How long to get the rebate?

[owen]

Hi Guys. Sorry if this has been asked but I applied for a rebate over the web, sending in a photo of my warranty cards and receipt, how long do you think I should wait before receiving a response from Nikon?

Regards,
Owen.

[birddog114]

Hi Guys. Sorry if this has been asked but I applied for a rebate over the web, sending in a photo of my warranty cards and receipt, how long do you think I should wait before receiving a response from Nikon?

Regards,
Owen.

Normally, it'll take from 2-4 weeks, some of our members got the rebates less than 2 weeks.

[owen]

Thanks Birddog, I'll sit tight and wait a bit longer I just find it weird that I havne't recieved any email confirmation or anything.

[birddog114]

Thanks Birddog, I'll sit tight and wait a bit longer I just find it weird that I havne't recieved any email confirmation or anything.

Relax, this time of the year, you won't get it fast!!!!
cos lot of people are still on holiday, I tried them this morning for few products but their product managers are still off.

[HappyFotographer]

I filled in the rebate form over the web as well and anxiously awaited the confirmation email the site said I would receive.......still not here....so you aren't alone.

[owen]

Ah, well at least I'm not alone. When did you send yours in? I sent mine in last monday I think it was.

[gstark]

Owen, Deb,

I too didn't get the confirmation email, but the rebate cheque arrived last week. About four weeks from web-submission to snail-mailbox.

[owen]

Thanks Gary, I won't check my email every 5 minutes waiting for it now

[HappyFotographer]

About the 31st (I'm pretty sure it was just before the public holidays). I waited a few days, thought maybe it didn't go through so I tried to submit it again, but got the message there was already a claim for that serial number, so I have since stopped worrying about it.

But from memory the website mentioned 28 days for the refund to come through.

[HappyFotographer]

Cheers Gary, thanks.

Deb

[beetleboy]

Your Nikon D70 cashback claim has been approved. Your $200 cheque will be dispatched to you within 2 - 4 weeks.

Thank you again for choosing to purchase the D70. Welcome to the world of Nikon.

I received this email confirmation on the 6th of Jan and applied for the rebate somewhere around the 22nd December.

[gstark]

Liam,

You done good!

Congratulations.

[BBJ]

Hi All i got mine before Xmas, i didnt send copy on the lens warranty so it was rejected first time so redid the process and copied receipt and both warranty cards for camer and lens and yeh was approved and had money within 2 weeks.
Cheers
John

[owen]

Hey bigbadjohn from the Fuji talk forum right? If only Nikon was so kind to all us ex-fujimen.

I'm sure it'll turn up eventually

[stubbsy]

I completed the form on the web site around 7 Dec and have heard diddly - no email confirmation & no cheque. I figure if I've heard nothing by the middle of Jan I'll pester Maxwell. I'd like the check so I can swap it with birddog for some glass and plastic

[owen]

Hmm interesting... i better give mine to the finance company that's loaning me the camera until I give them enough bits of coloured paper. Tempting to get one of those cheap 50mm lenses though!

[HappyFotographer]

I'd like the check so I can swap it with birddog for some glass and plastic

And I was going to put it back into the family, but I like your idea better Stubbsy.

[leek]

I sent mine via the web on the 18th December and haven't heard anything back yet... Like others I was allowing for Christmas fever, but if I haven't heard anything by end of month - I'll be right on their case...

[johndec]

Sent mine 16th December and haven't seen or heard a thing

Will give them to another week and then start making LOUD noises

[meicw]

I sent mine off on the 1st Dec by snailmail, and havent heard anything yet either. I guessed it was because of the holidays. I will give them another week. It is Maxwells after all. They havent changed.

Meic

[BBJ]

Hi Owen, yes mate it's me, dont know if thats a good thing or not.LOL
The poor Fuji doesn't get much use now but i should really take it with me when i am out and play with it, was considering selling it maybe to give into lens lust but yeh i love that camera as well and yeh who knows will prolly keep it as a spare. Hell even got the 35m Yashica outfit sitting dead as well.LOl
Ok such is life more the merrier.
Cheers
John
BBJ

[ru32day]

At risk of saying something complementary about Maxwells

I have some experience with rebate schemes, particularly an annual experience with Symantec (Norton) stuff when I upgrade my security software.

In this case, I put the application in on the web (didn't have to snail mail). Tick one to Maxwell.

I got a confirmation eMail straight away (although I nearly deleted it as spam because it either had a strange sender or had no subject). Tick two.

Cheque arrived in about three weeks as promised. Tick three.

I've never experienced such a quick and efficient rebate process before.

The one downer is that it seems the membership to Club Nikon is not processed unless you send warranty information again by snail mail to the same place - so not 100% pass mark

[BBJ]

Hi Ru, I got the same the email was from Nobody <nobody@ww2.maxwell.com.au> so i too nearly deleted it, but thats what i got just before xmas.
Cheers

[paull]

Applied for the rebate via the website 1 week before Christmas. Still no email ... tried calling last Tuesday ... just vmail .... guessing they are on holidays.

[MATT]

Got my confirmation email 20th December, no letter in the mail yet.

I think I'll spend mine on a 50 1.8,

MATT

[dperrett]

ts good to see that other people are waiting too.

i sent my rebate in via snail mail about a week before christmas and havent heard a thing yet.

i guess the longer we wait, the more time we have to dream about what we can buy with the refund.

[HappyFotographer]

Just as an update, I received an email today telling me that my casback had been approved and I would receive the cheque in 2-4 weeks. Yeah!

