Rebates: Another one bites the dust

Dell has jumped on the bandwagon:

Dell joins several retailers who have cut back or eliminated mail-in rebate programs since last year.

In June, OfficeMax Inc., one of the nation's leading office supply chains, said it would offer immediate discounts on product pricing instead of mail-in rebates. And in April 2005, electronics retailer Best Buy Co. Inc. said it would abandon all mail-in rebates in two years.

If I were in the rebate-processing business, I'd be looking for some ways to branch out.