Wednesday, August 20, 2008

Canon Cashback - Look up rebate

So, I participated in this super program, named Canon Cashback. Everything nice and great marketing just they keep money as long as they can. I sent my papers in the first days of June, they confirmed it 11th of July and told me that I should have my money in 20 days. We are at 40 now and still nothing. If everything is automated then why they couldn't send the money the same day as confirmation? What you think? Yes, yes, ...
I visited the page http://canon.submissionstatus.com/contactus.aspx where I could send them my questions and complaints, it's a huge form asking for lot of personal data (and not encrypted), when you finally fill everything, it throws an exception on the server side, see picture:

Strange, nobody complained and nobody reported this error? Yes, why? Cause you can contact them only via web, I found no direct email address to do so. And the exception - nobody displays these days exceptions to users, why do they? This is the easyest way to keep off complaints? Or a huge mistake from them and forgot about it? Don't think so, for months now? Thank you Canon. Poor services and good marketing: sell, don't care, ignore?

I sent a mail to canon at random addresses I have found using google, hope to get answer.

And do I need that money? Yes and no, but they convinced me to buy with this promotion and I can wait but that 'contactus' page makes me too much upset.

UPDATE: Seems that canon outsources the whole process of payback, but it is not an excuse! My favourite page is http://submissionstatus.com/faq.aspx where they write how long it will take and other excuses why they are so slow...

"If I have a question about anything I see about my submission status, can I contact someone by e-mail?
Yes. There is a function on the site where you can fill in your details and send us an e-mail. We will respond to your question within 48 hours. "

Hm, just not working :-S

UPDATE2: I wrote to canon, I just got an automated reply that within two weeks I'll got reply, great. Few days later I got a mail that the money is on the way, yeah :) The next week I got it. I did not check again the contact page if they made a bugfix, but I don't care now. Cashback is just selling as much as possible before prices drop dramatically.

Tuesday, August 19, 2008

Isztanbul back

Reggel 5:45, hazaertem Isztanbulbol, a tegnapi hosszu es hasmeneses nap utan mar alig vartam, de errol tobbet a kovetkezo napokban, toltok fel kepeket meg valami tortenetet is, mert meselnivalo az van, szerencsere tobb jo mint kellemetlen (mert olyan is volt). Akkor a kovetkezo napokban folyamatosan jonnek az uj bejegyzesek... :)

Wednesday, August 13, 2008

Isztanbul

Heh, meg par ora es irany Isztambul :) felullunk a repulore es mar ott is vagyunk, csak azt nem tudom, mit fogunk hajnali kettokor csinalni mig megkezdodik az elet. Lehet viszunk egy uveget utra, nappal meg majd fekves lesz a vege. vegulis night-life sem rossz. Majd utanna lesz par kep, remelem jobbak (technikailag kivitelezve) es erdekesebbek, mint Horvatorszagbol...