Rebates are done to get people to try new proucts they might not normally use. My father in law buys ANYTHING he can find with a rebate (ok, with the exception of big things, like electronics), and what ever he knows he doesn't want or need, he saves for his bi-annual trip up to visit us and his other daughter.

We get oodles of things from tooth brushes, to hair dye, to cereal. He's so nuts about it, that most times, he waits until the product is also on sale, then buys it and does the rebate, so that the company ends up paying him more than he paid in the first place. He makes money off them. I can't get myself to really get into doing it, though.

I think that when it comes to rebates, they also hope many will not request them ... in which case, they've just made that much more on the sale.

Politicians and majore retailers ... aaaarrrrrrggggg! :mad: