I try not to post off-topic but I needed to get this off my chest, and I know there are people here who will appreciate it.
I purchased one of D-Link's DWL-922C Networking Kits before Christmas and dutifully sent in the rebate form, on the Future Shop receipt, and the barcode.
Imagine my surprise upon receiving a preprinted card which tells me that the barcode I sent is not a UPC and the rebate will not be honoured. Of course, I can send in the UPC, if I had kept the packaging.
An interesting scam. D-Link seems well aware that most people will send the wrong supporting item, since the cards are pre-printed. And so like most customers I'm stuck. I don't have the packaging, and despite having the appropriate paperwork from the store where I bought it, I won't receive the rebate.
When are computer hardware manufacturer's going to stop behaving like aluminum siding salesmen from the sixties? There now I feel better. Regards,
Bill Cavers