Registered: Jan 2000
Location:
Posts: 77

Just thought I would share this because it isn't every day you see Smartmedia Cards free after rebate. The "rebate" deal ends tomorrow, and the ad is incorrect. Just get a Lexar 16M Smartmedia card (or get the rebate form first) and you will see that you get a $30 rebate on a $30 card.

Although I wasn't interested, they also have compactflash cards, 16M, for the same deal.

Enjoy,

Brian

Registered: Nov 1999
Location: Burke, VA, USA
Posts: 8

Where did you see the $30 rebate forms? The online rebate center for Lexar products at http://www.compusa.com/products/reb...amp;mfg_id=3488 shows $10 rebates on $39.99 16MB Lexar cards.

Laura

Registered: Jan 2000
Location:
Posts: 77

that is a $10 instant savings. The actual price of the cards is $30. Supposedly (per the ad) you have to buy two cards to get $30 off; however, the rebate form says you only have to buy one card to get $30 savings. It specifically says "get $30 rebate for each card purchased..."

make sure they still have the forms before buying (what I did)...

Registered: May 2000
Location: St. Paul, MN
Posts: 1429

If only I had the capitol to do this...

oh well, I get my memplug in the next 2 months (gotta get the money up) and I'll find anthoer deal for smartmedia..

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Registered: Sep 1999
Location: at work...
Posts: 736

Brian,

Where did you see this ad? Is it in a newspaper, magazine, or on-line? I'd be happy
to run down to my local CompUSA to pick up some free CF/SM cards for free...

Registered: Apr 2001
Location: CA
Posts: 15

Re: Rebate

I think they had pull it off. It is under Advertised Special on top tab, which should end Saturday. But no tone of $30 dollar rebate elsewhere, otheriwse I will be in luck.

Here to look: http://www.compusa.com/adproducts/a...category_id=454 </a>

Registered: Jan 2000
Location:
Posts: 77

It isn't *really* in the ad. The ad shows the cards for $40 minus $10 instant savings. Above the $10 instant savings thing is a thing that says "buy one get one free" and shows "$59.98 - $29.99 = $29.99 for two."

However, when you get the rebate form (it is purple, and there weren't any out - I had to ask for it... then they put some out on the shelves) it shows that you get $29.99 back for each card you buy. I suppose I could have bought CF also, but I don't need/want it so I just bought smartmedia.

That's all I know... I can try to scan and email the form, but I *think* you have to use an original form. I'll give it a go, though, if people are interested.

The one thing I do know is that the purchase date had to be April 1 - April 7.

Registered: Jun 2000
Location: Sunnyvale, CA
Posts: 216

Warning: The CF cards at CompUSA are Lexar!

I checked out the CompUSA web site and saw that the CompactFlash cards they are selling on this rebate are USB enabled Lexar cards.

These cards will NOT work in the Matchboxdrive and Innopocket CF card adapters for the Visor.

Registered: Jan 2000
Location:
Posts: 77

The USB Smartmedia will work with the Memplug, though, right?

Registered: Sep 1999
Location: at work...
Posts: 736

*NOT* Free!!!

I just went to CompUSA today, and actually read the ad and the rebate form. It turns out that the 'buy one get one free' and the $30 manufacturer's rebate are the same thing -- you get $30 rebate only when you buy two 16MB SM cards at $30 each, you don't get the rebate on one and get the other one free. I still picked up a couple, though, since two 16MB cards for $30 isn't bad (less than $1 per MB)

Registered: Mar 2001
Location:
Posts: 5

comp usa rebate

The rebate form I have says "Purchase one or all three lexar media products at comp usa and recieve $30 for each one purchased"

Registered: Sep 1999
Location: at work...
Posts: 736

Re: comp usa rebate

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Originally posted by KevinJ
The rebate form I have says "Purchase one or all three lexar media products at comp usa and recieve $30 for each one purchased"

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