Omega Man
Flashlight Enthusiast
In September I bought a Palm Zire from Office Depot, because it was a good price with an instore rebate. Sent the rebate off the day after buying.
But, I couldn't get the latest version of Palm Desktop to work with XP, there's some known problem and Palm just hasn't done anything about it. So anyway, after 2 weeks of work on my part (things a user shouldn't have needed to do, like updating Install Shield, playing with drivers, searching and reading how many other people were having this problem on forums, etc.) I just gave up and returned it and got credit back to my card. To avoid any problems and clear my conscience I told the person who made the return that I had already sent the rebate, and that they might want to cancel it. She just yeah-yeahed me and I left it at that.
Well, yesterday I got a plain cover rebate check, which I thought was a $2 from cereal, or a $10 from some FRS radios on Black Friday. I opened it and just stood there staring at it. $100. What? $100? This can't be right...
At the top was the Office Depot logo, and at the bottom was the reference to PDA sale. Cashed it that night and got the money in my hands now.
SO.... what would you do with $100 of free money?
But, I couldn't get the latest version of Palm Desktop to work with XP, there's some known problem and Palm just hasn't done anything about it. So anyway, after 2 weeks of work on my part (things a user shouldn't have needed to do, like updating Install Shield, playing with drivers, searching and reading how many other people were having this problem on forums, etc.) I just gave up and returned it and got credit back to my card. To avoid any problems and clear my conscience I told the person who made the return that I had already sent the rebate, and that they might want to cancel it. She just yeah-yeahed me and I left it at that.
Well, yesterday I got a plain cover rebate check, which I thought was a $2 from cereal, or a $10 from some FRS radios on Black Friday. I opened it and just stood there staring at it. $100. What? $100? This can't be right...
At the top was the Office Depot logo, and at the bottom was the reference to PDA sale. Cashed it that night and got the money in my hands now.
SO.... what would you do with $100 of free money?