Sandisk CF Rebates. Why none in Oz?

[devilla101]

Don't know if this has been discussed before but how come we don't get something similar here as the US? I mean Sandisk has some pretty sweet rebates over there and I wouldn't mind getting a bit of that action. Eg the more CF cards you purchase the greater the cash back. Or somewhere along the lines.

[georgie]

I just bought a brand new SD Extreme III 20Mb/Sec SD card 8Gb for about $60 shipped from the states on ebay. The guy had bought heaps of them, cut off the barcode and got the rebate back and then put them on ebay.

I certainly agree that we are missing out in Australia and it is frustrating but maybe looking at ebay US may be an option to get some discount

[ATJ]

Because to most manufacturers we are a hick country with no market. We buy goods without the rebates so why would they give them to us?

By the way, this may help you: viewtopic.php?f=5&t=35035

[glamy]

Rebate is one thing, fair price is another. I recently bought a 16 GB EXIII from ECS (where I also bought my 24PC) for $220.00 ( a $10 dollar discount on their normal price...), a few day later at Dick Smith Powerhouse I bought one identical card for $170.00. That is quite a rebate in itself . A mate of mine bought 2 8GB XIII for a little less than what I paid for the 16GB but he returned them as they were fake