DISQUS

Erin · 1 year ago

I think that's the point... that most people won't deal with the hassle. But the "discount" draws them in.
BFF Jill · 1 year ago

They do it that way so the can take your $50, along with everyone else's who buys the gizmo, and put it into an investment account, earn gobs of interest, then give you back your cash once they've made a profit off of it. Ain't capitalism grand?
tefflox · 1 year ago

they keep it in a money market fund. the product is worth 20, they sell it for 30 w/ 10 mail-in rebate, they hope to make money over the worth-value by the time they send the check. I'm guessing. PayPal offers an insane return on their money market, like 2.5% a week. A hundred bucks after a month in there can be worth more than 110.