StarDestroyer.Net BBS

All this is free, after rebate(s).

iConcepts 5-button mouse $9.99 - $3 instant rebate - $7 mail-in rebate

Belkin classic keyboard $9.99 - $10 mail-in rebate

Belkin PCI 10/100 NIC $14.99 - $5 instant rebate - $5 manf. mail-in rebate - $5 Office Max mail-in rebate

Fellowes CD/DVD storage cube (holds 12 disks) $4.99 - $1.99 instant rebate - $3 mail-in rebate

CD-R 50-pack spindle $14.99 - $4.99 instant rebate - $10 mail-in rebate

100 Quick Wipes (electronic safe) $6.99 - $1.99 instant rebate - $5 mail-in rebate

6-outlet surge strip with telephone jacks $9.99 - $2.99 instant rebate - $7 mail-in rebate

Stanley 6' extention cord $1.99 - $1.99 mail-in rebate

HP Greeting Cards $9.99 - $9.99 mail-in rebate

Scotch pop-up tape dispenser $2.99 - $2.99 mail-in rebate

Boy, OM is sure on a roll lately.

Holy shit, I have to tell my buds, gotta buy off them CD-R!~Jason

Soontir C'boath wrote:Holy shit, I have to tell my buds, gotta buy off them CD-R!~Jason

Just remember, they're on a spindle so you'll have to buy cases too.

Rebates suck ass. Cheap CDs suck, too (I only buy Japan-sourced Fujifilm CD-Rs and non-spindle Verbatims from retail stores these days).

phongn wrote:Rebates suck ass. Cheap CDs suck, too (I only buy Japan-sourced Fujifilm CD-Rs and non-spindle Verbatims from retail stores these days).

Judging from the flyer, they look like re-badged Verbatims. I'll be in the area tomorrow anyways so I'll report back on what the actual brand is.

Well, I usually know that Verbatim's non-spindle CD-Rs typically use a quality dye, as do Japan-sourced Fuji CD-Rs. Mitsui is also pretty good.

Vertigo1 wrote:

Soontir C'boath wrote:Holy shit, I have to tell my buds, gotta buy off them CD-R!~Jason

Just remember, they're on a spindle so you'll have to buy cases too.

Screw that I leave them in the stack heh.~Jason

/screams

Noooo!

/opens up fresh package of Fujifilm CD-Rs and then noticed a "Made in Taiwan" label on it.

Hrm.

/runs CDRINFO, notes that it uses crappy dye

/cries.

Office Max is a haven for free crap through rebates.

It might be crap, but it's all free crap...

phongn wrote:*snip*

May I ask what the dye do?~Jason

The dye changes color when 'burned' with a laser. The difference in reflectivity is used to determine what are ones and zeros.

Most CD-Rs that you buy are made with cheap, unstable dye.

phongn wrote:/screams

Noooo!

/opens up fresh package of Fujifilm CD-Rs and then noticed a "Made in Taiwan" label on it.

Sucker! Unfortunately I've heard that Fujifilm has switched over production of some of their CD-Rs to Taiwan. IIRC only the spindle packs without the fancy graphics are still made in Japan, though where I live they still have the made in Japan 5 & 10 packs. Which reminds me, I should probably go stock up on them before the stores run out of inventory, and then I can horde them and sell them to you for inflated prices.

BTW, I swear by Fujifilm CD-Rs, I have about 50 burned data and audio discs and they all work perfectly even though some of them are about 4 years old now. Half my Maxells (thank god I only bought 5) are dead and they're only 3 years old.

aerius wrote:Sucker! Unfortunately I've heard that Fujifilm has switched over production of some of their CD-Rs to Taiwan. IIRC only the spindle packs without the fancy graphics are still made in Japan, though where I live they still have the made in Japan 5 & 10 packs. Which reminds me, I should probably go stock up on them before the stores run out of inventory, and then I can horde them and sell them to you for inflated prices.

No, Fujifilm has moved over complete production. The only Taiyo Yuden-sourced ones are those still in inventory and those won't last forever. Some places still have them, some don't.

BTW, I swear by Fujifilm CD-Rs, I have about 50 burned data and audio discs and they all work perfectly even though some of them are about 4 years old now. Half my Maxells (thank god I only bought 5) are dead and they're only 3 years old.

At this rate I'll have to mail-order Taiyo Yudens from online or buy non-spindle Verbatims...

phongn wrote:No, Fujifilm has moved over complete production. The only Taiyo Yuden-sourced ones are those still in inventory and those won't last forever. Some places still have them, some don't.

Damn, it's even worse than I was told, complete production huh? Time to go clear out the shelves at my local stores.
*grumbles about cheap outsourcing bastards*

aerius wrote:Damn, it's even worse than I was told, complete production huh? Time to go clear out the shelves at my local stores.
*grumbles about cheap outsourcing bastards*

Apparently TY-sourced CD-Rs cost 4X as much as the generic el-cheap CD-Rs. Fujifilm is also going to raise prices by 10-15% in January, too

Are there not usually catches to rebates?

Strate_Egg wrote:Are there not usually catches to rebates?

nope

I've found that Office Max is shit with giving back rebates. I sent some in months ago and only got one back. Damn offic max rebates