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Title: 39.99* 1TB Seagate Barracuda HDD Through Tiger Direct
Post by: Frigo on June 09, 2010, 11:00:12 am
I don't have the extra cash to order one now, but I thought I'd pass it along . Whatever your experiences are with Seagate, this is a tough deal to beat.

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-Details.asp?EdpNo=4691122&sku=TSD-1000AS3 (http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-Details.asp?EdpNo=4691122&sku=TSD-1000AS3)
Title: Re: 39.99* 1TB Seagate Barracuda HDD Through Tiger Direct
Post by: shmokes on June 09, 2010, 11:51:27 pm
Seagate has always made excellent hard drives.  The fact that they have come with 5-year warranties for ages speaks to this.  Your chances of ever receiving that rebate are, however, less than 100%.
Title: Re: 39.99* 1TB Seagate Barracuda HDD Through Tiger Direct
Post by: Ginsu Victim on June 10, 2010, 08:23:18 am
Your chances of ever receiving that rebate are, however, less than 100%.

I've heard enough bad stuff about rebates through Tigerdirect that I don't even bother sending them in. If I see something like this hard drive that says mail-in rebate, I tend to not order it in the first place.
Title: Re: 39.99* 1TB Seagate Barracuda HDD Through Tiger Direct
Post by: northerngames on June 10, 2010, 12:41:36 pm
I think I am like 1 for 12 on rebates.

abc warehouse
best  buy
sears
some psu company
direct tv
hoover vac

can't remember them all but the best I ever got out of all was a $20.00 rebate check
Title: Re: 39.99* 1TB Seagate Barracuda HDD Through Tiger Direct
Post by: missioncontrol on June 10, 2010, 03:05:11 pm
Your chances of ever receiving that rebate are, however, less than 100%.

I agree I got stiffed a few years back by Tiger Direct and the rebate scams...
Title: Re: 39.99* 1TB Seagate Barracuda HDD Through Tiger Direct
Post by: wp34 on June 10, 2010, 05:19:38 pm
Looks like the rebate is paid in the form of a "prepaid reward card."  I've had bad luck with those in the past.  Nothing like being told at the register that your card has no balance on it.  Too bad. 

Still a pretty good price even without the rebate.  I paid $90 for the same drive 6 months ago.
Title: Re: 39.99* 1TB Seagate Barracuda HDD Through Tiger Direct
Post by: jamesjones626 on June 10, 2010, 06:29:17 pm
i remember get stiffed with a rebate from microsoft on a sidewinder controller, i never got my rebate check from patriot for a buying there memory.
Title: Re: 39.99* 1TB Seagate Barracuda HDD Through Tiger Direct
Post by: RayB on June 10, 2010, 07:03:17 pm
They got into shoot some yers ago for the rebate scams. So why would they start again?

Title: Re: 39.99* 1TB Seagate Barracuda HDD Through Tiger Direct
Post by: Ginsu Victim on June 11, 2010, 10:23:53 am
I've thought about doing that exact thing many times.
Title: Re: 39.99* 1TB Seagate Barracuda HDD Through Tiger Direct
Post by: wp34 on June 11, 2010, 12:09:29 pm
Where I got burnt was trying to use a $25 card from Sprint to partial pay a larger bill at Target.  In hindsight I should have just made little purchases on the card like you suggest.  I'd still rather have a check for a rebate.