When college student John Coleman bought a $100 Cingular wireless phone in early October, the $50 rebate offer was the deal-maker. After 14 weeks and no rebate check, he was having second thoughts.

Inflation is hitting everyone hard and leaving many consumers wondering how else they can save. Even financial experts recommend adjusting one's lifestyle to outsmart inflation. One simple way to save ...

A six-year fight over a couple of rebates worth $16 has ended in a much costlier judgment against an Illinois shopper, who has presumably learned to fill out future rebate forms very, very carefully.

People assume that because I am an enthusiastic couponer, I also enjoy rebates. Many products offer mail-in rebates that provide significant savings or free products when the rebate check or gift card ...

Menards just changed the rules on its long-standing rebate program—in the consumer’s favor. An act of kindness or cleverness? For years, I’ve been complaining about the sneaky merchants who have ...

With the holiday shopping season around the corner, retailers will be dangling rebates to get shoppers to buy smart phones and other shiny new toys. But the offers can come with catches that limit ...

MOLINE, Ill. — Some Illinoisans can expect checks to come in the mail as soon as this week. It's part of the Illinois Family Relief Plan, which was tied into the state of Illinois' fiscal year budget.