Re:Beware the finer finer print (Score 1)

Claimed: "According to the MSN rebat e form, they may sue you under 18 USC 1341"

No, the above link refers to the mail-in rebate and fraud such as trying to get multiple rebates by making copies of the store receipt, and other things of that nature. For the mail-in rebate, you pay the whole purchase price up front then wait for reimbursement. The instant rebate is more immediate, and the contract for it contains no such language as mentioned above.

The stores which offer the instant option will only fall back on the mail-in option if the special system they use for creating MSN accounts is down, which is rare indeed.

Residents of CA and OR have an ethical choice to make, but the facts are clear. They are not legally obligated to pay MSN if they should choose, for any reason, to cancel the account they created to get the instant rebate being offered with full knowledge of those applicable laws. The lawyers know this and MSN made the choice to bet enough people will like the service to offset the cost of those who merely play the system.

I wonder how long before MSN withdraws the offer in those two states.