Once you have their money, you never give it back
… that’s the first Ferengi Rule of Acquisition.
Some years ago, when I heard this I thought about all those rebates I’ve done. I’ve done quite a few, and my experience has been mixed. I’m not exactly sure how the decide which people they’re going to attempt to deny (even with legitimate rebates). I’m fairly certain that they are not simply careless because the rate at which I’ve been denied at least the first time has been about 50%. That’s way too high to be coincidental considering that it’s never happened even once through all the other mailings I’ve done like paying bills where I’m actually sending them money.
So yes, I would say that they are following the first Rule of Acquisition:
Once you have their money, never give it back.
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