Sprint Rebate, 10-14 weeks?

[sanjsrik]

So, I've been checking online with my tracking number email. hasn't been updated since they claimed they got the rebate.

Then, today, it states that it's invalid for a bad address. (In case any one needs to call the rebate number directly, btw, 1-800-477-4127)

I call them, the guy corrects the "invalid" address, then says, "the rebate should take about 10-14 weeks total.

When pressed these guys have absolutely NO way of answering WHY this takes so long do they? They just keep quoting "you agreed to the terms of the rebate" over and over. They claim it's all automated, then why float all those rebate checks for so long?

Does Sprint really need the $100 checks that badly just to make their margins look good for a little while longer?