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How often does a company actually live up to its advertising slogan? Seriously, does the new AT&T really deliver your world? I'm sure Verizon sometimes stops working for you. I've got to tell you though, Staples really is making things easy. First, take their Easy Rebates. Nobody has an easier rebate process. All you have to do is go to a web site, enter the info from your receipt, and wait for the check to arrive. You don't have to send anything in! And, they're fast. My last Easy Rebate took about three weeks. Why isn't everyone doing this? That's a rhetorical question. Companies make a lot of money on rebate submissions that aren't correctly submitted, submitted late, or aren't submitted at all.
The last item I bought at Staples was a Samsung SCX-4100 laser all-in-one. I'd definitely recommend this machine. It prints and copies in laser black and white and scans in full color. Anyway, I found this thing for $100 minus a $30 Easy Rebate (nobody on the web had it for less than $150). When I got it home, I found that the computer and scanner couldn't communicate. I was told by the Samsung tech support to take it back. So I did. The Staples associate took it back without even asking what was wrong with it. When I explained I already submitted the Easy Rebate, he said "No big deal. We'll just treat it as an even exchange and not run it through the computer." Now THAT was Easy. Cue up the talking red button.
Staples doesn't always have the best prices on technology products, but every once in a while you can find an unbelievable price with an Easy Rebate. When you throw in their great customer service, I'd call them Geeky Jock Approved.
