Icom A6 Radio Registration Problem

[Clyde Torres]

I bought an Icom A6 radio at SnF from Pacific Coast Avionics. I tried to
register it to get the warranty going and to get the rebate. When I try to
do it, it wants to know the "UPC," but it won't take what I give it. What I
give it is a number underneath a piece of paper that someone obviously stuck
on it to keep from reading the UPC. Putting it under a heat lamp, which is
the best source of light I've found to read it, I've typed it in, and it
won't let me register it. I'm beginning to think that Icom purposely put
that piece of paper on there to keep me from registering it and getting my
rebate. Has anyone had this problem and found a solution?

Irked Icom A6 Owner,
Clyde Torres

[Smitty]

In article >,
"Clyde Torres" > wrote:

> I bought an Icom A6 radio at SnF from Pacific Coast Avionics. I tried to
> register it to get the warranty going and to get the rebate. When I try to
> do it, it wants to know the "UPC," but it won't take what I give it. What I
> give it is a number underneath a piece of paper that someone obviously stuck
> on it to keep from reading the UPC. Putting it under a heat lamp, which is
> the best source of light I've found to read it, I've typed it in, and it
> won't let me register it. I'm beginning to think that Icom purposely put
> that piece of paper on there to keep me from registering it and getting my
> rebate. Has anyone had this problem and found a solution?
>
> Irked Icom A6 Owner,
> Clyde Torres

Well, if you think you might be misreading the numbers, you can decode
the bars. Try this link to show you how:

http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/upc4.htm

[Denny]

Call the vendor who sold it to you... It may be a grey import, if so
there is no registering it, etc... It may be a used radio that was
repaired and resold by the US distributer, ditto, etc...
In any event only the seller can solve this...
denny

[Dude]

"Clyde Torres" > wrote in message
. ..
>I bought an Icom A6 radio at SnF from Pacific Coast Avionics. I tried to
>register it to get the warranty going and to get the rebate. When I try to
>do it, it wants to know the "UPC," but it won't take what I give it. What
>I give it is a number underneath a piece of paper that someone obviously
>stuck on it to keep from reading the UPC. Putting it under a heat lamp,
>which is the best source of light I've found to read it, I've typed it in,
>and it won't let me register it. I'm beginning to think that Icom
>purposely put that piece of paper on there to keep me from registering it
>and getting my rebate. Has anyone had this problem and found a solution?
>
> Irked Icom A6 Owner,
> Clyde Torres

Never buy anything with a rebate offer on it unless you get the rebate at
check out.

If an item is priced at $100 with a $20 rebate, then the item is most likely
only worth $80. So, the time, effort, and risk of the rebate thing is just
a loss on your part. The only way mail in rebates will stop is when people
all start realizing its a sucker bet.

I hope you can get your money, and please tell ICom that you hope they stop
offering rebates that people have to send in for.

[Steve Foley]

I agree with you completely.

If you read the fine print on some of these rebates, they say that
incomplete forms will not be processed, and that you will receive no notice.

This means if they decide they will accept only a nine digit zipcode, they
will throw out your rebate and forget about it.

I figure if there's an item for $100 with a $20 rebate, and a similar item
for $90 without the rebate, I'll go for the $90.

A friend of mine bought an MP3 player for $140 with a $60 rebate. He filled
out the rebate form, and two months later got a check. His wife put it in
her handbag and deposited it a month later. Turns out the check is only good
for 30 days. This cost him a $20 returned check fee. His $80 MP3 player cost
him $160.



"Dude" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Clyde Torres" > wrote in message
> . ..
> >I bought an Icom A6 radio at SnF from Pacific Coast Avionics. I tried to
> >register it to get the warranty going and to get the rebate. When I try
to
> >do it, it wants to know the "UPC," but it won't take what I give it.
What
> >I give it is a number underneath a piece of paper that someone obviously
> >stuck on it to keep from reading the UPC. Putting it under a heat lamp,
> >which is the best source of light I've found to read it, I've typed it
in,
> >and it won't let me register it. I'm beginning to think that Icom
> >purposely put that piece of paper on there to keep me from registering it
> >and getting my rebate. Has anyone had this problem and found a solution?
> >
> > Irked Icom A6 Owner,
> > Clyde Torres
>
> Never buy anything with a rebate offer on it unless you get the rebate at
> check out.
>
> If an item is priced at $100 with a $20 rebate, then the item is most
likely
> only worth $80. So, the time, effort, and risk of the rebate thing is
just
> a loss on your part. The only way mail in rebates will stop is when people
> all start realizing its a sucker bet.
>
> I hope you can get your money, and please tell ICom that you hope they
stop
> offering rebates that people have to send in for.
>
>