In recent years, Memorial Day weekend has become an especially big period for new car sales. The trend is expected to continue this weekend, and special promotions, rebates, and incentives—at least for certain vehicles—will help the cause.
It’s not a coupon. It’s not exactly a rebate either. Saving money requires the shopper to purchase specific brands, but it’s not necessary to make all purchases at one time, nor even at the same store. Facebook is involved.
When’s the best time of year to buy a new car and snag the most outstanding deal? Labor Day is usually in the mix. For the upcoming holiday weekend, though, the consensus seems to be that the deals on new cars will be underwhelming, and that consumers who wait for a few months to buy will be rewarded with much better prices—more options too.
When you purchase paints, primers, and stains now through May 30 at Home Depot, you’ll be eligible for mail-in rebates of $5 or $20. Purchase a one-gallon container of paint or stain made by brands such as Behr, Martha Stewart Living, and Glidden and you’re eligible for a $5 rebate, while a $20 rebate comes [...]
Come on: Haven’t you always wanted to see what’d happen when you put something other than dishes in the dishwasher?
For retailers and manufacturers, rebates succeed on two fronts: 1) The appearance of a deal convinces many consumers to pull the trigger and buy when they otherwise probably would have waited for a standard point-of-purchase sale; and 2) In many cases, only half of consumers eligible for rebates will actually redeem them, meaning they bought [...]
As of March 1, 14 states began offering rebates for consumers purchasing energy-efficient appliances—for example, up to $500 back for refrigerators in Iowa. Next month, 23 more states step up with energy-efficient stimulus packages of their own.
Roughly 60% of people never apply for the rebate in the first place.
