this case I have all my receipts saved (filed by month) and can pull the receipt and submit it for the rebate.
4.) Read the Rebate Form Carefully. Rebate requirements vary from product to product. The majority of the time an original cash register receipt, UPC label, and rebate form are required.
5.) Make a copy of everything before mailing. Stuff happens. You may have to resubmit your rebate information and in order to do that you must have a copy of it yourself. :)
6.) Track Your Rebates. In addition to making a copy of the rebate for myself, I also write the date the rebate was mailed. By looking at the date I submitted the rebate I can estimate when my rebate should arrive. If my rebate hasn't arrived in the time frame promised I know that I need to call and check on its status.
Here's a list (w/ links) of what I've submitted for January so far:
Rebates With Printable Forms
Get $120 in Coupons when you buy $25 of P&G- offer expires 1/31/2009
Energizer Rechargeable Battery Charger-$5.99 - offer expires 3/1/2009
Peter Pan Peanut Butter- $2.45- offer expires 5/31/2009
Colgate Travel Bag Offer- Offer Expires- 1/31/2009
Progresso Soup-$2.59 - offer expires- 3/31/2009
Rebate Forms Found in Newspaper Inserts
Orajel $8.00 Rebate (10/26/08 S insert)- up to $8.00- Offer Expires- 1/31/2009
Rebate Forms Found Attached to Product
Vitamin Shampoo-1/13/2009$6.99 12/31/2009
* Try-Me-Free Tag found attached to the bottle; rebate up to $6.99; offer expires 12.31.09
Tearpad Rebate
Budweiser $5.00 Bud Bowl -1/13/2009$5.65 $5.00 2/1/2009
*Tearpad Form Found @ CVS attached to the drink case (only good in certain states; no alcohol purchase necessary); offer expires 2.01.09
No Form Need
Neil Med (Submitted for the Nasogel that is free @ CVS this month) -Offer Expires-3/31/2009
Receive $3 with purchase of one NeilMed product or $6 with purchase of two or $9 with purchase of three. To receive your manufacturer's cash rebate, please send your name, address,phone number, email address and original UPC bar code along with a copy of your receipt. You must reference code "0608 mail" on your request. Please allow up to 90 days to receive the rebate check. Products must be purchased before 3/31/09.
Mail to: Attn: Cash Rebate Offer
601 Aviation Blvd.
Santa Rosa, CA 95403
What Mail In Rebates Are You Submitting??
11 comments:
Ooooh! Good question....
Right now I'm waiting for:
$5 from Zantac (was free during the 12/21 sale ~ so a double dip)
Orajel, VitaminShampoo, NeilMed, Sucrets & the $15 Olay GC deal.
I'm also waiting for $20 from Dick's Sporting goods from my dad's Christmas gift and $50 from Bausch & Lomb for a buying a year's supply of contacts.
Oh yea, and I'm also still waiting on Organix from June... Ugh! I faxed "Natasha" from there the other day but I still haven't received anything. CVS has new Organix "flavors" out and I'm tempted to try, but I swore I'd never buy their products again.
Thanks so much for the info. I am going to send in the Nasogel. I purchased 4 bottles of it so I am going to send in three. I learned quick last year to save receipts because you never know when a rebate will pop up.
mandy
This month has been crazy with rebates! I think I've submitted more this month than I did all last year! lol
Bella Sera Cheese $3
Bud Light $20 Gift Card
Excedrin – Express Gels $5.49
Tylenol – Calendar w/ coupons
Zantac $5
Rite-Aid SCR $10
$5 Gift of Savings Cert.
Brita Rebate $10
Rite-Aid $20 x 2 Gift of Savings Cert.
Hillshire Farm Deli Select
Smart Balance
Bayer
General Mills (Kmart $5 GC)
P&G Coupon Booklet
Olay Regenerist $15
Pepsi/Lay’s $15
Progresso
Cooks
NeilMed (Nasogel)
Rite-Aid SCR $12
You guys are rockin' the rebates this month too! I hope this keeps up throughout the year!
Laurie- So, you actually spoke to a human being for that Organix Rebate? Everytime I call the number I get somekind of shady automate answering thing and I have to select someone to speak with even though it doesn't tell you what their job is...??
I had to call my mom last night and tell her to mail me the UPC from a Zantac box because I had given her all the ones I had and forgotten to keep one for the rebate. Oops.
Mandy-You may be able to submit for the 4th Nasogel if you do it seperately and have it on a seperate receipt. I don't think there's a limit on the number of rebates you can send in for.
Mary-
Wow! You're off to a great start! I'm planning on sending off for the Pepsi/Frito, Zantac, and Smart Balance soon and I believe there's a windex rebate out there now too (my mom's sending me that form in the mail).
Woo Woo Keep Em' Coming! I Love it!
No, I haven't talked to a human being at Organix, but through my web searches I found a name and fax number for someone at Universal Marketing. Natasha - (954) 929-7070.
I'm getting mad all over again too! LOL....I just filed a complaint against Universal Marketing w/the Better Business Bureau. I figured since they are the ones not sending it I'd file against them.
Okay, I'm waiting for the following:
Energizer
Rain-X
Oil of Olay
Bayer
Pepsi
Orajel
Received last week -
$15.00 Gas Card from AMEX
$10.00 GC from Walgreens
in addition also received my normal Walgreens rebate of $5.50 - little short but that's okay.
I don't have my Rebate calendar with me - I know there are more!
I'm waiting on Olay, Wanchai Ferry, P&G, Birdseye Voila, Nasogel and a $150 rebate from a laptop we bought in November (can't wait to get that one!)
I'm planning to do the Colgate, Windex, General Mills and Pepsi ones very soon. I don't have a form to do the Oragel. :(
Oh yeah, totally forgot that I clipped that Windex rebate! I have a $1 Target q I need to use for that one!
In regards to the Nasogel rebate, I purchased mine @ CVS, but the form in the box states that you have had to purchased it from one of the distributors listed above and CVS wasn't one of them...Am I reading this wrong or is there another rebate form somewhere else? Thanks for your help.
Janis-
(I know I already emailed you, but i'm going to post this in case others are wondering the same thing) The form in my booklet states "In appreciation of your continued support, we are offering our valued customers a manufacturer' CASH REBATE for purchases made at the listed pharmacy's." I'm wondering if you are looking right above the Cash Rebate Offer at the NeilMed Distributors? If that's the case, the Distributors are the companies that delivery the products to the various pharmacy's, it's not actually a list of the participating pharmacies. If you look at page 20 in the booklet you will see the Nasogel Product w/ CVS listed as one of pharmacies that carry the product. You can also see a list of all the pharmacy's that carry NeilMed products - HERE. Also checkout this Nasogel Rebate/cvs forum at Hot Coupon World that addresses questions relating to this rebate. I hope that helps!!
I keep meaning to post this and it keeps slipping my mind. You were having problems with your Organix rebate, right? I filled out this online form and received my rebate check shortly afterwards. Its worth a try, right? Here's the link to my post with the details: http://frugalsuz.blogspot.com/2008/07/help-with-organix-rebate.html
Good luck!
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