Magellan SporTrak Pro Rebate offer 7182

[+user13371]

Has anyone been able to collect on this rebate offer?

 

 

The coupon was briefly linked to Magellan's page advertising the SporTrak Pro GPS. The PDF file is still there as I type this, though the link is no longer visible anywhere on Magellan/Thales website. I think they made some mistake posting the coupon and perhaps the offer was never approved to be made public. There are problems with how the coupon prints (tiny font, wierd colored backgrounds, and the name/address lines come out misaligned) -- makes me think whoever put it together didn't have time to check their work. But it WAS posted on their site for a while at least, and I wonder if they're still honouring it?

 

The complete text of the offer follows. Notice even though it says "subject to change without notice," by the original wording it would still be valid for several more months:

 

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Magellan SporTrakPro Rebate Offer

 

Receive:

 

A $25 rebate check by mail with purchase of Magellan SporTrak Pro receiver.

 

Instructions:

 

1. Buy a Magellan® SporTrak Pro hand-held receiver between May 1, 2002 and May 30, 2003.

 

2. Mail in: A) a completed rebate form, a copy of your dated retail sales receipt (purchase order not accepted) and C) the original UPC code removed from the GPS box (no copies accepted). Rebate requests must be postmarked by May 31, 2003. Valid only at participating retailers.

 

3. Mail To: Magellan GPS Rebate Offer #7182, P.O. Box 1845, New Rochelle, NY 10802-1845.

 

Terms and Conditions:

 

Offer must be postmarked by May 31, 2003 and is valid only on purchase of Magellan SporTrak Pro model. Valid only at participating retailers. Limit one rebate per purchase, per household. Requests from groups, clubs or organizations will not be honored. Fraudulent submissions of multiple requests could result in federal prosecution under the U.S. Mail Fraud Statutes (18 USC, section 1341 and 1342). Rebate request valid in the U.S. (50 states and D.C.). Void where prohibited by law. Rebate offer may not be combined with any other offer. Not eligible: Thales Navigation employees, agencies, distributors, dealers, or re-sellers. Rebate applies to new products only. Thales Navigation is not responsible for lost, damaged or misdirected mail. Incomplete, illegible or postage-due requests will not be honored. Promotion subject to change without notice. All rights reserved. Please allow approximately 8 weeks for processing. Rebate checks are void if not cashed within 60 days of issuance and cannot be reissued. Please keep copies of all materials submitted for your records.

 

If you have not received your check after 10 weeks, visit www.wheresmyrebate.com or call (800) 390-2344.

 

Copyright 2002 Thales Navigation. Magellan is a trademark of Thales Navigation.

 

www.magellangps.com rev 05/02

 

Please print your information below:

 

Name:

 

Address:

 

City/State:

 

Zip/Post Code:

 

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[crash23]

I have the rebate and plan to send it in. But, realized that I didn't have the UPC from the GPS, so I sent them an email to find out if I could send something else instead (s/n of GPS,etc). No response after about 2 weeks. I have to give them a call. I will let you know if I get any info when I call them.

[TeamOzone]

Only rebate that I know of for the SporTrak is the $50 one if you buy MapSend Topo or MapSend S&D with it. This is a different coupon, and is advertised in the banner bars at the bottom of thier home page. This is the one we did. Sent it in, but haven't received the check yet.

[+user13371]

Success, almost!

 

According to http://www.wheresmyrebate.com, my rebate request was denied because I mailed it after the offer expired.

 

I phoned and emailed, gave them a link to the original coupon, which showed the offer valid through MAY 2003...

 

http://www.magellangps.com/assets/chase.pdf

 

... and they said they would re-submit it. Today, it finally shows on their status page as APPROVED.

 

But get this: I bought the GPS late in June, mailed the rebate coupon on 11 July -- and the estimating mailing date for the check is projected as 13 October.

 

This may be the last time I go for a mail-in rebate on ANYTHING -- hardly worth the hassle and delays.