Thanks for the comments! Did you try calling them ...

2008-08-21T15:38:00.000-07:00

Thanks for the comments!

Did you try calling them or activating the card by phone (if it has such an option)? Sometimes they may have different groups running different departments, and some may be more efficient (or less inefficient) than others.

If you have contacted them and they are not responding accordingly, Consumerist.com may be a good place to raise awareness.

I bought a bunch of the 8GB Extreme III SD chips (...

2008-08-21T14:35:00.000-07:00

I bought a bunch of the 8GB Extreme III SD chips (I believe from Adorama) and got the rebate back in the form a debit card with 2-3 weeks. (Note that they're debit cards, not real credit cards.) The store had a nice deal whereby I could've gotten a check instead of a card, along with an extra 10% if the check was spent at their site.

I should've gone for the check... When I tried to activate the debit card (issued by Young America, a rebate processor), it refused to allow me to register/activate it...claiming that it was invalid or already in use. (Possibly someone has creacked their web-site, since their CAPTCHA isn't very sophisticated...)

I haven't had the time to call them to threaten their legal hides about it, so I don't know how well they'll resolve the issue.

Thus, beware of falling for the debit card scam. Go for the check, if they offer one.

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