I purchased the Buffalo AirStation 54mbps Wireless Router Base Station form CompUSA with the rebate here http://image.compusa.com/pdfs/0007163.pdf Buffalo now claims that I made the purchace was outside the offer period when in fact the purchaced was made on 01/06/04 the last day of the offer! This is the biggest scam, I have everything that I was provided at check out that shows the purchase was made within the allotted time frame. There customer service is horrible and did nothing but claim I was committing fraud. This is way too much frustration over a $35 rebate, I will file formal complaints with all the trade commissions I can get in touch with and express my displeasure to all forums and review I can get my hands on. BEWARE of BUFFALO AND COMPUSSR SCAM!!!! Any additional ideas would be much appreciated.

HAHA! CompUSSR
I actually purchased some Fuji CD's a day late out of the rebate period and I fought on the phone and they ended up sending me 2 $18 checks instead of 1

Egh, Buffalo, that thing isn't even worth anything. I had a client whos old computer helper had installed Buffalo equipment, and it was just horrendous. I replaced it with quality Linksys stuff and had him fight with his old computer guy for a refund, he finally got it.

One thing I will not tolerate is generic wireless equipment.

BEWARE of BUFFALO AND COMPUSSR SCAM!!!! Any additional ideas would be much appreciated.

something in the news that you might find to be of interest:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7160072
and http://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/biztech/03/11/compusa.rebates.ap/index.html

The regulatory agency ordered Dallas-based CompUSA to overhaul its rebate programs to guarantee consumers will receive payments when they were promised. It also required CompUSA for the next 20 years to ensure all manufacturers of products sold in its stores pay rebates promptly.

... and for anyone who submitted a CompUSA / QPS rebate but didn't receive a check ...
The FTC’s settlement made CompUSA responsible for unpaid rebates on behalf of one of its manufacturers, QPS Inc., which went out of business but made CD drives and other products sold in CompUSA stores.

FTC lawyer Kerry O’Brien said thousands of customers could be eligible, amounting to rebates totaling hundreds of thousands of dollars.

The settlement required rebate payments for any eligible consumers that CompUSA can identify through its records, and for any eligible buyers who contact CompUSA or the FTC through its main telephone number, 877-382-4357, over the next 75 days.

Score one for the consumers! YES!