When a Rebate Isn't a Rebate-It's a Rip-off, an article posted on Walletpop.com, is about the new form of "rebates" that companies are offering on products you buy. When you buy the product, it might show the "after rebate" price, subtracting the amount of the rebate credit card. The fact is that very few of these "rebate cards" is anything more than a gift card that can only be used to purchase other products from the same company.