[paull]

Just following up.
Applied for rebate via website and got an email yesterday approving the rebate (and promising within 2 weeks).

For the record from application to notification - close to 4 weeks - but I suspect the holidays had a lot to do with it!!

Now to spend it!

[MATT]

Update,

Got mine from maxwells on Monday 10th, so I got confimation email 20th december, have letter Monday 10th.

ordered 50 1.8 Wednesday.

Life is good

MATT

[ajax]

Sent mine on 13 Dec and got refund by 22 Dec. A friend called today and was told the person who processes it was just back this week.

cheers,
ajax

[owen]

Thanks for the heads-up ajax!

[leek]

After submitting my details on 18 Dec, I received the following e-mail today:

Your Nikon D70 cashback claim has been approved. Your $200 cheque will be dispatched to you within 2 - 4 weeks.

Maxwell must be back from holidays

[stubbsy]

After submitting my details on 18 Dec, I received the following e-mail today:

Your Nikon D70 cashback claim has been approved. Your $200 cheque will be dispatched to you within 2 - 4 weeks.

Interesting. I did mine online first week of December and have heard zip. I'm going to ring Maxwell tomorrow.

[BBJ]

Stubbsy, did u get the kit with lens and so on, if so make sure you copy the cards for body and lens and receipt that you paid for it as i didn't send receipt and lens and didn't get approved once i had done this i had my money back within 2 weeks that was before xmas.
Hope this helps.
John

[johndec]

After submitting my details on 18 Dec, I received the following e-mail today:

Your Nikon D70 cashback claim has been approved. Your $200 cheque will be dispatched to you within 2 - 4 weeks.

Maxwell must be back from holidays

Like Stubbsy, I put my claim in before you. I think all claims go into a "Lucky Dip" barrell and they pick out a few daily winners at random

[HappyFotographer]

I received my cheque at the beginning of this week.....I put the claim in via the internet on the 31st of December, got the email on the 12th and then the cheque only a few days later....

.....it sounds like you might need to check if everything was received OK.

Good Luck.....

Deb

[birddog114]

As far as I know, if you have received the confirmation email from Maxwell after the 20th Dec. you'll have a chance to receive your rebate cheque in the mail in Feb.
The last Rebate cheque run on the 21 or 22nd Dec and 10 Jan. and the next one will be end of this week or next week.
January is not the good month to chasing up all the payments, due to the holiday seasons until end of Jan.

[Paul]

Maxwells have just sent me back my original warrenty cards which i sent them for this claim, strange that they didn't pop the cheque in the same envolope?
I recieved the standard e-mail a week ago, so hopefully by Feb I should have more spending power for my next lens!

[shutterbug]

I got my rebate one week after I received the email confirmation

[leek]

After submitting my details on 18 Dec, I received the following e-mail today:

Your Nikon D70 cashback claim has been approved. Your $200 cheque will be dispatched to you within 2 - 4 weeks.

Maxwell must be back from holidays

FYI... I received my $200 cheque today...

[fozzie]

Hi John,

After submitting my details on 18 Dec, Ireceived the following e-mail today:

Your Nikon D70 cashback claim has been approved. Your $200 cheque will be dispatched to you within 2 - 4 weeks.

Maxwell must be back from holidays

FYI... I received my $200 cheque today...

So it is drinks around your place tonight.

Cheers,

[leek]

So it is drinks around your place tonight. Cheers,

Actually, I was just wondering what I could buy from Birddog on Saturday

[fozzie]

leek (John),

So it is drinks around your place tonight. Cheers,

Actually, I was just wondering what I could buy from Birddog on Saturday

$200 will only be a deposit, rather than a purchase


Cheers,

[stubbsy]

Well I rang Maxwell 2 weeks ago and got put through to Hayleigh who is handling this. She had voicemail on so I left a message saying I'd heard diddly and asking her to ring back. She didn't. So I thought "what the heck" and went back late last week and registered online for the rebate again.

Don't know which of the 2 actions did it, but I got an email yesterday saying my cashback had been approved - first contact back I've had since my first attempt in early December

[owen]

Well I tried to register again two nights ago and it wouldn't let me, it said they already had an application for that serial number.

So my guess is if you got to fill it in again then it didn't register the first time?

Wish they'd hurry up with mine though!

[Tommo]

The cash back ends at the end of Feb, yeah?

I better get my arse into gear and submit my application

[birddog114]

If you bought the camera already, you still have until end of March to lodge your rebate form.

[johndec]

Well I rang Maxwell 2 weeks ago and got put through to Hayleigh who is handling this. She had voicemail on so I left a message saying I'd heard diddly and asking her to ring back. She didn't. So I thought "what the heck" and went back late last week and registered online for the rebate again.

Don't know which of the 2 actions did it, but I got an email yesterday saying my cashback had been approved - first contact back I've had since my first attempt in early December

Well I've got sick of waiting, so I rang Maxwell this morning and like you got put through to Hayley and guess what? I had to leave a voicemail message I just left my name and number, no reason why I was ringing so hopefully she might ring back rather than ignoring another "Where's my bloody money" message

[birddog114]

Stubbsy and johndec,
Hayley, her voice is a golden voice! so be gentle with her ok

[dperrett]

woo hoo!!!!

just got an email from maxwell approving my rebate. i had mailed it in before christmas.

now for the bad news - it will take them 2-4 weeks to dispatch the cheque.

oh well - guess i'll just keep waiting.

dave.