July 24, 2007
ATI Rebate Processing: A Bedtime Story
I received a rebate check from ATI in the mail today. I was expecting a rebate from ATI, so that wasn't a complete surprise. The surprise was that I've been expecting said rebate since I purchased the card... in February of 2006. Yeah, it takes ATI a year and a half to process rebates.
Anyone wanna do the math to figure out what a rebate is worth if it takes a year and a half to get it? I'm sure the implications on the other side are plenty rosy:
Patrick Crowley: "Hey Dave, our earnings are gonna be weak this [month/quarter/year]. Nvidia's beating our pants off again. What ever shall we do?"
Dave Orton: "No problem Patrick, just ask our rebate processing center to cut the contract down to one person."
Crowley: "But sir, they've got millions of rebates backlogged. It'll take years to get through them all."
Orton: <blank stare>
Good thing Earl over at MegaMail Processing & Co. is such a diligent and determined employee.
Posted by brendan at July 24, 2007 10:07 PM
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