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From: wg@cbnewsm.ATT.COM (Bill Gieske)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Opinion sought on HP Deskjet Plus
Keywords: Hewlett Packard DeskJet Plus Printer Evaluation
Message-ID: <9210@cbnewsm.ATT.COM>
Date: 12 Feb 90 16:38:19 GMT
References: <1990Feb5.225207.6913@wam.umd.edu> <24253@ut-emx.UUCP>
Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories
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In article <1990Feb5.225207.6913@wam.umd.edu>, producer@wam.umd.edu (Winthrop D Chan) writes:
> Recently HP introduced a $150 rebate on DeskJet Plus, lowering the street price
> to below $500.

You want to clarify with HP where you must purchase the DeskJet to be eligible
for the rebate.  When I bought my DeskJet, HP had an offer where they would 
give you $100 for an old printer, any condition.  I bought my DeskJet mail or-
der, obviously to get the best price.  HP did not consider the mail order house
to be an HP dealer, thus I was not eligible for the rebate.  Buying the printer
from an HP dealer would have cost almost twice the rebate, so mail order was
still the way to go.  The point here: don't get your heart set on the $150
without reading the fine print.

Bill Gieske
cbnewsm!wg