What is Rebate Report Card all about?

The main things this web site provides is ratings (or grades) for companies that offer rebates on consumer products. The web site also provides other information and news related to the rebate business, but the main thing is the rating system.

Where do the rebate ratings come from?

Visitors to this web site (like yourself) can submit rating reports to let other consumers know which companies are lousy at honoring their rebate offers and which ones can be trusted. The page for submitting rebate reports is listed in the main menu along the left side of each page in the web site (hopefully including the one you're looking at right now).

Why have a rebate rating system?

If you've been living in a cave for the past 50 years, you might not have noticed that most mail-in rebates sound great when you're making your purchase, but then take many months to collect. In fact, a ridiculous percentage of them are never honored at all. The customer never gets the cash. The company expects that a certain percentage of customers will never send in the rebate claim, others will forget to follow up, others will follow-up then get frustrated and give up, and only a select few actually get the cash they deserve. It's sad, but true.

Isn't anything being done about mail-in rebate problems?

There are some legislators who care about consumer rights and who are trying to fix these problems. But, it's a difficult battle. Maybe we'll see some real progress someday. Until then, consumers need a way to judge for themselves just how much those rebates are really worth. And that's where Rebate Report Card comes in.