I registered for the forum just to reply to this thread… I’m a powerbait loyalist going on 25 years, nothing in fresh or salt in my area I haven’t caught with a texas-rigged worm, but Berkley has just wasted my time and money.

Purchased products at a participating store for msrp, got a rebate form up front, but decided to use their “online” system instead. Turns out it’s just a way to get you to provide an email, imposes the cost of printing the forms on you, and you still have to mail in the receipt… So I print out the form, with the photocopy of the receipt on the back, and send it in with the original receipt.

So six weeks later I get a postcard stating that the receipt was not included. I feel like I’ve been had. Call customer service, and “Jenny” says they scanned the whole package and the receipt was not there. Ok I can print the whole shebang out again and send it in, but where am I? Already a stamp, an envelope, a piece of paper, a stop at the post office, more than fifteen minutes of my life. Five minutes on hold to talk to Jenny. And I’m supposed to do this again to get my ten bucks? If my career consisted of picking cans off the side of the road, maybe I’d pursue it further, but instead I’ll just use that time to launch a bit of a wake-up / smear campaign over this nickel-and-dime ripoff.

Like they say, if you lend someone ten bucks, and never see them again, it’s probably worth it. Your welcome Berkley, don’t worry about it! Best of luck!