Ok, looks like you folks in California may not have to deal with rebates in the future:
Quote:
HOT BUY: Laptop computer -- $699.
(After mail-in rebate.)
California legislators have passed a bill to ban such ads, which are common for products from cellular phones to home appliances.
Assemblyman Mike Feuer, D-Los Angeles, said his bill stems from a simple premise: "The consumer should pay the advertised price."
Customers are lured by bargain promises only to find in tiny type, often overlooked, that they'll have to pay more now but can file a rebate request later, Feuer said.
"This is fundamentally a truth-in-advertising bill," he said. "Fine print is fine print for a reason. If it were meant to be focused on, it would be in bold type."
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Ok, I've heard of people getting burned by rebate "deals" in the past, but must admit I've never been one of them.
While I certainly like the lower cost after the rebate, I agree that a lower cost up front is much preferred (by me, "Mr. Consumer"
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So, if signed into law, will this be good for consumers in California, or will it result in a dearth of sales on tech products (which I think make up the majority of "rebate" items?)?
